The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-11-27
Something Democrats Can Read and
Laugh over.
We DOWN EN- AGAIN IN ILLINOIS
Aud Secured Control of the Legislature
The Omr'ai Vote ~ several at tn"
states-Mr, Hendricks and
Ills Party AZ Albany.
CLEVELAND TALKS ON BUSINESS
AMi,rd Mn,,cr a, ChIeago.

CHICAGO, NOV, -, rs ! ieN days ago u
was announced IN these dispatches that
Brand, Democrat, according TO the re-
turns % tho caitva>sing board, was
elected To the state senate from the sixth
distric instead of Laman, Republican,
who had majority according to the po-
leo returns, thus giving tho Democrats
a majority In the state legislature on
Joint ballot, and power 10 elect a United
States senator To succeed Logan. The
difference was found TO be in the
second precinct Of the eighteenth
ward. The police returns gave Lehman
40 and Brand "a votes. The returns To
the canvasSing board gave Leman 30
aud Brard 474, thus mnkiuga change of
400 votes IN iuvur of Brand, and giving
him a majority of 10. The figures on
the tally. shoei seemed to'bG the original
figures, showing no sign Of erasuTe, but
the figures on the Nol-bOOk appeared To
have originally stood ~ in the returns
to the police, but subsequently,
erased and made 10 correspond with
the tally-shect. On behalf of Brand
!. IL was stated that the original
entry on the poll book was a clerical
\error on behalf of Leman, who claimed
me returns Lad beer tampered with. 1t
as shown that in this precinct the Re
lblican candidates FOR president and
Effectively, while tho Democratic candi-
dates argusi that 1t was impossible that
such q large falling oil should have oc-
CURED in his QLeman'S) vote. The mat
ter of calling on the judges to appear
and testify, and OF the power
of the eaivass,ns board to
under consideration since, and de-
cision was set for yesterday afternoon,
when the United States district attorney
presented the matter to the United
States grand-jury and the Republican
Judge In that precinct. The supervisors
of election and members of the canvass
ing board We're summoned to appear
forthwith. The board was also ordered
to bring the ballot-box and returns for
that precinct. The county clerk, in
whose charge the ballot-bOx is, appeared
with others and stated that, by advice of
his counsel, he declined to bring the ballot
box. That part OF this order was waived
for the time being and the clerk sent for
the returns. lie did not come back, and
the grand jury finally adjourned with
orders that ali parties be brought before
that body this morning. In the mean
time squad of police has been guard
ing the bal ct box.
BEFORE b oDGETT
Chicago, Nov. 22-In the Leman-
d. Brand state senatorial contest, in which
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application was made this morning be-
fore judge Biodgett. of the United
States district court, for an attachment
to compel the county clerk to bring be-
fore the Federal grand jury the ballots
and poll list. Yhis the court declined TO
do, but entered an order directing the
county clerk to show cause, on Monday
next, why an attachment should not be
issued.
BRAND ALLOWED HIS SEAT.
The cou ty board Of canvassers this
afternoon decided that it could not go
behind the returns, and that the vote
would have to stand as returned, thus
giving Brand, Democrat, the seat in the
state Senate, allowing the Democrats
majority in DO h houses, leaving the con-
test for the senate TO decide. AS to the
question of fraud in the returns, wheth-
er the proceedings in the federal court
have any bearing in the case as it stands
is not known. The returns Will proba-
bly, go to the state capital tonight.
VERY 'SLICK
A large size mass-mceting was held at
the north side Turner hall tonight to
expose the alleged fraud by
which Brand had been declared
elected to the state senate. Atfidavits
by the federal supervisors and one the
Republican judge of election were read
citing that Leman received 40 votes IN
the second precinct of the 18th ward,
and the aifidavits of half that number
OF voters were also procured, stating
that they voted for Lamar. A commit
tee of twenty five Republicans was ap-
pointed to wait on Brand and request
him not TO take his seat and counte-
nance tho fraud, and to take measures
to prosecute the alleged perpetrators Of
the fraud.