Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-04
PHELADELPBIA UNDER RADICAL
RULE.

RULE.
The late election in Philadelphia for State
Senator appears to have been a disgraceful
affair. The Radicals have a great deal to
say about the "repeaters +" in New York;
and if any thing approaching Philadelphia
was ever perpetrated in the former city, the
papers had just cause for their indignant
protests. Look what an exhibition Phlla-
delphia Radicals make. Here is what Col.
Ak. Mcclure, the independent Republican
candidate, says of the farce and fraud that
was perpetrated on the 30th ult., and the
manner in which it was done:
To the Citizens of the Fourth Senatorial Dis
trict:
The rings, repeaters, and corrupt election
officers surpassed their ordinary achieve
ments Yesterday, and Mr.. Gray is counted
as elected Senator by 900 majority. a clear
majority of the legal voters cast IN every
ward, excepting, perhaps, the Twenty
second. were cast for me. as | shall be fully
prepared to prove before the proper tTlbu-
nal. The police crowded the polls IN locall-
ties where repesters were to operate, and
FOUNDERS, in the interest of the Ring candi-
date, were protected by the police; while
Dolicemen from other portions OF the city
in citizenss dress, participated in the viO-
lence by which peaceable citizens were driy-
en- from the polls, and the polls given over
to desperadOes.
Window-men, ticket-men, outside watch
ers. selected by the citizens, and active
voters. were arrested without cause upon
the slightest disorder created by the ballot
suffers; and in many precincts lawlessnesS
reigned with the sanction and and OF the
officers charged with the protection OF the
citizens and the preservation OF the pubic
r,eace. In several instances the ballOt-DoXes
were broken up violently, and the election
ended because the majority OF the votes cast
were in favor of the Reform candidate.
Gangs of repeaters, under command OF no
torio1s leaders outside of the district,
swarmed over the nineteenth, twentieth ana
twentv-fiftb wards, and citizens who dared
TO challenge them were insulted or assaulted
by rouchs, and arrested by the police to re-
move all restraints upon illegal voters. Va
rious election officers were absent, by az
rangement, in the morning, and their
places filed with persons previously Sc
iected by the conspirators TO receive
the illegal votes. The votes cast
were often miscounted, and when
fbe hourly vote was announced and
faithful window-men, challenged the count,
they were assaulted, their books and lists
DESTROYED and the challengers driven from
the polls. In numerous Instances / VIII
show by the affidaYits Of voters that double
the number of votes were cast for me IN
these particular hours that were declared
by the officers. Hundreds Of legal voters
were refused the right to vote because they
were not on the registry, In the face OF the
iudiciai direction that all legally qualified
citizens could vote at a special election
without reference to the registry. ! ask
the honest portion Of the return judges to
he yigilant and faithful tomorrow, and see
that fresh frauds are not added to the
5rronrs by which / have been deprived OF
at }east 2,OG0 majority over Mr.. Gray. l
call upon all good citizens to unite with me
an an earnest effort to yindicate the purity
of the ballot by TIE prompt exposure and
Dunishment Of these unblushlDg frauds.
AN who witnessed the lawlessness Of the
uolice. the violence Of FOUNDERS, the voting
Cf repeaters, the arrest Of honest and peace
able citizens without cause other thanto Ia
cilitate fraud, and the declaTatlon OF lalse re-
turns from hour to hour, VIII aid the effort
by giving names and data at once TO The
undersigned, AT I44 OOlIh ClAtL SLICSI' L
ON authorized to say that the rewards
oaared bv Col. jerks before the election,
for information that viii lead to the arrest
snd CONVICTION OF illegal voters, and the
a1est and conviction Of election officers
WHO faIsi6ed returns and knowingly re-
ceiyed illegal votes, viii be promptly paid
propose to pursue these frauds to the very
foTntain, and the perpetrators OF them,
biob and low, shall not escape the punish
s.nent due to their crimes.
JAN. 80, 1872. a. h MCCLOisL'
This is Republican testimony as to he
frauds and violence committed by the kadl
Gals. at what should have been free elec
ton. The polls appear to have been giyeI
over absolutely to roughs and roWdles
.v,,o war,s not only encouraged but aided II
-+boi- viIlaipo,.s work Of corrupting th'
ballot box by the Eoliee ana tne swOrl
officials of the election. hat 3 mocAei!
10 call that an election!