, 1875-11-13

THE LATEsr pHABE OF ELECTION FRAUD.
A gross outrage has been committed on the
voters in tho First Precinct Of the Fifth
War;, and upon the citizens Of Chicago by
the deliberate and, VIC believe, preconcerted
exclusion OF the entire vote Of that precinct.
The blnme does not rest with the County
Clerk or the Canvassing Board, though, If
the exclusion Of tho precinct had chnnged
the result Of tho election, and thereby de-
fcatel the will OF the people, we think the
non counting Of the vote would have led to
excitement. It Ia difficult to see, neverthe-
1css, how any other action could havc been
tnken by tho Canvnssing Board. There vera
no zoturns Of this precinct before them. The
Judges of tho election refused to sign any re-
turns, and neither tho County Clerk nor tho
Cauvasaiug Board had any authority to CO.
erco them to do their duty. There was.
therefore, uothing to do but canvaas the gen.
eral vote, emitting this prccinct.
Had the election been as close rs between
McBsrs HARRISON and WAap in the West
Division, OF aIessrs. FARwEL1 and LIZ MorNE
in tho North Division, last year, the exclusion
of this single precinct would have determined
the result against the popular vote. It VIM
evidently In anticipation of something of this
kind that tho scheme for throwing out the
vote of this precinct was projected. It was
known beyond any question TINT tho precinct
would give majority for Dir. HuoK md
against Mr.. HEs1So. Tho judges were all
representatives Of the Opposition party aud
in tho interest Of the HEs1so ticket. They
began operations by refusing to number tho
ballo.a, thuugh tho law expressly provides
that every ballot shall DO numbered before
being deposited in tllo boz, and that, in the
count OF the votes, al uununbored ballots
shRtl be thrown out. It WIS probably
| thought TINT, If there wero no other irregu-
! larity than thia, it would DO enough to CAUSE
| the exclusion OF the entire precinct. Whom
| it came to the count Of votes, however, the
Republican, challenger, Col. CooPEn, who was
faithful and fearless in tho discharge Of hia
duty, insisted upon fair enumeration
| Of ail tho votes, nnd no more, in the
| manner prescribed by law. This gave the
judges an opportunity for lisaouaion, and the
reault was TINT they refused to Rign tho re
turns. Their action left tho precinct In tht
same condition ~ If mob had broken intt
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