The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-10-28
A System of GROSS FRAUDS
and CORRUPTION proved upon the
Wing leaders in New York City, and
the City authorities of Philadelphia,

WHY ItducTS iii NEW YORK t,il, dllu
the City authorities of Philadelphia.
During the past week an investigation has
been going on in the city of New York, before
the Recorder and other officers, as 10 the truth
OF cortan charges against some Of the leading
Wing panizans in that city, Of importing frau.
dnent voters from Philadelphia and other pla.
ces; and the result is, that A MOST MON
STROUS SYSTEM OF FRAUD AND
CORRUPTION has been developed The
principal discoveries and developments we've
made by witness pamed Jonathan d. Steven
il being too long 10 insert in full.
Jonathan ID. Stevenson iestlfes-,hat Client
worth told him the wings having the central
power would not dare to remove him from his
office, as he had documentary evidence which
put them in his power-that some time last
month Glentwor,h revealed to him the secret
how he went to Philadelphia in 1898, NJ the
instance Of Il. NJ. Blalchford. Simeon Diaper,
James Bowen, r. c. Wctmore and NJ. II.
GrinneIl (Member Of Congress elected at that
election y he went TO Philadelphia To hire
voters-lhat he received Il letter from Bowen.
enclosing $500, and directing him 10 pay what |
men he had engaged and drop all farther pro.
ceedingS-tha, he came back to New York, !
and had an interview with Blachiord, Draper.
Bowen, Grinnell and Wc;norc. who told him
they wished the proceedings dropped because
there was a want of tunds-thatthey met again
and determined TO proceed, when Draper gave
him two drafts on Charles Gill Of Philadelphia,
for $1,000 each--thlt he went back To Phladel-
phia. cashed the drafts. and proceeded in his
operaions--met Mr.. Young, Mr. Miller and
Mayor Swift--Miller and Young agreed to
send on voters at S25 or $50 head-that he
paid Young SS6S and Miller S566. in the pres
,ncc of Mayor Swift-that the same plan was
arranged for the spring elections Of 1889, when
vo again wen, to Philadelphia for the purpose.
4. w. Havcns then brought him $4,000 from
3ewen--ihat Noah Cook brought men down
rom Albany TO vote in lS39-that Bella Badger
# Philadelphia was also engaged in the busi-
Tess, and correspended with him under the
fictitious name Of 6. w. Rhawn--also one
Robert Looney and John Saunders--that he
Glentworth,) J also showed him two receipts Of
'harles Swint, one dated the 9Th of April. 1880,
er FIVE hundred dollars, and one the 9th of
\ pril, OF the same year, for five hundred and
wenty five dollars--also three several receipts
{ John Saunders, amounting to nine hundred
oIars, dated the 9th day OF April. 1889, and
nc other of Robert Looney. dated in April, of .
he same year, for seven hundred dollars, and a :
rcat many other receipts, all of which appear
d 10 be, and dcponcnt believes were original
eceipts, amounting to, IN the aggregate, rs y
ileutworth said, to between seven and nlno
housand dollars, all of which had been thus !
expended FOR the purpose Of procuring traudu- . .
ent votes from Philadelphia, all Of which mon !
y he alleged had been furnished to him by the
Nhis party or persons belonging 10 that party,
Or this purpose.
That deponent (Stcvensonl went 10 Phlla- =
elpha on the llih of October inst, to verify "
hese statements, taking letter from Client
'orth to Mayor Swift, in which he. Stevenson.
ias recommended rs worthy of perfect conf y
ence. and that from Swift Miller. Bella Bad "
or Riston. Saunders, Young. high constable !.
{ Philadelphia. looney and others he obtained =
he fullest confirmation Of all Glentworh had y
old him. as well as pledges to repeat the :,
anne frauds NJ the coming eieci,ou-that Ris-
IN showed him he letter from LETTERS, high "
unstable OF Baltimore. asking him. Riston. To v
end ON FIVE hundred men by Monday week. y
. enable the wings to carry the CITY, concern. v
~ which he Immediately wrote to the Hon.
'ol llicr--that he ohiained the receipts given =
o Glenworh for monies paid hy hin, for voters.
hit h, with his statement and that Of Client
worth, he submitted TO Mayor Narian of New p
orb. u. I. Butler, Esq. Stephen Allen and
ohn w. Edmouds, Esquires. Annexed to =
his deposition arc letters from Looney and :.
cnpg' containing ihe names Of men. and sun = !,
Try letters from G. w. Rhavn tBsla Bsdger,) o o
Il the like nature. u
James Young, high constable Of Phadel- :,
'hia. being in New York, VAS arrested, and ties.
ifed TO the following effect z
That in October ls3s James Il. Glentworih "
rpled 10 him To procure men Who should b
omc TO New noik and ,oic--viiness did en- q
age some 20 or - n'en. 10 whom witness paid
bout $500. which he had received from, Glen-, .
otth for the purpose. Vi
" The understanding uas. p. Giss,ynrih n
'sttd he wanted them 10 come on here and ~