The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-10-10
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Information has been received at this ofica
of secret organization, by means of which
the ring has been aifed to maintain its power
for evil in this city, and TO roll up those large
majorities which have of late years nullifed
the will of the people of the State. The Or
ganization referred to is society of repeaters,
who, like the freebooters of the middle ages
who sold their military services to whichever
slde paid the most for them, sell themselves
10 any politician who is able and willing to
pay them for their infamy in webbing the
hn ,o'et ~ oi fraudulent ballots upon what should
| ton day. e"' "P"N 0''N
Ihls organization, whose mama has only
Deen heretofore known to its members. il pof-
.en up soiely as those who are asked 10 iolu
II are informed, for the benefit OF its members.
Inc Depeot derived is pecunjary one. and
the money IS obtained by the suoply OF re-
peaters from its rauks to any noIiticsI narty
who will pay the highest price. To sucb b1 a1
alarming growth has this secret scci-lv st-
tanned that Its conclaves are he'd in every
ward in this city, Brooklyn and JERSEY Citv
1t is estimated that in the aggregate t6e
members of the society number IN the three
cities over 1900 men, who are pledged BY
the most solemn Oaths to keep its secrets.-
The liuation fee is fifty cents, low figure;
but as men are wanted, 1t Is kept so to keep
them from hesitat.ng, as they might do were
the entrance money fixed at higher rate
The candidate for admission 10 the fang is
led DY circuitous route t. the meeting room,
and before entering IS bindfolded. When be
enters the room he is FULLY Informed of the OH
Jects OF the society, and is required t. take a
most binding oath TO submit himself to the
laws and rules OF the society. II he O, iects
alter hearing the nature OF what II reou,red Of
nj N, ne Is led out OF the room as he came, In
such mysterious manner as not to be aIier-
ward aware where he had been or who were
present at the place OF meeting. No adver-
tlsement is made nor any publicity whatever
given TO the meetings, which are held the
first and third Friday OF every month The
time and place OF meeting is onIy known TO
members OF the gang,and is only made known
by them to such men as they bave good rea-
son 10 suppose will unite with the q. The
Subdivisions of the Organiza ions are called
sections, ard the heads OF each Of the ward
sections meet once month to take measures
to strengthen the organization.
The president and chief OF this repeating
army is wel-read, shrewd and unprincipied ed
man. who disgraces the honest calling If a
brick mason, once a notorious chief of rwen.
tieth Ward repeaters, aud who, working In
New York, resides in Brooklyn. He was at
one time on the police force. either 10 1852 or
1858, and is believed to be nov holhlng a sim
ecure position under the ring government,
His name Is withheld for the present.
The men composing this society are princi.
pally of Irish birth, and have been and are
now In the pay of the Tamrnany ring, VINO
did not hesitate to mon )polize their services
at the first overture. This method of reppat-
ing is to take board In as many election dis
tricts as possible, and register aud vote in
each, which, with the excellent facilities at
forted them by TammanY inspectors and paid
rou2hs, who prevent careful challenging by
the opposition has never been found OUT.
OF the $4,000 voters 5,O00 reside in Brook.
lyn, and 5000 In Jersey City. THIS leaves
only 1000 of the number entitled, legally, to
a single vote in New York.
Give To each one of the $4,000 three votes,
and the IL, 200 is multiplied to As 000 De-
Quoting the 900 legal votes and we have
$4,000 fraudulent votes, and the added 5000
who reside in the two other cities swell the
fraudulent vote to 1900.
With this society, other gangs of repestera,
corrupted inspectors and false counting, Office
and sineclre holders, cajoed followers, aud
the riff ran of the unthinklng. what wonder
that TammaDy thieves should Told their arms,
and. when honest citizens call them to ac-
count for their iDiquitles, quietly acknowledge
their misdoings and ask them "Wh t are you
going TO do about t?" and when, as in e
last election, the hational government places
her civic sentlnels at the ballot box, guaran-
teeing to voters the protection of her strong
arm in their duties. the Tammany thieves
raise yell of "bayOnets at the polls" The
sooner state and national detectives put
themselves on the trail of the great repeating
army, OF which the above particulars are CIV
en-, the soonec will the disgiacetul oreaniza-
tions that have ruled the city so long be wiped
out of existence.-Nelc York Times.