Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-12-05
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T + he second precinct
o27he eighteenth ward of Chicago, as the
choice of United States Senator is in
volved in the decision. By the returns fur
nshed on the night of the election Leman
republican candidate for the State Senate
was reported as having secured his election
by small majority over Brand, democrat
but when the county canvass-rs came to
canvass the vote 1t was ascerlalned that
Leman had Decn credited in he precinct
referred to with Brands vote, and vice
versa and that Brand, on a correct tabu-
lation, had carried the precinct by ten ma
jority, thus securing his election. The re-
publicans then sent up cry of fraud, and
demanded IA count of the ballots, which
was ordered. Ibis count showed large
number of regular republican ballots with
the name of Brand substituted fer that Of
! Leman, and increased Brands majority to
Over 900 The bal os are indorsed, and a
number oil republicans who appear as hav
ing voted for Brand have sworn that they
vo' ed for Leman. The matter was then
taken before the State canvassins board,
which on Fri lay decided hat on the tes-
tmony before it it could not decide which
of the candidates Was elt led to certifi-
cate o. e'ection. and referred the matter to
Gov. Hamilton for final decision. A Chi
cngo disp ltch asserts tina, the republicans
have secured undoubted pooof that spur
r ious ticke : were substituted for the orig
ina republican ballots in the second pre-
5 cinct OF the eighteenth ward. Should Gov.
? Hamilton give the Certificate Ia Leman.
that party would have the ma "rity in the
Sena'e In the House the democrats have
= a majority Of one. Ihe admission of Lee
, man. rep To the Senate would make TIE
Legsl rure tie, witch Is the best the re
puhlicans can "ope for
In this connection it is pertinent to an
swer the freqnen' ly pr"p"unded inquiry as
1 20 how it is thai the Illinois Legis ure is
so cns", whilst the State gave Blaine IA
n plurality Of over - 900. 1t is due to the
{ sys EN- ofmin ,rity representation provided
!, for 10y the constitu ION of the Stat under
which the minority in n county EMIT ed to,
say. three de egat in the Legislature, may
: concentrate on one c ,ndidate. and 10y each
: minori V voter giving him three votes, thus
: secure one out al three de egates. This
system seems to have been worked for all
n il is worth hy the | linois democrats. 1t
WAS this minority system which enabled
hem Ia secure enough members Of The
;. Legislature 10 elect the Hon. ID ,vid Davis
II the United States S'n.te in 1876 with
4 the assistance Of two republicans Who re
? fused tn support Gen Log The Chlcag"
4 ErraiHg Journal, republican, ackn"wlet ages
r that The same system promises now To give
Illinois a democratic tuit,d Sta'es ) ma
. tor. Naturu " he Journal does not like
e the working of the system. and / declares
= with emphasis that "A political system
e which DISTINGUISHES a mrJnrIty and places
E a minority in power is no better, though
clothed in constitution forms, than it
would he il administered 10y violence at
the pn Is and 10y fraud in counting votes. "
: Since the above was pu' in 'ype it has
+, been reported hat the Governor of | Ii
u nos has decided the contest in favor of
|, L"man, the Republican candidate, aud
E Brand has acquiesced in he decision and
thrown up he contest