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‘THE DAILY EXAMINER
AUGUST 14, 1899.
- . St. | THE WAST HURON FRAUDS. i
| ‘lee Committee on Privileges aod Elec- tices has been unable to complete ite la- bore ip regard to the West Huron election case which wes,referred to it by the Hou-e of Commons, but the committee has re- ported the evidence so far taken House.
to the West Huron was represented by the Hon. M. C. Cameron, a Libera), whe was elected in 1896 by a majority of 317. Cameron, in L898, wasapypointed Lieuten- aut Governor of Manitoba, and his seat vacated. The Conservatives nominated a Mr. McLeav, asd the Liberals a Mr. Holmes, for the vacant seat. Previously to the election meetings were held through- out the riding, and the electors appeared to be convinced that the Laurier Govern- ment had forfeited the right to their sup- port, and that ites double-dealipg and hy- pocrisy should be etopped. But sotwith- stending the strong feeling of condemna
tion, the returns from the ballot boxes showed that Holmes, the Liberal candi- date, had the greatest number of ballot papers and be was declared elected by a smal! majority, and sat as a supporter ot the Laurier Governme.t during the late | session. The Conservatives, however, were satisfied that eomething was wrong in the manner in which the election was conducted, and after inquiry and investiga- tion, they managed to obtain evidence that the election of Mr. Holmes was carried by most bare-faced fraud, and ihat the Libera] leadere in the riding, having dis- covered that money could not buy the electors to vote for the Laurier candidate, had resorted to ballot stuffing and ballot stealing. The Hon. Mr. Borden, the Conservative member for Hali- fax, thereupon preferred charges of fraud and ballot-stuffing against the presiding officers in the various polls throughout the
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Souris, Georgetown and Royalty Junction go by regular morning tran on day of issue and returo by regular trains following day. Paseengers from: stations on Cape Traveree Branch go and return by regular trains, coanecting with special train at Emerald Junction. The special rates will aleo be good on reguiar morning train from west. If weather proves unfavorable Tea wil) be held on the ‘iret fine day following. ANDREW DOIRON, Sec’y of Committee.
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district, and the matter was referred to the Committee on Privileges and Blections.For some time that committee has been engaged hearing evidence, but owing to the tactics of the Libera! lawyers on the committee— prominent among whom were Sir L. H Davies and Mr. Russel,of Halifax—the committee was unable to complete ites work of enquiry.
It bas however been conclusively established that the election of Mr. Holmes was carried by fraud, forgery and perjury. By late despatches to some of our exchanges we learn that Daniel Cum- mings was the deputy returning officer at, No. 4, Colborne. He received from the returning officer a pad containing 125 pallots. Ninety-eight electors voted, and there were no spoiled ballots. Twenty. Of the 98 ballote which were used, 68 were found marked for Holmes, and 30 were founu marked for McLean. This gave Holmes a majirity of 38, the normal majority be- ing 8to12. Of the 68 ballot) marked for Holmes 14 were proved to be bogus. Not only were these bogus ballots differ- eut in appearance from the remaining 84 marked ballote and from the 27 unused ballote (all of which were of an exactly similar appearance) but they were printed on entirely different paper. The 54 good ballots marked for Holmes and the 30 ballots marked for McLean and the 98 / stubs from which all the ballots delivered to the voters should have been taken were of one quality of paper. An expert was called who conclusively proved this and stated on oath that the 14 bogus ballots never could have come from any of the 98
mings to the returning officer with the 27 unueed ballots.
The 14 bogus ballots bore the initials of the deputy returning officer made in ink, while the remaining 84 ballots, with ene or iwo exceptisns, bore the initials of the de- puty returring olticer in pencil. Inetead of destroying the counterfoils as directed by hie pristed instructions, and as the law
requires, Mr. Cummiogs put them in bis ; pocket. This gave him an opportunity of
putting his band in his pocket in every in. ; stance before dropping the ballot in the box.
41 men appeared before the committee and
In addition to these significant facts
positively swore that they had marked their bailots for McLean at tbat poll, and tanded them afficer. Twoother men who were ill and enable to attend the committee made oath
had
to the deputy returoing
to the same effect before the county judge of Huron. It thus appears that the real vote atthie poll was 54 tor Holmes and 44 for McLean, and that 14 votes had been stolen from McLean and given to Holmes by some person or persons, Is it possible that this could have been done without the assistance or connivance of the’ deputy re- turning officer, who admits that the ini.ials on these bogus ballots are in hia writing?
At No.3 polling sub-division in the town of Goderich, James Farr was deputy returning officer. He also put the coun-
terfoils in bis pocket instead of destroying them. This gentleman wasa Liberal in politics, although he made a pretence of voting for McLean ia order to deceive the Conservative ecrutineere, One hundred and eighteen men voted and 123 ballots came out of the box. Of these 123, 72 were marked for Holmes, 40 were marked for McLean, 10 bore no mark at all, and one was rejected. This baliot-box was therefore stuffed to the extent of five ballots at the least. All the ballots marked for McLean were initialled, Several of those marked for Holmes were not initialled, and 22 were of an entirely different ap- pearance from the remaining ballots mark- ed for Holmes, from all the ballots marked for McLean and from the unused ballots. These 22 were obviously bogus, Fifty- five witnesees have either solemnly de~ clared.or affirmed that they voted fur Mcs Lean at thia poll, although only 40 be]lots were found marked for McLean, Of these fifty-five witnesses, thirty-five were exams
ined, and nine o:hers were present ready
to be examined, but the Libera] members of the committee refused to sit during tle evening ‘o hear their testimony.
