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The Daily Dispatch: April 11, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War News. (search)
h to gain the victory? Note.--After interrogating the person offering to vote, the judges may hear other evidence to prove or disprove his statements, and must be governed by the weight of testimony. Troublesome elections in Missouri and Kansas. The local elections in Missouri and Kansas were progressing on the 4th inst, with some disturbances joseph S. Thomas (Radical) has been elected Mayor of St. Louis by 2,500 majority. At the election in Leavenworth, says the Yankee papersKansas were progressing on the 4th inst, with some disturbances joseph S. Thomas (Radical) has been elected Mayor of St. Louis by 2,500 majority. At the election in Leavenworth, says the Yankee papers, Joseph L McDowell and his entire ticket are elected by 500 to 800 majority. At noon Mayor Anthony issued a proclamation, closing the polls, and calling on the citizens to aid him in preserving the peace, which was disregarded and the voting continued. Rioting was indulged in to a considerable extent, and several persons, including Mayor Anthony, were beaten and driven from the polls The Democrats Leavenworth special says: At the election to-day the polls were seized by a mob in the int