Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-11-02
MORE FACTS CONCERNING THE
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.
From Tie PhilodeIphia u S. Gazeife.

port yeSteFuoy, tDdt man VINO ndu Oetl
committed to the Moyamensiug prison, mad
confessions TO the proper officer, perhaps tn,
Attorney General, that he was one of a crew
who had joined together for the purpose o
making fraudulent reports of the Kensng
ton election--that he was to have been on,
ofthe judges, and they were 10 return abou
400 majority for Porter men, and that ii
fact the returns were already made out anC
ready to be sworn to. Here is pretty dis
closure-here is a sample of the mode ia
which the Van Buren, men make out to car
ny their ticket against the expectation of ev
cry honest man. We trust that if the mat
ter has been correctly represented, an indict
ment will be made agains, the offenders.
Since writing the above, we learn that the
whole matter was brought before the Grand
Jury yesterday afternoon. We therefore
forbear mentioning names, but we caution
all concerned.
The N. Y. Express just previous to the
election had the following article.
Pennsylvania has voted, and the long ag-
ony is over. We have never seen more
disreputable political contest than has been
going on in the interior Of that Smte,--o,
one violating more fercely, good morals and
private life. Whatever may be the result,
il behooves us all to remember, that the
State never has given Wing vote since The
organization OF the present conflicting Par
tes,-that it has once voted for Gen. Jack
son, and once for Mr.. Van Buren,, and that
though Gov. Ritner, Wing, was chosen
three years ago, yet he was chosen by mi
nority vote, two Van Buren, candidntes run.
ming II sound sense, the happy prudence,
and excellent administration of State Gov
eminent are enough TO re-elect Governor
in Pennsylvania, Governor Ritner is safe,
but it, as usual in that State, every thing is
sacrificed to Party, Governor Riner may be
sacrificed too
The following letter is from the Pennsyl-
vania Telegraph, Extra.
Harrisburg, October IL, 1888.
EXTENSIVE FRAUDS.
The information received respecting the
result oflhe general election in this State, is
such as to leave no doubt of the Loco Foco
Van Buren, party having extensively prac-
tised system of fraud, such as was never
before known in any country and that it
is to Ii, they are indebted for their apparent
success.
In some places their plans were discover
ed before the day Of election arrived but
generally we believe they were so carefully |
concealed as TO escape detection in time TO |
prevent them
We are informed from source entitled TO
The fullest edit, that in Berks and some oil
the other counties, not only the votes OF per.
sons who had no right to vote, were taken,
but that hundreds of persons from the adioin.
ing counties went into Berks on the day1
previous 10 the election, and at other times.
voted there early and returned to their res. !
pective counties and voted again on the same
day. This fact we believe can be establish |
ed by the most ample testimony.
In Berks county, where there are under
5000 taxable inhabitants, including females,
&c. there were about l0,40O votes polled on
Tuesday last !-about 1000 more than
were polled in 1885. when Muhlenberg.
Wolf and Ritner all run, and the greatest ef |
forts were made by all parties This fact
cannot leave doubt, in the mind of any one
that there were more than one thousand H.
legal votes given to David r. Porter in
Berks county--and that all the bets made
by the friends Of Gov Ritner would have
been fairly and honorably won, had the cleo
ton been conducted according to law.
We are also apprised that a very large
of the Judges of the election in
Berks county, were interested in the result.
by bets that they had at stake, which totally
disqualified them TO act in that capacity -
that travellers, crews of boats, beggars and
persons OF every description were allowed TO
vole-and that votes were actually taken
from such persons and put into boxes on
Monday, the day before the election.
AS these facts, we believe, can all be pro-
we'd. and there can be no doubt of the ma.
Joniy IN that county having been obtained nv
the grossest fraud, knavery and violation of
Law. we would warn those who have bets
pending upon 1t not TO give them up until
'no'ough investigation has been made-and
we would commend the same caution to
those who have bet upon the general result.
The Immense amount of money that has
been bet in this way has been one of the
great indueements-and the friends of fair
dealing should guard against paying men
for being knaves.
We have also learnt from York countv
that several hundred men, brought from
New York to work upon the Susouebannab
canal, not three days previous to the cleo. {
ton were taken to the polls and allowed 10
vote.
we trus, that there will be thorough in
v,esllgaiion of the election in this State, and
hope that none holding bets will be allowed
to give them up until itlakes place, and i, is
established as having been honorablv won
Information to this effect should be given to
Stockholders. "