Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-05-06


mittee strung together In the respective
ballot boxes Of said precinct, and from
the further fact that these fictitious bal
lots and fraudulent additions amounted
In the aggregate to 658 votes.
ora eR IRREouI.ARI1fEa
8. We further find that in the follow
Ing named precincts said directory pro-
visions Of the statute, namely, that pro-
viding for .e....e counting Of the ballots,
was wholly disregarded 10 fact we do
not contend would void the election or
60 to show the prima facie character OF
thereturns unless accompanied by the
intentional Justification Of the returns
by the election board.) We further
find that In each of said following
named precincts scratched ballots were
found which by the election boards had
been counted as straight; but inasmuch
as said ballots were found scattered
Throughout the stright tickets we are Of
the opinion that the discrepancy shown
between the ballots and the returns by
the recount of your committee Is due to
| to error rather than to intentional faIsl-
| fication. We also find that the ballots
IN precinct A, Seventh ward, were to q
very large extent found by us In the
ballot box unstamped, but to this we
attach little importance as the mechan-
ical apparatus for stamping (althougli
no proof was made as to this particular
precinct) was imperfect.
The committee then shows various
other irregularities In other precincts.
some In favor of the Republicans and
some In favor Of the Democratic candf-
dates. After all fraudulent votes are
thrown out and all errors eliminated
the committee concludes:
The total vote accredited to the con.
| tcstees and cOntestors herein by the Of
fetal return is as follows: H0pple 3s,-
BAT, Brashears 34,tq0, Kushnert "a. .819,
Wilson 3d,S7S, Hardacre 34.Ic8, Kirch-
ner 34,2.4 Richardson "a ,401, Mc(5iII
81, ,253. From these amounts respect.
lively deduct for A precinct, Fourth
ward, from contestees Hopple, Brash.
ears, Kueknert and Wilson 918 each;
from contestants Hardacre, Krichner,
Richardson and McGill 48 each. This
Twill leave the aggregate vote for each
as follows: Hoppie 3S,921, Brashears
81, ,6G4, Krehnert 81, 500, Wilson, 81, ,947,
HarlacFe "a $50. Kirchner "a, ,l05, Eich-
ardson "a ,S53, McGill 81, SOS. From the
totals 81 reduced, making the deduction
for precincts A and ID, Tenth ward; G.
eleventh, d and G twelfth; u and g
twenty-third, and G, twenty-fourth, al
i indicated above, leaves the several con.
i testee and contestors with the following
totals: Hopple 3s,0l7, Brashears, 32,'
I777; Wilson. 33 ,0S7; Hardacre, 80, 19s,.
Kirchner, 80, 900; Richardson, 82,AfS
McGill, SO 3,303. From these totals
SO reduced making tse deductions fol
4 precincts r., Ninth; B, Twentieth; "A
and E, Fifteeth as indicated above. leave
the several c0ntestees and contest0ri
4 with the following totals: Hopple, 50,
265; Brashears, 1880; Kuehnert, So,
03S; Wilson, 32,2SI; Hariacre, 81 ,5ls
Il Kirchner.gl5 597; Richardson, 81 ,755
McGill,, 81 ,6R3. Deducting from thesl
totals the amounts indicated above fo
Ierrors in any precincts where q re
count was made, which your commit
4 tee finds should be eliminated, we fint
1.-The several cOntestees and confession
therein with the following totals; Hop
1 Pile, 80, 259, Brashears, 81 $3.50; Kuehnert
$1,000; Wilson, 32,272; Hardacre, 81,
500; Kirchner, 81 $50; Richardson, Bill,
i 752;; McGill, 81 ,C25. Then to these to
tails add the sums which your commit
4 tee found should be added to correc
Ierr0rs and we find the contestees ant
contestors herein should be creditet
with the following vote: Hopple, 32,
299; Brashears, 80, ,025; Kuehnert, go.
O54; Wilson, 32,316; Hardacre, 3l,5I7
Kirchner, 3l,6:M; Richardson, 81 ,3Oe
Il McGill, 31,67l.
Based upon the foregoing findings,w
recommend for adoption the foll0win,
resolution: ssls
r ssoLvED. That Moses F. Wilson
was elected a member Of the Senate d
the sixty-seventh General Assembly o
n Ohio.
REsoLvEo, That James q. Hoppl
was elected q member of the Senate d
sixty-seventh General Assembly Of til
!. State Of Ohio.
Resolved, That Robert Kuehne.
!. was elected q member of the Senate, q
1.-The sixty-seventh General Assembly o
!, the State Of Ohio. --5Sss \
II Resolved, That Erashears wa
elected member of the Senate of Til
I sixty-seventh General Assembly Of th
State Of Ol,i0.
II Resolved. That John Brashears wa
elected q member of the Senate of til,
sixty-seventh General Assembly OF th,
4 State Of Ohio.
IA. r. vANCLEAF,
WIILIAM LAWRENCE,
i IL 81 DOTD ss