New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-10
BOW MUCH DID THEY CHEAT

That the votes cast in this City fOH Franz
Sgel and for Horace Greeley respectively, on
ballots otherwise Democratic, were not half
counted for or credited to them, we do conf
IDENTITY believe. The ballots are usually counted
"regular"-that is, the whole number of I'M
scratched ballots which seem to be Democratic
is ascertained and tailed, and so many votes
credited TO the several candidates running on
that ticket then the scratched or manifestly
split votes are counted, and so many added to
each candidates tally as the result appears TO
demand. Thus a Republican candidates name
printed on an otherwise Democratic ballot may
be innocently overlooked. and the vote counted
exactly adverse to the voters intention and,
where this is once done innocently, 1t is done
many times with deliberate intent to cheat.
But this is one of many frauds extensively
perpetrated at our late election some of which
are thus exposed by The Sun:
According to the returns Of the Inspectors OF Eec
ton not vote was cast in the Nineteenth Ward for Mr.
Thomas W. Kearney OF the candidates for the Marine
Court JudGeship Mr.. Kearney had lived in the Nine
teenth Ward thirteen years. Over 500 persons IN
that Ward have sworn that they voted for him. Mr..
Kearney has that list In his possession 1t is possible
that the Tammany Inspectors made these returns for the
purpose Of killing the outside Democratic organization
that nominated Mr.. Kearney. The returns false on
their face.
Jacob Cohen was nominated FOR Supervisor three
months before the election He spent over $4,000 in
presenting his claims for theioce TO the people. AS
the returns received at headquarters, it would
seem that received exactly 1891 votes The Tenth
Ward is credited with ls5 Of these votes. AT meeting
last evening" 375 residents of that Wardwore that they
voted for Mr. Cohen Mr.. Cohen says that he has the
names OF 5000 IN this city who declare that
they cast their ballots for him. The evidence shows that
the returns false What candidate is credited with
Mr.. Cohen's votesl
In the rst District OF the First Ward the Inspectors
returned only Horace Greeley for the Con-
trollershp. An influential resident OF the Ward called
upon the Police superintendent and made oath that, to
his personal knowledge 200 votes had been cast in
that District for Mr. Greeley The Superintendent turned
him over 10 Mr. Supervisor Smith, OF the candidates
for reflection, who we-known Ward politician to
look out for the fraud. That the last OF it.
In the IXth District OF the Seventh Ward in Scam
nelst Mr. VIM Foley offered ballot bearing the
OF Horace Greeley AS these ballots were longer than
others they were easily recognized The Inspector who
received Mr. Foeys ballot opened IL and torei In pieces
deposng the strips In the box. This Inspector Is at
large ready for duty In the coming municipal election
II he is rs useful to Ring in counting he is In re-
celvlng votes. he may be sure OF q reappointment
eve are Informed that the Inspectors OF Election In the
I'D District Of the sixth Ward counted their ballots
on Tuesday night by che Endorsement only without look
ing al the names on the tickets.
Mr. John Murray headed gang OF fifteen reporters
on Tuesday afternoon and spent several hours voting
in the IIId District OF the Fifteenth Ward. The whole
party entered, and cast their votes under set OF
went out and returned TO vote under other
names Tho Inspectors and Policemen did not seem to
iced these fellows ard they had things all their
we have this fact from prominent county official who
told his at Police Headquarters. Mr.. Murray is
still at large. -
In the lid District OF the Eighth Ward, OF the
early ia the afternoon copied from the regis
try books the names of those who had not voted, and
then handed the list 10 notorious repeater named Lynch
whose gang voted the names until the list had been
exhausted This fraud was continued during tho after
nOOn A county Official gave these taets " tho Police su