Daily Republican., 1880-12-07
susaK noUsros's CON TEST.
Tweusy. Four Counts, I'm she Notice
served Upon Hes. q. L. Martin
Exposuro of Del aware Frnuas.

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The following Is q trus and correct
copy OF the notice of contest served
upon Hon. x. L. Mar in by Eon. J. W.
Houston In contestiny Martins right
70 ssa. In the Porsy Seventh Con.
gress:
Down, Del, Dee. 81, 1880.
Her. RDwARD L. MARrB, sEATeRp.
Del, sIR:--You will pi sass take notice
that IL 10 my intention 10 contest your
seat as Representative OF the Congress.
ional District Of the State Of Delaware
In the Forty-Ssvsuth Congress OF
the United States Of America, and the
following ars the particular grounds
upon which shall rely In said contest,
viz: ...
First: That at least one thousand
free male citizens Of the United States
Of Aasrica, of the age Of twenty-five
years, or upwards, having resided IL
the State Of Delaware, one year next
bsfo,e the election for representative
for the aforesaid District In said Forty
Seventh Congress, held 70 said State on
the Second day OF November last, "a.
d. 1889, and who were In every 70.
speot day qualified 10 vote at said cleo.
ton under the Consultation and Laws
OF the United States, were bindered, de-
barred and prevented frsm voting at
said election by reason OF the wrongful
acts and omissions Of the persons and
oflosrs charged by the Laws OF said
State with the daty of assessing per
sons and property, residing and being
In the several Counties Of said State,
each and every Of which said frss male
citizens had they not been so hinderei,
dsbarrsd and prevented would have
cast his vote for me for representative
a. aforesaid at said election.
Second: That at said election In
counting the ballots, sundry ballots,
amounting in the aggregAss to more
than Ave hundred were counted for
you by the judges Of said election Wh oh
should have besn counted for me for
sach Representative as Aforesaid.
Third: That divers persons, mum
bsriug at least one Thousand, who were
NOT duly qualified ss electors, in 70.
spect Of tho pre- requisite qualification
Of having within two years, next before
said election, paid County tax assess
ed at least six months before said else.
tion, uplAWfully voted for you for
Rep rsssntAtiye a. ators said. and their
ballots were counted for you atsAid
election.
Fourth That more than one thou.
sand persons who were DULY qualined
electors, and entitled to vots at said
election, and who offered to vote for me
thereat for Representative as Aforesaid,
were unlaWfully prevented from so do.
ing by the refusal Of the judges of said
election TO receive their votes and count
the same for me.
Fifth: That large number ofballots,
amsuntiDg in the aggregate to at least
six huniIsd, which were given for me
and received by the judges Of the ellen
tion at the proper voting places for
Representative as Aforesaid were not
counted for me by said judges.
8 xth: That at the several hundreds
aud voting places in the said State Of
Delaware at least Six Hundred more
votes were counted for you than were
given tor you for Representative as
Aforesaid.
Seventh: That at the several Hun.
dreds and voting places In the said
State Q less number OF votes vas count
I'd for me for Representative as ators.
said by the Judges Of said election by
Of leAAt Six Handrsd than there were
ballots given for me for such Rspresen-
tativs.
Eighth: That in many ofths Han
Sreds and voting places Of the said
Cong grsssional District uuRaturaliSsd
foreigners TO tha number OF at least Six
Hundred unlawfulGy voted for you for
sucA Representative ana their balls,s
were received and counted for you.
Ninth That in each and every Hun.
drsd and veting place In said State
divers persons nDlawfully voted, and
their ballots we're received and counted
for you for such Representative who
had been placed on the Assessment
lists Of the said Hundreds respectively
contrary to the provisions o. the Con.
stitutiOn and Laws Of said State in
that behalf amounting in the aggregate
to at least six hundred votes.
Tenth. That in each and every
Hundred and voting district In seid
State persons we're unIawfnlly allowed
to vote whose ballots were reoeiysd
aud sonntsl for you for such Rspressa-
tatirs as Aforesaid upon Tax Receipts
which were placed In their hands pre-.
tending to show that they had paid a
County Tax within two years. which
had been assessed at least six months
before said election; whereas said per.
sons so unlawfully voting in truta an
in fact had net paid such County Tax,
agressbly to the provisions Of the As
sessment and Collection Laws, then
and nov of fsrOe and in virtue in said
State.
Revsath; Thstcsrtsin persons con
irving and intending unlawfully to
defeat the operation Of the Fifteenth
of the Constitution OF the
United States OF America, and the Law
of Congrass passed in pursuance the roof
to en- force the same, combined, o0nspir.
ed and agreed among themselves to hin
der, obstiuct prevent and exclude le.
gal and qualified voters from exsrcisir 8
the right Of saffr age, and In Pursuance
of that combination, conspiracy and
agreement did draft and procure to be
passed by the General Assembly Of the
OF Delaware an aet entitled, "An
oct In relation to the duties OF Assessors
and CT the Levy Courts in tho several
Counties Of this State" passed at Do.
yer, April 8, 1873, the same beiug chap
ter 37l, vol. IA, Laws Of Delaware
oAO q nad Ala a ~ ri In oih