New-York tribune., 1871-11-11
BROOKLYN ELECTION FRAUDS
INDIGNATION MEETING AT THE ACADEMY
OF MIJ9JC

KALBFLEIscH, D. y. TRACY, THE REV. DIR.
CUYLER, AND OTHERS.
The indignation meeting held last night ct
the Academy Of Music. Brooklyb was O grand
The house crowded from pit to DOME every foot Of
standing groom being occupied long before the meeting
opened The object OF the meeting express the
indignation Of the people Of Brooklyn against those
whose fraudulent action at the polls Tuesday last ena
bed them TO override the will Of honest ctizens There
was o rumor among the audience before the meeting
opened that large number Of Democratic roughs were
present who intended TO prevent Mayor KalbHeisch from
holding the Chair but IL such the purpose Of any
who were present It efectually silenoed by the
Of applause which greeted the appearance Of MI
Kalbfeisch.
Many prominent citizens OF Brooklyn and New.York
occupied seats the platform among Others sas
b. butcher B. F. Tracy COL Thorpe, Col Davis, Ed A
lambert, Gen. Jourdan g, b. Chittenden N Shaurman,
Chas Shepherd, G. c. Couch II. Riggs. Demas Strong,
W. Hutchinson, 8. L. Griswod, ". W. Goodrich super-
visor Harmon, VIM. NJ Thomas, John Angus, Robert
johnson, Ezra Baldwin and ]. W. Colwen.
Punctualy at O'Clock Senator Goodrich came forward
and introduced Mayor Kabheisoh Chairman Of the
meeting In the following speech, which interrupted
at theend Of nearly every sentence by the most Voce
rous applause He said:
Fellow citizens: THE Ring" organ Of THE city bas
this evening devoted large share Of IT. space 10 the ex
position OF why Martin Kali lhe!sch should not
preside chairman Of this meeting Napoleon, when Le
asked by Of his Marshals TO the conduct OF
his troops directed him TO ascertain what the enemy
wanted and not 10 do ~ Tue Committee OF hrrange-
ments have instructed me tO nominate for the chairman
Of tbisnccng Martin Kalbaescl, Mayor OF tho City OF
Brooklyn lApplauseJ
ADDRESS OF MAYOR KALBFLElSCn.
FFILow- CITIZENS: lApplause.l thank you for his
hearty greeting but there IL thing that ask OF you
that upon any future when shall be little
older than ] am now you Will not kin with kindness
IApplauseJ Gentlemen. are assembled here on
what CAL "a very momentous OCCASION The elecnVe
franchise, which every citizen Of the United States
ought 10 hold DEAR is about 70 he wrested ron ue
by men who, regardless of the trusts imposed In
thom violate that trust ana pay no Iegaia 70 tnS "nes
OF the CiuzCDs II has been alleged that rInds nave
been customary year after year give through the
newspapers the renrne OF the different dsics OF VoIes
by comparing them with the returns OF former years we
know there Is something wrong. Applause Ana u IL
and 70 bring the wrongdoer the bar of Justice and
punish him, that have come here tonight lhaVe been
told through the presr tonight that am III company
with Tracy and Butcher ready to be- III company
with any # he aids me III hriu ghg To justice tho
pyildOera II matters little "a whether the party II
Republican Democratic, OF what 1t may be say the
Daohox should he held sacred lApphiinste hi t ESW; 10 w.
