The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-21
HOPE FOR PENNSYLVANIA.
OVERHA ULING THE RBGESTRY LISTS
Nv PHILADELPHIA.
Enormous Frauds Detected THE Courts TN
doing the Work Of Ring ConspirHtore-
Healthy Enect Of the Onto Election.

Enormous Frauds Dctcctcd-rbc Courts Uu-
doing the Work Of Ring Conspirntore-
Healthy Enect Of the Onto Election.
PuILADELPnIA, Oct. 1O.-It is very evil
dent that frauds on IN most gigantic scale are
contemplated In this city by the Republican
party managers. The most ndubitable evidence
Of this IL furnished nv the proceedings now daily
had In the Court of Common Pleas, before one
OF the Judges, to purify the registry lists. For
ono entire week this work has been gong on,
and during that time 9,400 fictitious names were
struck from the Hat OF voters prepared by the
registers.
Yesterday, on evidence submitted TO Judge
Ludlow, 1916 names were stricken OF In thirty
voting divisions. In the Second Senatorial Dis
trict, which Va strongly Democratic, over 1900
false names have been taken OF. aud there are
several wards to 60 through yet. The Republi-
| can candidate In this district u George Handy
Smith, and In one ward alone Sls fictitious voters
were registered by the Republlcans.
Toe science OF repeating and fraudulent vot-
ing has reached perfection In this city under the
/ Ring Republican professionals. on OF their
| favnfite methods IL to march a gong Of roughs
IN to the polls early In the day and vote them in
the names ~ respectable citizens who have not
yet made heir appearance. After this the re-
peaters are taken to another ward, or perhaps
| where they vote on the ncttttous names which
have been placed On the registry lists. Wnen
| the respect able citizens, who have postponed
| the duty of voting TIL the afternoon, present
| themselves at the polls aud oner thelr votes,
| they are at once FOCUSED OF being repeaters. and
| II they Indignantly deny the charge ana insist
| upon exercising their rights AS freemen they
| are promptly
KNOCKED DOWN ny RING POLICEMEN,
| dragged on to the station houses. and locked up.
| | happened to be present at two election places
| IN this city In October 1872, wnen two very re-
| spectacle Merchants were treated IN this man
ner. Doth OF them were wei knows to the police
| men, a. well "a TO the election officers. and yet
| II WIS with the greatest difficulty that sue
| Cee0ed In preventing one OF them from being
| locked up all night In the station house. The
| other was more fortunate, for the policeman who
arresi ed him, AZ er taking him short distance,
tld him that II he went away quietly and did
| not come back to the polls he would not have
The pureing OF the registry lists will go on
until me lat OF NovemOer; and All the time OF
| one Of the Common Pleas judges Will be taken
| up with the WORK; vet, probably not more than
| ten or fifteen thousand fraudulent names en-
| be stricken Oh In that length OF time. and fullv
| that MANY more Will he left on. So bold are the
perpetrators Of these frauds that parrot IN
ward was registered as John Poll, and W illiam
Gambrinus, the king OF lager beer festivities,
figured m another division as n voter.
| ANOTHER PLAN OF THE RING sCoUNDREIs
Is TO buy mp unprincipled Democratic election
officers. Frequently they make their arrange
ments months beforehand, and when the
primaries are held Durchusable Democrats are
pr IN as candidates for election officers and
elected by the aid of Republican votes. II this
pose on the Democratic inspectors clerks who
are IN the interest Of the Ring, and when the In
standing one another, record the votes for
Democratic candidates on the Republican side
II their tally sheets. Sometimes there Is ron
at trecinct lust before the polls close, md In
the mciee the ballot boxes are carried on and
new ones stuffed with Republican Tickets sub
sttuted for them. And there nave been in
stances where this was done without any fight
but this IA a very dim sut and dangerous game,
as II requires the assist nee or acqu'esccncc NJ
III the election officers a. well ~ OF the over
seers.
Tnere arc on an honest count Of the votes Of
TINS city prnhably 5,oO Republican majority In
otdH ~ times. out with the number OF work
men unemployed this fall II Is safe t. say that
with a perfectly fair election the Democrats
would nave small majority. There is great
pIsAFFECTIoN IN THE REPUBLICAN RANKS
on account Of the local ticket and three OF
their candidates for important lucai Offices have
heen pudiitcd bV the mon League by an
and VIII have very decided elect on the
State ii ket. There are thousands Of honest
hepuuIcans VINO VII MOI vote Ior hartranlt ara AZ
hawie, tut Notwithstanding these CTS the ne
publican managers are claiming 2O,Ou IN jority
for their candidate IN this city. Col. Mcclure OF
the Times saws this Is the best indica ion In the
world that gigantic frauds are contem plated.
and that the Pilgrim crowd are confident OF
The Democrats are confident, ON the other hand
that they will be aole to prevent many of he
contemplated frauds, and from the measures
, thltthey are taking 10 secure honest election
, officers | believe that. 10 a considerable extent
| they will succeed. Inc OrganI ttiol OF AL tne
rds Is almost complete. and everywhere the
; Democrats are confident OF polling an enormous
| vote.
Il OF the most cheering character. The Ohic
election has apparently mad the effect to stimu
| late the Democrats instead OF discOurdgi ne
them. The hard money men. who are certainly
| In proportion IA i've to two Ia the party, accept
the defeat Of Allen In Ohio a final extinsuishel
Of the inf tion heresy, aud, therefore, attach ne
| importance to that part Of the Erie platform
| which makes so violent departure from the
! ancient Democratic faith 1 he Republic ms ar,
| more divided on the currency question than tho
| Democrats are. ana they will not dare to make
that issue a prominent one in the canvass. They
5 fear the mining and manufacturing Districts Ii
. nght OF this kind, and will steer clear OF IL.
Gov Hnrranft, II Is alleged has made mos
| dsgraceful oNsrtures to certain Of the labor OF
r Raniz tinns in the Anthracite coal regions, AuC
I especially In Schuylkll county, where the orde
a | Of Ancient Hbernians Is very strong He has
10 IL Is chursed, pardOned one Of the Molly Ma
s CURES who was convicted of murder Ia the see
Oud degree, and sentenced to- seven year in th'
; penitentiary. on condition that his friends u,
5 their Influence to throw the votes Of the MOLLY
MaGuires to him. have no proof Of this, and
10 am 10th to believe that even a man who assOci
D ates with Bob Mackey and Addition. Division
u and Silence Kemble, could toe guilty Of 81
henous an act as this. though II ~ asserted mos
positively by Democrats from that section o
the tate tAat the charge is true.