The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1892-11-02
Republican Politicians Petition for
Election Supervisors In Perry
County, Indiana.
Democrats Denounce the Act as an
Attempt at Intimidation and
Fraud.
AND ARE MAKING 1T WARM FOR
THE PETITIONERS.

date and brighten timid Democratic vot-
ers from the polls and commit any other
fraud that may further their diabolical
ends is fully illustrated by the actions
that few of them have taken, Just
across the river. Seeing defeat staring
them in the face, they have asked that
Supervisors be placed at the polls in
their county, Perry. This shows what
will be done, should a Force Bill ever
become law. The good and respect
able citizens of Perry county, of all par
ties, are justly indignant at this insult to
their responsibility and freedom, and
will rebuke the petitioners and their
abetors on the Sth prox. by roll
ing up large Democratic majority.
ACTION OF DEMOCRATS OF TELL CITY.
At meeting of the Cleveland and
Stevenson Club, of Tell City, Perry
County, Indiana, called to consider the
action of certain Republicans who APP
piled for U. S. Supervisors to guard and
scrutinize the election proceedings in
the county at the coming election, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
ResolCed, That we, the Democrats of
Tell City denounce the action of the
Republicans in calling for U. S. Super.
visors, we feel that our citizens are am.
ply able and honest to secure fair
election and an honest count without
the interference Of Federal authority.
We declare the action an insult and
an imposition on the good name of our
county and its people, and therefore APP
peal to all fair.minled citizens of the
county to assist us in counteracting and
opposing this contemplate scheme, and
to this end we propose that if the appli-
cants to said petition or any other like
number in any precinct will in like man.
ner by affidavit declare that any one or
more of the Democrats now appointed
to service as officers at the election are not
honest and trustworthy and that by
cause OF their presence an honest count
and fair election can not be had
Then, and in such case we will request
that such persons withdraw and others
be put in their places, Republicans, if
nothing else will do and it be within the
scope OF the law.
Resolued, That a committee be APP
pointed to draft suitable answer for
publication to be accompanied by true
copy of the application for supervisors,
as also such other matter as will proper
ly place before our people the wrongs OF
Federal interference as also the danger
involved in Force Billism.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES.
Your committee respectfully reports,
That: The sentiments of this meeting
and the Democrats of Tell City in re-
gard to U. S. Supervisors are fully ex-
pressed in the resolutions adopted.
We therefore only submit copy of
the application as requested, as also
synopsis of the principles and probable
working and effect of the proposed Re-
publican Force Bill.
THE COMMITTEE.
The following was then read and APP
proved
To the Honorable Judge of the Cir
cult Court of the United States for the
District OF Indiana:
The undersigned citizens and voters of
Perry county in the State of Indiana of
good standing, hereby respectfully make
known to the Judge of the Circuit Court
of the District of Indiana that an election
for Representative in the Congress of the
United States for the First Congressional
District will be held in said county the
Sth day of November, 1892, and it is
their desire that the said election shall
be guarded and scrutinized in accord
ance with the provision or Title XXVI
OF the Revised Statutes OF the United
States and to that end they pray that
Supervisors of election may be appoint
ed in said county as prescribed in said
title.
Signed-Sam. L. Sulzer, T. Cummings,
S. L. Payne, r. w. Gilman, Frank l..
Vance, John w. Springer, Charles Hess,
Chas. Steinberger, John Zimmerman,
Aaron Criss.
Swore to before Sol. II. Esarey, Notary
Public at Cannelton, Indiana, October
LIST, 1892.
SYNOPSIS.
Article l, Section of the Constitution
OF the United States placed in the State
Legislatures the sole power OF controlling
elections. But lest some
of the States might, through hostility to
the general Government, neglect to enact
laws or appropriate money for conduct
ing such elections-as seven out OF the
thirteen States of the confederation had
done at the close of the Revolutionary
was provided that Congress may,
at any time, by law, make or alter such
election laws.
Federalists and Republicans were alike
reluctant to give the general Government
this power, as all had inherited the Brit
ish hatred Of interference by the crown
Or Parliament, through soldiers or civil
emisaries, with the control by the people
through their sheriffs and deputies, resi-