Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-03-11

anu churacter OF tne fraud perpetratcd.
Promising that tho frauds perpotrated d
outside the polls were principally con-
fined TO districts densely inhabited the
distribution may be most easily con-
sidered by words and divisions. p (
FIRST WARD.
In this ward, throughout all it's d.
visions, there appears to have been q
general reign Of terror, and more than
fivo hundred fraudulent votes were
cast. The following samples, ex-
tracted from the general record, show
tho spirit Of the opposition:
First Preoinct--Polls taken posses
sior of carly in the day; voters knocked
down and driven away from the polls /;
violence and intimidation used all day;
over 20 fraudulent votes cast.
Sixth Precinct--Window book taken
from the Democratic window-book
man and thrown into the street; tick
cts taken out OF the hands of Mcclure
voters, and voters kicked into the
street by a gang of repeaters under
tho lead of - Tho yioIanoa ,yoo 90
great Thai no man dared show i; ms ;msols JS
St The nolIs after three o,clocL ;S ha
opposed the election of Mr.. Stokley.
Polls entirely givcn up to --- and his
repeaters.
Twelfth Prcc;nct-.nomoora,;o ovor
seer assaulted several ,imss dnr;no ~
dav and not.hIv 90 dnr;na ,ho ne g. sa'
inc wh;Io cornt;nn sta hs,,n,s wy ',vn
driven from tha noIls hv n;oIanoo I"' ha
fore Tho votos ,rnro a., oo,,aS ~ M ~
ballot .box takan to tho Ionsa % ,bo
man who Who assonI,od H. ~ wy
where h was bon, ali n;Sh, 49, oo..,
nelled IN vo,a ora;ns, ,S5a;.' Iii LII 0'"
Twen,v. frst Prec;nct Tn ,h;s Al.
tr;ct Cant Tnhn v;oi,ans n 9 S' We
absent Kon, ,ho o;sn On ajoo,;o', = , d.'. "a'
Aiexandor eoo,t nas y aas"aS M ou .a
NJ Can, V;oIors, o oIo,tas' s''sI ~ : su,'
b;s name ' "'' 'o'ou :"
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unea SECOND WARD
Some of the most diseraceful scenes
Of tho day are credited to this ward,
ana by repeating, personating, and
,Iauuuien.c .iau .couhs'hg,the oitizens ucket
was uePrFou Vi az ieast ooo honest
maJoil.y. ~ Inc iohowihg are specimen
ouS,agos' sog ~,
nooonu rreclnct-Ihe hepaolican
iuspeo'or hav'ng some sense OF honor
apout nun was sent 10 wilmington
'"o "lgn. oeiore thc elec'on, ana -
M appo'n'eu inspector 10 MS place
hallo,s ,saro 49, masanonad "ov L,,, ."o,n
list of voters was kept. and n cbange
of so votes from Mcclure to stoklev
was made. One hundred votes wore
offered to be given to a Democratic
candidate for constable for slOO. Re.
peating permitted, names and resi-.
dences being furnished by -.
Seventeenth Precinct-Yoters were
knocked down and driven away from
the polls by policemen.
Twenty.fourth Precinct--yoters
knocked down and beaten bv police.
men and Paid Fire Department men.
ru,Rn wan
r 49,.
:. 'ui' maru 'nrorgn pr'pery OF
e,ov,.o" onoers, s'uIeu uoxes, ana
s,'''iar una, uex,ces, .ne hlng managed
~ .vu"oc ,uo majority 70 pu1 400 votes,
wy wnereas 'no ac'uai 'iaJor,ty was over
wv opo u'V's'ch 70 observing Oh
sPeo'a' nson.'on iro,n 'no iac. .nat
onvs nan v.'t M h nv v,s'Ien ,; uress) ne'd
lno "'"uo"'o'oH Tue en'ire oay.
FOURTH WARD.
The Fourth ward was the scene of
a singular underhand bargain to elect
a part of the Citizens ticket at the ex-
ponse Of the other part, yet notwith-
standing an honest count would show
nearly The usual majorlty-2,OOO-for
meoIure. Ine.'o,'ow'hg Indicates the
'"aSn. Ta ~ pressure :,
nour'h irec'nc.--rohcemeh ID tuii
un'ior" ona,i'eng'ng voters Whon
io"'o,,s.la'ou n" WIN rep'ou, 10 70
~. auu "rr9s'cu 'ne man VINO MADE
sno Pio.oss, ncpea.'ng gong on All
uay, anu oue oI inc poncemen, VINO
lenges was olec,od osscsso. -
Sixth Precinct--Policemen around
the polls all day arresting inoffensive
citizens and depriying them of their
votes.
Seventh Precinct-MoClure tiekets
taken out of the hands of voters bv
policemen, who put Stokley tickets jn
their place.
Tenth Prccinct--MoClure tickets
taken out OF the ballot-6ox and thrown
upon inc moor! ana Siokley tickets
Iickets were picked up
ana are now IN the possession OF the
witness VINO saw II done.
FIFTH WARD.
In the Fifth ward there wero many
isolated cases of outrages, and The
work of impersonators and repoators
is clearly to be traced in almost every
division. From tho cases already re.
ported the committee believe the cxae-
geration Of the vote to be not less than
five or six hundred.
0f.
siArh WARD h,. ..