The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-07
THE PHILADELPHIA ELECTION.
Abundant Proofs Of Fraud in Every Division
Of the City-The Address Of the Com
mittee Of Investigation.
OVER 5000 FRAUDULENT VOTES Dfscov-
Erred

OVER 5000 FRAUDULENT VOTES DIscoV-
Erred.
The manner in which Ring frauds
we're committed during the municipal cleo
ton in Philadelphia on the 10th of last
month was illustrated few days ago in an
address to the people by William B. Halle
ton, Chairman of the Citizens Investigs-
ting Committee. Mr.. Hazleton then gave
n few representative cases only, but prom
ised to give more detailed account Of the
election as soon as the facts could be CLEAN
ed from the mass of evidence before the
Committee He has fulfilled his promise
in long address which is published in the
Press AT the last election, he says, the
managers Of the Ring decided that "the
vote to be polled-which the assessment in
dicated would be not more than than 95,-
00O-was fixed at 100000" Upon these
figures their wagers were made. The
character of the acts of lawlessness and
fraud committed at the election was made
plain in Mr.. Hazletons first address In
addition to the facts given IN the first ad-
dress, Mr.. Hazleton gives an estimate of
the number of fraudulent votes cast in
each ward These estimates, which he
considers far below the actual number,
make total of 5000 votes. Inside the
polls the larger frauds were committed by
the substitution of tickets, stufhng of bal
lot-boxes, and fraudulent count at the
close of the day. The Committee with
hold some of its discoveries for the present,
but will make them known when fully CON
frmed by evidence One result of the in
vestigation is a recommendation by the
Twenty ninth Ward Democratic Commit
tee that the election in that ward be con-
tested, and it promises its support to the
Citizens Committee in all ways possible.
PHILADELPHIA, March 3,-Thc follow
ing address will be read by the citizens Of
Philadelphia tomorrow, settling the ques
ton in favor Of Ring rule in Philadelphia
The investigating Committee charged
with the duty Of examining into the con
duct Of the late election, Yesterday laid be
fore a conference Of gentlemen eminent il
the law the result of its toll, in the snap,
Of irrefutable evidence of fraud in almos
every division of the city. With the gen
eral character of that evidence the pubic
is already familiar. Its details fully sub
stantiated every past assertion of the com
mittee, and justified Il c belief that to con
test the election would be to win it, TIL,
evidence having been presented to the con
ference, and its character discussed, tin
question of practical operation of contes
was considered at the outset. 1t was as
sumed that large amount of money wouI,
be needed, but this obstacle was acknowl
edged to be Of no moment, from the fac
that the universal demand-a deman,
shared by poor and rich alike-for contes
was accompanied by unlimited offers of pc
cuniary assistance, which left no doubt viii
the committee as to the popular support @
its undertaking. 1t was determined, how
ever, not to contest, because it would re
quire more than thirty thousand witucsse.
and at least three years of time.