Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-03
HARD PRESSED.
Republican Lies Falling
Thick and Fast.
THE RUBBER BAND ROORBACK
The g. o. p.'s Way of Managing a
Campaign of Thought
and Reason.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

man Huston, of the Republican State
Central Committee, in his letter to
Chairman Jewett, of the Democratic
Committee, yesterday, suggested that
the election inspectors be required to
place small rubber band around each
ballot as it was received, this band not
to be removed until the ballots were
taken from the box. This it was thought
would preclude the possibility of any
person depositing more than one ballot.
Chairman Jewett replied as follows
"I do not believe such an agreement
can be carried out over the entire State
at this late day, and am sure
no agreement we can make can
effect legal ballot voted in disregard of
it. Nevertheless, as such an arrange
ment may in some degree conduce to q
fair election, if you will put your idea in
the form of recommendation to in
spectors, 1 will cheerfully sign it."
On receipt of this reply, Chairman
Huston acting upon the suggestion con-
mitted an agreement officially signed for
Jewett. To this Mr.. Jewett replied sub
stantially:
"I said in my letter this morning that
the scheme was impracticable at this late
day, and since then have learned that
of the kind named in the State of Indi-
that it is impracticable to get bands and
I, n x,o hor dict fr;h ona fr,11u ,,nIor-
stood by election day. Besides is has
laien of a ticket by an inspector, aside from
placing it in the box, would be regarded
are unused to any such proceeding. A
the voter to put band on the ballot
himself, and the same results would
thereby be accomplished"
To this Chairman Huston acquiesced,
returning the agreement with the amend
ment embodied, and stating that he
would undertake to furnish all the rub
Der bands required, the expense to be
shared by the committees.
The correspondence abruptly closes
here. The messenger that carried Hus-
Democratic headquarters tonight re-
turned with the statement that Chair
man Jewett said he had nothing more to
say.
The character and outcome of the COR
| comment tonight in political circles.
Chairman Huston, when asked tonight
| by an Associated Press correspondent
| pof hnr al
4 Of general interest that led him to pro-
pose the rubber bands plan, and make
such persistent efforts to secure its adop-
ton, said there were very urgent and i'm
portant reasons, and furnished the fol-
lowing written statement.
Yesterday we learned from q man who
had been taken into the scheme by the
Democrats, that double voting was to be
| resorted to by them all over the State.
This man was taken into room where
he and several other men from different
counties were instructed in the art of
voting double tickets. They were told
to fold and iron smooth a number OF bal
lots the night before election one or
more of these ballots smoothed in that
way were then to be slipped into the
folds of a lawful ballot, and this ballot
was to be held with the finger fastened
on the side of the ballot opposite the
outward fold so that no one could
see that there we're other ballots
inside the lawful ballots. Democratic
inspectors were to be instructed to seize
the ballot between the fingers in the
same way and deposit in the box quickly.
Once inside the box, the lawful ballot
would spring open and the spurious bal
Ynfc k<>f. .k,f ~ I'll.
when the box was shaken, or the ballots
stirred by the hand Of the inspector in
counting. The informant disclosed the
name OF the man giving instructions, but
we are not ready to make it known to the
public. l regret to say that he is an
!ndianian and holds his head pretty
high. These men were also instructed
to have these tickets voted by electors
who might be bought on election day by
the Dem nocrats, but afterwards this part
OF the scheme was abandoned temporarily
for fear the Republicans might watch
the voters too closely to permit the sue
cessful operation of the plan, and those
receiving the instructions were told to
get the better class of Democrats to cast
these ballots, for they would not likely be
watched SO closely by the Republicans.
These instructions have been given to
parties all through the State, and in or
der to encourage them, they were told
that the same plan Was to be operated inl
New York. have accordingly advised
our friends in New York to be on their
guard"
The balance of the statement partakes
of the nature of party instructions re-
garding the subject.
THIS EXPLAINS 1T.
Illusions great interest in the purity
of elections, as above developed, probably
has no connection with the following dis
patch sent from indianapolis under date
October 31st:
INDIANAPOLIS, October 81. The follow
ing secret letter has been captured and
was published in the Sentinel this morn
ing. It was sent from the National Re.
publican headquarters in New York,
written on the usual paper that Quay and
Dudley use. The indication from all |
over the State show that the scheme out |
lined by Dudley in the letter are being |
carried out. In it he says:
II hope you have kept copies o., the lists |
sent me. Such information is very val |
liable, and should be used to great ad- |
vantage. II has enabled me to demon
strate the fact that with proper assist
ance Indiana is surely Republican for |
Governor and President, and has result |
ed as hoped it would in securing for |
Indiana the aid necessary.