Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-04-02

/ 6. 81. Founs TOT 0eiek"s0
that he (Hogan) intended to 80 return tue"
and if anything else were shown II was c'e'
zeal error. Mr.. Hogan has been for lodi
time clerk 4 the county commissioners .
| Lemhi count and would not be likely 70 mas
| two errors d. Ne kind described. II loo.'
more reasons fle that after the returns lett nj
| hands dirsct,1 TO tho Secretary OF Idaho Ter
|itory'' they we're tauprred with BY some pa'''
or rarties. and the ct" in the name OF ben
nett changed to an "F.. and the name OF ren'
changed by anuexing IN "e." thus-fenne:
But Of all the frauds perpstrated at the e'ec
ton and in making returns thereof oy 'o'
clerks Of the boards of county commissioners
and in the canvass of the same by the ier'''o
ria, BOARD. those affecting the vote in Oneida
county are the most glaring. In thas count,
the evidence shows that the prefix mon.
w.s a dodge of B. f. White, Auditor OF SAID
county. and the INSCRIPTIONS aud ignora"'
fool Of B.nnett-he having placed such prem
to Feun's name in the poll-books sent To the
,r.c;,cts If Clifton and Paris. atwhich places
Fem received 246 votes; and lett frnl
name unchanged in the poll books tor the re-
manning precincts. The evidence In that
county also shows that three hundred ana
forty.four l344] votes were Polled AZ h"ss
Fork, Eagle Rock. Pleasant Valley blacki"'t'
and Market Lake, in which precincts not ex'
ce.dIng one hundred and fifteen white persons
reside. that at Ross Fork. where there was
returned l27 votes for Bennett and none Tor
Fem; at Pleasant Valley. where was returned
65 votes for Bennett and none Tor tenn' ana
at Market Lake, where was returned IS votes
for R-nnett and Is for Fem. no precinets
were established b. the county commissioners.
Still. White and the board Of canvassers re-
cevad and counted thase fraudulent returns.
made by voting Fort Hall Reservation Indians,
mules and iack-rabbits: but they rejected The
returns from Marsh Valley. regularly essao'
lished precinct, that gave Renne't two votes
and Fem 81. because the voters held the cleo
ten in that precinct SIX or seven miles from
the place ordered By the county commissioners
and also because the election officers sent up
as returns the balloi-box and votes cast In the
precinct, hen Mr.. White. the aforesaid county
auditor, put balot-box, v"i-s and all. int" The
stove in hi. office, and burned them up. White
also destroyed the returns from Malad. reg
ularly established precinct. for some alleged
informali,y. but really because j, gave ma
jority for Fem
The evidence shows that Fem received over
400 minority of the legal votes cast 10 the
Territory.
To make public the contemplate Efforts OF
Bennett and his hounds tn defy The will oil the
people and wrest from them and the conies-
tant. Mr.. Fem. their rights. j. mig 1T D. stated
that it is on record ,hs, Governor B-an-i;
wrote to H. o Adams. Notary Public. in Nez
Perces coun:y-to whom a commission had
been sent to take DISPOSITIONS in b-half Of Fem
protesting against his proceeding To take
the dispositions. and also sent him motion la
dismiss the matter And Mt the time the G1v-
errors protest ard motion were placed in the
hands Of Adams he was informed and assured
that il be would dismiss the taking of the dep
ositions Governor Bennett would appoin. him
Adams District Attorney for the FRS: Judi
cial District. in the place OF Judge Clark. re-
signed, at ! salary of $500 per annum, and
more than twenty one months to serve, But
Adams, although political friend of Benefits.
was an honest man. and spurned the base
proposition. and proceeded aud took the drpo.
sitions. The motive Of Benn-;t in this dirty
little transaction will be better understood
when it is known that had Adams declined to
take the dispositions. the evidence in relation
to the election and the returns from Neg
Perces county could not have been taken with.
in the time prescribed BY congressional enact
ment for contestant to gather up his tes-
timony.
These frauds were all boldly and bunglingly
perpetrated-most wretchedly planned and
worse executed. 1t is very apparent that
where these cOncOctcd vllanics in the election
returns failed to connect on the outside thew
were "doctored up" to suit Benefits purposes
after passing into the hands Of the corrupt
creatures who fawningly do his bidding.
A letter from Bennett to Fem has been
published in the Statesman. in which the over
Jealous Governor wants to .'stipulate" in re-.
gard to the contest; but Bennett was verv
careful not t" publish in his piper Fem .
manly ard Independent reply.
Bennett ignores the fact that the people Of