New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-08
PENNSYLVANIA.
Fraudulent Naturalization PHpers-Spe-
cial Session of Court in Philadelphia
The Election TO-day-Its Absorbing In
terest-SpeculatiOnsa as to Result.

ciRl Session of Court in Philadelphia
The Election TO-day-Its Absorbing In.
terest-SpeculRtiOns AT to Result.
PHILADELPHIA, October IA special ses
sion of the Supreme Court was held to-day.
Judges Strong, McKennanEand Cadwallade1
on the bench. The following question,
| growing out of the report that fraudulent
naturalization papers were in existence,
was propounded, whether, when in the
event of a man offering to vote upon natur-
aIization papers purporting to have been
issued out of the proper Office in Phladel-
| phla, which paper is known to be fraudu-
| lent, either in consequence of the applicant
not having been in the county more than a
| few months, or in consequence of his not
| having been to Philadelphia during that
| time, a deputy United States marshal can
| arrest such person so offering and endeavor-
| ing to vote upon the spot and take him be-
| fore United States commissioner ?"
| Judge Strong, the other judges concur
ring, said: "The eighth section Of the act of
Congress Of February %, 1871, defines very
clearly the duty of marshal and deputy
marshal, and know no authority in this
court by which ! can instruct them"
WASHINGTON, October THE IStG1. IRE
publican) publishes the following this eve
ming:
PHILADELPHIA, October Z. 1872
The election tomorrow is the only thing
thought of or talked of. There is a general
stand-still in business, and every one is
preparing for tomorrow. So far as this
city is concerned, the canvass of the Re
publicans is the most thorough and system
attic ever made. | am sorry can not say
the same for the State. 1t is generally ac-
knowledged that the Republican State Com
mlttee is very inefficient one, and it's can
vass has been series of blunders. This,
with the unpopularity of Hartranft,
hn
has had dispiriting effect, but fortunately
all this was understood early in the cam
paign, and every effort was made to coun-
teract it. There are few Liberal Republi-
cans in the State, and if an unobjectiona5le
man had been placed in nomination for the
governorship the Republicans would. sweep
the State by at least 10000 majority. There
seems to be- no doubt, however, of Hart
ranft's election, and in pool sales he is the
choice by $l00 to $50. Even bets are made
that he will have 10000 majority in the
State, BuckaIew is expected to come
to the city with 5000 majority, and
Hartranft, it is said, will carry this |
city by $4,000 majority; some put it |
as high as 1900, and none lower than |
10000. These are the calculations of the |
Republican committee. The Democrats on |
the other hand claim that Buekalew will |
come to the city with 10000, and that the |
city will not give Hartraaft over 10000 ma
iority, thus electing BuckaIew by II, 900 ma
jority. The indications are that the Repub. |
lican estimate is the correct one, and bet
ting men are uaing it as their basis of opera
tons The total registration in the citv is |
10000, an increase of 1000 over last year,
when the State ticket had $4,000 majority
in the city: The Democrats have been de-
moralized in the city and have aimed all
their efforts to the State
The Republicans have taken advantage
OF this and their work will certainly make
Hartranft successful. That the Democracy
have colonized large number of men from
Baltimore and New York in the mining dis
tricts, there is no doubt. The Republicans,
however, have organized a strong detec
tive force, which has been sent to watch
and prevent sporting men from voting.
Sporting men from all over the country
are here with John Morrissey and John C.
Chamberlain at their head. There are
regular pool sales established, the same as
at horse racing, and it is estimated that !