Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-07
REPUBLICAN FRAUDS.
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the Democratic candidates.

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the Democratic Candidates.
EDITORS HERALD-The time has come
to protest against the barefaced iniquity
of men who, claiming to belong to party
of assumed extraordinary moral tenden-
cles, are in reality wolves in the garb of
sheep. An attempt has been made to re-
ject Democratic ballots upon which the
name Of Judge Sullivan appears below
the line upon which the designation of the
Office is contained. understand that the
Republican County Central Committee
originated the article which is contained
in the Express of yesterday claiming in
defiance of law that all that all these
ballots should be rejected because the
name was not contained upon the same
line as ths designation of the office.
The authority for this irrational propo-
sition is supposed to be contained
in Section 1,19l of the Political Code
which states that ballot contains on
the same line where the Office is men
toned the name of the person voted for.
Tie same section also declares that the
ticket shall be substantially in the form
prescribed. Section 1908 of the same
Code specifies that when ballot does not
conform to the requirements of Section
1191 it must be rejected.
A ballot must under the same section
be printed in certain definite kind of
type, and if it is true as contended by
the Republican Committee, that bal OF
such as that cast by the electors who
voted for Sullivan cannot be counted,
then no one who has q very long name
could ever run for any office be.
cause such name could not in some
instances be placed upon the same line
with the designation of the office. Such
claim is, of course, absurd, and would
never be seriously advocated by any one
save political bigot, whose prejudice
obliterated his microscopical evidence of
reason. 1t is not worth while, however,
to argue the question, because the Su-
preme Court in Kirk vs. Rhoads, 46 Cal.
39S, 405-7, decided that certain provi-
sions of Section 1.l91, entirely analogous
to that involved in this case, were not of
such binding force as to warrant the re-
lection of ballot. The court there
stated that such cause was insufficient
to justify the ignoring of ballot cast by
an elector.
Notwithstanding this plain decision,
which was called to the attention of the
officers controlling the Twentieth Pre-
cinct of this city, the members of the
Board are Republicans, for the purpose
as l charge of subserving the interests of
their own party, and with that consistent
mendacity which has been displayed of
late in this section of the country by i'm
ported long-baired buffers, and for the
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popular will, rejected these ballots.
When protested against their infamous
conduct, self-sufficlent creature who
posed in the garb of Supervisor of elec-
tion announced that he was clothed
by the Supreme Court with authority
to act. Of course the Supreme Court
had nothing to do with this biped. He
did not even know from whence his
authority proceeded; but his counsels
prevailed. I requested Mr.. Bell, the
only Democrat appointed by Demo-
cratic Board of Supervisors, to watch the
rejected ballots, feeling that they were
insecure in the netarious custody of his
Republican associates. And here say
to these officers whose unreasonable be-
havior resulted in the rejection of these
ballots, that if any Democrat is returned
defeated by number of votes not greater
than those rejected, they will hear
from US. 1t is at least satisfaction
to know that neither Judge Sullivan,
nor any one who was candidate with
him can be defeated by the acts Of these
disciplined bulldosers. 1t may be that
the result will show that this action has
not affected the election. In that case,
the affair can never eventuate
in contest; but, in any event, it
serves to display the malice of parties
whom the Democratic party has sought
to treat fairly. If the Democratic Board
of Supervisors had, as it should have
done, given majority of the board Of
election in these precincts to Democrats,
or to quasi respectable Republicans, the
present outrage would not have been at
tempted. STEPHEN M. WHrrE.
] Dated November 6, 1888.