Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-14

came out, though he would not swear that
they did not. Joe Huber who was Judge
of election, carried the ballot box up
stairs, the inspectors and clerks followed
and witness brought up the rear. 1t
would have been impossible to change the
ballots in the box ON the way up stairs,
but he thought the box itself might have
been changed. Clayt. Myers was stand
ing on the stairway and witness had some
difficulty in passing him. On cross-exami-
nation witness said he saw no unfairness
in the count did not know that the ballot
box had been changed, and if changed.
could not tell how his marked tickets
could get into the other box.
Mr.. johnson next offered All affidavit
signed by Sylvester Kennedy, return judge
for Salisbury, to the effect that the poll
book showed that 4O2 votes were cast at
the late primary election, that district at
torney on several tickets was scratched
and voted blank, and that nOtwithstand-
ing the scratches the votes returned for
district attorney foot up 4O4.
Mr.JohnsOn said he thought the evidence
he had offered was sufficient to make out
case that frauds had been practised of
sufficient magnitude to change the result
so far as the nomination of district attOr-
| ney and one assemblyman were concerned.
Tie would prepare copies OF the affidavits
and hand them to the committee as soon
as possible-but lie could not do SD to- day.
Percy SchOck, of the committee, asked
Mr.. johnson when he would bring before
the committee witnesses to testify as to
the alleged frauds. as he had promised to
do.
Mr.. johnson said he would have no
further evidence to offer unless rebutting
evidence were offered on the other side.
(Derisive laughter by the Davis menu
On motion of Mr.. Davis. the statement
that Mr.. johnson would have no more ev-
idence to offer, was made part of the rec
ord.
The Davis men seemed to be elated with
the result, and a majority of the commit
tee seemed to regard the contest as a mis-
erable farce, but Mr.. johnson in his pecu-
liarly threatening way, warned them that
| if they did not give consideration to his
ing the matter before a higher tribunal.
He was determined that light should be
let in upon this dark subject.
Finally, after a world Of ''ch innng."
the committee adjourned to meet in Grant
hall on Saturday next, to decide what :"
do with MIR. JOhnsOn's af1idavits.
| After the committee had adjourned Mr..
Johnson asked a representative of the In
TELLIGENCER what he thought of the ease.
The reporter told him very frankly that he
had no case, and asked in return why th..
! seventy three Third ward voters who are
| said to have voted for Mr.. Ebcrly were
not brought forward to testify. Mr.. john
son replied that he could not reach them.
''You made out reach all the witnesses
you wanted in the Seventh ward contested
| election" said the reporter. . Yes, in that
case We could compel them to come i'll
through process of court" replied Mr..
Johnson. ''And is it possible said the
| reporter, s. that seventy three Republican
voters who have been defrauded of their
votes and had them counted for the man
against whom they voted, will not testify
against the fraud except on cOmpulslOn?
Mr.. johnson shook his head and said many
of the witnesses would not come before the
committee.
Mr.. Davis on being interviewed said he
| could get a score of the men who have said
they voted for Eberly to swear that they
voted for him (Davis) that many of them
don't know who they voted for, and that
neither Sam Powell, nor any other man.
can tell positively how any twenty-one
men vote, if they choose to deceive him.
Some of Mr.. Davis's adherents declare
their belief that JOhnsOn's object in the
present contest is to get Eberly ''in a
hole to induce him to run against or op-
pose the regular nominee, SO that he
(Eberly) will be killed off as candidate
three years hence, and thus give Johnson
better chance to secure his coveted ''sec-
ond term