A great many efforts were made to secure the attendance of Farr oefore the committee, but without success. About
the 123:h of July, tne day afier Mr. Borden
had raoved in the House for the investiga”
tion, and had stated the evidence against
Farr, the latter gentleman threw ups good
situation in Toroato, and he has remained
in hiding eversince. To several witness—
es in Turonto he sdmitied that be was
hiding to avoid attending before the com~
mittee. To one of these witnesses he admitted that he bad voted 22 times at He also stated that he had and, had
this election. been furaished with a ticket, been promised money, if he would remain in hidiog or leave the country. He told all these four witnesses that he was in trouble over the West Huron election, and was hiding on that account. While in hiding, he was visited by Mr. James Vance, the assistant Liberal organizer for the Province of Ontario, who had a pri- vate conversation with Mr. Farr in hia bedroom. On a eubsequent occasion Vance called to see Farr who was absent and left word for Farr to cal! at his house, No.95 Howard St.Farr shortly afterwards did call at Vance’s house, and had a private conversation of some twenty minutes dur~
stubs which were returned by Mr. Cum
ation with that gentleman. The young
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man who accompanied Farrto the house was told to remain outside. Subsequent- lv, Farr told the same witness that Vance had a telegram from Ottawa to “keep him” (Farr) “low.” Farr also stated to one of the witnesses that he was hiding at the instance of Vance. It was also proved that on election Farr told the knew of “thirteen in
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ness, Farr stated that
On the afiernoon of election day one of the Uonservative ecratineers, while etand™ ing near Farr picked apa ballot initiall- ed ty Farr, He
whereupon Farr
and marked for McLean. asked what it meant, snatched the ballot out of hie hand, tore it ia pieces, threw iten the floor and said, “yhat’s nothing.” Two witnesses, one of whom was the pol! clerk, swore that during the same afternoon Farr went away from his tableto the window, took ballots out of his pocket, and examined them. The inference is irresistible that not only counterfoils but Conservative ballots went into his pocket on election day. Goderich polling booth No2 was on the same street and immediately op- posite No. 3,where Farr presided. Ace cording to the memorandum on the back of the pade, 200 ballots were sent out to Goderich No. 2, but only 178 were re- turned. The ballets used in this poll corresponded with the ballote found at the poll at which Farr presided, and the nume ber missing corresponds with the number of bogus ballots found at Farr’s poll, At No. 2, Colborne, two ballots for Holmes were put in the box,on both of which the vame of the deputy returning office had been forged. Que of these ballots was counted by the deputy returning officer for Holmes, and the other was rejected.
Besides the fraudulent acts above re-
ferred to, many grave irregularities were proved. At No2. Colborne, neither the deputy returning officer nor the poll clerk was sworn. At No. 3 Colborne, neither the poll clerk nor any of the Grit ecrutineers were eworn. Four Grit scrutineers were allowed at this poll, although the law permits only two. One of the Grit scrutineers acted as poll clerk, without being sworn, while 18 votee were received. The Grit scrutineers were per- mitted to go in and out of the polling booth at pleasure, and the Grit workers outside were permitted to examine the po!l books for the purpose of ascertaining who bad voted, although the law forbids the giving of such information to persons onteide the polling booth. At No.3 poll-~ ing booth in the town of Goderich neither the pol! clerk vor any of the scrutineers was sworn. The ballots are required to be priaced on thick paper. Many of these baliots were printed on very thin paper. They were printed at the office of the Goderich Signal, owned by Dan McGillicuddy, a bitter Grit partisan. Mr. McGiilicuddy astonished the committee by producing 300 ballots, which were in his posseesion ever since. H's sworn testimony is that he printed 6,-~ 500 ballots, of which he delivered 6,150 to the returning officer, and retained 300 himself because, he said, the returning officer did not want them. He accounted for the missing 500 ballots by etating that 1 per cent. would be lost or destroyed in the course of the printing, but he bad no de- finite infermation upon the subject. His evi» dence as to the number of ballots used by the returning officer does not accord with the evidence of the poll booke and with the memoranda recorded on the pads of ballots, On each package of ballots sent out to the deputy returning officer was endorsed the number that it was supposed to contain. According to these memoranda the num-< ber sent out was 6,175 but according to the return made by the several deputy return~ ing officere, the nvmber of ballots used, un- used, and destroyed amounted in a]! to 6,s 301. Atone polling booth, No. 5, Town- sh‘p of Goderich, the Conservative scruti= neers at the opening of the polls discovered that a package of ballote marked contain, ing 150 really contained 157.
From the foregoing resume of the facis proved at the commitiee’s enquiry it will be seen to what desperate etraits the Liberal leaders and party were reduced in West Huron when they had to resort to euch rascality in order to keep a seat which the party had car- ried at the genera] election by a § large majority. It 1e clear that if the election had been honestly conducted the Conserve tive candidate would have been elected.
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A meeting of the Lot 64 branch, Liberal- Conservative Association wil! be held in the Public Hal] Murray Barbor South on Mondsy, Auguet 2let at 8 o’cluck p. m. A full attendance is requested.
A.P. PROWSE, Convener. RICHARD MURLEY, President.
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