The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-10-19
CANTON. OHIO. THURSDAY OCTOBER 49, 1882

rhlNuelu township under the names Of
Major Wallace" Ia name by which he
is Well known to most Of our people, and
wallace were entirely suppressed.
mainly under the dictation OF a "bv,
stander," General Holloway, a warm
friend OF Major McKinley's, and who h: 8
two sons holding official positions
through Mckinley and Sherman. Mr..
wallace doubling that such a practice
could be tolerated iu the free North, and
by friends Of Mckinley, at once sent a
telegram TO one of the Republican Judges
OF the election at COlumbiana, Fairfield
township, of which the following Is a
copy:
NEW LISBON, Oct. 12, 1882.
W; +: HUM, Trustee, Columbiana, o.
Did you count and certify all votes
cast In your township on Tuesday for
Jonathan H. Wallace, j. H. Wallace,
Major Wallace and Wallace. Answer
Immediately. j. H. WALLACE.
To which telegram Mr.. Wallace sup
posed he was entitled to a respectful
answer at once from Republican officer
In an important election. The telegram
was delivered at once, but no answer
was given. Mr.. Wallace determined to
ascertain the facts, went to COlumbiana
and personally saw the trustee and judge
of the election ON Monday, of this week,
and obtained from him, in his own hand
writing, the following statement:
CoLUNIBIANA, o., Oct. IL, 1882.
MR.. JONATHAN II. WALLACE:
We counted all the votes cast for Jona-
than II. Wallace. all cast for j. H. Wal
lace, all cast for Jonathan Wallace; we
did not count the votes cast for Wallace
nor those cast for Major Wallace, nor
did we return them to the County Clerk.
The reason that they were not counted
was that there were objections raised by
the bystanders, and also 1t was a ques-
t1On In my own mind as to their legali-
ty. w. r. Hum,
Trustee and Judge Of election of
Fairfield township.
He also saw the clerk of the township
and Of the election, Mr.. Augustine, a
Republican, who gave him the follow
ing statement:
CoLUMBIANA, o., Oct. 16, 1882.
To j. II. WALLACE:
From the best information have, as
Clerk Of Fairfield township, C0lumbiana
county, Ohio, there were Ia votes cast
for Maj. Wallace and Wallace which
were not counted for you nor returned
on the tallysheet to the Clerk of the
county, which tickets containing said
names are still in the ballOt-box and in
~ j. G. AUGUSTINE, Township Clerk.
Also Mr.. r. H. Carpenter, the minOri-
ty judge, who gave him the following
statement:
COLUMBIANA, o., Oct. 16, 1882.
j. Fl. WALLACE:
SIR-I was the minority Judge of the
election in Fairfield township on the
10th inst There were, according to the
best of my recollection about thirteen
votes cast for Major Wallace" and Wal
lace for Congress, which votes were not
counted for you; nor were they returned
upon the Tally sheet" to the Clerk of
the Court, but put back in the box not
counted. Gen. Holloway was present at
the count and objected publicly to the
counting of said votes for you, and the
other two judges then decided not to
count them for you,
R. H. CARPENTER,
One of the judges Of election in Fair
field township.
To what extent this same Ipractice
may have been carried in suppressing
votes for Wallace in other precincts we
have no means Of knowing at this
writing; but we trust for the honor of
our county and district, and for the SAT-
ETY. ofIRepublican institutions, it has not
been practiced to any great extent. A
free ballot and an honest count we de-
mand, and If Mr.. WALLACE is defeated
no man will submit more cheerfully
than he.