New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-14
FRANK HURD WANTS A SEAT.
HOPEFUL OF UNsEATING MR.. RoMEIs.
GROUNDS FOR MAKING A CoNrESr-BRiDERY, RE-
PEATING AND INTIMIDATION.
tBY TELEGRAPH THE Tribunal


WASHINGTON, June 13.-Frank Hurd VIII mako
determined effort to reverse the decision OF his former
constituents who thought best last fall that lie should
stay of home and will contest in the House next winter
the seat TO which Mr. ROmeis elected. He has been
diligently at work collecting testimony, which according
TO law was sent clerk Of the House not long ago.
and is now held by him for safe keeping Mr. Hurd
when asked about the nature OF tho testimony whchhs
had presented refused first to say anything beyond
expressing his conviction that he would win n unan
nous report In his favor from the Election Committee,
be constituted. In an interview,
however, with Post reporter, he gave the principal
facts which he says have been proved by the testimony
He says; 1.-THE apparent majority against me in the
district was 239. To show my right to my scat this
number of must be overcome. In one precinct.
which gaye Mr.. ROmeIs 900 majority, the testimony
shows that the ballots tempered with after the
polls had been closed. Three counts Of the bal.
lots were had with different results. Finally
tho judges added four votes to tho different
candidates. with ballots the boxes TO correspond
with tho votes as c6dhted. Two OF the judges swore
that the certificate that they had signed false and
that does really state the result OF the election In
that precinct and they know OF no way in which the
true result may be ascertaned With the imp eachmens
of this certificate, it became the duty of the conesce
to show that he had received the majority
In that precinct. He has not undertaken
to give any such proofs; but, the contrary. it
shown that after the polls closed. nineteen
were paid by the Republican managers in one saloon
from 50 apiece for their services at the polls the
fact being that they rendered no services.
and that the money paid for their
votes and influence. In addition, an agent for
tho Republican National Committee visited that precincs
I'm Tho beginning Of the canvass and testified that he
found the precinct all for me- lie inquired What was
necessary to change It, II replied Money The
Xcd ut $1,000 He then returned 10
NewYOrk aud informed the chairman OF tho Republican
National Committee Of the amount necessary 10 carry
the precinct md agreed that IL should Dc sent lie
testified that lie went back to Toledo few days
helore the election, aud found by conversation
with the crcnt OF the precinct that the money
had received and distributed among the voters
generally whereby the sentiment was changed TO tla
support OF the cOntcstee He testhes that the money
paid carried the precinct against me. ms general
bribery this precinct cad to the throwing out or
the 32O majority which Mr. Ron els received"
"But how about The remaining nineteen votes OF his
majority y ,,
II proved that there were in the neghborhood oftwo
hundred IN the city OF Toledo BY people VINO
election and aid not IN the November election, and
with whom the citizens OF the various precincts where
the votes were cast were unacqualnled prove thas
fifteen men left the cities OF Philadelphia and
New-York two days before the election
10 20 to Toledo, and were there
of election day to vote and that they voted in the diff
ierent precincts from i've 10 fifteen limos apiece Ihey
went there, as the testimony shows, under tue pay OF
the Republican managers, ana voted the hcPuphcan
ticket" -
"Blt how coull such things occur I"
I'VE have 10 registration law IN Ohlo' ana upOaa
chlenec when a man IA willing to swear his vote IN.
the Judge Is obliged 20 accept IT, There are olnef
which i unnecessary 10 specify think y Is sl!ie.sls
when have shown / have indicated that was
beaten hy genera bribery repeating ana iAthidAtioh