, 1876-04-09


After the adjournment OF the Farwell Hal
meeting last evening TRIBUNE reporter me
! DAVID Thornton, who Was walking down Garl
| street in company with Jimmy McHale. :Th'
reporter aeked 6Ix. Thornton whether he hat
] been to the Faruen Hall meeting. "Yes," re
Piled Mr.. Thornton, II have been there abou
| an hour. heard Leonard SWEET give me hell
Roporter-Do you not think the people have
good cause to be c1cited2
Thornton-Well, tell you, as tar as m
concerned. my record is entirely clear in thit
matter, still
THINK THERE WERE FRAUDS
committed, but had nothing to do with them
Repoeter-Inw what manner do you think the
frauds were perpetratad
Thornton-You see in the Second aud IN the
Fourth Wards the "Si!ketoekngB induced Tbs
proprietors Of the places where the voting wac
to be done to keep their places closed, and
consequently the people took the boxes and
opened polls at other places. Then the ''silk-
stockings" took soap-bo1es and opened polls
in the regular places The regular boxes were
not WATCHED, and no notice taken Of them. as
they believed they would not be accepted. Now,
it is nv opinion that il any t'stufing" was done
it was done in those boxes. as the parties having
charge Of them could do as they pleased.
it would have been your duty to exclude these
boxes, to be enabled to place the fraud If any
was peFpetrated. 1nstoad OF this, you dumped
the ballots all in heap SO as to prevent proper
canvass.
ef eminent counsel. Evans. phillips. and 9th
ers brought me
OPINIONS FROM GouDY AND 1u1EY.
the day after the election, to the effect that the
votes had to be put in & pile and counted to-
fft mr.
went personally to the above~acmed lawyers,
and they told me that must dump the votes in
q pile, otherwise would violate the law. With
such ADVICE how could do otherwise than as I
hare2
Reportar-If this be SO then the action OF both
the West and North Towns would be illegal, for
ther did CANVASS the vote by Wards2
Thornton-H they are wrong OF violate the
law, it is no reason why should do the same.
Though am really sorry l had anything to do
would act the same as have before.
Repoyter-Do you not see that this matter
hurts you, for people will believe that you con-
epired with tho bummers to keep them in Office.
You See both the Republicans md Democrats
denopnce you.
Thornton-I do not csre what the people
think When have onco made up my mind
that am right always stick to it. Yet am
yory sor17 that have had anything to do with
this matter have good business as,;s;n5 and can
Reporter-You must admit that whoever per-
petrated this fraud overdjd the business. The
thing might havo worked il you got IN Evans
alone, but to get in Phillips and the rest OF tho
gang is certainly more than the people will
stand. This is rathar bad year for committing
such outrages with ampunlty.
Thornton-1 think Phillips is Wronged; be-
lieye bin to be
CLEAR AND mdHM1spEp.
Reporter-H Philips ia such a highminded,
MIRA. and unselfsn man why does he force him
self into an Office which the tax-payers, who are
mostly Interested in it, want to see in other
hands? II the bal1ot-bo1es we're stuffed With
out his knowledge. why does he not rtse and de-
Nr. Thorntou could or would not answer this
cnest;oo, and eyaded it bE saying that it
was bad mess. and he wished he had never
cut short BIZ the arrival OF AID. Frank Warren
aud Mr. Hugh Reed rho TOOK Ar: Thosnso7
ASIDE aud engaged iu > conversation with him.
PROJECTING DAVE TAoRH7oS-
Ono Of the outside features Of yesterday'B
demonstration, which was noticed aad warmly