Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-12-02
dow tho Renenters Did II.


IT is conceded on all sides that the cleo
ton of last Tuesday was characterized by
unusual fairness and comparatively little
repeating. But il cannot be denied that in
some election districts of the lower wards,
the repeaters and other scoundres who
have for years tampered with our elections,
were permitted by the Tamany Hall in
spectors to vote as many times as they
pleased Our mOdelBpolice, as usual, stoed
by, aiding and abetling the tools OF The
ring. Many cases have been reported 10
us where the most outrageous frauds were
perpetrated. The following is only one
out of a hundred:
In the Nineteenth District of the Sixth
Ward, at No IS Mott street. the three ring
inspectors began operations early in the
morning by ordering two bottles OF the
hest brandy from ana adjoining porterhouse.
The liquor was supplied, glasses were pro
duccd, and the inspectors very politely in
vited the United States Inspector and the
only Deputy Marshal at the polling place
to drink to better acquaintance. The
Supervisor declined to drink, on the
ground that it was too soon after breakfast
I The Deputy Marshal, however, did not care
if he did indulge ina. little brandy, pro
vided il was good. He was assured that
no better brandy could be purchased in the
city. The Deputy Marshal filled his glass
from one of the bottles while the inspec
tors severalIy helped themselves to good
sized horns from the other bottle. Then
L they all drank to betterluck. The Deputy
| Marshal almost Immediately complained
of acute pain in the stomach, and in few
minutes, fell senseless to the tlooE For
six hours thereafter he remained uncon-
sciOus his face was cOlorless, and some of
those who saw him beoune alarmed fear
ing that he might die THE inspectors
paid not the slightest heed to the Deputy
| Marshal They only laughed at him, and
said that he was a poor drinker to get drunk
! on one glass of brandy. tits needless toNdd
| that the Door fellow had been dTugged. Thus
/ was the Deputy Marshal disposed of. Not
/ being successful in persuading the Super
/ visor to drink the drug, some OF the Tam
many politicians next attempted TO DHOe
/ him with the promise of a sinecure berth.
( To the honor of the Supervisor be it said,
I he peyemptorily refused to swerye from
/ his duty. He continued to exercise the
utmost vigilance on the voting, and 1t was
consequently fair enough up to II o'clock,
! when the Supervisor went to odinner. His
place was taken by Young Democracy
politician, acandidate forthe Assembly,
with whom the Supervisor left a copy OF
the registry list This copy was stolen
from the Young Democrat, by the inspect
ors, while his attention was called TO some
thing happening in the street. On his re
turn the Supervisor was informed by the
Young Democrat that the copy of the reg
istry list had been stolen from him. For
lunately the Supervisor had wisely taken
the precaution TO make two copies, and
the stealing Of the one copy was not serl-
ously felt.T During the Supervisors alb
sencc, three repeaters had been permitted
to vote IN the course of the afternoon
twenty repeatcrs presented themselves,
, and. although challenged by the SGpervis-
or, the inspectors in every instance accept
, ed their votes Shortly before the polls
closed three legal voters appeared, but
were prevented from voting, as the re-
peaters had already voted ON their names
About twenty-five BOweTy thieves sur
, rounded the epOllsthroughoutt theentire day
, and the confusion was so great at times
that the Supervisor was twice elected from
the room.
The canvass of the votes consumed only
twenty minutes. Although the registry
footed up only 2S3 votes, and the books
d, showed thnt 1J3 votes had been cast the
, inspectors pretended to lay out the ballots
+ on the table in % piles purporting to be
of 10 votes each. Some of these piles
,
, never tlaubled themselves to open the bal
lots, as they took il for granted that they
y were all for John +. Hoffman except five
p which they very generously gave to Wood
, ford. Thus, out of 1853 votes they made
, 2S0 votes, by the new Sixth Ward system
a of fraudulent counting. or these PSI
votes, they returned 215 for Holman and
. 5 for Woodford They were equally i'm
; partial in counting the Congressional vote
!, for Congressman. They gave Roosevelt
30 votes, and Mcmahon only 5vOtes. The
, Supervisor is willing to swear that Nc
: Mahon received more than 30 votes. Fol
J member of Assembly, the canvassers sur
passed themselves; for, without opening
, or counting the ballots at all, they gave
/, John Hayes, the 1ammany candidate, 27t
> votes, and eX-Supervisor James Hayes just
five votes DO the above picture and the
,. following card look like fair election?
The following affidavit was made yester
day:
STATE Of Ne,O York, Cay and county Of Neu
York, ss. William NJ. Newman, Stephen Mosher
- Anson sheldon, Jerome LalOr John ID. HOogs
, Andrew Mercer, Albert T, Buckley, Andrew A
: Burngame, w. Warner, and i, I. Smith, beinl
each seyerally and duly Orn, doth each for him
self depose and say that be Is a resident of thu
\ eleventh election district OF the Sixth Ward OF th
: city of New York, and, was legally entitled t
vote in said election district on Tuesday, the 81
: day of November, 1870 and that on said dag b.
/ did vote for Stewart l.. Woodford for Governor.
> STHEPHEE MosHER, JEROME LABOR,
NNsoN SnELDoE, W. WARNER,
d. b. HOOGs, WILLIAM NEWMAN,
Sworn to before me this 9th day Of November
i''O' Notary Public, SoW So%A York FGIli coanty.
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