The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-20
ONO ELECTION RETURNS.
FRAUDS ON THE BALLOT BOX.
sne pemserats OF Columbus Get In
Their Work aud succeed In Csuut-
Ing In their candidates-rhs
Coant Elsewhere = Elec-
tlon 0nicers Arrested.

counting the Returns at Columhus
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dot. lo.-Ths otfl.
cial count Of this county was con.
tlnued this morning. t. E. Powell an
pesred for the Democratic candidate.
and spoke three quarters of an hour In
their favor, citing authorities to the
ERECT that tho returns from precinct A
OF the Fourth ward, and precinct A Of
the Thtrteenth ward should not ba
counted. They are both Republican
h. II. Harrison followed for the Re.
publican candidates and at tho CEN
clusion OF his spsech the board of can.
vssssrs concluded to receive and
count tho returns. The objection TO
them were that the judges OF election
turns. Precinct A OF che Foufth ward
was counted and tailed to the salts.
faction OF all the candidates.
The returns from the Thirteenth
Wnrd were then read through the list
OF Republican candidates, there being
total vote OF 760 in the precinct, Tho
original vote stood: Republican 503.
on the head OF ticket, and 20S Demo.
Gratis. Threa hundred tallies had besn
added to the iull Democratic ticket,
with tho exception OF Atherton for su.
peane Judge, who had beeu given
20o, This made total vote OF little
over 1000, about 800 votes more than
arc In tho Precinct. The board decided
TO count tho precinct as returned. !.
This Will elect the ontire Democratic
county ticket, and Taylor, Republicau.
Tor the Legislature by As votes. Myers
and Young, Democratic candidates FOR
representative will still be defeated,
There is considerable feeling over
the discoveries in the Thirteenth ward,
The returns have boon In tho posses- :
sion OF tho clerk since Saturday.
THE EVENING SESSION.
A large crowd attended the evening
session or the canvassing board on.
gagged in rendering the Official
count, for Franklin County, o,
last Tuesdays election. Clerh
Joyce announced that there appeared
On the taco OF tho returns from pre-
clncs a, Thirteenth ward, a bold fraud,
which. had been committed since
Saturday evening, by some person whS
nRd secured tho tally-sheet and made
an addition Of 800 TO the
mum OF votes cast for each Donlo
cratic candidate. He would neithe,
| oiS "a suo upoNrhc, nOr ISSUE CBrtlQ
cate to any candidates, unles.
these 800 votes were flrst
deducted from tho totals on the Dem
ocratic tlckot. Matt Martin, an
other member OF the board
spoke In a similar strain
and Justice Fritschey, tn,
third member, said they We're ther
unanimous on this point. The 300
fraudulent votes, which had beer
talIied up, were deducted, and thu
returns read as originally
rendared. This will give Taylor, Re,
publican. about $50 plurality over
Young, Democrat. The official foot
ings have not peen made
but will not vary much from these fig
uros. The Republicans Will have two
OF the three members of the Lsglsla-
ture from this city.
Clerk Joyce offered 5000 reward TO
tho apprehension of tho thief who stol,
and altered the tally sheet, AN,
the commissioners were requested by
meeting OF citizens, who Witnessed tn
, count, to offer "a reward of 5000 for
I similar purpose.