The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-05
DEALING WITH MURDERERS
SECRET OPERATIONS or REPUBLI-
CANS Nv PENNSYLY4NII.
BARGAINS with Molly Mssuires- Mn nipuist-
lug tho Labor Reform Partv-Kecord of
One Of Hartranfi's Influential Friends.

One Of Hartranft's Influential Friends.
louisville, Pa, oct. 30.-The Repub-
licans claim that they never nominated any one
for an ONCE whom they knew to be Molly
Mcguire, or even In sym patty with the Moles.
Your correspondent therefore instituted some
inquiries to ascertain the truth falsity Of this
assertion, and In the course OF these he dis
covered that bribery d been attempted, with
partial success at least, In other quarters be-
sides the Molly Maauires.
In 1871 tho l. Dor Reform party frat showed
its strength IN Schuylkill county, polling nearly
one-third Of the votes OF the county for Its
legislative ticket. At that time the Republican
leaders bad not yet so far captured the Molly
MaRuires as to reel assured Of their ability to
manipulate elections with them alone. Hence
we Ind that by various schemes the leaders OF
the Labor Refurmers were drawn into a league
with the Republican which resulted In 1872 in
an amalgamation ticket, which was mainly
elected, but the only Irishman on the ticket
was defeated through Republican treachery.
This gave the Labor Reform party severe blow
by estraneing the greater number of Its Irish
adherents.
Up to this time the bargain with the Molly
Maguires was still Incomplete, though they had
already received favors at the hands OF the Re-
publican Executive, and money from the lead
ers and candidates. We therefore hnd the Re-
publican leaders In 1873 again direc ing their at
tenton to the Labor Reform leaders. Gen. J.
| X. Sgiried was the Republican candidate for
| Safe Senator, his nomind lion being forced by
| the Hirtrlnft and Cameron influences. The
Labor kefOrners at this time sun disalayed
some lie. and the leaders were at APP
| preached with hrioes, amounting In some cases
to $5OJ aud IN others to official 10.
| stions either at Washington or Harrisburg.
In some quarters they succeeded, but In others
they failed. The scheme was TO prev II upon
the Labor Reform Convention to nominile
! Democrat who would urdw enough votes from
the Demociatic camilla o, So IN Il, WITH the ald
| OF the Molly Mcguire ties tntt they had al
ready secured, the Kepubiican candidate would
be elected beyond DOUBT. The reason why
tue lting took sucn soeclh interest IN thi5 mat
ter was bee ,use Of the approaching election Of
United states senator. But the arrangement
fell through, ana a mutual DISLIKE arose between
| the Republican 10 .ders and tue few honest La
Dor Kcformers. The former now discovered
That there was nothing to he made IN that quar-
ter, and they at once directed their energies
| toward the dolly Maguires, where thew met wi Ia
better success, and the Moiles came to DC called
| by the eide ring tei IN Of the boys"
There was one man, VINO, though perh ps not
| member Of the order. witch must be lett for
| Mr.. GOwen to tell hereafter. had worked him
| sell into a most powerful Influence with tine
boys This he effected by m .naging several Of
| OF his Influence over Gov. Hartranft aud tue
Republicans leade. :. Tns man, N. NJ L'velle.
came to tnis country from Ireland In ls62 taught
scnOoi some time IN the notorious Cent AHA iufi-
nous as one OF tue worst OF molly .iaguIre nests
then removed to Ashland, and at once loOmed
up as Republican politician. His notO. lOus
Gu racter led the Rev fatner sheridan OF Assn
/ Lana TO denOunce Lin bitterly rom the altar,
which caused MIN u quit tns churcl. But no
soon necame the acceptable cOddJutOr OF Sig
fre B., Henuing Co., ia their work OF mantpu
Iating tue '.oliy Maguire vote for the ReDuoli-
can parry
II was this man Lvelle who managed the par
doning Dy Gov. Geary OF Bear Dol u, the brother
OF Barney DJlan, VINO thereupon be-
came an active Republican worker. Tuis
UPON the petition pr,y,ns for IL w "rs
the names OF number vi Republican local
leaders. Some time suosequent TO this the
al hk n taI.-
INK some Of these ines aud denounoin9 tue
p rdon. \ nunOer OF tue signers tuen excused
themseives by saving that L'Veile induced the III
70 sian the papers Oy ialss Representations.
From tins GU tue evidence Is overwhelming
that the Republic ~ poii icidns Prosecuted their
corrupt designs WIN "a fuli know ledge that the y
were de ling with a gang 4 uufdsrers and out.
