The Nevada journal., 1855-06-08
San Francisco Election Frauds.

San FdHtiSCO EkeCti0H rfulss
It seems to be fully ascertained hat the late
election Of San Francisco was the scene of the
gco9sest frauds that ever abused even suffrage
IL that city. The French anc German papers,
the organs of the secret PhalanX Democracy
admit that the legal voters Of the city were
svindlcd bv course OF fraudulent proceedings
which even calls for tnei: reprobatlon. Nm
residents were imported illegal votes sworn
IN by unblushing perjury-vcters coionized
openly from polls to polls in wage rs, boosting
Of their criminol proceedings ald as if this
was not enough, tn boxes N son.e of the
Phalanx wards were stuffed, so as to revefsc
the vote which in spite of the previous frards
har given large majority &C the American
party. At the 9th wail i gentleman of well
known good character, stood all dHy at he
polls taking down every :ote cast, and distin-
gushing by the colors Of the various tickets
fer which party they Ycrc thrown. When 'nl
whole number of votes was officially alnorn-
ced 1t exceeded b. over ~ hundred the mum
Ter lie had tailed, an1 differed still more IS
sential'y in charactc~ from hi { innate, a
though that WIS formed or unmi* .akabic
data The boxes IA this ward vert taken at
night in charge by an inspector nameI Casey,
and by him retained al night in a room from
which all spectators we're rpdciy exclrdcd
e:id Casey being riolcri partition aud bpllv
o. the Phaanx p,rty.
The victory Of the Phalan=e-s viii tell -.,ore
to their disad"an age han any defeat col!l
have done. Il wcs ~on By pcrjurv ana .raud
ard has sailed he attention. Of the State % tlc
means by which the highest rri ilcge Of free
men is Hrested fr3A. them. Are here &c
stones IN heaven save those .E>t serve !or tx
thunder? We cau Dut believe hat forte G
Indignation will be developed in the State by
these nefarious proceeding al Sa; F:aaci-ct
that will consign TO Terl'ed infa.ny he lue.
Who have dared 70 insult and wroag the neo
rle 1t mikes no difference as 10 tie g,.il
whether the man who ideItiG u hiIrslf VIII
these proceedings is Senator of h, Uritc'
States like John L Weller, wno bes so"ndet
every depth Of political cor .uPtior, CT an ~
Senator Ike CWln, nobody pupil in su,.l
matters, OF an asprant Ike Brod"rich # .,o~
forious memory in such elections, o. one o. TIE
host Of Custom /. .ouse aid Post OiIi.a officials
that arc trained to do the wo k tf an Intriguing
Inscrupulous dynaS,y, or q 200. Aic'.y, whose
passions misle;.d his julgme1t. nd who raay
well believe Re is justified in his r1ea is wien
the end IS "Dinocracy," and '.e is uHhciG oy
men in high position save tina. tle Icsi,
ne immediate instrument, ma: iarc tne
excuse o. ignorance. California ha5 .cel
cursed by unscrupulous d-mag ogre5. anl the
last scene Of their triumph is ! iicld ron
which they emerge branded in TIE eye OF tlo
State with mark tha' they can nclet a1acs
let the facts SO forth, and he men sLC l,laa,
ned these frauds Je well,kac gn % tn ueoalc.
Lo are no. their names written in he CAron-
cles Of The convention, ala Q. me s,rec- cor
ncr meetings. Of the mongrel politicians Hno
stole the livery Of the Democratic party to
serve the devil in?