The Republican journal., 1872-10-31
Open and Unblushing Frauds.

Open and Unbiushng Frauds.
The mystery which came with the night
of election, regarding the great majority
obtained by the radical candidate for Gov
ernor in Philadelphia, is q mystery no
longer. Neither is his election, which the
Liberals and Democrats felt so confident
of being able to prevent. The evidence
accommodates daily that it was bold, I'M
blushing cheating and fraud. The reve-
lations astonish even those VINO were eX-
pecting and predicting the result, as
consequence of fraud In Philadelphia
the registry list is swollen to 4 number
$4,000 greater than that OF New York,
whose population is nearly 800 900 great
ed than Philadelphia's. 1t is now shown by
Colonel Mcclure that Hartranit really fell
behind his ticket, and that a fraudulent
count alone put him ahead.
The frauds in Philadelphia alone reach
from 10000 to $4,000. Other places, as
Titusvile, Pittsburg &c, also aided to
swell the crime But PHILADELPHIA was
the principal theatre of operations. The
facts are now sufficiently plain to forbid
denial The" Allen, an UNANIMOUSLY no.
torious character in New York, was on
hand in Philadelphia with gang of up
wards OF five hundred New York rowlies.
These fellows were paid by the Republi-
can committee, to perpetrate this fraud
at the polls Allen, himself, in his ex-
hilaration over his good luck IN having
made $4,000 out of the job, has let out
some OF the operations OF the repeaters
He now seeks to deny it, but it is too late.
II Will be noted that it was in Philadelphia
where the crime was perpetrated, and the
people there, though perfectly aware of it,
were powerless to help themselves or pre-
vent the outrage of the ballot-boN which
they saw going on before their eyes The
repeaters were provided with omnibuses.
When one load had voted, the roughs
would 60 from the ballot box to the Grant
committeeman outside, or in the room
adjoining, receive their pay for that ser
vice, get into the omnibus again, 60 to
the next precinct, back it up to the polling
place, get out and vote, receive their
money, and 90 on to the next-to be fol-
lowed by another omnibus load, and that
by another, and SO on. The city police, so
tar from stopping the outrage, all acted
as party committee. They shielded the
repeaters, and arrested those who com
planned Of them The" Allen boasts
Of their aid, and of that of grants U. s.
MarshdlS too, in protecting and helping
the fraud. There were other gangs of
repeaters, acting directly under the mani
pulation of Grants Custom house officials,
but these were less openly bold in their
operations. Aliens gang went to the
headquarters OF a powerful local gang of
Philadelphia rowdies known as the "Ten-
Forties"; though Allen him self boldly
took rooms at both of the two leading
hotels. His gang say they voted forty and
forty-tive times apiece. This, with over
800 of them, made up fraud of %, 900
votes; and this was added to by false
counts and announcements.
Within a few days complaints have
been made before the courts of Wilkes
barre, Pa, accusing Shoemaker, the rad
lcal member of congress elect, of offering
to bride the Judges OF the election to
count him in The trial has naturally ex-
cited great interest, and drawn crowds to
hear the sworn evidence of the manner IN
which radcalism achieves its victories.
The two Judges of elections, Patrick Cor
coran and Michael Judge, testify as fol-
lows regarding the bargain that was Of
fered them in this business
Patrick Coreoran sworn: Live in Twelfth
Ward, Scranton; was Return Judge of Election |
Board; few days before election saw Shoe |
maker at his office in Wilkesbarre; Michael |
Judge, inspector of the same board, was along:
told Shoemaker who and what we were; he |
asked how many votes would be poed for him;
told him there would not be more than six or |
seven in the district; he said he had two agents |
to settle his election business, and that he was |
candidate for Congress, and was surprised his |
agent had not seen US before; we had a talk be- |
fore with John Stewart of Lackawanna and G |
NJ. Miller; they told us we might go to Shoe
maker himself; Shoemaker asked how many |
votes we cast; we told him $50 or $50; he asked |
II we could not give him majority; we told |
nm we might keep it even; he offered us each |
$40, and said we would get some more before
election to defray expenses; we saw the money
in his hand; he took it out of his pocketbook
alter he knew that We were election officers: he |
said we must not get the money changed in
town, as they were new bills on his own bank
that was all that was said; John Stewart came |
to my house three or four days before election.
he agreed to give us $175 cash if we gave Mr..
Shoemaker majority in the Sd district: we |
told him we could not give him ii majority but |
would try to balance the vote.
Michael Judge sworn: | was Inspector: acted |
on election day; saw Shoemaker at his office on |
second of month before election day; he made
US an offer of $40 apiece; and promised us more
were election officers, for we told HIM so; he |
said Mr.. Miller-G. M. Miller-woud see us
all right; saw 500 in Shoemaker's hands; he
told us that providing we took it we had better
not spend it in town, as it was out of his own
bank; saw Miller at Hyde Park, at lawyer
Edwards office; Miller offered me 800 there;
John Observation-Disclosures JOhn-was to give
us the balance; L saw the money in his hand
he was offering it to get US to keep down the |
vote in Sd District, Twelfth Ward of Scranton;
saw Stewart on night before election; Miller
and John Stewart both told us Stewart would |
give each of US 1928 more after election; | did |
not know how we were to keep down the vote,
unless it was to return more votes for Shoe