The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17

" don't remember but might have
done IT,"
"Quite a number Of Democrats were
laid Off after the election in 1902" said
Mr.. Whitacre.
"I had nothing to do with what the boss
did" il H"".'
"Do you swear no Democrats were dis
charged Immediately after the election in
1S9O?n atI
II cannot swear TO IT,
"A few were laid off, but work was
slack do not think II was on account OF
election. 1 have know Mr.. Dueber for
eleven years, and never knew him TO ask
auy man how he voted" continued Mr..
Buetelspacher.
"Soon after the election Mr.. Dueber
made an assignment 2" said the attorney,
"Yes SIR"
"was there not an order issued then
not interfere In politics?n
"No sir.n
THE NAVARRO MUDDLE.
Robert Gachter Of Navarro, was next
called. He said ~ was Judge in precinct
A. Bethlehem township, at the late cleo
tion. We got through with the count
about o'clock"
"what do you know about seven tickets
counted for John Thomas and b. +. Wey-
brecht ?" asked Mr.. Whiting.
Seven tickets we're marked at the
head of the Democratic ticket, and the
voter then went down to John Thomas
and put an y in front of his name. These
seven votes were counted for Mr.. Thomas
and Mr.. Weybrecht," said the witness.
Clerk o. NJ. Coxen then produced the
ballots in question,
The seven tickets are straight Demo-
cratic, excepting an X 10 placed opposite
the name John Thomas. These tickets
were counted for Mr.. Thomas and Mr..
Weybrecht.
The witness was cross examined by Mr..
Whitacre. He said: There we're three
other tickets which were not counted !;
they we're thrown out and afterwards
burned. One of these tickets was mark
ed on the line between the Democratic
ticket and and James L. Campbell.
There were two other tickets that were
marked to the left of the word ticket, and
under the word Democrat. These tickets
were not counted.
The hearing was then adjourned until
o'clock this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
T. j. Fribley of Navarro, was the first
witness called this afternoon. l lived in
Massillon for two years, and left there
May /, 1891, and went to Navarro. sold
my drug stock at Massillon February 16,
1891. After l went to Navarro l took q trip
through the west and was gone FIVE
months. returned to Navarro the Satur-
day before election. When left Navarro
my intention was to return there. While
travelling in the west regarded Navarro
as my home. l have been in Navarro
ever since l returned there. l made an
attempt to vote in Precinct A, Bethlehem
township, at the late election. My vote
was challenged. / was allowed to vote
under protest. My ballot was placed
under the ballot box and not in it. l of
fered a Republican ticket. 1t was a full
Republican ticket. There was an Y mark
opposite McKinley's name. (Judge Day
then suggested that the mark was oppo-
site the Republican ticket and the witness
concluded that was it. The ballot in
question was produced by Clerk Coxen
and Identified by the witness.
DIT. WAS CTOb5 r,
Crane. II was shown during the cross
examination that the evident Intention Of
the witness was to remain in the west II
he had not been taken sick. The evidence
seemed to show that he had gone west to
make his home, but that sickness caused
him to change his plans.
Philip Loew of Navarro was the next
witness. He was Democratic inspector at
Precinct A, Bethlehem township. He
said that when he heard how the seven
tickets were marked he called up Chair
man Monnot and that gentleman said the
tickets could not be counted for Wey-
brecht. In cross examination he said he
had a conversation with Mr.. Fribley, who
said he was going west and IL he
found anything satisfactory he would
remain. After he returned to Navarro
he told me that he had been taking sick,
and was obliged to return. He also testi-
fled regarding one ticket which he thought
was not counted by the judges, that had
the Y on the line between the words
democratic ticket" and "James e.
Campbell for Governor"
iJohn Whitmire, a Democratic judge was
next called. His testimony regarding the
disputed tickets was the same as that of the
other witnesses. He also gave some facts
regarding the vote of Mr.. Fribley. In re-
gard to the legality of the vote of man
named Max Luderer, he said that he knew
nothing beyond the fact that a man by
that name attempted to vote at Navarro.
He voted under protest and the vote was
not counted. He did not produce his
naturalization paDerg,