The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-06
An Effort Is Made to Divert Attention from
the Marion County Frauds by Inflamma-
tory Speeches to His Party Followers
Indignant Citizens, Belonging to Both
Parties, Hold q Mass-Meeting.
A Committee of One Hundred Business Men
Is Organized to Aid in Bringing to Just
ice the Perpetrators of the Frauds.
CLOSING OF THE COUNT.

OAO0AN0 OE HE COUNIs
Incidents OF the Concluding Work Of the
Democratic County Canvassing Board.
The closing proceedings of the Democratic
CONTRASTING board. yesterday morning, were quite
as high handed as the infamous acts which indi-
Gated early in the beginning of the count de-
termination. regardless of law and right to
bring about the result desired by Sim Coy and
his INSCRIPTIONS allies The whole proceeding
is an open and practical demonstration to the
public of the power that this scheming politi-
clan, who defes law. aud does not hesitate to
override the most sacred rights of
the people, has gained in Mari
on county, and it makes plain TO
those who have been slow to realize the danger
of such man to the community's interests that
he will not hesitate to make the most vianous
use of every advantage at hand. A more out
rageous and damnabe purpose could not be con-
ceived than the deliberately planned scheme of
this thoroughly direputable politician to turn
over to law defying clique, by means of the
most garing frauds, judicial Office, in order
that they may have perfect immunity from pun
ishment or interference in violating the
statutes The act in the wide scope
of its vllainy. embraces almost every species Of
crime, and yet this what was attempted.
through the agency of unscrupulous and sub
servent persons completely under the control of
the Democratic boss, in the official count of the
vote by the canvassing board. Joe Mackin,
Democratic politician Of ill fame, is now serving
a fve-years sentence in the Illinois penitentiary
for attempting the same thing in Chicago.
The scene in the Circuit Court room at o'clock
in the morning, when the tally-sheet of the Sec
ond precinct OF the Fourth ward was presented
to the chairman of the board to be read, was a
remarkable one.
When the tally was spread upon the desk be-
fore Chairman Bernhamer Township Trustee
Many sat upon one side of the scroll and County
Clerk McLain upon the other Some one called
attention to place in the tally-shest where
twenty-on marks, four tallies and single
mark, had been scratched off from Mr. Twins
vote for Judge of the Criminal Court, and given
to Mr.. Ayres. the Democratic candidate for that
Office This was done in such a hungling way
that the alteration might be seen at glance. The
stolen tallies were added to Mr.. Ayres's count
in hand quite different from that in which the
other tallies had been made When this was
pointed ont Mr. Bernhamer showed no DISPOSE
ton to stop that the sheet might be examined,
but urged that the count be proceeded with
At his elbow, looking over his shoulder, his face
flushed. and evidently greatly excited. stood
John Huegele, chairman Of the executive COM
mittee of the Liquor League. Daniel Mounineer,
also saloon keeper, sat near Mr. Bernhamer,
upon the judges platform. Anumber of per-
sons-twenty or more-among them John p.
Elan, John L. Gridiths. Stanton j. Peelle, A. F.
Potts, DR. Wagner and Harry Taylor, looked at
the doetored sheets Mr. Elan tried to
question the inspector of the pre-
cinct, but was not allowed to proceed
being told he was not member of the board
DR.. Wagner mounted chair, and, addressing
the forty or fifty persons outside the railing,
asked them, as honest men, whether Democrats
or Republicans, to come and look at the infam-
Gus SCROLL
Sim Coy, Henry N. Span and Steve
Matter hastily retired to ante-room and con-
ferred together. The remark made that the
changes on that scroll. this being matter in
volving the election of Congressman, might
put striped suits upon some one, startled two or
three other persons near Mr.. Bernhamer. one of
whom Immediately left the room and went home
Mr.. Bernhamer himself lost his reading clerk
voice, and when he again began his call of fig
ures it was in tones thick and husky
The return of the fourth precinct of Wayne
township was read last. delay Of an hour or
more having been caused in concluding this part
of the work by Hiram Miller's having taken the
tally sheets home with him. Another delay of
an hour was caused by wait for an expert &C.
countant who had been sent for at the last mo-
ment. 1t was o'clock when the work of foot
ing up the vote for the different candidates be-
gan. This progressed without incident until
the figures on Sullivan and Rollins were added,
when Mr.. Henry Schlotzhauer, by mistake,
made the majority of Sullivan only twenty-five
Sullivan was sent for in great haste, and while
MIR. Schlotzhauer was going over the figures a
second time to ascertain whether or not he had
really made mistake, Sullivan walked into the
room, greatly excited, ard snatched from the
expert the paper upon which he was noting his
figures, throwing it upon the floor. Mr.. Schlotz-
hauer Indignantly arose aud started TO leave the
room, remarkisg that he had come there at the
solicitation of the officers Of the board,
and that he would submit to av
insults Sullivan was quoted by his
friends and Mr. Schlotzhauer was induced to re-
sumo work on the figures, but Sullivan and two
or three of the Democratic watchers again began
clustering about the count, and he left and could
not be persuaded to return.
The adding of the returns was completed by
Frank Joyce. and Messrs Reyford aud johnson,