Judges of Election and minority representation provision
Thursday, October 6 the law from last winter provides minority representation at township and ward polls. The two trustees with the highest votes and the top vote getter among those not elected act as Judges of election. If two precincts exist, the unchosen trustees act in one precinct and a vacancy is filled voice vote before polls open. Township clerks must notify those persons, who face a forfeit up to twenty dollars if they refuse or neglect to serve, recoverable in county court.
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Vinton County
Radical Party
Radical Congress
Congress
Radical’ Party
Democratic Party
Feee
Republic
Read Your Tickets Read by Democratic Voters
Read Your Tickets. Each voter should verify every name on the ballot and ensure a full ticket from Secretary of State to Coroner. Counterfeit tickets are alleged to be spread by the Rads to sway votes. Support reform and Retrenchment by voting for Ralph Leete for Congress.
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Rads
Eyrny
Ralph Leete
Congress
Unclear Ticket Instructions Mention Ralph Leete and John Wilson
The note directs to mark Ralph Leete on the ticket if not listed and cross out John T. Wilson, replacing with Leete. It reads as an attendance or payment directive with no clear event or date attached. Further context is needed to determine the full recordable fact.
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Ralph Leete
John T. Wilson
Vote Democratic ticket in county campaign appeal
A partisan pro-Democratic broadside urges voters to reject the Radical party, recalling alleged economic harms under Radical rule and praising Democratic governance. It lists targeted candidates including Heisley, Harrison, Heaton, Spencer, Leete, Santa, Booth, Richmond, Kelly, Clark, Lottridge, Bishop, and Ralph Leete, and argues for voting the whole ticket in Adams County.
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Ralph Leete
Lawrence
Vron Board OF Equalieation
George Lantz
F Vinson
County
Bron Hieniers
Dariel Booth
Theamuren
Raison Michmond
Heisley
Harrison
Heaton
Voter Advisory Urges Check Nelson Richmond on Ticket
A public notice warns voters not to cast ballots until they verify that Nelson Richmond’s name appears on their ticket and that all details are correct. The message emphasizes accuracy and personal verification before voting.
Radical Tax Claims and Bondholder Tax Policy
The piece argues Radical rule taxes the pope of this State more than Democratic rule, urging a vote against the Radical ticket. It cites two thousand millions in bonds already tax exempt and promotes John T. Wilson for a third term, contrasting with Ralph Leete a bondholder ally. It references Ohio law drafted with Leete and notes the Radical Auditor ignores it.
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al Change
John T. Wilson
Congress
Ralph Leete
Leete
Ohio
Adams County Defenders Attacks Hiring of Felons By Wilson
The Adams County Peoples Defender accuses Wilson of employing two felons, paying $5 and $3 daily to distribute documents and influence votes. It alleges Wilson boasted in 1867 of buying votes in Vinton County for $2 each and warns Democrats to watch for these criminals in the county.
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Adams County
People’s
Wilson
Columbus
Vinton County
Adams
Ralph Leete Seeks Support For Equal Protection and Honest Emigration
A citizen urges voting for Ralph Leete on a platform of equal protection for labor and capital and laws fostering honest emigration. The Franklin County Fairs reported total receipts of $6044.14 this year.
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Franklin County
Democratic Meetings Warn Against Radical Rule and Land Grabs
The notice urges participation in Democratic meetings across multiple townships from Sept. 28 to Oct. 8, listing speakers such as Porter Du Tadway A J Swaim J M McGilliveay John Mayo and D T Gunning. It claims radicals are bribing votes and notes the regional party organization. It also mentions a large Ox exhibit weighing 4500 pounds at Ross County Fair and that 15 Methodist ministers in Cincinnati were placed on the superannuated list.
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New Plymouth
Porter du Tadway
A.J. Swaim
J. M. McGilliveay
Bottiot
Swan Townslip
John Mayo
J. M. McGillivray
Jampson
Monge
Jackson Township
Wilson
John Browney
Canvin
Cincinnati
Piqua
Central High School for Richland Township proposed
A citizen educator urges creating a Central High School in Richland Township to end rural educational inequities. He cites cost, distance, and crowding in town schools, noting a visit to a Savannah select school shows affordable boarding and strong results. He argues for a central high school in every township to elevate education and community prosperity.
A New Attack on a Local German Soldier Tale
A letter from Allentville dated September 20, 1870 defends a local man named in a baseless libel published in the party organ. The author, A Wit the Public, cites that the charge against a Republican brick-house resident is false and alleges the publication is a malicious ploy to damage honest neighbors tied to the German Revolution history. He urges the Enquirer to publish the rebuttal this week.
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Enquirer
Age Future
Athens
Bisaon
Ito
Hart
Shegel
Algiert
Vinton County
Chillionthe
Mlonville
Craitore
Michel
Aallentville
Jefferson Davis Appearance and Health Noted in NYT Account
The New York Times describes Jefferson Davis as appearing no older than the secession period when the speaker was a U.S. senator. His hair and beard show grizzled time, but he looks to have gained flesh and to be in general good health and vigor.
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The
New York Times
Jefferson Davis
United States
Defenders Claim Tax Scandals Amid Radical Tax Harm in 1870s
The Mt. Vernon Banner accuses Internal Revenue collectors of theft, citing millions misappropriated and no prosecutions, while contrasting wartime and postwar tax totals. It argues reform through political change and questions Republican governance under Grant and Johnson era.
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Mt. Vernon
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Johnson
Democrats win in Wilmington as white man's party
The Democrats carried Wilmington Delaware in a late election, a first in many years, achieved by running as a white man's party. The piece mocks those who do not see this as the true policy for the party and derides leaders unfit for influence.
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Wilmington
Delawre
Turmoil in Europe amid peace talks and Paris siege
European news centers on tentative negotiations between Bismarck and Favre, while German forces press the siege of Paris with mixed results. Reports from Prussia suggest gains over France and hints of fluctuations. Debates rise over Alsace and Lorraine annexation, with German Democrats opposing forcible seizure while monarchist moves around Rome and Florence spark volatility. Listings of township meetings are included.
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Europe
Bismarck
Favre
Paris
Alsace
Lorraine
Germany
William
Atigan
Rome
Florence
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