The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-10-20
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COLUMBUS, Ono, Oct. 10
Hon. .Ha,sdrtcs y. Wright, Chairman Of the
istate Democratic 0eauDssttee, E'ls1adelptia.
s TllesStateg has gone fafl Hayes Ey a
small majority. The returns indicate
that the Democracy poIIed a vote of 30,
| 600 larger than was ever cast for any
man elected Governor of Ohio Our de-
feat was thesresuIt of the most lavish OK
penditurea Of money which ever scharac-
terized a political contest, the coloniza@
| ton of fraudulent votes and the intro.
! duction of the false issue on the public
schools which excited prejudice, bfgo-
| tIys and religious hate. sa9as
gno- g. Thompson, for the Democrat.
| &c Executive Committee.
COLUMBUS, Quo, Oct. IS.
Chairman Of The Republican CeatraI STATE
,C0maaittee, Phsgadelpaiq, Pa.
The dispatch TO John g.. Thompson,
| Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Com
| mfttee, of this date, to the Chairman of
| the Pennsylvania Democratic Commit
tee, so far as 1t relates to frauds perpe-
| tratea and llaYish expenditure of money
/ by. the Republicans of this State is a
| fafsehood, ind he knew it when he sign
ed 1t. : s''SssRf4ts A! r. WIKoFF,i Chrfn. {
| ACo1tMBus Ono, Oct. 4.-- After very
| carefully figtlFing,g AT. Wikof, Chair
man of the Reps bliean State Committee,
states that sixty-eight counties now res
/ ported give 10, Coz majority for Hayes.
/ The twenty counties not heard from
/ gave Democratic majority of 1O,21 in
/ 1873. The Democrats here claim again
of / ,402 In 10 of these counties, and the
RepubEeansra gain of LOCO in four of
| them. This would leave a net majority
of 4, 934 for Hayes. The Democrats con-
cede the State to the Republicans
CBIcINSATI, Oct. 14.--The following
is Pulletined at the Gasette office:
Returns from seventy-fiYe counties
give net Republican gains of 2, COO Tie
thirteen couuties ret to be heard from
are such as to inspire more doubt than
hope. iii s6a aa m 4
The Chairman of the Democratic conf
mittee says, if Hayes is not elected by
over 4, 600 majority, and the Democrats
get either branch of the General Assem-
bly,, he proposes to contest Hayes cleo
ton on the ground of frauds in in Cuya-
hOga county. ECuyahoga county gave
Republican gain Of 3, 1853.
CoLUMBUs, O., Oct 15.-Returns have
been received from all the counties of
the State, which are considered as cor
rect as can be obtained until the official
returns are received by the Secretary of
State. Phese show Hayes majority in
the State to be ,753 The official re-
turns may vary. this count by 500 either
way. The Republicans have Il majority
of seventeen in the House of Representa-
tives, and three majority certainly and
possibly four majority in the Senate
All the balance of the Republican State
ticket is probably elected, but the off
cial must decide their respective MAORI
ties. The interest in the election remain
ed at fever heat until the returns from
Wood county to-day settled the political
complexion of the Senate. $3.50.
a SHARfa REJ0LNDEH. tr eat
COLUMBUS, Oct 15@The following
decisive dispatch has been published by
Hon. John G.. Tonpson, in response to
the card of the Republican Commit.
tee. - t3taiH E2s2HG g 81 7l 81 s6 gae
Hon. III. b. Wright, Chairman Demo
cratic State Commettee of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia: / observe in thepress of
today card sighed by the Republican
State Executive Committee, in which
am charged willful Justification when i
asserted that the Democratic vote is 90
900 larger than was cast for any man
ever elected Governor of Ohio; that our
defeat was the result of the most lavish
of money which ever char
acteriZed political contest, the. colohi- /
zatioh of fraudulent voters, and tile in
PRODUCTION of the false issue on the pub
lie schools which excited th Jpfeudiees
and bigotfysof religious hate Tie dem
ial is marked by the same subterfuge
which has been practiced by the Repub
lican Executive Committee throughout
the contest when it has appeared in pub
lic 1t will be observed the denial is
only given to that part of my dispatch |
which refers to frauds perpetrated and !
the lavish expenditure of money, and
this is qualified by the contemplate ruse !
that the Republicans Of this State had
not contributed the money for corrupt !
ion / am aware of the fact that the
of this State, contributed
1.-THE of tile money used and
the qualifications of the committee is Il I
weak invention. / unhesitatingly feas-
seFt every statement of my dispatch. The |
Executive Committee like |
all parties who commit crime Or where |
they are accessory, thereto realize the |
and like the criminal are quick
in denial. A thief or murderer pleads |
not guilty when arraigned Would this |
Republican Executive Committee do |
ess9 73f 1873 a- - {5tl asH
JoHN G, THOMPSON,
Chairman Of Executive Conlmcttee,