Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-11

suGnestiun as | was partner, at INA. Tune, IN Inc
| house of Messrs. wilkins, Rollins ~ 20. he assuni-
,ng of the name oil George w. Rhawn, ana th's mode
of c,,r.snondence was suggested by MI Badger, and
1 ,couesced IN nv me- a few days alter the receipt oil
tins letter went Philadelphia AGAIN Immediately
after nv arrival, saw Mr. Badger, and others, who
were interested in aiding in carrying OUT my piahs 1
had repealed interviews with hun, and others ut tins
time and previously, at my roHs at the u S Hotel,
and ot other places At ofebese interviews,
SUGGESTED by Mr. Badger that should employ some OF
Mr. Robert Looneys men, IN eace OF those furnished
by James Young and others from the city proper lie
informed me Of some OF Mr. LGoney's political opera.
lions and said he considered sie men he could fur.
nsh would be more efficient. Mr. Looney, ! think,
was r-presented rs n piumbes, who 6'as employed
to do the work for the Corporation OF CITY OF rha.
delphia, and had great many men al US disposal
was introduced By Mr. Badger 10 Mr.. l.ooney, at the
residence Of the latter, aud imEiedaia! " comnunca
led to him the objec; Of my Writ He raid considera-
ve eU ssrany very sngu and during the
ton, he occasionally appealed to Mr. Badger for con-
rn,aiicn of his statements Il made upsny mind TO en-
plov him. | pad Mr.. loaney seven'hundred dollars
on account, at Evans Hotel, in George street. met
him at this place in pursuance ofan appointment made
between hun and Mr. Badger MIR. Badger and myself
arrived first went into apfiva.c 'oom, nnJ were soon
Joined by Mr.. Looney He furnished me- with list OF
thiryfv forty names, IRON which some iour or live
were erased. These men, | think, were furnished al
twenty-five dollars each all the rest were furnished At
thirty dollars each. MIR. Badge was present when
made the payment TO MIR. Loone
We will IN next make AM , s5,e sp!natory of Of
The disposition made of the im1rted le.ayers-ihe
manner the Democratic Inspectors r"d challengers
were deceived aud the euccess VI The pipeayers in
voting al the several polls Mt the Spring election OF
1889 -
From RE sGmc
THE WIG FEAID!.
We continue our extracts from Gientworths "awful
disclosures" and desire al honest iEen to give them
candid and thorough perull. The pamphlet has caused
deep feeling of horror the breasts Of those who be-
fore incredulous as 10 the ifauds having really
been perpe,rated and who thought tina, the whole
Germ was started by the Democrats 10 bring odium on
the Federal party, that they might The kore easily de-
feat at the Presidential cicGton OF lcih. We fell in
with thorough going owing yesterday, and in reply
10 our question: Whether h. had read Glentworlh ex-
nose ofthe Wing election frauds, he said, eyes have
and when took the book in my hand 10 read, did so
on, Of mere curiosity and with the expectation of find
ing nothing but papabe falseboods-lIcs Tint could
detect as went along; but the more read, the
was convinced that every word was true, and that
impossible for any man, hovever1ngenous or wicked,
10 invent and manufacture such Narrative and if such
person could be found, lie would not dare TO publish
!; # il were not true When arose from the perusa
of that book" continued he,s'l was ACCOMPLISHMENTS
fed This feeling pervadcs all parties md all classes
and is increasing in intensity every day, The crcu
la,ion Of the book increases.
N
now give extract from that part Of the book in
which the frauds carried ont by the llessans al
the polls under the direction Of their commander Noah
Cook We hope that one who takes up this paper
Will fail to read Il:
81 find among my papers receipt from John Mus
chant, dated April lih, 1852 for forty dollars, in full
and think that paid each Of the others thirty dollars
During the afternoon of the thitd day Of the election
| saw in the private committcc.room, man who was
represented to be Cnulson, police officer from the
city of Albany. saw Noah Ceok pay him money, but
what amoun, do not know There was some very an.
qrr conversation carried between Cook Coulson and
a third person, whose name ] did not asceriain the
amount of the conversation, think, was dissatisfaction
ON the part Of the in reference to some portion of
the money promised them being retained. Coulson,
after receiving the money, directed 10 get the
TO the boa, to return 10 Albany The boat named
no, one of the regular boats Of the North River line;
think i, was the victory
s.The men from Philadelphia understood, were va
ricusly disposed of-some provided for at house
kent by person named Mot, in Spring street. and
others at Lafayette Hall, and elsewhere. / think,
from Couson remarks tba, hs lar;y were quartered
at the last mentioned place. vi these matters have
no personal knowledge, and ~ !ve before stated did
not make myself acquainted wh as did not wish to
lie identified with their acts IN the city OF New York
Part of the men furnished by MIR. Looney were, as |
understood entrusted 10 the chafse of Mr.. McArde,
and that they became dissatisfied hen they found that
they were 10 be entertained al tls Aims House, and
had cleared most Of them, ltclcve, however, re-
ported themselves at the coninii!iee-room afterwards
The way we managed To deceive the vigilance Of
the Democratic inspectors aud fallengers' was 4, to
take the Democratic tickets, erase names carefully
with fine pen, SO as not 10 shove through, and sub.
stitulc the of the Wing candidates. This, oil
course, deceived the Democrhtc challengers they
would not challenge what they supposed to be their own
tickets The Wing challenger wns Informed by slip,
some time before, Of the names he must challenge,
and then withdraw. This vas also understood by the
pei offering his vote, and was arranged, IN some
instances after the arrival of The in the wards
where it was proposed 10 voc them; but most gene
rally the arrangements wcfc perfected before the
men left the private comm ree-Ioom al Masonic Hall
The Democratic inspectors and chaengers were
completely blinded. The Wa ehallengers were
also informed of the character the person offer
ing TO vote, by q sign; pin Eon the edge of the
collar cuff OF the coat sometimes by apparently an
accidental chaik mark the coat edge of the hat.
The modes of recognition were various and frequently
changed so as not TO excite remark suspicion The
Wing challengers knew their Xrn, also, ny the reply
given TO the first question pu o The voter by the in
spector as, for instance, What your name, Sir: why
INV name is so and Anothe $Mode was, IN present
ing the ticket, which done vlh the left hand, with
the thumb and first finger. These and other various
modes, resorted TO, to- enable the wing chaieh
gers to act knowingly.
"Mr James NJ. Van Aleja md Mr.. John c. Brant
were in the private comm ec-room together, al one
time during the election ink The second day Mr.
Van Allen said he would his vote down stairs
! The Sixth Ward poll was I'D IN one OF the basement
rooms of the Masonic !lalV | Aaned him my coat
at his request; and after the big challenger was
prepared he went dcwo, and ortlis return in some
ten minutes, said he had voted. Mr.. Van Allen
was member of the wIg yiung Mems Gene
raj Committee, and rcsiden, f the Seventeenth
Ward at the time. Il mus, ma, supposed that this
is an isolated case, for tie @aRe Of sound princ
pies, | wish that were enabled TO record the fac
that it was But in ,hosc times Of high party ex
ci,ement many, very many, perhaps of as good cha
racter and standing as Mr.. Aleu-, uctuated by what
they supposed TO be honorskle and chivalrous i'm
pulse resor,ed TO exrelicnts nj once discredabe &c
themselves, and at with , morals The whole ,hsl
was wan, of system and arrangement The men
frequently boosted of Mcir success. heard per-
son say that he voted seventeen tunes, and others tina
they had voted more than once nj the same ward.
hape me mora DUN, mnde By orc Of the Phadel phia