Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-06-13
Election Frauds.

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At thesrscent municipal election in
Washing ton city the Known othfngs car
fied The day by some two or, three hun
Edred majority. The Washington Star
Egiyes5the following account of the manner
E1ni which it was done. From the manner
in which the Know Nothings of that city
treated Wise, iwe are prepared to believe
almost anything Of them that is bad.
In the Eastward 81 votes were illegal
lly received on the Know Nothing side,
and IS legal votes were rejected on the
anti KNOWN othing side. ,Inrthessecond
ward about IS legal votes were rejected.
In the 81 ward ~ Illegal voter were reject
ed, and the election was conducted SO as to
defraud some $50 anti Know Nothing vo-
tiers Of their rights, by apparent intention
al delay~in the reception. of votes and the
decisions Of questions arising. SO as that
7o'clock, P. NJ. should arrive with large
number of anti-Know-Not about
15O-still in the line and clamorous to
have their ballots taken; the Know-Noth-
ings, in accordance with the pre-arranged
plot, having voted early, so that by the
act of closing the polls with voters still
waiting to put in their ballots, the Know
Nothing candidates might not lose votes.
In the fourth ward, about $50 legal voters
were refused their rights. In the fifth
ward about SO. In the sixth ward about
as many. In the seventh ward about / SO
were so defrauded out of their rights.
When we speak above of legal voters
who were refused their rights, we refer only
to such votes as have been declared good
by the APPELLATE authority, the United
States Circuit Court for the District Of
Columbia. They are principally divided
into three classes. LIST. Persons sub
ject to taxation whose names are omit
ted to be placed on the poll list by the
assessor. In most Of the wards this class
were rudely refused their rights as they
had long since been adj Indicated by the Dis
tricE Court, and as accorded up to this time
By the persons of character and respect for
the rights of their fellow citizens as affirm
ed by the judiciary, who have heretofore
been entrusted with the duty OF conduc-
ting elections in this city.
The second class OF these dcfrauded
voters were persons whose naturalization
papers, bear date since the fourth Of June
last.
Tue third class, were those whose names
were wrong spelled, in the matter of a
single letter even, by the assessors, in re-
cording them on the poll lists ; or whose
names had been SO misspellud in their ma
turazation papers. Besides these class
es, many others were defrauded under
various fimsy Pretexts, viz in some
wards those whose naturalization papers
were taken out elsewhere than i'll this
District of Columbia, and those whose
papers were altogether in manuscript,
which were refused credence on those
accounts, rs alleged by the commissioners.
planned above, the anti Know n Othiny
Nothing candidates, as alleged by the com
missioners. AS explained above. the an
ti>k. N. candidates were deEraudcd out
Of an aggregate Of perhaps 7l8 votes,
and tie returns were made up So as TO
give the certificates Of election to the
Know Nothings i'll the third. fourth and
fifth wards, where but for these deliber-
ate and palpable frauds, they wouId ne
ctssarily have been returned greatly in
the minority.
We have no room to-day TO comment
on these shameless transactions. That
they can triumph, however, is Impossible,
us the rights OF our fellow citizcns are yet
under the guardianship Of an intelligent
and firm court of the United States OF
competent julisdc ion. Writs Of quo apur-
ru1sto PRAYED before the Circuit Court for
this District will speedily procure the re-
NEEDY. The court yesterday decided that
while the election was in the hands OF the
commissioners, who had Il temporary
quasi judicial, existence, it WAS without
the power to issue mandamus for the
protection Of the rights Of the defrauded
voters only because their functions were
quasi judicial, which power it also affirm
ed as its right when the election, and, as
a consequence, its results, might be in
municipal ministerial hands. The candi-
dates who were detrauded, as above exr
planned, will at once demand the iuterGer-
: ence Of the Circuit Court, and Of the sue
? cess of their application in setting aside
, these fraudulent returns there can be nc
question.
: CHEAP Sn1RT>MAK1NG IN New YoRK.--
The recent complaint Of shirt-maker ir
! New York to Mayor Wood, that she had
t been swindled out Of So by her employer
f has brought out some interesting facts
touching the wages paid TO shirtmakers
: in that city. A contemporary says:
"The standard price is l24 cents pei
t piece, and the garment must be we'll made
as it has to undergo a thorough inspec
2 ton, with bosoms and collars--bringing
from ST l24c to ST CSC at retail. The