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three thousand and more. were in
duced 70 east their ballots for you at
the said election, by the payment to
each of them sum of money, which |
money was contributed and supplied
for that purpose by the friends and
members OF the political party whose
candidate you were, and the same was
paid to the said colored voters by your
political friends and supporters. And
/ aver and so charge that but for the
payment OF said money to the said
three thousand and more colored vot-
ers of said congressional district they
would not have cast their ballots for
you at the said election; wherefore
the said three thousand and more
votes so as aforesaid cast by the said
three thousands and more colored vot-
ers at said election. in said congress
sional district, on the said eighth day
of November, A. d.. 1910. were illegal
under the provisions Of the constitu-
ton and laws of the said state Of
Delaware, and should not be counted
as having been legally cast for you
"Second-That at the said election
held in the said congressional district
of Delaware. on the said eighth day OF
November. A. d.. 1910, for representa-
tive i'm the sixty-second congress, at
divers election districts in the said
congressional district. large number
of qualified white voters. to wit. three
thousand and more. who were then
1 r..ta
nolitical nartv whose candidate I was
We're induced and bribed to cast their
ballots for you at said election bv the
navment 10 each Of them OF sum Of
money which money was contributed
and sunnlied 70 rthat purnose hv the
members and friends Of the nolitical
Marty. whose candidate you We're and
/ the same was naid 10 the said qualified
white voters by vour political friends
/ sud supDorters And further aver and
60 charge that hut for tho said induce
rert 10 and bribery ~ the said three
thousapd and more white voters. hv
vnur said nolitical friends and sun-
0orters. they would not have cost their
haliote for WOW nt said election hnt
would have cast their said ballots for
me: wherefore tho said three thons-
md and more white vofers. a. said
election. in eaid congressional district
on the said EIGHTH dav Of November. A.
! u 1910. were Illegal under the nro-
Visions ~ the constitution and laws
of the state Of Delaware and should
not be counted as having been legally
cast for you
"Third-That the whole number Of
! ballots officially counted and returned
/ for you. at said election. in said CON
! gressional district, was 22.4iO ballots
/ and the whole number of ballots Off
! cially counted and returned for me at
said election. In said congressional
district, was 20.2Sl ballots; the whole
number of ballots officially counted
and returned for Lewis W. Brosius.
at said election in said congressional
/ district was 775 ballots and the whole
number Of ballots officially counted
and returned for Frank A. Houck. at
said election in said congressional
district, was $50 ballots. ! therefore
aver that the said three thousand and
more ballots so as aforesaid voted by
the said three thousand and more col
ored voters in said congressional dis
( trict, on the said eighth day of Novem-
{ her, A. d.. 1910. and also the said
three thousand and more ballots. 50 as
aforesaid voted by the said three
thousand and more white voters I'm
said congressional district, on the said
eighth day Of November. A. D., 1910
being illegal ballots should not be
counted for you.
Wherefore. I contend and aver that
upon the law and the facts Of the case
as I stand ready to establish the fact
that more than six thousand votes
which were cast. counted and returned
for yoii were secured by bribery and
corruption of the said voters. prac-
ticed by your partisan friends and
/ supporters. that You were not elected
a member OF the sixty-second congress
from the said congressional district by
2 plurality Of all of the LEGAL votes
cast I'm said congressional district. al
the election aforesaid. but that 7 was
elected by plurality OF over 1871 OF
all the legal votes cast I'm said con.
Fressional district AZ said election
which legally. lawfully and Justly en-.
titles me 10 q seat I'm the sivtv-secont
congress of the United States Of Amer
Ice from the said congressional distric
of Delaware.
dated at GeorPetown. Delawar re
fhis tenth day of December. A. d,
1910
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