The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-10-17
Political Notes.

PHILADELPHIA FRAUDULENT ELEc,
TIoN LIsTs.-The Ledger of Tuesday
says The Fictitious names" on the
Election Assessors lists were before the
Quarter Sessions again yesterday, result
ing in the striking of 344 myths" 81.
from the lists of seven divisions. This
shows an average of nearly fifty myths
to division. The Court report will show
the particulars. IL was quite manifest
yesterday that the Assessor" lists cannot
be purged under the mutual agreement"
system, il it continues to work as badly US
it has thus far and yet it is equally mani
fest that they must be purged, if We are
to have anything more than the moekery
Of an election in November. The order
of the Court, made yesterday, for the
production Of corrected lists within forty
eight hours, may possibly work better, but
II looks as If Judges Allison and Ludlow
will, after all, have to take hold of the
subject, aud dispose of it in the Summary
manner" authorized by the election law Of
1874.
The New Orleans Bulletin says that the
Kellogg party are making preparation for
most extensive frauds at the approaching
election, as is shown BY the registration Of
voters. The books have only been open
about fifteen days, aud yet there are al
ready large number Of negro voters reg
istered in excess Of the negro voting pop
ulation in the city, and they are every
day permitted to register when their peck
cts are already filed with registration
papers. 1t further charges that there is
a scheme on foot to import voters from
Mobile, and that over one thousand ne
groes in that city hold registration papers
as voters in New Orleans.
The New York Times has special cor
respondent travelling through Louisiana.
His first letter of four columns is so honest
and fair that We trust it may be followed
by others equally credible Let us have
the truth from unprejudiced men, instead
of depending for information on oficehol.
ders and carpet-baggers. Both the Times
and Tribune are to be heartily commended
for determined effort to get a. the facts,
and the facts only, no matter who is hurt.
The Times has started with Louisiana, and
the Tribune with Alabama.
Two more of the election judges Of Pc.
tersburg, Va. have been indicted by the
grand jury of the United States Circuit
Court at Richmond for violation Of the
enforcement law. This makes the num-
Der Of Petersburg officers who have been
indicted sixteen.
General Butler was renominatcd for
Representative in Congress on Monday, by
the Republican Convention Of the Sixth
Massachusetts District. He received 100
votes out Of lis cast. Butler appeared in
the Convention aud made speech accept
ing the nomination.
One of the Republican factions in St.
james Parish, La. met on Sunday, to
ratify compromise with the Democrats.
The other faction interfered, when general
fight took place, in which several were
wounded on both sides
The report that the President has de-
termined to remove all tho corrupt Federal
officials in the South is not credited at
Washington, where the circulation Of the
report is regarded as a campaign dodge.
The National Executive Committee Of
the Union League has been called to meet
in Baltimore on the goth inst. to consider
"the general situation Of public affairs"