The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-10-22

ELECTION FRAUDS in Philadelphia
have passed into proverb. It is an
old story The election in that city
is regulated by a special act OF the
LEGISLATURE, and according to the regis
try of this year, made out by radical
assessors, there are III, 900 citizens
qualified to vote at the coming cleo
tion. which is All increase of $4,000
votes over the highest number ever cast
in that city. This is admitted to he
equivalent to 10000 illegal votes, re-
presenting anything and everything,
but especially names taken from
tombstones During last week, Judge
LUDLOW, acting under the provisions
of the Law, struck off from the registry
list 3 l35 fraudulent names. The same
iudge was engaged at the same busi-
ness this week and will continue it dur
ing all Of next week, and by the time
he gets through it is believed that 90
600 names will be stricken from the
list. Can any honest Republican
read the following from the Philadel-
ohia Times of last Saturday without
q blush of shame?
The efforts Of the Democracy to purge
the registry lists o: ficticious names, and
thus guard against the possibility of fraud
bv the opposition ut the November cleo
tiop. has resulted thus far in striking from
the list 8. 1876 names. This is the fruit of
the mast weeks labors, and as the counsel
,,ropose to continue at the same rate until
tho day of election, it is probable that they
viil realize their expectations of striking
90 600 names off the lists. Such figure
was given to Judge Ludlow yesterday i'll
rssuouse to his Inquiries, and from the
character of the proceedings Immediately
following it is likely that these calculations
have some basis. Lewis &. Cassidy, Esq,
an behalf Of the Democrats of the Twenty
,,;,tb ward took rules on assessors to show
.,,s. vbv Z 20 names should not be strick-
an from the lists OF that ward. In tho
T;rst xard 7O3 names have been marked
M with only thirteen out Of eighteen di-
xisiops purified, and in Que DIVISION not
ret called up for examination II is alleged
that there are l1S fictitious names 'heIeon.
Tn the Seeoud ward 44 names have been
n,,rk.d pff from the lists Of twenty-three
divisions. Intwelye divisions OF the Iwen-
tvsixth ward 326 names have BEEN stricken
IN and i'm fourteen divisions of the ihif-
tieth ward there have been 34l names
eYunped. 1t will thus be seen that in Tho
First Senatorial district. where Hon. Geo.
Handy Smith is the Republican Candidate,
there were 1,Sf4 names struck OH, and not
quite two-t thirds of the lists of Republican
: sssessors have been rectified. The Demo-
Gratis claim that the proportion of removals
is small i'm comparison with the names
lied down from houses and streets that
are mere myths. The lists outside of the
Firs. Senatorial district have not been
scanned. but in three divisions
~ the sixth ward there wero l24 names
marked off in nine divisions of the Seventh
rsrd. PAT names in four divisions OF the !
ward, 1873 names IN TWO divisions
n the Ninth ward 20; in three divisions
4 fbe Tenth ward, lis; IN two divisions
= tLs Sixteenth ward, 115, and IN five
Ijyisioas Of the Nineteenth ward, 1876
'amas. Yesterdays examination OF tho
~ by Judge Ludlow resulted IN the eN-
unejne of $40 names. The Democrats
) insure a fair election, also propose P' to APP APP
ONT overseers I'm every als's.on. . up
pintrsnts will be submitted to the court
!, wednssd.y aud approved on saturday
no objections are entexed.