mai kc "a comparison from year to year when we ma
ncTcased when III" natural increase Of the city,
including the rural Wards which build up very rapidly,
s 10 per cent when nd in four years the vote ID
such Warde az the seventh and Fifth has Increased from
90 per cent say there IL something wrong thee
II these gentlemen that been inspectors and can
yassere viii come 10 me- will show them conclusIycy
that then returns are Incorrect ana cannot unhef any
circumstances made correct. IL may be said that
this evidence against them crcumstantal but many
has been hung upon clrcnnstantaI evidence ana
say where the cIcuInHtantla evidence IL 70 tohp Ioe
ought 10 be furnished quickly, ~ as " hanG lhon al
together. lApplause.J
THE ART OF BALLOT sTUFFING
Now gentlemen, this counting busness, AZ II called,
~ NOT novel thing 10 me. had some Dttle expe-
rienoe and II had not been awake-f had not been
too cunning for themtb6y would have counted me out
in 1867 lGreat applausel was then rot up Be they
~ I..r, I.a I1y lint
tie people OF Brooklyn know little too much about mt,
and they were Wiling l should uJhy stay o. o. NY
turns from the different election districts caIue III ia 1861
had gentleman there To take the returns aud SAID
Re careful IDy dear fellow, and II have 1000 or 3,UE
majority give me 800 Go, else beatt Il He
wanted to know how that wa', aud explained nc 1id
AZ instructed him. and nomhally given some GO
or 7oO majority when really, instead OF that. had
5000 ne EeH 9Tnng M ~Ign Rs o GaS G @Ser SS%T
Board elected 3y , yeIy =, ta small nal1riW ey
nr had been changeo II The footing up OF the
evening before by Dy friend had been correct why the
100 TSed tSe nDd Gsye T ~ tSe M dsn there was
OF thousand more tehnd Ncw Retleueh tnls ~ rsal-
cdrd action The evil grown monstrous that the
monster must bc killed received tins morning gentle
the st District Of the Fifth Ward where they allowed
me ave votes he and hls neighhoIs went together,
and deposited eight votes Tor me in that
district. received another note III which two
gentleman stated that they, with then employ es ia tcf
ctories deposited 10 votes in one district Tor me- ana
The cav ys,ers very gracIousy gave out OF the 40
in 1867, the vote III the Second Ward was l4oO AZ
that time the contest between me and my friend
Rs OF the atcr In 1859 the contest was not ="
SO, ere aud the vote was 1890; but strange 10 say tho
tct ind Ward which has not increased IA at
nil since that time now polls AGO votes llaughterl au
Increase you will perceive OF nearly Go1'ou'V po
ccntwithin the last two years and any Blooklyh man
vino knows anything about tie Second "aiu hho"e 'ndt
II II stationary.
MORE VOTERS THAN IEorLE
Now how war II with the Fifth Ward III 1907 THO
vote then was 2se7 There you perceive the same con
tba brought out pretty 1ll
vote In 1863 they poed only 264o votes but forsooth
IN 1871 II ia 4l6O Now let me ASK Whefe they get tneSe
fellows from In the Sixth Ward yOu see the same story
again In 1867 they PoSG S1 In tho T%efb Ward
there little increase from 1901 W 1905 0 loon ~
That Ward IL growing Ward but gentlemen though ga
II Increased only go from 1867 10 1907 IL hGIeaseu to
v o iVS SiI1cts have been told they have actually
poed more votes than there ls pOpualoh' ino PURPOSE
lot %on & v nome 70 every one-those at least who de
sire BROOKLYN for their residence. I ls n io
prrae pncpe that proper expression should be given
by that mT think rs4e ySg saSuia aTo Sres &C.
numbers Of tnen that appointed as INSPECTORS thst
never should hold their poson to ~ s hfoSe Hoe
mem could hold office Of o SGds pSs
that should be all o. hT IN the Water Boafd~I
,Sy the elective franchise is free Every eeSsor sny
adermsn aIa IHeee electors @ ana can vote
nst ss AZ we'll As can but they not eligible to the OF
Years Now should IKE attach some sort @ OF gGala
stnneTber that they should be residents Ior seVer
oauoh-eIrhes GU shn%Id have direct interest In tho
that ,s to Ne Ss sppSa SSfSa Upon S the us tsas
inre Do Svav with all COMMISSIONS. lApplsusel
s%Uaui %Hasr Of money cns S but not
ne 20 70 o W one time aud they draw that money
out Of the WITHOUT the was so framed 81 tSat
mayor nPon tes 10 come to me- they had come TO
me and asked me one Gay Of sdSSiH Ss lava NAVE But
nnsr sDd sbove all what you have instituted TO night
should not be sht Of 7 Te5s NE Sosrs Sots
Geo W. Benson here proposed on behalf Of the Com