New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-15
THE ELECTION FRAUDS.
MEMORIAL OF THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB OF
NEW YORK CITY.
To he Honorable s Senate and HOUSE, Of Representatives.


The undersigned, Committee Of the Union
League Club Of the City Of respectfully repre-
sent that the said Association embracing moro tnsh
thousand loyal citizens Of NewYork having resolved Nv
meeting held the Ah Of November that in their deno
crate Judgment large majority Of the legal voters OF ne
State voted for Grant, Coliax and Gnswod and that tna
vote OF the majority had been overruled and subverteo
by wholesale fraud appointed the undersigned 10 VeS
tgae the,sad matter and to institute suen measures III
connection Herewith they might deem efpedeht anu
proper; and that after carefal investigation the un
dersned do now behalf OF the said body ana OF 'ho
law.sbidDg community Of NewYors respectfully repro
| sent as follows:
Y-As TO THB FACT OLA LARGE FRAUDULENT VOTE
BY comparison for the past IS years OF tho election
statistics OF the City NewYork with the census returns
of the United States and OF the State OF NewYork
evident that tho vote reported cast In the City OF New
York In the election for Presidential Electors ana
State officers larger than the actual number OF esa
voters In the city and still larger than the number OF
| legal votes east by them in said election
Referring 70 the tabular statistical statements hereto
appended, lsee schedules marked % 9, and ID III
regard to the City and County OF New.YorR and the
County OF Kings including the City Of Brooklyn, rs Illus
rang the point they show that careful comparison of
statistics OF population and elections, extending over 70
| years. demonstrates the fact:
Is That the rate Of annual increase IN the number OF
voters In this city lie four per cent per annum and
3D. That the proportional votes cast to the whole num-
that OF least per cent for abentees should be deducted
from the total number OF voters 10 show the number who
The state Census OF 1865 tsee table ~ shows the
whole number OF votes cast In tho city that
which increased at Tie rate Of fcnr per cent per
jses ............................. 1884
and. by deducins 10 per cent for abscnees tho
hight in 1868 was icoCci
The total number OF votes registered In the CITY
Of New.YorR was tsee table q l7o221
tTIc cG table lNo;O
shown by the Census. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1880
i dedus,nS 10 per cent for absenees 255is
ceeded the total number OF person entiuedto ,,o
Showing nearly equal number Of Illegal votes and u
The statistics OF the separate wards Of the city
found " as for Instance in the Sixth Ward The
voting population by the census Of lSe6-natiye'
Increased by four per cent per annum, 1t would be,
The HUMBER Of votes csicied in 1858 500
Being an excess in the registry of........... I0
An excess OF votes cast over the total number OF
Ard over the % Dor cent Who vote Of las
But In this ease It ssceraincd fact that the male
population Of the lsxth Ward. which In 1850 was 1906
and which in had diminished 10 9Tl7, loss OF 3is
has, 1865, dlmnised ssl further FROM dwellings
giving place and factories, which makes the
fraudulent In registry and votes cast mnch larger
than In the above estimate, in which an Increase Is
allowed Of 4Iper. cent pefannum.
A similar examination Of the statistics OF other Wards
I'm tho downtown districts where fthe foreign aud hoat
Ing element large, shows st greater discrepancies be-
tween the number OF vote. shown by the census and
the votes officially reported.
Passing the vote OF the CITY 10 that OF the state
II found that In the Counties containing large cies
such KlDgs Albany, Rensselaer, and Erie, and along
Of the Hudson River tbtro s an increase OF votes
much larger than before given Heretofore, 20
per cent has been tho extreme limit OF tho votes cast
compared with tho total voting population In Kings
County IL Is lO2 per cent In Delaware nearly i0l per
cent with timilar increase although not 80 large in
Rockland Orange, Broome. Ulster. and other Counties
along the line OF the Eric Railroad.
las TO THBAMAXSER IL WHICH The FRAUD WAS FEE
PETRATED.
The naturalization OF aliens IN the City Of New-York
durnehe present year has been conducted In the Court
Of Common Plea, the Superior Court aud tho Supreme
Court.
In the Court of Common Pleas where the law seems 20
have been faithfully executed aud the records arc prop
erly kept records show total of 2ss cethoaeso OF
citizenship Issued from June 10 TO tho 18th OF October
In the Supreme the books said not to be writ
ten ND nor therecords arranged and tho clerk has re-
fused after advlsement believed by Judge Of tho
Court 10 ALLOW the records 10 be submitted 10 exGmna'
toD
In the Supreme Court ono Of tho Judges holding tho
Circuit and Oyer and TeImiuor sat also In October Tor
some days for tho purpose OF natura<ng aehs ana
his sessions this purpose frequently continued until
late ut night During the progress OF the work 10 Is
believed that no record whatever was kept but that
the original papers we're bundled mp and sent 70
the clerks Office where they now being slowly a.
ranged. ~" $500
Tho proceedings were conducted IN manner but little
calculated to inspire respect for the discretion OK the
f,al axUo mr. tha iqrif n
American citizenship Roughs and DULLES we're admitted
10 the exclusion Of respectable czens Newspaper re-
porters who attended 10 report the proceeding were
elected aud member Of the bar was foreibly turned
out Numbers OF applicants for naturalization were
youcbed for by tire Witnesses and there s reason
10 believe that gangs OF men were repeatedly passed
before the Judge under the assumed OF aliens for
whom naturalization papers were desired but who
were unable unwilling TO take the necessary oaths
Tho number thus naturalized In the Supreme Court
fairly or fraudulenty Is yariousy estimated from 10000
70 5000 Irregular aud Illegal naturalization believed
20 have occurred also in other parts OF tho etate In
Ulster County county judge reported TO have opened
court every morning at the clerks Office hndto have left
the clerk to ssuo certificates Of citizenship to parties
whom he bad seen nor examined The number
OF thus issued stated CO., In Troy
Justice Of the peace with jurisdiction In the matter
assumed 10 act, and 100 pretended certificates are
believed to have been ssued Tho clerk OF the court Is
reported 10 have admitted that the names wero entered
by him 10 tho court records after the papers
were issued from recollection similar Issue Of pre-
tended papers although less in number IL reported ~
having occurred in County aud Like Irregularities
In other counties Of the stste
uL-ERAUDuLEST MANUFACTURE SALE, AND DisraIDc'
TON or PRETENDED CERTIFICATES
From the preliminary proceedings the OF Bosen
berg now under Indictment In tho United States District
Court Il appeared That tho accused had Acknowledged
having himself furnished 1000 certificates OF citizenship