The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07
Present Series: VOLUME X.

county. The returns show 53s votes cas-
Nhiie the ailidavits are that only $40 bal
lo's were deposited in that precinct, Tho
Republicans introduced counter affidavit,
from four Of the parties-Moore andDukes
''"o inspectors), and Belton and Webster
tt"o members of the County Canvassinp
boaro)-who had given the Democratic
aildavlts, to the effect that sucb
former ailidavits were made under
oufess, fear or apprehension, and
were false. The Democrats intro.
duced third affidavit from Bolton
stating that If he gave any second aflida-
Vlt he was not responsible or in lis true
mind when he did So He reaflirmed in
MS thlru atlldavit, the assertions made in
his first. Other aflidavits from citizens of
GAINESVILLE were presented to the effect that
beiton was drunk during the whole day
on which the second affidavit was dcliv.
cred. Relative to Baker County, the
Democrats produced an affidavit from the
Clerk OF the Court certifying that the re-
TURN which gives the Democrats
ninety-fve majority was the true
| an" only return from the county
| OF Baker; that it was the only one
| that he had been called on to certifv TO
or that was filed in his Office; that he had
no knowledge of any other canvass hav
ing been made than the one by which the
true return was made up, and that he had
]
| never been notified that such a canvass
was going to be held, or asked to par
hcipate in it, as the law required he
should be; that no return had been
handed to him with the request that he
forward 1t to the Secretary of State, as the
law required he should do. Further GER
! tilted copies of each of the precinct re-
| turns in the county were presented, signed
by the inspector, which footed up ninety
five Democratic majority.
Onthe 3Oth ult Moore and Dukes were in
roduced by the Democrats. Moore swore
that all points in his affidavit of the 23d were
true; that he had stated the facts therein
contained openly time and again; that he
was Inspector at Archer, and only 316
votes were cast or counted; that 535 votes
were not cast; that he signed the election
certificate in blank, not thinking there
could be any dispute; that he was ap-
preached the other day by Barnes, Re
publican, Sheriff of the county, who
offered him 800 if he would sign
a paper He asked if he had to
swear to it. He was told he would
not. He then signed it and received the
money. This paper was the one pro-
duccd by the Court as a counter affidavit.
Floyd Dukes (colOrcd) swore that he was
Inspector at Archer Precinct; that only
SIG votes We're cast; that he can't read or
write, and that he never signed paper
saying 535 votes were cast. Upon the
cOunter-atiidavit alleged to have been
signed by him being read, he swore he
did not sign it; that Congressman
Wales and Justice Bolton came to his
house to get him to sign it, and offered
him $2J if he would sign it, but he refused
10 do SO. The Democrats then charged
that in affidavits from several hundred ne
grOcs swearing that they voted at Arche-'
Precinct, eleven names appear in two
places, two names in three places, two
names Of men long since dead, and Two
names of men proven to have voted else
where. The Republicans submitted OBJ
iecttOns to two precincts in Columbia
County. alleging that the Democratic In
spector industriously changed ballots
when they were handed him, and that the
negroes were taken by the Democrats
into swamp a week before the election,
and, after various Outragcs, were made to
swear on their knees that they would vote
the Democratic ticket.
Vance, coIored, clerk at the Archer pre-
cinct in Alachua County, swore, on the
1st. that the election was fair and regular,
and that 52l votes were polled; that GER
tifcates were made out to show this num-
Der of votes, and were regularly signed by
Moore and Dukes, Inspectors. p. ?.
Black (also colored) testified that he was
Inspector of Elections OF Archer;
that 531 votes were cast, counted
and put in certificate regularly. Objec-
tions were filed by the Democrats to the
vote in Duval County, on the ground OF
fraudulent voting, and the Republicans
filed objections to certain marked votes IN
Nassau and Duval, on the ground that
they were cast by negroes under threat OF
"A discharge by their employers If such
votes were not found in the ballot-boXes.
They also objected to Jackson County,
of the general charge of intimidation,
violence, and fraud. congressman
Wales (colored) testified that he did not
offer Dukes twenty five dollars or any other
sim TO sign the affidavit introduced by
the Republicans. Maj. McCan tcQIored)
said he was in BetOn's office on the 18th,
and saw Dukes put his mark to the aih-
davit that was read to him.
Before the Board of Canvassers on the
2d-which was the last day for the INTRO
duction of testimOny-each SIDE hieo
cnecifications of contest IN several coun-
ties. and made replications to charges IN
certain other counties. With regard to the
county of Manatce, which is almost Who'll
Iv Democratic, the Republicans asked
tLot il he thrown out because the election
was irregular, owing to the reslg-
at;oo of the Clerk of the
County, by law the registering officer, a
week before the election, and because OF
which fact many voters, not believing an
election would be held without clerk,
did NOT 90 to the polls. The Democrats
asked that the returns be counted,
as the voters exhausted their re-
sources in trying to vote lawluily'
and recited that hundreds OF voters were
kent from voting, as only those on the
registry list of eryears felt The rlght 10
vote The Democratic managers raised
point as to the eligibility of Humphreys
Renublican candidate for Elcctor, who
was appointed Shipping Master at Pcnsa-
cola some time ago, and held that posi-
tion when the election came OH. Inc
official returns from Dadc County were
received and announced by the Chairman
of tbe Returning Board as being nine 1oi
HAYES and five for Tilden.
The morning Of the 4th was consumed
principally with the presentation peiofe
the Board of the general argument OF the
Democrats. The Republicans offered nc
general argument, but spent the day III
Offering new afiidavits and testimony
Humphries, Republican candidate ioi
Elector, who was reported to be ineligible
10 an Electorship, as he was Shipping
Master at Pensacola, came before the
Doord and swore that he resigned II