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638 HISTOEY OF WINNEBAGO' COUNTY. to say whether the dog was ahead or not. On the 13th and 14th of December, the two days next preceding the canvas, after all the official returns had been in some days, lo and behold a shower of supplements comes ih—a most providential supple¬ mentary shower! We at our homes were in doubt. You and I and this audience here were at our respective homes in doubt. Some were confident that one man Was elected, some the other. Some were "backing up their opinions," as the phrase goes. But there was one of the parties to this contest who know pre¬ cisely how the matter stood. He saw the returns as they came in. He was not in doubt. Was it not most intensely provi¬ dential, or is it not most intensely suspicious, that this showier of supplements came in on the last two days, and changed the entire result? Gilbert Mills, Dunn County.—The whole vote of the county of Dunn, as returned by the county canvassers, was 27 for Bar¬ stow, 28 for Bashford. Attached to this was a statement made by fictitious persons, purporting to show an election at Gilbert Mills, Dunn county, which gave Barstow 53 votes and Bashford 14 votes. No election was held there, though three families lived there. This was read in connection with a supplemental return from Spring Creek, Polk county. Also attached was a supposed return from Menominee, Dunn county, two miles dis¬ tant from Gilbert Mills, purporting to show Barstow received 41 votes and Bashford 1. The original was filed with the secretary of state November 28, the supplement December 14. This also was a fraudulent return, falsely made. Spring Creek, Polk County, gave Barstow 107, Bashford 13. It was in the same handwriting as the Gilbert Mills return. The paper on which the two were written was the same kind, a peculiar shiall white cap, stamped "Plymouth," the water mark exactly corresponded, and the peculiar phraseology of the certi¬ ficate w^as identical where it departs from the language of the statute. The two half sheets matched, showing they had orig¬ inally been one sheet and torn apart. All the names on both were fictitious. The original return from Polk county gave Barstow 42, Bashford 7. By this false return Barstow had 149 and Bashford 20, The Spring Creek and Gilbert Mills return, though purporting to be written 100 miles apart, had scratched out the word "inspector" and inserted the word "clerk" in the same handwriting. Thei-e was no such place as Spring Creek, and no election held there.
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Title | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Description | This 1908 history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the county from the early years of European exploration and settlement. Topics covered include agriculture, educational institutions, Winnebago County residents in the Civil War and Spanish-American War, the legal and medical professions, civic and social organizations, businesses and industries, railroads, newspapers, schools, and churches. Histories of the cities and villages of Oshkosh, Neenah, and Menasha, as are biographical sketches of county residents. |
Place of Publication (Original) | Chicago |
Publisher (Original) | C.F. Cooper and Company |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Language | English |
Format-Digital | xml |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Winnebago County; |
Decade | 1630-1639; 1660-1669; 1670-1679; 1680-1689; 1710-1719; 1720-1729; 1730-1739; 1750-1759; 1760-1769; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; |
Subject | Ho Chunk Indians; Fox Indians; Menominee Indians; Sauk Indians; |
Type | Text |
Description
Title | 638 |
Page Number | 638 |
Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
Format-Digital | jpeg |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Winn1908682 |
Full Text | 638 HISTOEY OF WINNEBAGO' COUNTY. to say whether the dog was ahead or not. On the 13th and 14th of December, the two days next preceding the canvas, after all the official returns had been in some days, lo and behold a shower of supplements comes ih—a most providential supple¬ mentary shower! We at our homes were in doubt. You and I and this audience here were at our respective homes in doubt. Some were confident that one man Was elected, some the other. Some were "backing up their opinions" as the phrase goes. But there was one of the parties to this contest who know pre¬ cisely how the matter stood. He saw the returns as they came in. He was not in doubt. Was it not most intensely provi¬ dential, or is it not most intensely suspicious, that this showier of supplements came in on the last two days, and changed the entire result? Gilbert Mills, Dunn County.—The whole vote of the county of Dunn, as returned by the county canvassers, was 27 for Bar¬ stow, 28 for Bashford. Attached to this was a statement made by fictitious persons, purporting to show an election at Gilbert Mills, Dunn county, which gave Barstow 53 votes and Bashford 14 votes. No election was held there, though three families lived there. This was read in connection with a supplemental return from Spring Creek, Polk county. Also attached was a supposed return from Menominee, Dunn county, two miles dis¬ tant from Gilbert Mills, purporting to show Barstow received 41 votes and Bashford 1. The original was filed with the secretary of state November 28, the supplement December 14. This also was a fraudulent return, falsely made. Spring Creek, Polk County, gave Barstow 107, Bashford 13. It was in the same handwriting as the Gilbert Mills return. The paper on which the two were written was the same kind, a peculiar shiall white cap, stamped "Plymouth" the water mark exactly corresponded, and the peculiar phraseology of the certi¬ ficate w^as identical where it departs from the language of the statute. The two half sheets matched, showing they had orig¬ inally been one sheet and torn apart. All the names on both were fictitious. The original return from Polk county gave Barstow 42, Bashford 7. By this false return Barstow had 149 and Bashford 20, The Spring Creek and Gilbert Mills return, though purporting to be written 100 miles apart, had scratched out the word "inspector" and inserted the word "clerk" in the same handwriting. Thei-e was no such place as Spring Creek, and no election held there. |
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