, 1875-02-28

police for protection for Kirk voters, the appeal
| was laughed to scorn.
serves notice. When A1r. Harrison said to Mr.
| Farwell thai there waa no evading the fact that
evidence would be found of illegal voting in his
I lFarre1s) behalf in the Twentieth Ward, Dir.
Farwell replied, II didn't do IT.. corcorsn did
it." It is curious fact that nearly all the: Cor
I coran men voted for FarweiI also. Mr. Farweu
was undoubtedly in position to know who did
| tho Illegal voting and We rely Implicitly upon
his word in the matter.
Be it observed, furthermore, that, after witt
ing till all the other precincts had been heard
| from, the Judges announced the vote OF the
Fret Precinct, giving Corcoran q sufficient NUM-
ber Of votes to overcome Kinks majority Of 248
in the other precincts. The bnllot-box was thon
fnl candidate could personally suporintend the
business OF making the ballots and poil-lisr tally
with the previously announced vote. For this
apparent purpose, the ballot-box WAS retained in
the Hatch House for three days before being
handed over to it's lawful custodian. It ID fact,
capable OF proof by sworn testimony, that more
than Il votes we're cast for Mr. Kirk in the First
Precinct, WHILE Us has been shown. Corcoran's
vote is nearly double the number OF legal votes
In tho Hame precinct.
These are = few OF the facts which decided the
friends Of Atr. Kirk to contest the election for
him. He had not sought the office and could ac-
cept it on1y at personal sacrifice, yet tho seri-
ous question remained to be settled, whother q
WAru lka tne twentieth, one OF the most re-
spectacle in the city, should continue year after
year to be represented BY men who, without in
tegrity aud without purpose in politics save
purpose OF plupder, might foist themselves upon
the party, and carry their election by open and
unblushing fraud.
At tho election In 1873, the'straight Republic
an. candidate was Joel D. Harvey, rnan Of uE-
sullied integrity, but the First Precinct defeated
him. In the light OF recent Investigations, it
seems moro than probable that he received q
majority OF all the legal votes cast. Certainly
his opponent, Mr. Jonas, ran suspieiouBly well!in
the First Precinct a fact Of which he may be
reminded in case be ever seeks reelection
In direct harmony, too With the proceedings
against which this protest is entered, is the ef-
fort now being made BY Corcorans attorneys,
through q technical construction OF the phrase
ologv OF tho city charter to carry the suit before
the Common Council, instead Of allowing it to
prooeed in the courts The arguments for aud |
against this motion are now held by Judge Val |
lace, awaiting his decision. Whatever may be- |
that decision, the utimats yictors. il labor and
determination can avail, will be on the side OF |
sound political principles aud the safeguards OF |
the ballot. The people Of the Twentieth Ward |
arc not prepared to believe that corruption such |
ca that which has 80 long disgraced the Five I
Points Of New York can be uninter7uptediy and |
carried on In their midat. In anT !
event, ns at least minor incident OF the CAM
paign repeaters and ballot-box suffers nre he7e-
By advised that their presence in the precincts OF
Tue Twentieth Ward will henceforth be noted,
md, il possible, their corrupt plans defeated
q. R. CoE11S,
GEORGE H. FEauus,
HENRY N. MANN.