The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-10-06
Attcn tiOn Democrats.

The follow ing oaicia and alarming
letter mas ,usi been .'eceved al the Stale
central Committee .Osms from head
quarters az New York AZ coniains 1uIl
details Of the most shrewd sud plsnsi1e
plot ever devised tor defiaudiug d >
ballot-box az the coming rle lions. but
IL will hardly succeed, ss free pabica-
hoa will be made of ia in az the city sud
country papers Of lndiana aud Clio.
aud the Committee here will foreM sru
and In that way forearm all Democratic
inspectors against the fraud. ,iere j.
the document:
= 'Hs.p-lr.srH, D. -ocu.rr. s.rpo, Al Co.vrus.~
NV ioKs s.ptssnl = sesh. So
Hos. VI. ID IANsoN-Dear Sir: An
exceedingly cunning and altogether
Vlilainous scheme to perpetraie frasd in
your state ia the coming election las
been devised, by the Republicans o.
Philadelphia. the pariirul.rs Of which
W. ere communicated 90 well-known
gentleman Oi this city last evening. and
by him brought 10 the attention Of thi.
Committee.
" a number OF persons have been ap-
preached Amd collected 10 20 from Phil
adelph 10 Indiana. 10 confer Their
with the Republican state Committee
About twenty-five (Z5) men will he
designated tor this purpose. &, tLe
result OF their cOuu-cls. that Committee
a. 10 send fOr one or more members OF
the Republican County Committee from
each county. aud they are 10 b. hi-
structed in tie rian. which /. a. iol-
lows: y Republican Inspector IL each
pOiilng-place. is 10 put ten straight lse
publican tickets ia each pile of bal.oIs
ater the voting j. over. The me:Lud -
a. follows: The Inspector ha- Ten tlrk-
cts concealed IN lis hand. aud When lie
ballots are poured from he bONe> upon
the table 10 be- counted. lie adroiil, >4ys
these concealed tickets uyon -he piI-.
pom counting the ~ hole nuii.be OF i,al-
Iois and a,certainius that they are tea
in excess oi the proper uuInhsr. llis lu-
spector. with much seeming fairnes-
proposes 10 take out five votes from
each side and destroy them. r.. =
proposition 80 apparently equitable Il is
supposed that there vii be no obieci4Ou.
and The result will be that tie Republ.-
can ticket viii receive a gaia Of ten
votes in each election district.
DO not MAKE the mistake e ,urpc.-
ing that thi- i- an election scare Ihe
scheme /, devised by weii-AuoTn fe-
publican leader, 90 P.au-.ivluis. Tt-v
have ernplr tund. fu .afrt DO oui. Q 1ev
are HoN organizing srd -,lecf.p- .-rIr
AGENT. Two meu ,ame last ni.r.ti from
Philadelphia 10 ihis sltf. brir-inr the
particulars uf the plot. aud ole oi tiie.s
incn had bcsu him>eif approached aud
solicited 10 makc ou- ~ the part, Co 20
90 vuur state. There eau BE- uo iaubi
Of the existence oi thi. lHiamOu. .o5n IL
nation.
" The same plan vii he res0tsed L. in
Ohio. We wOull succe-t. 90 prevent
'hi-. that YOU first give through vour
paper, the fullest puhii,ity TO Ihr l,ar-
ii,uarS OF this iniamt o. Jni iLai ou
send for ~ least one mt ...,r af -ar Of
vouI County Comn,i.r.e and thoIou.hiv
lcquai"i ihem with ihe PROPOSED iiaud.
- that 'het may pui "u. watcher, aud
Inspector. upon theIf quart
The ,rhei1" oi fraud - posed T. ex-
reediuci' ea.V of ,Ar.nfioH uuls>, re-
fully watched n i- iLc iee, cors,- ed
device tor Chcatin. ihc elections iLsl has
Vet come go thc notice a. tbs Commit
tee. sni too much precluiion csn nat be-
used - prevent a. suroe.,
FRFnFrrOE %. IEiN p.
Secretary National Democrat. .c { ON
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