Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-10-21
Ballot Box Frauds.

Some Of the Democratic leaders 10 Ohio
have been detected ia bold attempt TO
perpetrate u fraud by causing Il false
count or return 10 be made in Wood coun-
ty. The following is taken from the dis
patch OF the New York Tribune:
The Republican Committee have Just
captured a startling correspondence by tel
e.raph between T. ). Dodds DEM State
Gas Commissioner, and John G.. Thomp-
son OF the Democratic Stale Committee
Mr.. Dvdds inquiries: Would 900 ma
jority IN Woo. couniy help you:' Thompson
answers: IN lcou'd help us much" The
Republican Committee have tele.raphed
TO prevent fraud.
IL Is said that parties chaIg ed with the
fraud pronounce it false, but the Republi-
cans declare that they possess The most
convincing proof that the parties named
undertook or were ready 10 undertake such
an o. Ia: u the voters ot Wood county
aud the State Of Ohio. The man Dodds
knew that the result was very close. II
tie Democrats could make II false count OF
one Thousand votes in Wood county. it
might secure the election of the Democrat
ic state ticket and certainly a senator or
two which would give that party the con-
troll OF The upper branch of the Legislature.
Ii i reported. too. that the attempt OF
the Mayor "f New York to get rid of the
pr,.eht Police Commissioners is for the
purpose OF making sure OF overcoming the
Republican vote Ia the country by fraudu-
lent counts in New York city, which was
done in 1868 in pursuance of orders issued
by the Chairman Of the Democratic State
Committee in a famous secret circular
which the II ibune of Horace Greedy so We
hemently denounced as a fraud. As a mat.
ter Of history we give the circular mainly
to show what remarkable change must
have taken place in Gov. Ti.den since that
time:
Rooms OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATEl
COMMITTEE, October u. 1868.
My Dear Sir :-Please at once to COM
municate with some reliable person in
three or four principal towns and in each
city of your county. and request him lex.
penses duly arranged for this end to tele-
graph W " lWteu.
Hall. al the minute oftts closing Of the polls.
not toditing for he count. such persons es-
innate of the vote. Let the telegraph be As
follows: This town will show Democrat
ic gain for lossI over last year of [nnm-
ber;" or this one. il sufficiently certain
This town will give Republican or Dem
ocratic majority of-"There is Of course an
important oQject to be a,taiwed by a simulta-
neOus transmission at the hour Of closing the
polls but not longer waiting. Opportunity
can be taken of the usual halfhOur iull in
telegraphic communication over lines be-
fore actual results begin to be- declared,
and before the Associated Press absorb
the telegraph with retdrns and interfere
with individual messages; and give orders
to watch carefully the count.
Very truly yours.
SAMUEL j. TILDEN, Chairman.
II Gov. Tilden unites with Mayor Wick
ham to remove the Police Commissioners,
it will be pretty sure indication that it is
for the purpose Of making room for OH.
cials in their stead who will appoin, cam
vassers who will obey the orders OF Tam
many relative to counting the votes. MIR.
Tilden once successfully carried out this