The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-21


The returns OF the election held last week
prove one thing beyond all questioa-that a
fraud was committed at the public ballot-oox
They prove, also, think, that the fraud was not
committed by the Republican party but by the
Democratic party. That fact appears from tue
localities in which this fraud was obviously
committed. Let me, then, without further pre-
face, call your attention toa few figures of
the elections of 1866 and 1867.
:, have taken first the increase of the Ropub
with the vote of 1866 and 1867 but taking as the
larger and more important, the vote OF 1866 as
the standard of com parison.
In the Second ward-I have omitted the First
ward because there is q question rs to the
validity OF some OF the returns-the Republican
increase at the last election upon the vote OF 1866
was 226 votes, or % per cent. The Democratic
increase was 454 votes, or nearly 10 per cent.
In the Third ward-now mark me, my fellow
citizens, | am calling your attention to the
Democratic wards, the downtown wards, and
ask you to look at the extraordinary discre-
pancy of the Republican vote and the increase
OF the Democratic voe-there the Republican
increase at this election over 1856 was 81 votes,
or 60 per cent. The Democratic increase was
548 votes, or over 2S per cent. (Laughter.)
In the Fourth ward Qaughter)- Il shall gen
temen, not take 1t. Let me show you how the
Democrats have taken it, viz, by an increase of
63S votes.
In the Fifth ward, the Republican increase
was So votes, and the Democratic increase was
445 votes, or twenty per cent.
In the Sixth ward the Republican increase
was tour votes, or nearly onethird of a per-
centage; the Democratic increase was 266 votes,
or l89 per cent.
In the Seventh ward-now we have gone
through the downtown wards, which are
strongly Democratic-the Republican increase
was 294 votes, or l29 per cent; the Democratic
increase was 366, or nearly 10 per cent
In the Eighth ward-stlll, you observe, they
touch the infected locality down town-the
Republican increase was 147 votes, or 81 per
mt tha fin iunr uyoo
l4a per cent.
In the Ninth ward the Republican increase
was 1876 votes, or l0t per cent; the Democratic
increase was 304. or 20 per cent.
In the Tenth Ward-I want you to observe
the character of this return; this ward is one
of those in which the Democrats had very little
chance to commit traud-the Republican
increase was 294 votes, or 1lt per cent; the
Democratic increase was 100 votes, or about
per cent. Now here you see there was no
chance for fraud, and that liz per cent. repre-
sents the voting increase OF Philadelphia. Now
| come 10 another infected district, the Eleven tn
ward. Now look at this. The Fourth ward
had better look out Tor ITSELF as the Eleventh
ward is coming up fast on its heels. The Re
publican increase was 30 votes, or 3 per cent,
the Democratic increase was AL votes, or q per
cent
In the Fifteenth ward, which. although Re-
publican, has one or two Democratic precincts,
here may say that careful examination OF the
returns will shoW that this large percentage on
the Democratic vote has been made in the Demo-
cratic precinct. Tue Republican increase was
CAB votes, or l73 per cent; the Democratic in
crease was GAO votes, or 80 per cent.
Now come again to a Democratic ward. In the
Sixteenth ward the Republican increase was 70
votes, or little over per cent the Democratic
increase was 273 votes, or 20 per cent.
III the Seventeenth ward the Republican in
crease was 152 votes, or III per cent; the Demo.
cratic increase was 469 votes, or over 10 per cent
In the Eighteenth ward, where the election on
the part OF the Republicans was held fairly, you
fnd Republican increase of 349 votes or ia
per cent; the Democratic increase was 423 votes
or % per cent.
In the Nineteenth ward we are no " getting to
the suburban districts, where buildings are
increasing rapidly-the Republican increaie was
GIL votes, or 2l9 per cent. The Democratic
increase was 627 votes, or 259 per cent. You see
that the opportunity for fraud is not so great in
the suburban districts, and hence the ratio of
Democratic votes is not go great
In The twentieth ward, the last that have
taken, the Republican increase is l044 votes,
or 2S per cent. The Democratic increase is 953
votes, or 2S per cent.
The speaker continued to discuss the subject
of trauds at some length, and was frequently
greeted with cheers and applause.
David Paul Brown, Esq, offered resolution
that committee of twenty-five citizens be
appointed, to act in con- junction with the Union
League Committee, to contest the election.
This Vas adopted with cheers. When the
first resolutions were adopted the vote was
standing one. Every person present rose to his
feet, and raised welkln of plaudlts.
Frederick FTaley Esq, then made an address,
endorsing all that had been previously said.
AFTER addresses by other gentlemen the
meeting adjourned.