New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-30
THE FRAUDS IN CINCINN1TI.
THE REPUBLICANS OF The COMMITTEE FLAILY
CONTRADICTFD BY THE DEMOCRATS.
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CONTRADICTFD BY THE DEMOCRATS.
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CoLrMBUs, April 29.-Thc expected war in
the ohio Senate averted to-day by an agreement
between the Republicans and Democrats TO postpone
the consideration of the Hamilton County contest until
IL a. IN. next Wednesday, Late this afternoon Senator
Coulter for the Republican section OF the non-parsan
committee read the report favorable TO the four RepuO
Ican 1t is long document skiiuy written
by Senator Pringe Ii starts ont with general de-
scrptiOn of the alleged systematic arrangement for
fraud by the Democratic party at the october election
OF 1855 Ii then takes up the election returns OF Pre-
cinct A. Fourth Ward, Cincinnati; Precincts @
and Il, OF tho Sixth Ward, and Precinct l.
OF the Ninth Ward. and gives the reasons why
they should be eliminated from the The result OF
elimination is shown, and by II the election of the Re-
publican candidates These figures show that llardacre
the lowest Republican. was elected over the highest
Democrat by majority OF 932 that the majorties of
Nessrs. Kirchner, McGil and Richardson, the other
Republican candidates. were respectively 1914, 1871
and LASS. system OF counting made under
rule that when the returns mpeached by the fraud
OF election officers they must he thrown out and cert
Gates Of election OF the present incumbents become
worthless The report continues by making cOmpar-
of the the precincts in the fall and
spring elections II claims show that by adding %
per cent to tie Democratic vote for loss at the spring
election, but not touching the Republican vote
the fraudulent returns and their extent shown. and
also the suppressed vote Of the Republicans.
According the report the election by this comparison
OF each Republican Senator by approximately the
majOIitles would be made plain. From this on, the
port forth general terms the description OF tue
frauds committed In other wards. direct charge ~
made against the police officials OF aiding the fraud in
of the Democratic ticket The report also shows
ballots OF each the custody OF
the police and persons who desired to get into them
could change tickets take them out tanpor with them
in any other way. Many Of the boxes show marks
of the chise in opening them. and there is evidence
showing that tickets scratched and ballots alb
sracted In order that they might dscred the
and find excuse for charging frauds upon the Repub
cans. The evidence supporting this claim is rccited
and OF the strongest points OF given The
repor closes with recaptuatIOn finding the Repubi.
can candidates. George w. Hardacre, Frank Kirchncr.
LANES G. Richardson and AMI McGill entitled to the
seats and the Democratic Senators. John Brashears.
Robert kuehnert. Moses +. Wilson and James g. Hoppc
are not entitled them. The Republic IN mJoritics
as follows: Hardacrc over Wilson, 932; kirchner
Hoppe, O74: McGln over Knehnert, l.3ll Richard
son over Brashears LASS The report is signed by T.
Il. Coulter, 4. J. Pringle and W. L. Rannells.
Tho rcpOrt the Democratic section read by senator
Dodd Is "A shrewdy worded document and emncntly
satisfactory the Democrats IL begins by saying hat
the committee found the machinery OF tho two leading
political parties under the aupulaOl and partial con
addition to the Fourth Ward fraud tho Democratic IN
Yegatora report that the returns Ia precincts A. Icnn
Ward: ID. Tenth q. Eleventh; ID, Iwenty-third; Z,
Twenty fourth. are not prima ace evidence OF the re-
suit OF the election In those precincts They ma that
legal votes have been proved In these precincts Tor
the coutestOrs Accordingly the vote Is
deducted Many Illustrations furnished from tho
testimony to support this action. BY throwing out the
preoncs referred to. the Democratic Senators are given
a majority. rccaplatiOn OF the figures according 10
Democratic arithmetic produces the following result.
showing the Democratic maioritios Wilson over Hard
acre. 700 Hoppe over Kirchner. 665; Kuehnert over
NcGil, 1888; Brashears over Richardson, 2O7. The
committee presents four separate resolutions seating
the four Senators. The Democratic design ia TO bring
the cases before the Senate separately.