The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-13

UleFeII! WH' HSAS IVY se'S'' '''S' o's'etStt MI
,Gi.eyening Intelligent speakers.will / !
m hand to address the people. on the v
~,es to be decided at the ballo b6s &
morrow. 49,. -. &. =, =,
The FEDERAL EIeetion LhWS. ..
correspondent at Moundsvilley wit
iry in connection with the pending eieC
,i9o in Ohio, states that Danocpatsither
claim that the recent eleci6n laws passe,
by Congress, apply toiGnd include, State
r,pnty, district, and eSen municipal elec
lions, while the Republicans assert tha
such laws only refer to elections at whict
congressman or Presidential electors ART
chosen, and he asks to have the acts allud
al TO published in the columns oI the In
Tn1loEScER, in ordsf.tEAethe rsaliacts In
tbs case may appear. 1t Is not strange
that there should hesome controversy In
mi. section over this matter, sinceSenatol
Voorhees,, in his recsntt trade Al: :Bellaire,
.npbatically asserted ,that the ststementa
now put forth by the Mound lille Democ:
ncy, were true; whileopthe other hand
Senator Blaine, IN bis opening address at
the same point, explicitly stated, aud
SEel that special attention ~ Teh ID
bis statement, that all the leg ..ipn Of
Couges, on the suBieof pi elec,ion
lanchise was confined dfo eledl lions atwhich
representatives OtSI5sll tes inthe Con.
Ues Of the United States were to be
chosen, and that Goneress had not gone
beyond its Legitimate right to see that It's
own members were fairly elected e..gTe
Avery brief examination Of the acts re.
lered to will sstisEy,any intelligent read,
srthat the assertion u thslatter was true,
and that the claim ofthe former, II not q
deliberate misstatemep eyinced such
ignorance or carsles ness on the part Of
the Iadiana Senator d. to:eptitle the pub.
lie to withhold further confidence from
bis version Of fact. which he has an inter
tin Concealing. &4 s}-ts4 z
The Revised Statutes ofthe United States,
embracing all laws passed by Congress OF a
general and permanent nature, in force
on The first day Of December, 1873, include
every enactment Of Congress now affect.
Ing the elective franchise. These enact.
nents are contained in thirty sec.
tiOns beginning with Section 2002 and
ending with Section 203l. The FIRST nine
sections contain the prohibitions forbid
ding the use Of troops at the polls by any
person in the civil, military or naval
service Of the United States, the interfer-
ingi my manner with the freedom Of
elections in any State, and the exclusion
otany voter on account Of race, color or
previous condition Of servitude, together
with the remedies provided for the citizen
in the event OF any violation Of the rights
thus intended to be guaranteed, Section
!Oll which follows, is the first which has
reference to the matter at issue. 1t reads
GiollOws:
Whenever, in any city or town having
upwards Of twenty thousand inhabitauts,
there are two citizens thereof, or whenever
in any county or parish, in any ,Copgres!
SlOnal district there are ten citizens there.
of Of good standing, who, prior TO any
registration Of voters for an election for Rep.
nsalltirs or Delegate in The Congress Of the
taitd States, or prior to any election al lrhics
a representative or Delegate in C0ngresS iS 10
kpkd fOr, may, make known, in writing,
% the judge dtSthe' Circuit Court Of the
United Statesitbrthe circuit wherein such
clly or town, county or parish, is situated,
their desire p have such registration, or
such election S0E Gboth, guarded J and
&ruIinized, the. Judge, within not less
than ten days ptior9to the registration, II
one there be, or no registration be re.
quired within not less Than ten days prior
70 the eleCtiot3 ishall open the Circuit
Court at the most convenient point in
Tue circuit. J"+'-t tsa+} .....
Inc tour succeeding sections regulate
the holding Of such circuit courts. Sec.
lions 9OlO, 2Ol7 and 2OlS fix the daties of
such supervisorss g.
The Superyisorsot Election, so appoint,
ed, are authorized and required to attend
al AL times and places fixed for the regis
srStlon ,ri5 OF voters who being registered,
would be entitled d tote for a Delegate Or
EfpreSentdtre h Congress, and to challenge
any person offering to register; TO attend
al all times and places when the names OF
registered voters may be marked for chal-
Iehge, and to cause such names registered
S they may deem proper to be 80 marked; T;
10 make, when required. the lists, or eth
er0t them provided for in section 2026,
and verify the same |; and upon any 6Eca.
sion, and at any time When In Attendance
upon the duty herein prescrfbed 10 per-
'onalIy inspectand scrut chfegistry
and for purposes Of ident liNstionEto affix
their signature 10 each IA oi the oripi.
aallist, aud OF each copy % a6ysach Iist
Of registered voters, at sHGh lf6es, upon
each day when any name may be receiv.
el, entered. or registered, andtin such
manner as will, in their judgment, detect
and expose the wrongful removal there
tom, or addition thereto, ,ot lanS name. i
The Supervisors 'oi Electioti are author
lied and required to attend at,all times
and places holding elections of Representatives
and Delegates in Coagress, and for counting
!tae votes cast at such elections; to chal.
Isngc any vote offered by any peFSon
whose legal qualifications the Supervisors,
OF either Of them, may doubt; to be and
remain where the balloFboxes are kept at
al times atter the pollsa tes open until lev
sty vote cast at any such AlAe and place
aS been counted, the cauvaSsSot all votes
pOiIed wholly completed 5ah dt6e proper
% requisite Certificates. 81 setpfns made,
Nelher the certificates Of retdfnsibe re.
quI'ed Inder,any,law OF the United States,
ISny State, territorial OF municipal law,
saa TO personally inspect and scrutiniSe,
rom time to- time, and'at aIl times, onlt6e
uayl oil election, the ma1Herin which the
Sollng is done, and the. way and method
~ ,n which the poll books; registry lists, and
@II'es or check books. whether the same
&C S,e required by any-law iof 1.-the. United
sS'es, or any State, territorial, or munich
pa! law, are kept.