The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-10
LETTERS IRON THE PEOPLE.
A Card,from JUG. TAYLOR.


TO the Editor Of ffp INDIANAPOLIS Journal
In your issus-oe to-day there is a card over
the signature ga Voter" which from
its Decentralization, Republicans!"-uuex
planned, might 90 me injustice. The writer
says Judge n. rR Taylor. who was elected
Judge of the Superior Court Of Marion county
by Republican voters, was at the polls Tues
day last, aud when appealed to by Republicans
TO youch for Captain Curtis, conductor on
the Vandalia railroad. whom Judge Taylor
knew to be legal voter, the Judge turned on
bis heel and walked of. Republicans will re-
member this
While at the polls in the FIRST precinct Of the
Third ward OIL the morning OF election day,
Judge Elliott OF the Supreme Court. asked me
ii / could vouch foe Mr.. Charles c. Curtlce
whose right to vote had been chal-
only person who spoke TO me
on the subject / did not know then, and do
not know now, thas Mr.. Curtice legal voter
IN that precinct. / knew that hs had been
conductor on the Vandalia railroad between In
dianapolis and 81. Louis, and that he had. while
such conductor. boarded III said precinct; but
knew be ceased TO be such conductor some time
in August, 1857. and went to the State Of Texas
IN some railroad employ meuttnere and that he
had been there ever since making only two or
three short visits here since his going there, and
that he had only returned from Texas the night
before or the morning OF the election. And
have been informed that he had made invest
meuts there. and intended to remain there per-
nanently. made this statement, substantially,
TO Judge Elliott, aud told him that while it was
my wish that every legal voter. whether Repub-
lican. Democrat. or by whatever other name
called, should cast his vote I could not, in view
OF the facts known to me and the information
had. vcuch, or make any affidavit, that Mr. Cur.
tce was such resid ent OF the precinct entitled
him TO vota Judge Elliott seemed to realize
the force of my statement, and did not further
press the matter. These are the simple facts OF
the case And while I am wholly ignorant
Of VINO "a Voter is, hope that
am justified in the conclusion that il he had
known the facts he would not have written the
published card referred to. Add shortly after
the above occurred was solicited to vouch for .
Democratic voter Who had resided several years
in said precinct, but knew that some time last
spring he went to Bloomington, Ind, and was
there until few weeks before the election, snd
having no knowledge whether 1t vas his int-n-
ton when he went to BLOOMINGTON TO remain
there or not declined to vouch for him.
was solicited tn vouch for another Demo
Graf whose vote was challenged, and / declined
because had not sufficient personal knowledge
of the facts 20 consciept iously make the nee
essary affidavit
The above three were the only cases where I
was solicited TO make an affidavit to aid a chal-
leneed voter to vote snd my action in each.
trust that you will give this insertion 10 your
paper and as prominent one as the card Of
which it is explanatory. N. B. TAYLOR
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 8. 1885,