The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-05
CRIME AGAINST THE BALLOT.
High Handed Outrage by indianapolis
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Democrats.
A high handed contempt Of court and crime
against the ballot were committed in Indian
npolis, Ind, recently. h,ccouut Of tho vote
for mayor and Tor one alderman in the ID dis.
irict was ordered by The circuit court. Tho
count in The case OF tho alderman was COM
rlcted about II O'Clock at night and after tho
hnllots had been gone over, proposition by
the Republican commissioner was agreed to,
10 Icscul the bullets in Their respective bags
mud then / ut them in the bnllot box, TO which
there are two locks, one Of the ! eys being
held by the Republican commissioner fnd
tlir ether by one Of the two Democrat. To
the great chngrin Of the Democrats, nflcr this
had been done, the talics showed that Prich-
md had received 1872 votes and Mr. Ripley
1920, and they insisted on recount. The Re-
publican commissioner and watchers dcmurred
to this, and n serious wrangc cnsucd, in which
it WINS proposed 10 call in Judge Ayrcs. The
chairman of the democratic committee finally
volunteered to 20 after the judge. and he re-
TUNED in short time, cla,,ning to have yer.
bal order from The court TO proceed with n re-
count. This was not accepted rs hu'hort tive
by the republicans, and, after further contro-
VI rsy, truce was finally called until morning.
The next forenoon, when the commissioners
met, the democrats exhibited II letter from
Judge hyrcs, claiming il was authority for tho
second recount, but tie republican commits
eioucr insisted that il had been 81 CT On cx
rarc statements and was not sufficiently ex-
llci', and he demanded tha, both sides should
be ncrorticd hearing before the court. In.
qniry dcvc!orcd the fact that The judge had
lett the city lor ncighborrg
county, and telephone eommunica-
ton brought ont tic fact that it was
his, understanding, alter writing tho letter
that II tho,c were any luther differences, he
should be notified prior to his departure from
the city. and he would remain over to hear
them The letter, however, was not made
public until after his departure, md there was
10 opportunity for a personal appeal. Tho
Republicans still protested, until the Judge
could hear both sides, whercupon the Demo
CRITIC president of the board took Ratchet
and broke into the boxes, and then the bags
wcrc unscaled and the Democratic commits
sioncrs began then work, the Republicans
present ignoring its legality in every respect.
On the result OF the recount depends tho
majority cf the joint councils and the election
OF all the subordinate city LtliccIs, as we'll as
tho control of the board Of aldermen. The
Democrats have proceeded with their r. count,
and it is reported have figured out majority
Of two for their men.
The Republican attorneys will prepare pc.
tition for an injunction to restrain the Demo
cratic commissioners from filing th,ir report,
which will be submitted to Judge Ayres Tho
certificate signed by the Democratic commits
sioners, giving Ripley majority oftwo, does
not contain the foolings OF the clerk of the
court, who is ex-ofcio erik Of tho recounting
board, as the totals have not yet been com.
puted. Yet this certificate was offered to the
clerk for filing. and the Democratic attorneys
claimed that the work OF the commissioners
had been finished. The clerk has, so far, re.
fused to receive it.