New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-04
NO EFFORT TO STOPFRAUDS
DEMOCRATS OPPOSE ALL PLANS FOR
HONEST VOTING IN INDIANA
COUNTER STATEMENTS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE TWO STATE CoMMITTEEs-A PRAcrI-
CAL WARNING TO THE FRIENDS OF


CAL WARNING TO THE FRIENDS OF
PURE ELECTION.
indianapolis. Nov. 3-ChaIrman Huston, Of tho
Republican State Committee on Friday, having nearu
that plans were on foot stuff the ballot boxes with
double ballots, requested Chairman Jowett OF the
Democratic Committee, to join him In advising that
rubber band be placed around each ballot as voteh.
Mr. Jewett. after some hesItating correspondence,
declined to take any action Ono Of his excuses was
that the bands could not be obtained. Chairman
Huston Immediately replied that W. p. Burfor, OIL
this city, agreed 10 furnish all the bands necessary
Caught in his own trap, Mr. Jewett refused to make
any further reply. Then Chairman Huston made tho
following public statement OF his reasons for propos
ing the agreement. Said he:
We learned from q who had been taken into tho
scheme BY the Democrats that double voting was 10 DC
resorted to ty them all the State. This man was
taken into room he and several other men from
different counties instructed In the art OF voting
double tickets They told to fold and iron smooth
q OF ballots the night before the election one
or more ballots smoothed in that way were tnen
slipped into the folds Of the lawful ballot ana ts
ballot be held with the finger on the SIDE OF the
ballot opposite outward fold that no one could see
that there other ballots inside the lawful bao''
Democratic Inspector be instructed to seize inc
ballot between his fingers In the same way and oepos.
In the box quickly. Once inside the box, the lawrui
ballot would spring and the spurious ballots would
drop folds. especially when the box was shaken
or ballots stirred by the hand Of the Inspector in
counting. The informant discoses the name Of the man
giving the instructions but are not ready to make
known the public. 1 regret 10 say that he Is an
Indiana man and holds his head pretty high. Those
men instructed TO have these tickets voted oJ
the electors might be bought election day BY the
Democrats but afterward this part OF the scheme was
abandoned temporarily for fear that the Republicans
might watch the too closely TO permit the sue
operation Of the pan and the parties receiving
instructions told the better class OF Democrats
these ballots for they would not likely be watched
closely by the Republicans These instructions have
been given to parties all through the STATE and In order
to encourage them they told that the same plan
WIS to be operated In New-York I have accordingly
advised our friends In New.York be their guard
Mr.. Jewett in reply wrote the following statement ::
There many reasons why such an arrangement
should be made and good one why IL would
be entirely futile. First-The agreement would be In
capable ulfnent for the reason that IL would be I'm
possible get bands distribute them and have the
fact that they be used thoroughly understood 1T
this late day.
second-The law OF the State prohibits the placing Of
any distinguishing mark o ballot and these bands
might be construed as distinguishing marks especially
OF different variously placed upon the ticket
Nor could any voter inspector be compelled to OBJ
1t.
Thiri-It would he an innovation for the reason that
such practice has never been pursued. far as know
in this State.
Fourth-The right given the inspector 10 manipulate
the ballot while putting the band would give opportunity
traudueny changing the ballot or inserting an ad
dltlona ticket in each one. and thereby preventing the
counting OF either ticket
Ffth-The agreement could not authorize an election
board to reject legal ballot found in the box without
band.
Slxth-Ir has been reported for some days that
persons in the communities where they
have been travelling the State hav-
Ing no known business but who have visited Republican
election inspectors and else. We entertain
apprehension that they have been instructng such
as are corrupt enough engage In such work how 70
substitute tickets stun the boxes and commit other ballot
box deviltry.
The statement made by Mr.. Huston as to ironing
tickets voting double and all that sort OF thing
is In slang phrase chestnut" II Is merely rehash
Of circular often issued by the Republican party in
former years and called the pink circular" In
this circular these set forth with gres:
particularly and always in these circulars charged
by Republicans that the Democrats intended TO resort TO
them. On the other hand, Democrats and the better
class Of people generally, always regarded these state
merely intended instruct Republicans how to
these crimes and implied request to go ahead
md commit them. Any statement that the Democratic
organization OF this State has knowledge Of or con-
with any fraudulent practices intended wrog
with the election Is enirey false and
challenge proof