New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-22
THE UIrRD.ROMEIs CONTEST.
GROUNDS UPON WHICH MR.. HURD EAPEC'S
SEAT.

GROUNDS UPON WHICH MR.. HURD EXPECTS To
WIN A SEAT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 (SpectaD.-Ihe nlost
interesting contested election case with whcn inc lou
will have to deal that OF Hurd against komeis Oh ~
Xth Ohio District Mr. Hurd has been In washington
for several weeks talking up his side OF the case among
his Democratic friends and is confident that he wiz 20
seated. lie has undertaken to prove seFen Sp
charges I'm order to overthrow Mr. Romelss mDoiic "a
230 First he asserts that in Toledo Romeis recesou
$50 illegal votes but he confines his testimony W 'o'
M that number. The testimony, as the cohtesteos u"
tornevs show Is fmsy. No testimony whatever was
offered by Mr.. Hurd to show that any OF the ai'csu
legal votes were cast or counted for komeis' oh VIC
other hand Romeis offers testimony to sho" that VI '
365 alleged non.residents, 286 were, IN iact oo'"
ade residents and voters and largo proportion "eio
nopocrats who voted for Hurd. In the second place.
Uurd alleges that were intimdated ana iorceu "
vote for Romeis by threats ofdischarge from iaO"r'
testimony under this head ia confined TO- Single
and as ROneis's attorneys cohIehu' 49,
70 show n single instance Of threat or intimidation
The third charge is that Romeis received the votes OF
large number Of persons who were NOT I9sd da that
to vote The testimony IN yO oeha ten ~ votes that were
Illegal while the testimony in behalf OF Romeis snow
c cast and Counted for Hurd The fourth and NTH
charges relate to alleged intimidation OF voters ,'u
ana rolt sho There is no testimony show ntlm,
daton The proof that large sums Oh t'o53nw Of
used influence voters rests upon me @
two witnesses Of whom swore that ne saw nothLE
INN A only what he was tOu Wnllc lnO o'hD'
HeG thai he apped to the National Republican Cohnlt
toe for nancy on his account TO DO useu IN tne
campaiVn but obtained none that ne Vlsleu ioeuo
subsegurnty and found decided change OF sehtmtht
in favor Romeis. which he supposed WAS uu ha
free use OF money in his behalf The sl6th cnarSe - ,
t one OF the precincts the Judges and Clerks OF eieco
we're not sworn the law requires IL II adbitteu ~
rho contestee that thcl oath overlooked when inc
ard WAS organized tho morning, Dut that noon tue
me nbers of the board consisting OF three KepuDcas
and two Democrats concluded that they ionght 10 nKe
lho oath, and did so. The three JUICES
ana the Deriocratic clerk swear that the eiec
ton in every particular was free an So i AT
The seventh charge Is that at ono precinct aIHr the
nos we're closed some OF the tickets were taken roD
The baobox and handled by persons not oncers Oh tne
eIcction Testimony offered In behalf OF Mt kOmels
shows mat this irreguarty occurred at the November
election and the Congressional election IN octo
Der. J., A,.A rIurd cbarges
bnt non residents voted the october election me re
nuhcan vote I'm November was larger than ID OctoDer
and rho Democratic less In Lucas County,the nome
oftboh Hurd and Romeis, the latter received Lows ma
jOrity. ,,..,. Candidate for Geo
In November Newman, Democratic candidate I 5or seU
rotary of State received 1856 votes III Lucas County
,rhe IIurd vote October was GA less In the saiho
county Romes received Gi7 more In Oct0Oer man
General Robinson the Republican candidate LoE oeCle'
tary of state received in November.