Glass ballot box case

[Newspaper]

Publication: The Lima Daily News

Lima, OH, United States
vol. 5, no. 302, p. 4, col. 6


THE BALLOT BOX.


Another Tell Tale Letter.


Foraker's charge that Campbell was interested in a ballot box steal has come home to roost. Mr. Campbell last night showed that Governor Foraker himself was financially interested in the Ballot Box Company; that he obtained their introduction into Michigan and had tried to get them into Ohio. Mr. Campbell denied any connection financially with the scheme and showed a letter written by Foraker to Gov. Luce, of Michigan, concerning the boxes, which reads viz'

GOVERNOR FORAKERS BALLOT-BOX

LETTER.

"MY DEAR GOVERNOR: — Allow me to introduce to your favorable notice and consideration the bearer, Mr. R. G. Wood, of Cincinnati, firm of Hall & Wood, glass ballot-box inventors and manufacturers. I am informed that a measure is now pending in your Legislature for the adoption of these boxes. We use them at Cincinnati, Ohio, and other places in this State, and they have given the very highest degree of satisfaction, resulting in greater honesty at the polls. Any favor conferred upon him will be appreciated by me.

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Most respectfully,

"J. B. FORAKER,

"Governor of the State of Ohio."

"GOVERNOR Luce, Lansing, Mich. April; I have only to say that on this generous testimonial the boxes were adopted in Michigan."

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Keywords:Hemingray : Glass Ballot Box
Researcher notes:Numerous shards of these Wood & Hall glass ballot boxes were unearthed at the factory site of Hemingray Glass Co. in Muncie, IN by Bob Stahr, Roger Lucas, & Darin Cochran. It was apparent from defects with the shards that Hemingray made the glass for them.
Supplemental information: 
Researcher:Bob Stahr
Date completed:March 25, 2008 by: Bob Stahr;