The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-12-13
A PURE BALLOT AND A FAIR
COUNT,

Yes, we are for 4 fair count, II
there Ia anything that every honest
man should be In favor OF, II lisa fair
count OF ballots cast by the voter Ia
some sections Of West Virginia there
WAS not a fair count, A recount OF the
ballots IN the Charleat0n district, Kan,
awha county, seems % prove this, The
recount has lust been made, under the
argus eyed lawyers aud friends Of
both parties, aud there eau
DC no mistake about II,
In tho recount of the Charleston dis,
tflGt, Fleming, Dem, nominee for Gov
ernor, gained IA votes, and doh, Rep,
lost n, making u difference Of B votes,
while Anderson, the Democratic nom
in6H for Congress, gained 70 YOtGa, or
enough 10 elect him by N plurality,
Now tho error In the hrst count was a.
ther through gross CareleHsness or
through Intentional fraud The Wheel,
Ing Register, Ia speaking OF thiR out
rage says
"lhe explanation Of the change rs
simple, Tho Democratic ~GanYasser OF
Charleston precinct charged, when the
original count was going on, that Dem
OGrHtlo ballots were read wrong, the
nameh Of Con ana MGGinulR being sub
Rlituled for Fleming aud Anderson,
The recount was expected 10 develop
tho truth Of his assertion, aud II has
done 80, Fourteen ballots which, IL ap-
pears, have been counted for the re,
publican candidates., bear plainly on
their faces, without scratch or slbgti
tute the names Of Fleming ana Alder,
60u,"
so much for the count, Lot ua look
nov TO the Impure ballots, There ~.
pears ~ have been % large colonization
ut Illegal voters into the counties OF
Mercer aud Mcdowell, bordering ON
old virginia, THESE CDl0ul2ed voters
are all blnckG aud difficult Of identi6-
ClliOu, Vhofe IN no registry law IN
Weat Virginia aud tho Judges OF cleo
tIpuf arc compelled 10 rrCeiyeGycry bal
lot presented, with tho prescribed Uatli,
At simmons Creek, "a precinct IN Mef-
Ger county experts who have been go.
Ing over Che poll books, have found 100
nui0cl OF persons who have no residence
In the county or state, At another pre-.
ClnCt ~ names have been found OF
non Ie8ldcnt voters, IL EllhOrn pre-,
c,nct Mcdowell county, l2b Illegal yOtel
have been discovered, A dispatch from
lrnmWell Mercer county, 10 the N, y.
World Of yesterday Gays
IN any event 100 Illegal votes Ia one
precinct 10 not no bud, II this ratio
could have been maintained through,
out the state, the Republicans could
have rolled up a surprising majority IN
favor Of protection and Hu honest
count AS tho extent OF tile ltepuhll'
can colonization aud bribery bccOmrl
palmer, the only wonder Is that they
did not carry Tic state, In addition 10
the colonization of this county there Va
pretty good evidence that they cE'
pended u corruption fund Of over
$1,000, Considering the small pOpula'
ton in the county aud the extreme
poverty of the great majority OF the
people, this was u most liberal allow.
auCe for Mercer, The Republicans de-,
pended on carrying that county by
cOlOnillng alone, II was cheaper, and
besides tie penalty for conviction lg
much less than for bribery The name.
Of the seventy .sly negroes who voted
IN Mercer county have been found 20.
Registered and having voted also tu
Virginia ana Informed that every
one Of the spyCuiy,giE Is known, and
| that they VIII probably be Indicted al
the present term of tho Grand Jury
Tile above are only q TOW of the ease
| brought TO light, Fraud, bribery and
| colonization 8r0m 10 have been me
campaign methods In West Va, De-
| hind ul this stand the agents and 900
a'lgut1rg. First Mathew Quay, United
state, Senator and chairman of tbl
| Republican National Committee; Sue
/ urd, W, ", Dudley Treasurer ui tN.
/ Committee and confidential friend uI
| Che PRECEDENT elect, Now what sNuI
we sruy Probably % few lguOuu.
/ negroes will be- punished Too Yves. VIZ
| piula and perhaps SEN, 90 Inc leni,ru
. tilry. hut tNp hpurlCiNT|us of tUnl0
/ crimes viii occupy the highest place.
/ OF honor Ina the land, and hr lOukel
up No n5 the 0UyIuIN Of % great part,
/ of moral IDEAS, iu u great crisis, SurDl!
/ these things nuke patriots and CHRIS
iiaus weep and despair OF the future o
Che Republic