The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-07
He Lost the Election Supplies
Received From the Board
And They Were Found Later at
John Zimmerman's Saloon.
Not a Vote Cast in the Third
Ward, Alliance Until $3.50.

A Warrant Issued For Bush's Arrest
The Penalty is "A Fiue of Not Less
Than 500, or More Than 81 900, or
imprisonment Not to Exceed One
Year-Bush says He is Sick and New
er Received the Supplies From the
Board of Eiections-The Affair Has
Caused Big Sensation.
@. II. Bush, the we'll known Alliance
politician, has created the biggest sensa-
tion of his life, in that city.
The polls in the third ward of Alliance
were not opened until nearly 9 o'clock,
Tuesday morning, and consequently not
vote was cast until that hour.
= This means heavy loss to the republi-
can ticket, as the ward is strongly repub-
lican and many of the voters are railroad
men, who were compelled to leave before
the polls opened. The democrats will
also lose large number of votes
The reason for the polls not being
opened at $3.50 o'clock, as provided by
law, was because the ballots and neces-
sary supplies had not been received from
the board of elections.
G. II. Bush was sent to Canton after
the supplies last Saturday, and when he
failed to appear at the voting place this
morning at the usual hour, messenger
was sent to Bush's residence. That gen.
tleman said he twas sick and had never
got any supplies from the board of elec-
tions."
A messenger was sent post haste to the
board of election rooms in Canton, and
he was furnished with the necessary sup
plies. 1t was nearly 0 O'Clock before he
could get back to Alliance with the bal
lots.
GOT HIS SUPPLIES.
1t was learned here that Bush called al
the board Of election rooms on Saturday
and got his supplies. He then proceeded to
take in the sights of Canton. He has a
weakness, and it is said, visited mum.
3 ber OF saloons in the vicinity of Saxton
street.
At John zimmerman's saloon he left
bnO DuOAftBO vi OiOOplOh buPDiiOot NhlCH
\ were returned to the board Of elections
this morning. ,eg..
Bush was the republican judge In the
third ward, Alliance, and was formerly
president OF the city council At home
he is known as a strict temperance man,
but when In Canton he generally has a
! high old time, and as figured In several
escapades In this city
The republicans are up in arms at the
action OF Bush, and the matter has been
referred to Prosecutor Bow to take the
necessary legal action. The third ward
last year cast $50 republican and "A DEM
ocratic votes.
AFFIDAVIT FOR HIS ARREST.
An affidavit for the arrest of Bush was
prepared by Prosecutor Bow, and signed
by President A. McGregor, of the board
of elections 1t was filed before Justice
Webb. and will be served during the day.
The affidavit contains four counts. The
first charges Bush with failing to deliver
the supplies to the proper officer, the
second with unlawfully misplacing the
supplies the third with negligently los
ing them, and the fourth with permit
ting them to be taken from him.
The affidavit was filed under section
No. 81 of the supervising election laws,
which reads as follows:
Any judge or clerk of election, or
printer or other person entrusted with the
custody or delivery OF ballots, blanks
pOll-books, cards of instruction, or other
required papers who shall unlawfully
open or permit to be opened, any sealed
package containing ballots, or who shall
give or deliver TO any person not lawfully
a1 oha ..Yf al ,la
place or carry away, or shall negligently
lose, or permit to be taken from him, or
fail to deliver, or shall, except as in this
act provided, destroy any such package of
ballots, or any ballot blank, poll book
card of instruction, or other required
paper, shall be fined not less than 500
nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned in
jail not more than one year, or both.
THE NEWS AT ALLIANCE.
Word received from Alliance by the
News Democrat states that the first vote
In the third ward was cast ut s; ;30 o'clook
IL is estimated the vote will fall short 1T
least fifty, ON account of the lateness Of
opening the polls.
Mr.. Bush, when seen by reporter
stated positively that h6 had not received
the supplies and II his name was signed
oeived them. Bush still | says he IS
'sick. He reached home Monday night
at 10 O'Clock.
BUSH ARRESTED FOR INToxIcAuoN.
Recent Developments show O. II. Bush
must have had very lively time while in
Canton. Sunday night he was arrested
by Patrolmen Wiolandt and Battin on the
charge Of intoxication. He registered as
O. H. Brown and Monday morning Mayor
Rice fned him 81 and costs. He didn't
have the money 20 settle and got a friend
to advance 1imthe amount.
SAID HE WAS ROBBED.
Bush claimed that he had been robbed
about midnight Sunday while In Charles
Simmons saloon. According to his story
he lost $40 in money and gold watch
When arrested he was very drunk Ho
spent yesterday trying 70 flnd out whore he
had left bis election supplies but was un-
successful, as no could not remember
where he had been.
BOUGHT BIoYoLEiFAoToRy.