, 1875-10-24

THE JUDGES OF ELECTION,
THE Election Committee Of the Count,
Board still refuses the just and proper de
mand Of the Republicans for the appoint
ment OF inspector in each voting precinc
to be designated by them. The demand hal
now been made both informally and formally
informally by the Republican members o
the County Board, and formally by a com
mittee appointed by the recent Republican
County Convention These two demands
have been still further reinforced by resolu
ton, passed unanimously by the Jetersoniar
| Club, max ng the same demand in clear and
unmistakable language as simple measure
Of Justice to q political opponent, aud as
| precaution for preserving invio1ate the
! purity Of the ba1lot-bo1 and protecting
it against the fraudulent designs OF
| corrupt and dishonest persons. These de-
| mands were treated at first with open con.
tempt, and thrown aside without any attempt
at consideration. When the demand wua
made officially, at the request Of the regu-
larly-deputed representatives Of the Repub-
ican party, reinforced by the same demand
from the Jefersonian Club, which comprises
the Intelligence, respectability, and honesty
of the Democratic party, the Election Com
mlttee, afraid to openly refuse the request,
commenced q series Of tactics calculated to
defeat it by quibbles, technicalities, and de-
lays, and are now engaged in putting off the
Republican Committee from time to time,
under pretense Of obtaining decision from
the County Attorney, and other equally base
less pretenses, intending to defeat the demand
without giving point-blank refusal.
It is hard to draw any other Inference from
the singular and unprecedented action Of the
Election Committee and if this proves to be
the intention Of the Committee, then there
is but one other inference that can be drawn.
namely, that the Opposition party intends to
carry the election by fraud, and defeat the Re
publican party by stuffng the ballot-boxes
and making false returns II it were not SO,
then they would offer no objection to this
reasonable demand. They have thus far
refused the request of the Republicans. They
have treated the request Of the respectable
members Of the Democratic party with con-
tempt They have openly de6ed the ma
jority Of the votersof the city. Iheyha filed
the Democratic wards, and Ill the wards pre-
sumed to be Democratic: with Democratic
judges, and they have allowed one Re-
publican judge in a few Of the strong Re-
publican wards This action leaves the ma-
jority Of the wards in the hands of the Op-
position, and exposes the ballot-bo2es in
those wards to the mercy Of the bummers
and scalawags, who will manufacture any
majorities sufficient to overcome the Re-
publican vote. Under such circumstances
there cannot be fair election. The will Of
the people Of this city cannot be expressed
They are bound hand and foot by the dis
honest and disreputable classes, and are
powerless.
Under such circumstances, and in case at
the next interview the Election Committee
refuses to yield to the Republican demand,
the Republicans must prepare themselves &c
cordingly. They must appoint challenging
and vigilance committees for every poll to
watch them carefully, to challenge the Illegal
voters, and to accumulate the evidences of
fraud They must further demand the en-
forcement of the Inv which provides that |
t the judges of election shall allow |
At least one, and not more than two,
egh voters Of each party to the contest, |
% be chosen by the parties respectively, |
nto the room where the election is held, to
act as challengers Of voters at such election; |
md such cha1lengers pay remain with the
Board Of Election until all the votes are can
7assed and the result declared" Reliable, |
Intelligent, and courageous men should bo |
:hosen for these positions, and they should
lot abandon their duty until the result is
lnown. Meanwhile we await the action Of
he Election Committee at its next interview
With the Republican Committee. The people
# this city are an1iously waiting also to see
f their lawful rights are to be respected