Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-04
IN END OF FRAUD CHARGES.

If the Republican committee keeps faith,
plighted with due solemnity, there will be a
fair election and fair count in Indiana
next week. The only doubt of Democratic
success has arisen from Q question as to
whether the Republicans would permit free
expression of the will of the people at the
polls. In order to dissipate these doubts
Mr.. English. the candidate of the Democracy
for Vice President, opened correspondence
with the chairman of the Republican CON-
mittee, which was finally resolved into what
follows:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Oct. 1.-The Hon. John
o. New, Chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee-Dear Sir: 1 consider it
not only essential to good government that the
purity of elections should be preserved, but
that all appearance of suspicion of fraud be
removed, and for the purpose of securing
these objects propose that we, as chairmen
OF our respective committees, issue a joint
circular embodying an agreement that in all
townships or precincts where the inspector is
Democrat, he shall appoint Judge and clerk
to be selected by the Republicans of the town
ship or precinct; and, where the inspector is q
Republican, he shall appoint Judge and clerk
TO be selected by the Democrats of the town
ship or precinct Your early answer is re-
quested. Respectfully,
WILLIAM II. ENGLISH, Chairman.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 1.-The Hon.
William b. English, Chairman Democratic
State Central Committee: Your letter at hand.
L fully endorse your sentiments as to the ne
cessity for the purity of elections, and believe
that every legal voter in the nation should
have the right to vote as he pleases, and to
have his vote counted as he cast it. This COM
uiffeo haortiIxy
in regard to the selection of judges and clerks
in the various precincts of the State, and
Will join you in circular embracing the
agreement. Yours truly,
JOHN @. NEW. Chairman.
A JOINT AGREEMENT.
With the sanction of our respective COM
mittees and by their authority we request and
direct that the agreement set forth in the
foregoing letters be carried out; that is to say,
that IN all election precincts where the inspec-
tor is Democrat he shall appoint Judge and
clerk to be selected by the Republicans of such
precincts, and where the inspector is Repub-
lican he shall appoint judge and clerk to be
selected by the Democrats of the precinct
VIM. FL. ENGLISH,
JOHN @. NEW.
There is little question but the result of
the election in Indiana will show Demo
cratic majority of at lest ten thousand
This much is admitted by all distinguished
men on both sides of the question at Issue
Yet there will be, even if no more than this
prediction is realized, claim that fraud has
been committed; that unqualified persons
have been permitted to vote; that the poll
cast has not been honestly counted. Mr.. En-
glish has adopted the proper course.
By proposing scheme that
is intended to defeat fraud he has disarmed
suspicion IS to his own intentions. His
plan, besides, possesses the quality of being
unassailable. 1t is non-psrtisan. Wherever
the Democrats have the upper hand he pro-
poses to give the Republicans check upon
them that shall be peremptory and sufficient.
Wherever the Republicans are in the major
ity he asks the same for the Democrats. His
proposition has been agreed to, signed, sealed
and delivered.
This agreement, arranged between the
chalrm8n Of the opposing party committees
ought TO silence those who will assert that
the result arrived at next week will be &C.
complIshed by fraud. Mr.. English was no
doubt ac.uated by desire for an honest
election when be made the proposition indi-
Gated. 1t is fair TO presume that MIR. New,
when he accepted it, had like intention. II
is to be hoped that all the members of both
parties ara similarly inclined
OF the result of next weeks election there
is now but ht!ie doubt. Mr.. Landers will
be ctosen governor Of Indiana by majority
OF 1t least ten thousand. II is probable that
his majority will exceed tina. figure. But
whether it is more or less there can be nc
claim that fraud has been resorted to, pro-
vided the agreement quoted is lived up to.
1t is TO be hoped that there will be an aoqui-
escenoe in the agreement, and that the mis-
cradle examinations and nominations be-
tween the parties will from this time cease
A fair election is all that the Democrats de-
sire, and that they will have at any cost.