The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-12
HOW HARrRAsrr WAS COUNTED IN.
Philadelphia Dispatch to N. Y. Tribune,
PBILADRLpHII Octoha~

AniLhbhLfdlA, OctOOef o.
The city returns began to arrive a,
the Liberal headquarters at about 8
o'clock. As soon as two or three wards
had been reported it became perfectly
evident thatthe Hartranft election man.
ayers were manufacturing majorities
IN the most outrageous manner. Men
who had been at the polls all day, and
who had consolidated the carefully kept
tally lists at the precincts in their
wards, and who had come in an hour
before with assurance of heavy gains
for Bucka'ew were astounded to find
the officials reporting immense Hart
rant majorilies. All confidence that
these officials would limit their frauds
go as to bring them within bounds that
would not be scandalous, aud evidently
criminal, vanished at once. 1t became
plain that they meant to take
no risks on the State, and would
put the city vote large enough to over
come any possible adverse vote in the
the country. 1--WE are sold out" was
the disheartenipg remark that passed
from mouth to mouth. By $50 few
scattering returns came in from inte-
rior towns. They all looked badly for
Buckalew. Republican gains were re.
ported where the Liberals had entire
confidence of gaining largely The
gains reported in Pittsburgh and Ale
gheny and in the country districts were
too small to afford any promise OF relief
Well authentcated'reports of frauds
continue to come in. A number of
respectable gentlemen, well known in
their precincts, bring information to the
Liberal headquarters that they and
others were prevented from voting by
the judges, on the ground that their
names had already been voted on.
They were all Republicans. but had de-
clared their intention of voting for
Buckalew, 10 the two wards where
the negroes chiefly live, the policemen
stood at the polls, put ballot in every
negro's hand when he came up, and
made sure that he voted it. The frauds
which have been most effective, how
ever, have been perpetrated in the
count, which has been entirely in the
hands of the corrupt city authorities.
These men had every thing at stake on
the result. They understood very well
that an honest State administration
would bring their crimes to light, and
they were determined to win at any cost
REPEATERs VOTING By HUNDREDS.
A Philadelphia dispatch to the World
says:
PHILADELPHIA, October 9, l A. NJ.
The record of fraudulent voting and
fraudulent manipulation Of votes is now
fully made up. There never was day
when so much crime against the right
of suffrage was committed. and never
was this kind Of crime committed so
boldly as 10 Philadelphia. Repeaters
voted by scores, and even hundreds, but
even the multiplied votes OF repeaters
were not sufficient to account for the
unexpected majority rolled up the
Cameron Ring There is strong sus-
picion that some OF the money expended
to procure the result got very near GER
tain of the canvassers. The counting
of votes was something fearful.
GRANT OFFICIALS AIDING THE REPEATERs.
The following is from dispatch to
the New York Sun:
PHILADELPHIA, October 8.
The high.handed manner in which
the Grant leaders have perpetrated their
outrages on the ballot>box in this city
to-day has no parallel in the history OF
elections in any country. There were
at least one thousand repeaters brought
from New York by Custom House
officers and located at different points
in the city, from which they were
marched to polling places where the
election officers were liked" and their
votes taken 10 spite of all protests. In
the Nineteenth ward the repeaters and
FOUNDERS took possession OF the polls at
an early hour this morning, and. have
been running the election to suit them
selves, in open violation of the law. The
election officers refused TO announce
the votes hourly in the Fifteenth and
Tweuty-second wards.
HOW THE THING WAS DONE.
Another account in tine Sun shows
the process by which the repeaters were
trans ormed into "voters," and how
they deposited their votes at the COM
mand Of their employers:
At the Invincibe headquarters was
printed copy OF the register OF voters Of
each district. This book was presided
over by a big man with a long beard
and barely preceptible smile on his
face. He deity piled a pair OF shears.
These and a book comprised the ma
cbinery for making a man citizen OF
Philadelphia and a voter-for hart
ranft. Slicing a slip from the book 1t
was handed to some New York THE,
who smiled to find himself transformed
into Elisha Smith. merchant, lO6S
Arch street, or whatever else the slip
might indicate. Shoulder hitters be-
came men Of this, that, or the other
trade or profession, and found them
selves possessed Of more names than
they ever mad aliases.
HOW THEY VOTED.
When a man had received his name
he was steered to a polling place, and
when he came away there had been
rec;sIered one more vote Tor Hartranit.
T6en back to his employers, who
Dubbed themselves and their compan-
IONS with fictitious names, seeming 10
donbt the maxim. There is honor
among thieves" When man had a
little rest, a drink and cigar, he re-
ceiyed another printed slip, became