The New York herald., 1876-10-30
ELECTION FRAUDS.

PHILADELPHIi-AIaEsT OF HON. SAMUEL
JosEpHs OTHERS IMPLICATED = TAaIMAsy
TRICKS IN THE CITY or BnoTHxRLY LOVE.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct 30. 1876.
Hon samue. Josephs Was arrested by city detective
at three O'clock this morning at his residence on
warrant charging him with conspring with iareus,
the treasurer OF the Democratic City Executive Com
mtee TO issue ooo forged poll saS receipts for use
election day. The manner OF Marcus arrest, as
he was driving away from the headquarters
OF the Democratic Committee late last night
with the forged blanks IN close carriage, was de-
scrbed in this mornings HERALD Josephs escaped
at the time, but secured at about three O'Clock
this morning. He was taken to the Central Police
Station early this morning and arrasned before
Magistrate Carpenter by whom lie was ordered to pro-
cure $4,000 bail for his appearance when wanted.
This Josephs procured. and was set al liberty
SAN JosEPns.
ho is always called has been for years in this city
well known democratic politician OF the thirt-ra,e,
po,-house type, never enjoying particularly high
standing He has served several terms in the State
legislature is now candidate Tor the Legislature from
the Twentieth district has been IN councils IN city
and has been active III local party work. lie Is the
proprietor OF the bsrrooms at the Globe Hotel In this
city of places OF the sort, II is said
Joscphs was the central lgurc in striking scene at
the Penn sylvania State Democratic Convention at Lam
caster last June, where AS delegate from city dis
rict he ruled out by the Committee Contested
Soats During the proceedings II wa5 discovered that
he still retained his seat among the other delegates
and. amid scene oil great excitement he was called
upon to leave by the country delegates.
THE CONSPIRACY.
Nr Christian Kneass, chairman of the republican
City Central Committee, claims 10 have discovered
plot furnish 80 900 democratic voters with forged
cep,s pretending certify that tho holders had paid
their poll tax which the law In this State requires
every one who exercises the franchise 10 pay. Nr
Rneass declines yet to give the details OF the con-
spracy because at Toast arrest IS TO bc made
II known tnat the police are looking Tor another
well known democratic local leader VINO is OF their
party organizers here and delegate TO the Nation.
al Convention at ST. Louis.
To morrow, at two O'Clock. tho examination before
the is to take place in the OF Josephs
aud Marcus when idea OF the extent of the alleged
plot may possibly be obtained Tho bundles OF paper
captured by tho police are blank, except that they
the words Personal Tax 1876" IN water mark.
RECEIPTS ARE DISTRIBUTED
The republican party managers Will, OF course, turn
TO AS good account as they may the capture OF the
blank paper with the personal tax water mark on IT.
but the real truth il that tho law requiring tho pay
mcnt oil nifty cents by each voter annually has for
long time been utterly dsregarded by the leaders OF
the dominant party here whenever II has suicd their
purposes Any candidate on the republican ticket or
any for the party who so chooses can get by
the pocketiu, without the payment oi Il cent of
money tax receipts signed Ia blank with the words
.For the Tax Receiver EACH receipt supposed to
certify that John Doe or Richard Roe has paid hity
cents personal tax TO tho city Tax Receiver but these
signed BY city Official without any
being filed in and they do represent single
that has gone into the hands OF the City Treas
These receipts arc as fraudulent ihoso cap
tured last night yet there dozens OF city officials
and political hacks In fhiiadepnia who 70 about to-day
with their pockets stuffed With these pieces OF paper,
which they distribute right and lett To Whoever Will
promise to vote the republican local ticket These facts
notorious that lney would need to be recited
to any Intelligent citizen OF Philadelphia Every voter
here knows, TO put the situation in fcw words that
whoever votes the Ring ticket need pay his nifty
o. u Al u a
receipt will never be called for. II he lives III
district wherc the opposition have any strength he
may be asked for It, but he need only show which
he procure tor nothing, and upon which he writes
his name where the tax receiver is supposed TO have
written.
ALL PARTIES IN Tnx swISDLE
Nor Is this small roguery confined TO one side.
democratic citizen can exercise his glorious privilege
without paying cent; but he must procure receipt
from his district Representative, who has probably
paid nlty cents apiece Tor biank iorms To state the
whole matter in lew words the republicans get tax
receipts Tor nothing the democrats must pay Tor
them. IL was this knowledge whch caused unscrupu-
lous IN the democratic party to resolve to start
fair with their opponents on next election day. aud to
procure BY dishonest what the other party had
obtained by hardly less lustlaablc process.
Politicians smile at the viruous indignation Of tho
Republican Committee at having discovered this fraud
When the HERALD correspondent asked Colonel
Alexander Mcclure, the veteran politician and editor
oi the Times, what ho thought OF the fraudulent tax
receipts that had been found he smiled Significantly
and said Why my dear sir, golo Rowan, and he'll
date Tor sheriff. HAS this sort Of thing been
attempted beiorcY 7" the correspondent asked "Why,
no." the reply; ~ never thought any
would mink 1t worth while Fraudulent tax
ccipis common here that thinks OF deny
their existence" Only few hours before the DIS
cuvery Of this democratic plot the writer Of this
called at the City Commissioners olcc ask II his
the list of voters there being personal
registry here, New York, the assessors gong
from house house and making the list themselves.
a clerk informed me that my name on the
list" he replied. But" said /, II haven't
paid any poll-tax; can l pay IL on election dayyo |
was not answered at once; but happening 10 mention
alterward that INTENDED to vote for Hayes, repeated
my question and told, Oh, tnat Will be all rght
you Just go and vote; nobody Will ask you Tor any
poltax." This took place in the Office OF the city
official supposed TO attend to the pureing OF the lists
OF voters OF those who not qualified by having
paid their tax or other reason.
There have been no further arrests tonight but
some are expected The paper, II has been discovered
by tho police, was manufactured in Connecticut. An
address, still egibc OF the bundles shows that
Il was first shipped to one "a n. Walker, Merchants
Hatel Cortlandt street" Here the address ends, but
It evidently means New York. In another place tho
bundle is marked "a N. Walker, Philadelphia,
nvc +. ~ tram. October 2s 1876" BY this
havc reached this city about hap past eight
hours. Tho police say that they do not know who
walker is and are looking for him.
The chairman Of the City Republican Committee
Mayor stokcy tho Chef of Police detectives
aud a liberal sprinking OF local politicians have been
gathered at the Police Central Olcc this evening and
evidently expect further arrests tonight