Laws. n man was orutaiiy oeateu q. sDme Aonv
s'a-uires ~ fott~'tio siloun IN lo.2 Arrests
were made. uut tue case DRAGGED Tor long tlnIe {.
and was haNked anOut DV the NOtlIes rs DuIiti-
cal III rem 'ndise. Sever Republican pontlcans
promised To n We IL sealed, to prevent tue Mo!
lies IRON beng hurt, ma II SRiriel was not one
of To SC VINO made 81, Ii promises when ne was
tue Republican candid tie for safe senator IN
1873. ne was grossly misrepIesented Nv some Of
nis Molly NJ CURE friends. IL Is notorious fact
tlat, no mater wn,t tue previous ppItics OF a
convicted crlmtn Were. tue moment "a pardon
o.ened Tue 81 door Tor nun ue emersed a Iuil-
| uedged Republican.
ne simple statement OF these authenticated
facts snOw that the Re publican leaders nave
trisd corruption ami briUer, IN Otner quartei s
besides tue hoiy Maguires, and that IN ali cases
tney we're de.ling with. T., u now there IA out
one hepuOilcan newsp Dei, the MdhinOy Guzette,
mat uares 10 speak out IN intui,y, an lho rest
irving uard 10 nnd al excuse or he uir.y worA
OF tneir party leaders by Throwing nuI at Tue
nen VINO are" out tue SiatIerS exposure, aud
cMhng slattery aperJ irvr.
Ia tue summer Of ls'i it became unmistaka al y
evident IN tue .'oly 'laguires nad grown Uoid
ehodgi 70 dictate at least some of tue numln l.
tlOus. Whdt IN about to stare Is o .sed upon
toe most trustworthy lufDtmation, as tue future
VIII snow. In pursuance OF tnis desire 10 con.
tfui at iedst on ohce, tne ihcu,n.ent OF winch
.oull ne 81 service % them, tue ,iulI, VI gMres
eari' III lo'i' ihulc ted ~ NJ. LNelle To ue eli
ch"l Iu' = AZ" senator from the ihlrtetn Sen
atori.l ID st,ict, COMPRISING the northern nali of
sehuy, KIN county. az Or 'nissd to carry his
.ltcto'i, uespiie tne l.sO Democratic mai RI y
In the distinct. BeLg DOlan swore publicb that
rs would smash any mans mead wnJ dare to
vote against L'Nele. LNelle announced nini-
self as a candidate, but soon discovered that the
honorable hepuohc MS "ere working TO prevent
the success VI the dlsgraC eful sUnetne. George
H. ieiiricn, = most estlndole gentle man .ud
gOOu Republican, was brought out az "A Ctnul.
date. auu LNeIie uiscoyefel that on a fair con.
test ne could not carry IN JJrity Of tue uele
g.tes 10 the Convention. la tuls dilemma he
applied TO ID. q. Hennln-, Chairman Of the
! County GO nmittee, wnI lntnrui teiy issued All
order wulcn enabled ever, Mull, la the county
aud MS friends To vote at the Reput hcm prl,
mary elections, resulting IN the ca ryinI Of tnal
sirctoh anu tue suostq rent huundtion "l
LNelc, no Wi nstandlng tne loud and Tnesl
protests Of hundreds Of tepubiic ms, who even
expressed tner beiief mat l. Vee was himself
a1ollt Mdgdre. l"ese me Republicans re-
fused TO support MN, ani yet he pnlled dow
the heavy DemOcrA IT, majority To about 800
anu ~ the same elecdon tue present Republiv.l
eriH OF Schu, ikiii county w,- elected, receiV.
Ing a ne Wy support IT. those ulstrIcts known Il
been fun Of Molly ,ttsuirrs
IN 4 csnylss Is described TO Your correspond.
ent, by the oldest re- d-nls OF the district, As
tuen unpdrallt led, eYsn Iur ScnuyAill cOunty,tul
fraud, intimidation, Uallut-Uux uliing. currup
tJh ANA Uriu, nv; tnuugn they ackno Vie igl
tuht IN tn1 Gubernatpridl contest OF 1879 TN,
wotk was gre "N improved up n, accofuing Il
tue well known morals OF the Pennsylv MA Re-
publican leaders. In DOtn ot tnese contests IN,
Re.u 4lcdn candidates aud otner worArr con
nled their eiecuuneeriug Efforts almo [ eXclu
tiN ~ to ne dsrepu. able 81 ,sses In county
me Molly Magutres TN wtid. Don ,ns Of thril
travelled the county undl-guiseLl,, boldly de
earring their purpose OF n.yIng a I 'lcnd ia tn,
state senate, hecd se IN that position no woult
ne aue To WORK stub more eirertu tllv in theI
bch II tnan he hau heretofore done. Iuey de
nouuced Judge Persulng Openly 1nr haylu.
been justly severe upon tneir ftlen. :, ami III
| h ,Ntnl refused 10 Ire inhdenced bY them IN ap
pUintmrnts ami they itudeI Hirtranft Tor nav
| M hccn a friend TO them. 10 give a cOiuplet,
Hat OF their vile work m Duth Of those canVdsses
as well as their pubnc boastings, woull req ar
| more 50 .ce tndu IHE Sun can afford t. i've
nut thef were all of the same class AZ the above
| lnose whom they could not persuade. by prom
| iaes OF future support, u cooperate with them
| they threatened Win DIRE vengeance, an.
| leading Republican tlled To bride IN II to SUP
| port even such a man AS LNele. The propre
tor Of tne Miners Journal .iyately decl lreo
| tnat II ne were Ia mat district no would moi