Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-11-12
A. d. SteMartand Judge Phelps, Please
Stand np and Answer.

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EDIToR JoURNAL-Dear Sir.--tt Il very
singular that so much odium is being cast
upon Perrysburg and her citizens touching
the late county seat vote, and that very
little Is being saId concerning the irands
practiced in those townships which gave q
majority for Bowling Green. III IL un-
d0ubtedly true that some irregnlarity ex-
isted in the casting Of the vote OF not only
Perrysburg, but In the vote Of nearly, II
not all, the Townships in Wood county;
but who ever hesrdiot county aoat cleo
ton where more or less Of this did not oc-
curf Toledo, as l am told, with a voting
population of Less than one thousand, cast
over six thousand votes for Removal, and
thus took the seat Of justice from Maunlea.
In the Lexington and Somerset contest
more or less illegal votes were cast. Just
so in the late county seat election In Ma
honing County; and until men are made
up OF different material from clay, such
will always be the result of every county
seat vote whenever or wherever held
Why charge upon Perrysburg alithe fraud,
when the figures show over seventeen hun
dred coloniKed votes cast in the townships
which gave majority for Bowling Green
Ii Perrysburg WAS 50 much to blanie! why.
IN the world did not the Clerk OF the Court
do his plain duty in the matter and trust
to a contest to set things right2 The Stat
ute OF our State reads as fOllows:
. In mIking the abstracts of he votes dfors-
said the justices and clerk shall not decide ontke
validity Of The returns apforesdid, but SHALL
DE GOVERNED BY the nHihber of votes stated on
ne poll 6Oots." This was Mr. Stewards duty.
Mr.. Stewart, when elected, took an oath to
do his duty rs pointed out by law. How
in the name of all that is great and good
could he ever foreswear himself, and false.
ly certify TO an untruthful abstract, as he
has done, and thus undertake to disfran-
chise at least twelve hundred electors whbse
right to voters entirely unquestioned lie
claims to he christian and an honest man,
and now call on him to answer this Qiles,
tion TO the people Of Wood county. Have
notyou, A. ID. Stewart; pcrjured yourself
before God and man, and are you not liza
BILE IN damages TO every elector whose vote
you have thus thrown out2 Will you tell.
us what lies between you and impeachment
II is charity TO you TO say, you were n
poor foolish tool in the hands OF other de-
signing men. And the Probate Judge.
He, too, is not blameless. lie has said that
notice OF proceedings to contest the vote
have been filed in his Office, but he refuses
to allow any person from Perrysbnrg to
even look at that notice, and refuses to
give certified copies thereof to the Attor-.
Ieys for Perrysburg. lie hns refused to do
his sworn duty in sending copies of said
notice trithon delIy, TO the Governor, and
TO publish in some newspaper of general
circulationa in said county the Iact Of
the filing of the notice anil undertaking.
l learn he claims to justify himself because
Tom. Webb refused to show him the Poll
Books OF Perrysburgl Good God, what
pattern for a Judge to followi What a
righteous Judgel How we'll. he wears his
blnshipg honorsi No wonder the9femals
friends, Of. Bowling Green crowned him
with lRurels., When we look at this pur.
jury, this dishonesty and corruption in
these sworn officers Of the county, all Of the
alleged fraud charged on any township
sinks into utter insignifcance Are such
men to be trusted with your county Offices
leave this question 70 he answered by
each and every honest elector in Wood
county. Yours, WESTON.
WESTON, Nov. eth, 1878.