The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-21
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.
Gross ErauAs IN the Luxsrns 18th
Districts

D10eFtcts
TFrom the Philaaelphia Press.l
In studying the returns Of The late election,
two facts fbrcibly impress the intelligent OBJ
server-tAat whereyes. the Official ksuaes
-as IN our navy yard WARRIOR the pTeju.
dices of the adopted citizens-as in the coun-
ties Of Echuylkill and Luzerne-could be
| used and operated upon, there the Copper
| head majorities increased. But for the cor>
| ruptlon and intrigues growing out Of these
two elements, the Union majority in Penn.
sylvania, to-day, would be nearer one hun
dred thousand than fifteen thonsAnd. Great
surprise has been manifested at the enormous
majority thrown in the county Of Luzsrne
against General Geary. Why and how this
was done, let the Scranton Republican of the
18th inst. relate.
We are glad to perceive that Mr.. Archibald
the Union candidate for Congress has resolv>
ed to contest the election, in which case we
have no doubt that the House of Representa-
tlves will decide in his favor, and thus Gust
the Copperhead Dennison, who allowed his
partsans to resort 10 snch outrageous frauds
for the purpose of cheating an intelligent
people out of their rights:
ELECTION FRAUDS. -The table we publish
elsewhere tells its own storS. The Twelfth
Ward, Scranton, with its PIG votes last year,
Wilkesbarre Township, with its l22 Demo
cratic majority last year, aud s67 this year !
Carbondale, Third Ward, with its lis Demo
cratic majority last and its 200 this year !;
Dunmore, with its 50 Democratic majority
last year, and its $40 this; the South District
of Pittston Township, with its lab taxables
and 1893 Democratic maJority-these and nu-
merous similar districts show the perpetra>
ton Of enormous fraads-which, this time,
have been SO fragrant and wholesale as to
leave no doubt Of It's being possible to expose
them The most unblushing of the fraudulent
schemes was the issue by the thousand OF
Naturalization papers IN otans, bearing the
signature and official seals Of Michael Philbin,
Prothonotory of the county, or John T..
Brown, Clerk of the Mayors Court of Car
bondale. They we're issued SO numerously
that hundred OF them have come into the
hands of the Union County Committee. On
making the discovery that these blank papers
were in circulation, the following notices
were issued
FRAUDULENT NATURALIZATION PApERs.-
An extensive and organized scheme to cheat
the honest voters of Luzerne County out OF
the result Of the coming election has been
detected. The undersigned hare IN their
actual possession clear proof of this grest
felony fraudulent naturalization papers
have been scattered broadcast through the
county, bearing the seal Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas of Luzerne County, of which
Michael J Phibin is the Prothonotary and
lawful custodian.
We have handles of the papers issued in
blank, which have already been placed in the
hands Of the intended illegal voters in innu
merable precincts. We call upon all friends
of pure ballot box to crush this fraud by
every exercise of vigilance and energy
possible The act of Congress of the 3D. Of
March, 1913, has provided the following
penalty for this crime:
"SEoTloS -. That if any person shall
falsely make, forge or counterfeit, or cause
or procure To be falsely made, forged or eoun-
forfeited, any certificate or evidence of citi-
zenship. or shall pass, utter or use as true,
any false. forged. or counterieted certificate
OF citizenship, or shall make sale or dispose
of any certificate OF citizenship TO any persoa
other than the person for whom 1t Was oriai
nally issued and to whom il may OF right be-
long, every such person shall be deemed and
adiudged guilty OF felony, and on being there's
of convicted by due course OF law. shall be
sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard
labor for period not less than three or more
than FIVE years
All persons attempting to "use' such GER
| ufcates of naturalization are hereby warned
that they will be arrested, prosecuted and
| punished to the extent OF the law.
GARRlcK VI. HARDING,
II. w. palmer,
| WASHINGTON LIE, J.,
| HENRY NJ. HoYr,
STEWART PEAReE.
CHAs. PARRIsa.
l.. u. SHOEMAKER.
! Wilkesbarre, Pa, October &, 1866.