Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-04-24
HOW rHE THING Was DONE.

HOW THE THING WAS DONE.
The trial Of the contested election case in
the Luzerne Senatorial District, elected
some rich things and furnished striking
illustration Of the manner inRhich immense
Copperhead majoriiies are sometimes very
suddenly and unexpectedly rolled up Sena-
tor Wallace, Chairman Of the Copperhead
state central Committee, is ssupposed TO un-
derstand this business perfectly, 1t Is barely
possible he has sent his recipe up to Con
necticut. If so il win account for the queer
anomaly Of the Cops carrying the Governor
and losing the Legislature, as the excess in
these cases occurs all in one or two places
and does not affect the result by districts,
1t was clearly proven that through the &c
tigity and energy Of Senator Wallace's aids
they succeeded in stealing the dies of the
County seal Of Luzerne County and afhxing
the seal to thousands Of forged naturaliza-
ton papers which were afterward haEked
about the streets at $l75 each. No doubt
these forged papers have been scattered
broadcast over the state and are depended
on BY the Copperhead leaders to assist them
immensely in their effort to carry the state
next fall A man by the name of Michael
O. Meara seems to have been one of their
chief instruments in bringing in these for
eigners. employees upon the railroad, and
voting enough of them on the forged nat
fla fts faf
When the investigation began 1t became
necessary to get 0'Meara out of the way
and how it was done is shown in the follow
ing evidence of Rev Thomas Tracy before
the Committee.
Thomas Tray, sworn-I am the priest in
charge of the congregation at Clearheld
did pay Michael O'Meara $500 before the in-
vestigation commenced; it was IN his own
| house at Clarified, in the evening, about a
1 week befor. the trial; in consideration of it
| be was to leave the State, and to remain
absent for three months; Mr.. O'Gorman, the
| boss of Collins on the railroad, gave me the
money to give him for that purpose; | had
| conversations with the man who gave me the
money: no other party had knowledge of the
transaction that know Of; had cOrreSp0n-
| deRce t'ith Mr.. WallGce on the subject Of get
! tina him 10 leare the State; understand that
| he WIS to remain out until after this trial
! should cease; he is the only person that knew
/ of tie transaction that | am aware Of; he was
| the only one that gave me any money or au-
/ tho.ized me to give any; he said, as regards
himself, he would not give any, as II was moi
necessary; saw o'Gorman within two weeks
| a. Clearheld; | know James Collins, have
Feen him about two months ago; do not know
! rom whom the money came that O'Gormar
paid me; tic lET, Wallace mentioned arG
! Senator Wallace, the Chairman ot, the Demo
cratic State Central Committee.
This is but small part of the eyidenct
ofa similar character ELECTED by the Com
uittee in their investigation In singl,
election district in Centre county, no les
than 60 persons voted on these forged nat
uraIization papers, purporting to have beer
issued at the September Session of th,
Luzerne County Court In the examination
before the committee the Prothonatory tes
tiled that Of these 60 voters, on compari
son with his naturalization record of tha
date, net naturalization paper wa
issued to a single person among the G.
named As a further evidence of theil
lrecklessness and desperation, one Of the wit
nesses brought to Harrisburg to testify il
the ease was brutally murdered, in coli
BLOOD ~ snnu as he returned home other
begged piteously that their names shoulC
not be made public as their property ant
lives would be greatly endangered thereby
Such is a small part of the record of Cop
perhead fraud, crime and bloodshed delhi
erately inaugurated in a peaceful com
munity, for the purpose of carrying a sena
toTial district What comment upon tn
intelligence, iiberality and honesty, of me-
who cali themselves the leaders of th
white mans party Union men both whit
and black are being daily murdered in tn
! South for the same purpose and by the sam
party. For ferreting out and Furnishing th
partieipators in such crimes, Andy Johnsor
removed every Union General in the South
and for the same reason he and his Cop
perhead allies now defame and abuse bot
| Meade and Grant