The New York herald., 1876-10-25

ment Of late. realizing from It considerable emolu-
mcrt II said, TOO, that short time
since about four dozen Italians natural
ized Not opc OF them could speak English.
every or them, far could be learned, had
Just imported from sunny Italy But by far tho
greatest frauds were effected by the Ingenious use Of
the bogus na, ufalizaton papers issued in 1865 by
Judges Barnard and McCunn TO nearly 80, 900 support
ers OF The Rings candidates These papers were,
on subsequent elections. destroyed whenever their
invalidity was detected. ana this was rendered
easy from their holders generally acknowledging that
they appeared in to obtain them but had
them given them by persons In the pay OF the po-
Iitcal leaders OF that day These papers have since
been turned at the nstigatou. 1t thought,
OF local politicians The holders ofthem have gone to
the Superior and Supreme Court clerks and have
cored duplicate copies from the records Of the fraudu
lent documents under the plea that their original
papers we're lost.
These and simi;ar stories touching tho fraudulent
practices by which the democratic vote is 10 bo
swellcd THIS year widely circulated yesterday.
and a HERALD reporter proceeded to investigate
them. The headquarters of the Tammany Hall
Naturalization Committee .is the corner OF
kcade and Centre streets, and thcro the
reporter found a ihrong OF people, mostly
workngmen, o. Celtic and Teutonic birth. When tho
reporter had elbowed his way through the patri-
swarm succeeded, after considerable expchdt
turc OF BREATH which was entirely lost In the vocera
ton around him, in catching inc q one OF The
clerks, who conducted hm TO the secretary OF the
committee, Mr.. Joseph o. Davis
In response 10 inquiries touching these run1ors OF
frauds Mr.. Davis made the following slatement:-
am surprised TO hear OF any such charges except
from some hostile source which would stop any
fabrication. l ieel at liberty TO pronounce these
charges utterly false. Tho greatest care has beon
taken in this Office to test tho authenticity OF appl-
cnnts' statements and TO SEQ that only such as are
entitled suffrage shall 20 before the courts. to
obtain their papers. Wo require from each man
ticket signed by responsible member OF the General
Committee OF his district or by tho chairman OF The
Assembly Comm tteo, and exercise the greatest
in guarding against any fraud In one or Two instances
forged tickets have been presented which, compare
with signatures in our possession, were detected
and any one endeavoring to secure papers by
other than the legal means has been turned
away. wo hers OF questions
TO submit TO every applicant and as you may perceive
it would be difficult any applicant or his witness
escape being entangcd II he were making false state
ments. Mr. Davis then showed the reporter set Of
questions TO be asked applicants and witnesses, which
well calculated TO ascertain whether they nro tell
ing truth THIS goes 10 show that the frst
charge you speak OF is false, pronounce II, the
portion OF It touching this committee being mean
fabrication SO far as tho production OF the case in
Judge Robinson's court is concerned havo only TO
that he Will give no man his papers on the plea OF
having come this country when a minor unless he
produce hs parents intimate relatives TO youch for
him. Now, about these false witnesses, l will
state that the greatest discretion Is exercised
here In taking the statements Of any man, ana
myself have made efforts TO discover and punish any
tesiiiying falsely
The reporter then went to the Republican Natural
ization Committee rooms, where he told that the
OF examination 10 which they subjected appli
prccluded imposition. "ln the democratic COM
miltec is doubt, much fraud said the secre
tary .ior they are naturaz,ng twenty TO our one.
This gentleman then referred to notice which
hc SAID given applicants to prevent their being
charged 81 aud S by tho democratic courts TO which
they had CO. and they told not 10 show their
tickets 10 tho clerks OF these courts, IN order that
these gentlemen might not discover them TO be
publicans, and consequently neglect them or turn
them away
The price or the HERALD today and henceforth
eCiH be three Ct7ifS