The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-02
4 SECOND STEAL.
a New Republican scheme to Again
PuriOin the Presidency.
Chicago Times Washington spe clal.

Chicago Times Washington special,
The country will remember how the Den
ocrats of the last session of the forty'fourih
congress, during the electoral count, tried to
reduce the Republican electoral vote by
throwing out electors VINO they claimed wer
for various reasons ineligible of elector,
was part Of the programme OF the Demo
cratic house One of the chief grounds OF
ineligibility urged against Republican elec
tors was that they were federal officers, The
constitution providing that mo senator OF
representative, or person holding an office Of
trust or profit under the United States, shall
be appointed eector Of president or vice.
president Of the United States" A number
of electoral votes were objected to on this
ground, and day after day congressional
committees we're employed in trying to make
objection. The Republicans are going t.
take advantage of past experience, and IL
order to prevent any needless complication:
or embarrassment in arriving at the result OF
the election this fall, active steps are being
taken by prominent government Officials
here to perfect suitable arrangements. One
of the leading workers in this direction Is
Con. Wm. T Clark, chief clerk of the inter.
nal revenue bureau, who says that
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
of an electoral committee is now being
effected, and will direct the workings of their
plan from this city. They propose to ex
anime and see if there can be raised any
technical objection.t to the eligibility of any
elector; to see if ne holds any United STATE
commission, and, not having exercised his
official functions for q loug time, has faileJ
to resign. 1t is proposed to get this intormN'
ton in such way that there can be no mi
take about it, and then to secure copies .!
proper and authorized forms Oh which L.
turns of elections are required to be made in
each state. After these forms are secured
there will be printed, under supervision of d
competent rerson at headquarters, sutfi-
Gent number of them to place one copy II
the hands of thoroughly reliable snd
shrewd Republican at each voting precinct
where the return is to be made.
THE SELECTION
of this volunteer inspector Of returns is to
be made with the greatest care. When prac'
ticable the chairman of the county commit
tee will be asked to make the selection, but
where local organization does not reach, il
is proposed to endeavor to make the post
master, deputy collector of Internal revenue,
or storekeeper, or gauger available for thi;
duty. By an immediate and energetic OBJ
servance of such plan the national CON
mittee would be enabled to post its guard
equipped for intelligent duty, at every voting
precinct in the country. His duty would be
to see that the returns are made upon form
according to law, and any error or frauc
committed or attempted would be detected
and corrected or reported at once. Should
lit not be found practicable to enforce thi,
manner of surveillance generally, the com
mittee will confine its action to doubtful OF
close districts, and will, in such instance,
SPECIALLY DETAIL SOME ONE
so we'll acquainted as to secure perfectly re
liable reports. The gentlemen engaged il
this work are meeting with approval on a.
sides, and neither labor nor expense will bt
spared in making their operations complete
in every detail.