Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23
EXCITEMENT IN OHIO,
POLITICAL FEELING RUNS HIGH.
A Bloody shirt Exhibited by Democrats
aud Burned by IA Republican-Cool
Heads successful i'm Prevent
ing Riot.

Heads successful in Prevent
ing Riot.
COIUMBUs, O., Oct. 16-Great excitement |
was created in front of the Democratic |
Headquarters on Broad street at 3 o'clock .
to-day and Il riot was narrowly avoided. !
Soon after noon some one about the head |
quarters caused to he hung across the |
street II large red shirt with the words, |
New North, New South and u New Deal, |
the last of the Bloody Shirt thereon. 1t |
is said that G.. a. r. man called and |
gave the committee half hour to have .
the shirt taken down and by order of Il
number of the committee it was done |
when man from the Republican head |
quarters grabbed the shirt and after soak
ing it with kerosene returned and burned
it in front of the Democratic headquarters
A crowd of several hundred gathered and
the greatest excitement preNalled. me
counsel of the cooler heads prevailed ana
after much loud talk the crowd dispersed.
The affair caused the people to leave their
busin ess, while many locked their doors.
The Republicans denOunCc it and both
sides are condemned by the better citizens
for participating in movement which IN
the present political fever heat might have
u
Election Frauds in Ohio.
CGNCICNNATI, O.. Oct. 1.-THE executive
committee of the citizens committee of
one hundred to-day sent a letter to the
president of the common pleas court, ask
ing him to summon at once a special
grand jury to examine into violation Of
the election laws committed in Hamilton
county and to indict all persons against
whom Il reasonable amount OF evidence
should be adduCed. The committee dis
couraged about getting warrants faith
fully served by the present pohce lorCe
have decided to move against election
offenders by having warrants sworn ont
before magistrates and served by cOnsta-
bles.
Returns from Three Precincts in Hamil-
ton County Missing.
CINCINNATI, oct. 19.-The official count
of the vote in Hamilton county at last
Wednesdays election was begun to-day
The returns from three precincts are miss
ing and mandamus for their production
was issued i'm each case. The case of Col
Hudson, chief of police, who was charged
with dereictiou of duty i'm not advising
the men charged with the violation of the
registry laws, was continued until next
. Monday at the request of the State. The
cases Of the others charged with violating
the registry law were also continued to
enable their attornevs to arrue demur-
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tionalty of the law, the point being that
it applies only TO Cincinnati and Cleve-
land.
While precinct H., first ward, was being
called Dr thompson came IN Win CuitS.
hrnn,Phf; ti,n mi.sin', tilIv sheet
was wrapped in a paper which
they delivered to county clerk Dalton in
that shape; instead Oh seated as the law
~ ,' W. NAV IA ,'nt
Zion thnsrinily shtpfs went to supper
election night. | had eaten nothing all
day, Int Wien come back could not get
in, so refused to sign Mr.. Dalton took
the sheets, at ,he same TIM, saying that
they should have been sealed and one sent
to the city clerk. The opinion of the
county solicitor was requested III the pre-