The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-23

ing issued single fraudulent certificate.
JUDGE HcUNE's METHOD.
'In naturalization before Judge John II.
McCunn, he did not swear any witness OF
applicant to testify the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth nor even to make
true answers 10 such questions rs should be
put, but be professed 10 swear applicants aud
witnesses In these words: That these afliddvts
you have subscribed are true.' Before tnls,
son etlmes, lhougb rarely, questions were asked
as to age, residence, and moral character, bat
never under oath, unless. indeed, swearing TO
the truth OF their aflidayits could be so con-
sidered.
EXTENT OF THE FRAUDS.
III the committee had devoted the whole
time from their appointment o the close of this
Congress, il would not have beeu possible to
ascertain or to take testimony to prove the
number of persons who voted mole than once
In each OF the $40 DISTRICTS in all of when there
were cast at the elections in November, 1856 ,06O
votes, number nearly as great as all the votes
cast IN six OF the States OF the Union at the
same election.
"All that could be done was TO prove, as the
evidence dOes that an organized system was
perfected aud carried into effect by the mem.
bers of the Democratic party, to register many
thousands OF names fictitious or assumed, aud
then 10 vote on them by hundreds of persons
voting from two to forty times each for the
Democratic candidates. There is evidence to
show that it was part OF the gigantic sche ne Of
carrying the Democratic ticket in the State of
New York by fraud; to delay the canvassng OF
counties should be known; then to make up
the deficiencies not supplied by repeating and
other fraudulent voting; by stuthng the ballot.
boxes, and by fraudulent canvass on the count
OF the vote.
1T is abundantly proved that many names OF
voters were put on the poll lists oil voters when
no such names were registered. 1t was not
pos sible Tor the committee TO trace this species
OF fraud iu all the districts. Its existence Is
proved. 1t was not confined to one locality,
but was wide spread. Ample arrangements
uUpT ms do IN fnpff 1 No, pnHfp pfo1
officer oi justice, or politician TO sk any measures
10 defeat or prevent these frauds; but they did
take measures to aid them and to obstruct the
purposes of those who attempted in vain to
defeat them. These frauds are SO monstrous in
character and extent that they could not have
been the work OF few or of many individuals;
it was the work of the Democratic party. In
their purposes and modes of execution they
show ed Systematic plan devised by controlling
minds for purposes OF carrying the election in
the State. The plans were comprehensive
enough TO accomplish the purpose designed.
The means employed TO secure these thousands
OF illegal votes were the use of fraudulent GER
tihCates Of naturalization TO enable aliens and
repeaters to vote, the system of repeating so
successfully ana extensively adopted and the
frauds in Cauyassng the result of the vote All
these have been adverted to. TO make these
means successful, the necessary agencies were
employed TO prevent detection as far as
possible, and TO defeat the purposes of those
who would expose or interfere with the eXeCu-
tion OF these fraudulent schemes, the police
census was obstruCted and prevented, and chal-
lengiDg was prevented by terrorism and vo-
lence. The evidence OF a grand conspiracy TO
peIpetrate these frauds is abundant.
CHARGES AGAINST GOVERNOR HOFFMAN.
"The Mayor of the city, now Governor OF the
State, the Attorney General OF the State, District
Attorney, now Mayor, and other less distn-
gui>hed officials, rendered it valuable aid. With
the courts and officers of justice all controlled
by men elected as Democl ats, and with the vast
official and personal influence of the dominant
party in the city, men eau escape all punish
ment for crime. immunity and protection were
promised repeatedly to those engaged in these
election frauds. The committee argue that the
vote OF the city was too great, compared with
the vote of former years, as was shown by the
average ratio of the voters to population. TIE
committee think that two thousand fraudulent
votes we've cast in the Sixth ward alone.
REMEDIES PROPOSED.
"The committee recommend the withdrawal
of naturalization from the New York City
Courts, and offer bill for that purpose; also, q
bill amending the Naturalization laws, and
recommending one day throughout the United
States for the election of Representatives in
Congress, and providing for the contesting cleo
tions of the President aud Vice President, and a
| constitutional amendment authorizing Con gress
to regulate the appointment of President au1
Vice-President directly by the people, or by
| electors chosen by SINGLE districts. ."-Iequtrer.