, 1885-10-20

THE OHIO ELECTION.
Bold Frauds Prepetrated in
Ward Thirteen.
The Tally Sheet Stolen and
Tempered With,
Serious Railroad Collision and
Loss of Life.
The Fraud in Toledo.

COLUMBUS, D., Oct. l9.-The state
ticket was read through aud it was not
discovered that an addition of 500 had
been made to the vote Of the Democratic
candidates until the county ticket was
reached. The addition, however, seems
to have been to the entire ticket, county
and state. The poll books returned are
300 names short of the tally sheet. Clerk
Joyce, Democratic, who had charge Of the
returns since Saturday evening, says the
figures have undoubtedly been changed.
His theory is that while they were being
handed around in the crowd during the
argument before the returning board, Sat
urday, some one slipped out with the
tally sheet and made changes in the fig
ures.
II. tossing, Democratic Judge, says the
figures have been changed since the tally
sheet left their hands. Inspection shows
changes and additional tallies to have been
made by a different pen and ink from the
original. The Republican vote in the
precinct vas five hundred and four or FIVE
votes, and the Democrats 200 and n few
votes. The figures " beginning the
number opposite the Democratic candi-
dates have been changed in each instance
to the figure FIVE. The work is done in
a very bungling manner. If the precinct
is counted, Taylor, Republican for repre-
sentative, will still have forty odd MAORI
ty over Young, Democratic, making two
Republican members elected, and one
Democratic, Young. If the precinct is
thrown out, Taylor will still have a plural
ity of about 270. Thisls all on the theory
that the board at ; p. m. will not reverse
the decision already made to count the
precinct. In case the returning board
saw the correct returns Saturday, and
have personal knowledge hat the tally
sheets have been tempered with, they
will be asked to count the vote as origin
ally returned, and before the change in
favor Of the Democrats was made.
When the board reassembled at ) p. m,
there was a large crowd present, Clerk
Joyce announced that there appeared on
the face of the returns of precinct "A,
Thirteenth ward, a bold fraud, which had
been contaminated since Saturday even
ing by some person who had secured the
tally sheet and made an addition of 300
VOTES IN the amount of aacb Democratic
candidate. He would neither sign the
abstract nor issue certificates unless these
300 were first deducted from the totals on
the Democratic ticket. Matt Martin, an
other member of the board, spoke in a
similar strain, and Justice Fritchey, the
third member, said they were then unani-
on that point. The 800 fraudulent
votes which had been tailed up were de-
Quoted and the returns read as originally
returned. This will give Taylor, Repub-
lican, about $50 plurality over Young,
Democrat. The official footings have
not been made, but will not vary much
from these figures. The Republicans will
have two of the three members of the
legislature from this county. Clerk Joyce
offered 5000 reward for the apprehension
of tae thief who stole and altered the
tally sheet, and the commissioners were
requested by a meeting of citizens who
witnessed the vote, to offer a reward of
$500 for similar purpose.