Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-10-18
From the North Carolinian


The truth-loving Observer has denied.
peremptorily. that Mr.. Mcmahon, of Bal
timore. who presided at the Young Mems
Wing Convention in 1910, had left the
Coon party. Wonder if he will conduc,
his paper OH ''honorable principles" now
by correcting his mistake?
The following is recent letter of Mr..
McMahon's which confirms our statement,
and shews that the Observer in denying it,
told story: ....
Il. TOaTHE PUBLIC.
Ny attention has been directed to an adj
dress by !" the State central committee Of Ma
ryland to the Wings of the Union," purpor.
ting to be signed by the members of that
committee, in which it is charged on their
belief, IS that full 300 votes we,e falsely and
surreptitiously introduced into the ballot. box !;
and that they have been the product of dill
gently perpetrated fraud upon the rights ofthe
real voters of Baltimore"
Having long since retired to private life,
have borne no part in the political contests Of
the day, beyond the free and nnreserved ex-
preston of my opinions and views as a pri-
vate citizen and in the maintenance of these
have, on this occasion, cast my vote with
the democratic party, claiming and reservlng
TO myself the privilege, often denied to the
mere partisan, of approving or condemning, as
my own judgment may dictate, and following
the lead OF no party except in accordance
with its dictates. But although not enrolled
as an active member in the ranks of the demo-
cratic party, have yet, from community Of
views and opinions, been necessarily thrown
into free and frequent communion, during the
past contest, with many of the active and in.
f1uential members of that party, and have had,
as believe, freely and unreservedly disclosed
to me, every thing relative to their prospects,
progress, and probable vote. During the
whole of that intercourse, so far from observing
design, Intention, or wish, to introduce iIle-
gal votes into the baloting at the past election,
| deem it due to them to say that they have.
on the contrary, at all times, manifested and
expressed the most sincere and earnest desire
and hope that all illegal votes might be exclu-
ded; the utmost anxiety to adopt any measure
which would insure that result the utmost
determination to prevent it at all hazards, and
the most thorough conviction that, if preven-
ted on all sides, brilliant victory awaited
them in the city. deem it due to them also
to add, that so far from the number of votes
cast, SO greatly exceeding the anticipations Of
all, it was, ON the contrary, as thought, gen.
orally supposed, and certainly by myself be-
lieved, and that belief expressed before the
election, that the number cast would exceed
16, 900 votes; and that it is within my know
ledge, that one Of the gentlemen. whose name
is appended to that address, and who, feel
confident, could not have seen it before it was
issued, has himself estimated the probable
vote of the city at about 10000. In conclu-
sion, then, deem it due to all the members
of the democratic party, with whom have
been in association during the past contest,
land they have been many and influential, to
express my sincere and thorough conviction,
that the above charges, as far as they are con-
cerned, are utterly uRfounded; and my belief,
founded on all the means Of observation of
the course of the democratic party which |
have enjoyed, that It is equally so with regard
to the action of that party as party.
JOHN V. L. MCMAHON.
October S, 1914.
Besides the above evidence. eighteen
gentlemen of the highest standing in Bal
timore, pronounce the charge against the
democrats of surreptitious voting, utterly