New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
REVIEWING THE ELECTION.

NM, VOTE IN NETWORK AND JERSEY CITY.
vrRTnER TESTIMONY BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL
co,cUTTFE-ALLEGED FRAUDS IN JERSEY CITY
xvw-yoRK's EIRCuON ASSERTED TO HAVE
BEEN HONEST.
At the session in the st. Nicholas Hotel yes
,orday OF the Congressional Committee on Election
,nSs Nathaniel Jarvis jr Clerk Of the Court Of Com
oon pleas testified to tho number OF perso us natu-
.lzed which he thought 10 be less in 1876 than in
,ucr years and about 5000 in all. He requested
,o furnish list OF those natuTaized between July and
Wow 1876 together with tho OF the Witnesses
George F. Belts. Clerk of the United States District
our testified that the number natalzed in that court
,bis year was 1210, most Of them between July and
Nov. z.
william p Rankin a lawyer of Jersey City, was called
hv Nr Cox and testified that he had been politician
% over 80 years He accounted for the increase OF Jer
sew Ctys vote by peculiar interest taken in the cleo
ton The Democratic vote had increased In larger
.to than the Republican because Of change in the po-
li,ica sentiments of voters Tne German vote before
nod been Republican, general drift Of the Ger
maa vote this year Democratic. The Democratic
ote was not excessive long discussion arose relative
40 An assertion that the witness had assaed the charae
,r previous witness Ii resolved that in future
ANYTHING relating TO the character Of any witness should
be disalowed.
usew Cooper editor of The East Ye,c- Tork Sentinel,
,ss6ed that the usual vote of New~Lots 900. On
Nov T. Ove, 2IO0 votes po1ed. He accounted for
the excessive vote by the want of registration law
He thought fraud could be easily carried out. and
probably was carried out by the colonization of voters
from the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-hfth wards OF
Brooklyn, and also FROM Queens County.
William Muirhcid lawyer Of Jersey City, and chief
serysor Of elections since 1872 said lie had heard re-
ports Of false registration the number amounting TO be-
tween 200 and 800. Two persons were arrested. He
sent letters 70 those whom he doubted TO be legally regis
tered About 3G5 Of these were returned as not
Iyo had N
attempts colonization in the With District He found
2s men registered from Aliens Hotel others from the
Columbia House. others from Thistle Garden and Others
scattered throughout the city, 15 or 20 IN place. These
men had there eight or ten days, and their board
had been paid but by whom he did not ascertain La the
horse district the population of which mostly
Ish the following comparison made: In 1872 the
registry numbered $500 and the vote cast was 2576
In s74 the registry was 1865 and the vote 1896
In 1876 the number registered was Alas, and the vote
3763.
Matthew Erwin City Wharhnger of Jersey City, test
fed that many boatmcn cast their ballots whom he did
not entitled to vote from the fact that they
lyed on tug boats and registered from houses where
their washing done He cOrroborated previous tes-
tmony in regard Mr MattersOus conducting cornpa-
MICS Of 25 80 OF his wOrnen 10 the poingplaces ana
directing them TO vote the Democratic ticket.
Charles NJ Wood and William I. Dye, letter carriers OF
Jersey City who assisted Supervisor Murhcd in purg-
ing the registry lists by comparing with their tnsrec
ton of the places given residences, were also exam
william j. Donaldson of Brooklyn testified that voters
were eolonlzed rom the SECOND 70 tEe & emf po
the Twentieth the OF these cases he
knew personally of half dozen Illegal voters aud the
CornoTaton Counsel Whitney was examined atterre-
cess he stated that his connection with tho election
was n legal capacity aud be gave account OF the
conference Of federal ami city Olcals rs 70 lhef re-
pSrp sT and honest eectiGn Hc Thought tat the
eeay against fraud in tins city was more perfect 'han
thai ;ho system which MIR. Davenport had established to
prevent and detect fraudulent registration ana I[ndu
vented frand from being committed TO ans extent
m SS4 81 1aFsaRGs eesos a Is nd tic
TEN sdOpted for preventing frauds lie th4n2ht INC ist
] Is as SeS1 S Of houses aid ID not hesitate to
give them Information The police could not OBTAIN 10,
states marshal. showing his badge, always sus-
pecte bearer oil warrant for arrest ana the rev
hadionud the registry List this year persons who had
not registered since Is. Inc tStl 90 nHSr vi Sr. dggasou
tons we're supposed to be fraudu6nt In these cases he
Issued warrants Of arrest only about "yG o %fs .oa ar
there less number OF persons naturazca ths year
nn IN s he sh e. gaTSs SemoE oS 155s u to the
present line. In 1856 the number Iaiufalzed was i6
1881 1905 1862 M 1863 2644 1854 II. .2O2; 1859.
7427; 1866, 1000; 1867, 154sGi 1865. 4dd42
1873 GY99 1874, 49, 1875, 4,0G7 is76 up 70 Dec;
lIOsJ2 He stated that he could demOnstrate beyond
any held in NewYOIk. He tEen gave the average an
uRal increase OF tue voting population from 1885 to
1865 as 4oo per cent From 1885 70 1S45 the total III
crease Was 1910 per cent from lS45 10 lS31, 81 per
cent 1855 1863 452 per cent; 1865 To 1879, 44oO
per cent The ratio of cast 20 population IN the
Presidential elections as follows: ls4O' 70
72ilco; 1874 10 6SSIOo; 1S4S, to 9NiOO 1927 70
9I5lO0; 1856 70 SS7lQ0 1850, TO eoI 100; loo4 70
67oo; In 1853, 20 5slOo upon The frauduent Nnte oI
thar year, it should have been 20 6SSiOO IN 1917
/ 70 755lOo ia 1876, i 10 62iIO0 The proportion OF
voters returned population, was 15soloo per cent
The proportion OF votes cast TO voters registered N te
year in lS4O 81 cent; 1873, VI per cent
1S4S 90 per 1882 II cent 1896, 90 per cent;
1850. s7+io cent; 1894 ss per cent? ls6S t9s cr
cent; 1872 $4,000 per cent; lSIO, c"SSloo
per cent The number OF innnigranB hau
fallen of and follows in the past seven years:
1870, 2f2,O0O; 1871, 226.000; 1872, 294OOO: 1873,
266O00 1874 I40 000 1875, 300, and III 1916 MP 70
Dec l. 500. The State census as 20 population Eas
generally correct but TO voters was incorrect by reason
Of the ignorance the part Of some OF the emu
merators Mr.. Davenport afte7NySrd gave the cost OF
running the elections ts city in s0lne years snes hs
al ointment III 1868 the elections N the clty cost
$4,000; in 1870 S45O,00O: 1871, S37oO0O, ana now
$4,000 This the cost 20 the state aGhc 70 t tGe
National Government there was frOm $4,000 70 $lVoOV
additional cost OF the 1873 900 registered lTloeS hao
voted.
Court OF the Eastern District OF kewYOr, and George
W. KuaebeL Clerk OF the City Court Of brooklynt were
er1Bned reve 10 naturalization IN Brooklyn In TIE
CITY Court 2s persons natuTzed, all df whom haa
the same witness Democrat The committee ADJOURNED
until 10 o'clock today.