The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-04

INnIANAPoLIs. IND, Nov. 2, 1883.
DEAR SIR: note the contents OF your letter
OF yesterday asking ME to agree that the IN
spectors at the coming election shall place a
rubber band around each ballot as voted. ! do
not believe that such an agreement can be
carried out over the entire state at this late day
anu am sure that no agreement we can make
VIII eject legal ballot voted In disregard or IT,
Nevertheless as such an agreement may in
some degree conduce TO a fair election II you
VII put your idea in the form OF q recommen
dation TO the inspectors will cheerfully sign it.
Yours truly, C. l.. JKwErT Chairman.
On receipt of this, Chairman Huston,
acting upon the suggestion contained In
Chairman Jewett's letter, submitted the
agreement officially signed for the approval
and signature of Chairman Jewett.
WHY JEwETr OBJECTS.
At late hour last night the Associated
Press correspondent found Chairman Jewett
at his hotel, aud showed him Chairman
Hustons statement. Mr. Jewett talked
freely about the proposed agreement sub
mltted. and gave his reasons for not signing
1T. AT the suggestion OF the correspondent,
he sat down and wrote the following state
ment:
There are many reasons why such an arrange
ment should not be made, aud one very good
one why it should be entirely futile. In the
hrst place the agreement would be incapable OF
fullhlment for the reason that it would be i'm
the fact that they were to be used thoroughly
understood at this late day.
2. The law of the state prohibits the placing
of any distinguishing mark on O ballot, aud
these bands might be construed as distinguish
ing marks, especially IL of different sizes or
variously placed upon the tickets nor could any
voter or inspector be compelled TO observe It.
3. 1t would be an innovation for the reason
such n practice has never been pursued 30 far
as know in this state.
4. The right given an inspector to manipulate
the ballot while putting on the band, would give
opportunity for fraud by changing the ballot
or inserting an additional ticket in each one,
and thereby preventing the counting of either
ticket.
3. The agreement could not authorize the
election board TO declare illegal a ballot found
in the box without band.
d. IL has been reported TO us for some days
that persons who are strangers in the commu-
nifty where they have been seen have been trav-
cling the state, having no business but
who have visited the republican election in
spectors, and no one else. We entertain real
apprehension that they have been instructiug
such as are corrupt enough to engage in such
work how to substitute tickets, stuff boxes and
commit other ballotbox devitry. The state
ment made by Mr.. Huston as TO ironing tickets,
voting tickets double, and all that sort OF thing,
merely rehash of circular often
issued by the Republican party In former
years and once called the pink circular" In
this circular these matters were set forth with
great particularty, and 1t was always In these
circulars charged by the republicans that the
democrats intended to resort to them. On the
other hand the democrats and better class of
people generally. always regarded these state
ments as merely intended TO instruct republi-
cans how to commit these crimes and implied a
request to go ahead and commit them. Any
statement that the democratic organization OF
this state has any knowledge of or connivance
with any fraudulent practice or Intended wrong
in connection with the election Is entirely false
and challenge proof. Mr.. Dudley, treasurer
Of the national republican committee and those
who are in sympathy with him, have q com.
plete monopoly of that sort or business in this
state. G. l.. JEwETT.