New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25
LOCAL POLITICS.

LOCAL POLITICS.
THE KINGS COUNTY ELECTION FRAUDS-CARD
FROM DIsTRFCT-ATToRNEY MORRIS.
Tho Grand Jury of Kings County has Tor
several days In session. examining witnesses In TO-
iaton to the fraudulent transactions OF tho Democrats
leaders and their tools the and Inspectors Of
Election, who have dofrsuded the citizens OF KINGS
County of their votes They will probably be ready 20
report to the court by indictments, pressntment or
otherwise by the first Of next week. The DisrictAttor
ney has been hard at work the election, aud has
accumulated a mass Of evidence. The following card
appears in The Brooklyn Eagle Of yesterday:
TO ne Editor Of The Brooklyn Eagle
regret necessity of again troubling you but can
not allow the pursued by Aid Bergen In the Com
mon Council in relation election frauds. pass
noticed If the Alderman designed TO throw difficulties
In my way and off, far possible, my sources OF
information. he adopted very ingenious mode Of par
TALLY at least: % tsai IN ef mat Sen Ths
Alderman starts out with the following preamble;
Se. F s, S S eSsa 81 I resn election that The ssars
the number Of votes sy.e for several Of toe oass e ss
wise suspected that the hs. been d0Hs With rsaa
The other preamble contains little very cheap indis
nation against fraud WIN Isr eispy oi Tue s ~
his panaeea which he closed AS follows: There was no
charge of fraud in connection with for ciy
officers except as regarded the Superyscrshp OF the
Twenty-second Ward. aud those had been corrected"
The Consistency between the preamble and tho speech
must be apparent to the observer His per-
Torrance much the shape Of catlsn AL head and
which been corrected" he pledges The aid Of the
VIII for the purpose OF detecting THIS snRlo
fraud, which had been corrected, IN the following
meaningless resolution; "
Ia the csuvsed and will such evidence they
rather d. g s':. bin to o'S s perpetrators
i would appear to mind less locat than the Alder.
mans that this resolution was entirely unnecessary
yiew OF the following statement made by him-iu tho
speech referred to- He could not tie necessity OF
offering reward because as he understood It, the Dis
rctAtorney had the necessary evidence aeady In his
possession" All that the Distret-Attorney requires Is
his possession would seem Ia be work OF superoro
cation the part Of the Alderman to make the ggan!e
the evidence OF which already in the possession" cf
the ae sSnn trsd Ss Ies.
also true that there much evidence OF fand have uot
Yet obtared and do not mean. II can help t. that tho
people shall be luled into inactivity tuis matter BY
any such transparent proceeding us mere referred TO-
the Alderman does not wish TO assist me, have rghs
to ask that he will his official position to interfere
with my Investigations The solcituae he manifested
for the reputation OF the election was truly
sublime. Bee how delcstey he handled the subject He
sad as, -,
the oTiS.I resolution which bad just sdop,.
vOu Like nnaOn th" there Was 'SnsGns WrOas OeAd tho
would Be really too bad for any 70
VIVA. wretch could dr.p from his su'sncm'd tongue
wh, only look at tl The election was on the 2d, and
the City aud County Canvassers met on tho and 9th
and fine reufns not opened until after those dates
and who would ask, during that interval suggested
that there had been any frauds eommlttedt Or course
the local s.Es e ana win IL oSs ,ss = IN
Brooklyn but no pretended that the BROOKLYN re-
ferred TO was the Brooklyn represented IA part py
the Alderman OF tho Tenthi OF course not IL was
not even eliminated that there had been aiStni.nf
wrong behind the returns" In this city But the eS
derman seems really TO DO in obyious state as 10
what has been transpirng, will, for his especial on
ghtenment, speak more plainly And IN the BRET pisce
would say that the bunghng forgeres committed ater
the returns were made out is the most Insignificant part
of the frauds committed; In fact have not reached
that branch Of the inquiry yet but have ns iar
my time to the investigation OF frauds committed De
hind the returns" do not propose to skim tins matte.
over but probe as far as CAM and want tne peo
pie 10 continue their assistance. do not expect any
belp from ths Alderman, who voted against the only
offered would have been Of service ~ u
Covering the frauds. promise the Alderman OF the
Tenth Ward full credit for all be may do In the matter
but the credit and debit shall DO correctly kept
word TO Alderman Clancy. He was very an1ious 70
have the resolution Offering reward for evidence o.
frsud laid over for week, stating he Knew nothing
about the frauds Whatever and wanted 20 be Informed
as we'll "a the Alderman Of the Twentieth" The SIM
ncty aud child innocence OF the Alderman Is pcr.
fect and worthy OF all communication Might requese
the Alderman In HIS anxious researches 20 turh MS
attention 70 the Second District OF his own ward where
Seson s credited with i slgel 49, Allen ST5 Greeley TO-
Cunningham S67 Waiter l7f These nSaies LOOK i's
strange: in fact the Alderman VIII ma GOOD ned IN
liza ward IN which develop his inqurng mind should
Ills Mud At the expraton OF weok geinan III sne s"s