Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-18
They Don't Want Any
Electoral Ticket
Developments Concerning
Election Frauds in
Philadelphia.
Letter from D. W. Voorh-
eeS.


State ticket Is undoubtedly elected. Ram
ser, Eiott, RAiney, colored Repu blicsns,
aud B. F. Perry, Democrat are elected to
Congress. The Boilers have el.cted sev-
sral Representative to the Legislature.
New YORK, Oct. IA dispatch from
Wikesbarre, Peunsy lvaniG, says Internal
Revenue Collector Hoyt, L. D. Shoemaker,
candidate for Congress, eIMayor Loriss, of
Stanton, and Revenue Assessor Gains, OF
Pittson, have been arrested on the charge of
bribing voters st t5e recent election.
Several naval officers, Just arrived here
from Annapolls,sA Say they know nothing what
ever of the reported disorders in connection
with the negro cadet.
A Harrisburg dispatch says that the
straight Democrats of Pennsylvania met
yesterday and adjourned on the reconmen-
dation of sheir State Executive Committee
that there was no necessity for the nomins-
lion of an Electoral ticket.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l7-At the Irish
Catholic bene Volsnt convention to-day, Glen
non, OF Virginia, offered preamble and
resolution looking to the adoption of some
plan for the protection of Catholic emigrsnts
upon their arrival in this country.
IEDIASAPoLIs, Oct. I6.-Mr. Hendricks.
IN his speech tonight, SAID the Grauites had
expended all their money aud could not get
any more to import Votes with, and, with
proper organization and diligence on the
part Of Democrats and Liberal Republicans
the State Can be carried for Mr.. Greeley b.
5000 70 10000 majority. It is said that
the fight between the boys in blue and the
boys in gray Is sill going on, bat | dispute
1t In toto. The war ended seven years ago,
and 1872 should be year OF jubilee, gen
eral rejoicing, and glsdness. l ask the sol
der to make his ballot mean just what his
bullet nt,-not TO make desolation, but
that the legitimate authority of The country
might be restored, and our Republic CON
tinus = united nation. Let the hatred which
separates the North and South pass away
and We shall be brothers again as in DAYS OF
old
| WASHINGTON, D. c. Oct 16.-A letter re
ceived in this city from Mr.. voorhees,, dated
at Terre HAute, Oct. IA, says that be does
not regret mis- defeat for Congress, but i,
| glad to be remilted to the practice of hi,
profession, which is more cougsniaI and lu.
crstivs. As to the cause of his defeat, Mr.
Voorhees, says that /: was simply q stay-at
home vote in his party that beat him, anc
hurt the cause every where. Nobody though
there was q possl bility of his defeat, anC
over-confdenee led hundreds to stay ava,
from the polls. he writes, as follows, in re-
gard to the Liberal movement: "a wort
or two now about the movement, itself. |
is right In its principles and objects
movement destined 10 restore self-govern
ment to the people of the South, and 10 re
lleve them from thieves and pirates, t
bring about general amnesty, peace, and rec
oncIlIatIOn between the sections, to purif
the departments of the Government, no,
infested by plundering ring engaged i
she civil service of the country. A move
ment, / say, contemplating such results o
these, cannot fail to elicit my jealous an
unfaltering support. The only mistak
our friends made was in supposing tbat III
pre- iudicss of the masses of the Democrat
party, of thirty FIVE years standing, again,
Mr.. Greeley, could be entirely overcome in
brief canvass of sixty days. Ii taxes MOI
time than this to work such . change in th
minds of honest, slow-Ihinking people.
thought so when tried to prevent the nor
ination Of Mr.. Greeley, and now l know
was right. / have entire respect for th
element in our party and in time it will ha
monize with she cause in which we are 81
gagged but il takes more time than was give
In this movement.
ALLOW me to say a word on another poiu
Mr.. Greeley has personally raised himself
thousand fold in my estimation. His eouri
has been all that could be desired, and
lieve he would, if elected, be perfectly tri
to the principles he has so proudly proclaim
ed in his unrivalsd addresses to the publ
shall vote for him in November, not on
y unhesitatiugly but with pleasure, as q ma
who has established his claims to my adm
ration, notwithstanding my previous pref
dice,"
' NEw YoRK, Oct l7.-At Prospect Par
to-day the double team race was won
Honest Allen and George Wilkes, beatir
Plymouth and Darkness in 2:3l, 2:241
2:3415.
Judge 1ngraham has decided that q pc
8 sons watch comes under the title OF nece
d ssry articles which cannot be taken
D creditors.
NEW YORK. Dot. 16.-The great fra u
in Philadelp phia are daily coming to ligh.
i. the form of exact information. The Fl
lowing document mas appeared in print:
To the Reform Association Of Philadelphia
ls GENTs: In the official count OF votes {
a Governor, in the Fiftsenth Ward, 1t is rel
/ resented that the vote for Govern
was 1857 majority for Hartrsn
IL 1881, as follows: For Hsrtranfs, 4,49C
for Buckslew, 2,S93. The undersigne
Judges of Election, signed no such retu
or paper. The true vote for Governor v
As follows, they have sisned the came: F
Harsranft, 4,39J; for Buckalew, 1898 /; m
., ioriiy, 1897. By expe,ing the shove frau
IS you will oblige frisads of Reform in the +
teenth Ward, and show how our resu
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