The New York herald., 1871-11-16
THE WAR ON THE REPEATEaS.

What tho Committee az seventy Are Do ng-
Two TnnsMany ASsem.,ly men s'klcct' In
Dnmgcr-Thc Why aud the Wherefore.
II any person has an idea liat the Committee OF
Seventy resting upon their aurels, now that the
grand victory has been gained over the enemies O!
the taxpayers, lie ought to pay visit 10 the rooms
or the committee at Union square ana see how the
good work to bring TO justice rhe repeating frater-
nry and inc ballot box suffers goes bravely on.
The SUBCOMMITTEE on Elections are working night
and day
UNEARTHING TIE FRAUDS
that were committed in certain election districts
on the 9Th Inst. Yesterday quite number OF VOL
ultcer Witnesses called nc The once in Union
square 10 give Information as to what
they knew about the operations or the repeat.
crs in their respective wards. The committee are
unwilling yet to divulge the exact condition oil
their discoveries, but Commissioner Davenport
who all day yesterday putting together IN pre-
scniable shape the "dimnaole" facts elected from
the watchers others. gives it that before the
end OF next week the prosecutions in the
Courts win begin in dead earnest. SO
Tar, he says but little. any, fraud has
been discovered IN the uptown wards, al.
though here aud there an isolated case has been
unearthed, hut the proofs III relation to each are
said not 10 be OF convincing character. Nothing
has as yet been got hold OF to prove That any repeat
ing or laIse counting ndulged in rom Fields'
district, 50 tnat his prospects up 10 the present IN
that score are not so bad as they might
be II the rurn0r turns out to be frue
that one OF the inspectors OF election IN
his district Will be arrested In u few days
on the strength OF some evidence given by the
Young Mems Municipal Reform Association. rhc
most agrant frauds. both In the matter OF repeat
ing and
FALSE COUNTING
nave been discovered in districts OF the First
second Thrd Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh Eignth
and Tlirtccnth wards. 10 IS said thai sufficient
proof exists Of fraud IN the seventh ana Thirteenth
wards TO justify The snpposltion that the Tammany
bcrs than appearances have SO lar shown. and that
the Victims VIII be John J. Bar and Timothy J.
Campbell. The committee were waited upon yes.
terday by delcgatiO Of citzCDS from these wards
observed OF the fraudulent operations In these
wards. but submitted ar1davlts, In which each
particular operation was mlnutclY detailed the
peculiar methods adopted on election day and since
10 ferret out fraud the committee are unwilling 10
make public until they have
SHOWN THEIK HANDS
In the courts. II ls PROMISED tnaf the eLDosG VIII
rlcn one, anu tnat The reform network 10 catch
the reporters aud false counters was 50 sKilfuliy
laid that not single repeater false counter will
escape. IL u said that great exodus OF the
fraternity has taken place from The Seventh
and Thirteenth wards during the past few days; but
tile committee are Keeping u .O0k out for them and
Will doubtless know where tO reach them when
they are wanted. The Apollo Hal Committee which
m0niously win the subcommittee OF the seventy
folks and ore n0L rs has been reported. zeaiously
working each on Its own hook 10 OutdO what the
other has done In order to gam The credit for ITSELF
will mold q mass meeting AZ Stcinway Hail on FRI
day evening, at halfpAst seven O'Clock. aiessrs.
Evarts, COn0r, Tildcn and Judge Barrett Will be
the speakers. The latter IS TO deliver an address
and advising wnat ought lie done by il at iuIure
municipal elections.