Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1900 — Warm Times In Newton. [ARTICLE]

Warm Times In Newton.

The county seat election in Newton county seems to “have “caused more bad blood. On election day 35 men, said to belong to the scum element of the levee district of Chicago, come in to Morocco on the south boqnd train, marched to one of. the voting places and, it is alleged, insisted on voting, which they did. Now, the Morocco people lay the bringing in of this gang to Kentland’s door, while the latter says Morocco did it to assist in carrying the election in her favor. Morocco professes innocence and raises her hands in holy horror at the thought of any such rascality. Be this as it may, the facts are such as to make it look a little peculiar, to say the least. It is asserted that after voting the gang went to on? of the Morocco banks and demanded “their pay,” and were given money; that in counting out the vote of that precinct it was “presumed” that they all voted for Morocco, and 35 votes for Morocco were thrown out by the election board. Now, if Kentland imported these voters for the effect of influencing votes in other parts of the county (where Morocco alleges it was known almost as soon as they stepped off the train) what right had Morocco to “presume” they had all voted in her favor? All could have voted for Kentland and the effect of their presence at Morocco would have been the same, neither could any person have told how they actually did vote. Kentland would hardly have risked adding 35 votes to Morocco in this manner, it would seem. On the other hand, if Morocco wanted to play a little skullduggery it could easily have gotten the men in there by twos and threes so as not to have made the matter so public, and whatever the Kentland people may charge Moroccoites with we believe they will not say that they are fools. On Tuesday Frank Frogge, a well known rounder of Morocco, was arrested on the charge of importing these voters and was brought to Rensselaer and lodged in jail. It is. probable that his trial will clear up the matter and place the blame where it belongs. The importing of voters is one feature of the election law that the republican legislature of Indiana evidently forgot to repeal, and the penalty is quite severe. Frogge was arrested on information furnished by Morocco parties. The vote of last week on removal of the county seat was as follows: For. Against. Total. I Jefferson Tp tl 505 678 Grant Tp 10l 388 402 Washington f'p... 1:t 1 ir.t 23<> I Iroquois Tp 115 306 421 I Heaver Tn 403 t 407 I Jackson Tp 217 30 256 I McClellan Tp..-.,. ho j 81 Colfax Tp 46 28 74 I Lake Tp ■ 122 3 125 ' Lincoln Tp 100 17 113 Totals.... 1515 1450 2965

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