Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-24

them with large sums to deceive their fellow citizens
under the guise Of Democracy; securing by the pay
ment of money police and election ci!cerS; hii's u
ballot boxes with fraudulent votes inserting on the re-
u;strv lists hundreds of fictitious names, on winch I'M
qualified persons brought up to vote and enaoiihe
the same men to vote and over again on the same
day at the same neigbboring polls These things nave
ceased to be matter of conecure-they are known 10
he facts IF the Democratic candidate for the Pres-
dency were defeated the coming election, he would
be defeated by these means. But trust III Prov-
dence 70 avert from our country this disgrace The
light, say, is breaking upon us-the pi't Is oe"s
cosed-let but the Democracy themselves as The
crisis demands and its infamy will recoil poweress on
the heads Of those traitors liberty BY whom has been
conceded
Extract from letter, dated
New YORK, Oct. %, 1910.
The CITY rife with rnmors to-day in relation to dis
closures of an election fraud that practsed in this
civ in 1898 and 1889, by which the present cty dele
,oo were elected to Congress. 1t was done by means
f importing men from Phlade phia TO vote here One
ofthe persons who instrument IN the fraud Is
nav and was then, police officer IN hiadelphia
He has been arrested here, and is now IN cnstody ana
warrants is said out for other persons III IS eX-
ec,ed that arrangements have been made for the per-
neraton of similar frauds at the present election, but
fair prospect is now presented for breaking them up,
anu Giobe.
WING ELECTION FRAUDS
Extract from a letter datcd
CiycIsSaTI, Oct a. 1910.
have waited until the last moment TO obtain the re-
sut of Yesterdays election in this county. The CITY
poed $500 votes, including Federal imported ana a'
very great increase since the last spring.
The wards have not vet completed the canvass; ana
the run is so close between Duncan and Pendeon, that
it this moment in doubt which VIII nave me ma
iority. and as the mail will close IN lew moments,
fear this letter will have TO 90 before II is deciaed.
1t is now p NJ, and it is asceraincd that our gal
liant Duncan is beat by about 100 votes. 'lW Greer
returns oice The number 81 rotcS ercr otore p0u a.
that to,cnShip! We sure that at leas, 2oo teg"
votes were thrown in that ballot box we are mol aus
MAYED; but as our front ranks are beaten back, we
shall AT the Presidential contest, redonble our ener'
gies and if we fall, like our noble Vice President, we
will carry from the field the marks OF having contend
ed for liberties.
TnuRspAY, 18th, 8 o'clock, a nj.
will say few words before the mail closes 1t
was the resolve of meeting last nj ght at the Court
house. of about three thousand Democrats, to push for
ward the campaign with all our force and also to con-
test the CITY and Nil! Creek election. We have
number in Jail for false swearing, voting, ETC.
Extract from II letter, da,cd
DAYTON, Montgomery CO., Ohio,
October IL, 1910.
DEAR SIR: Enough is ascertaned TO satisfy me that
the State has gone against British gold has import
ed votes upon us in immense numbers. In tins way
we have been deirauded out of the State In Our coun-
ty we had a most desperate battle: 1900 more votes
were given than before, and 1900 more than we
have legal This tells the tale. With ialr play
we should have given from 300 TO Goo Democratic ma
ority. At the Pres Dental election We shall give 3oo
Democratic ajoriiy.
To the Electors Of the to,cn IF leo Windsor and County
Of Orange:
The elective frauchisc is IN danger The dearest
rights Of reemen are subverled and public morals cor
ruped. Read the following most hieh-handed attempt
to BRIDE one of our esnable felowcltizens, by
leader ofthe Wing party and President OF the New
burgh Tppecanoc Club, and professor Of RELIGION!
Read and reflect. Comment is unnecessary. Facts
are stubborn things
STATE or NEW YORK, Orange Connty-ss.
| Moses D. Enrnet, of the town Of New Windsor in
the county aforesaid being duly sworn, doth depose
and saw that while this deponent was ploughing npon
his father alexander c. Burnets) farm in the town
of New Windsor aforesaid, the twenty-ninth day
of September, 1910, Jefferson Roe, OF the town OF
Newburgh, in said county, called upon aud asked tins
deendent il he did not wish 10 make some money this
fall upon the election. This deponent asked HIM how:
to which said Roe replied that he had made bet OF
twenty five dollars against an hundred dollars that New
Windsor would give Wing majority THIS fall, and
that if this deponent would lend his influence TO put
down Locoiocism, that he (Roe) would give hun TWEEN
sllssa--Th -dsponeRt replied TO SAID Zoe that
could buy his vote that lie Democrat, and that
his principles could not be bought; This dcponent
asked said Roe if it Ed. Dcnnston with whom he
had bet, which Roe replied that it was, adding that
said Drnnston hlaclcg and horscracer, and that
lie 10 lose ms ms poHcnl III
nothing to do with Dennistons conduct nor had his
conduct, anything to do with Democratic principles,
and that he his deponenD would vote the Loco Foco
ticket That the said Roe then down the plough
hc;a with deponcnt and asked this deponen what DIFF
ference il made TO him whether Harrison Van Buren,
should be elected TO which this deponent replied
that it made great deal of difference 10 hn--that
Roe then went away.
MOSES D. BURNETT.
S,rora and subscribed,
f,,I Z
Commissioner of Deeds Of said county.
I The following section of the State election law is
published for the information of that part of the Fcde-
raj Wing party who think that freemens votes can be
purchased 'slike cattle in the market The above
will be laid until after the election, to avoid,
at present, any unnecessary excitement:
| "lfany person shall, by bribery, menace, other
corrupt means or device whatsoever either directly
indirectly attempt to influence any elector of this
State in giving his vote ballot or TO deter him from
giving the same, or disturb hinder him in the free
exercise Of the right Of suffrage any election within
this State held pursuant this chapter and shall there
Of he convicted such person offending and convict
ed, shall be adiudged guilty Of misdemranor, and be
fined imprisoned according TO the discretion OF the
court before which such conviction shall lie had such
line in exceed five hundred dollars, such
Imprisonment one year.
Rc<o'rcd, That The above affidavit be published.
BY order of the Executive Committee OF the New
! Windsor Democratic Association,
EZRA Keller, President.
SAMUEL B. SAcKETT, Secretary.
|
4 Meeting President aud Directors Of the James River
- AMI kanawha Company held in Rehmod on the 18th Dc
tohcr. $50:
R,sc8 THAT delinquent Stockholders Of the Company be
n"iedtn their instruments in arrea together with interest
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