The New York herald., 1876-12-10


FRAUDULENT VOTING.
IL is now conceded that Mr. Sweeny Was the chief
"enginecr" in the work fraudulent voting, which
Tammany Hall brought such degree OF perfection.
Although Mr.. Sweeny himself was rather useful
man, he continued TO keep on intimate terms with the
Tammany "runners" and "heelers," who did his bid
ding implicitly and through whose agency,
he could distribute naturalization papers
dd ibitim Now that the Ring days are forever over
certain parties concerned in these transactions do not
hesitate to give some startling revelations as to The
way In which voters were made to order in New York
One ex-heeler stated the writer that his certain
knowledge 25 600 legitmaely added to the
democratic majority" election. lie also stated
that al any time. without any trouble. swecny could
add from 900 10 900 any wards number OF
votes at very short notice "He had Il brought down
TO fine point = was the way exheeler expressed
II His part OF the business the peculiar province
OF Mr. s~ecny, who thus cured public opinion
to crdcr'' a, rate most satisfactory TO himself
.But did tho republicans suspect foul play. and
could they not have prevented Il TO certain cxent"
asked the writer
Certainly they could have blocked the game had
they all been united but many OF them were in the
pool themselves" replied the exhccier. "rae
truth is that there many republican
officials acting secretly with Tweed and
and, OF course, ihose republicans who
we're IN Tweed Co.'S interest wanted to keep thing
as they were, and winked AZ swecny making voter
and the Iammany naturalization mil II 1, had not
been for the republicans IN New York. my boy" sald
Inc cx heeler, he walked away, thcre never would
have been any rammany Ring
swgESY COMPARED TWEED
Calling upon another local politician Of higher
stripe, who Was cognizant OF Mr. Sweeny's peculiar
style OF manipulation, this gentleman remarked:--
"rherc was thus difference between Tweed and
Swceny, Tweed brbed man directly or threatened
him point blank, whereas Mr.. swceny always
anessed and brlbed and threatened only by
Implication Thus no called ono day
upon Official of my acquaintance
who getting from tho city $4,000 year. He
told this Official OF a. certain bill he designing TO
get through al Albany. and he added, Don't you see
by inserting certain clause in this bill you can get
So 900 year salary from the city y OF course
the official saw this, and knew that Sweeny could
add the clause and get tho bill through
II ho chose. Now, the bill was really
obcconablc but besides the brbe implied in Swccny's
suggestion, there was equally implied threatfor
the man who could add thousands 10 mans salary
by clause could take away Thousands SO the Official
surrendered, put his scrupcs away, and, OF course,
worked like beaver for the success OF the biil--in
which, Of course neither his nor that Of swecny
figured, though both benefited
AN uxDERsrRAprER's STORY.
In the centre Of the Fourth ward there resides at
present who did much OF the dirty work of tho
Tammany Ring. From this mans lips the HERALD
representative obtained even moro FULL detailed and
disgusting insight into the way that Swceny
l. Co. made voters than Is afforded even
in previous revelations According to this indi-
vdua thcrc several hundreds OF 1.-THE boys" who
made "a good ihing OF IL for timo previous
tho election by "swearing for tho voters whom they
wanted to naturalize or, TO use more recent tcrm
s'count inn They would accompany Patrick,
or Fritz whoever was 10 bc ''naturalized''
before any ono of two or three 'Tammany' lodges
who would ask no questions, and they would swear
that they had known Patrick Fritz for Ave years,
that he was OF good moral character and had compiled
with all tho requirements Of tho naturalization laws
This, OF course, to the 'naturalizcd,' who
probably had not been the country six months ut tho
longest, but the papers were granted and the profess
sional political perjurers got their pay for the job
varying IRON 81 to IS per 'naturazed' ci.lzen"
| "Rather poor pay. wasn't it," asked the HERALD
representative naturally enough, "lor such work?n
.Yesn repiiod tho informant, at would not have
amounted to much Tor job, but then there were
plenty OF jobs A smart man could make from $40 ia
500 day for weeks together, and know OF two OF
three who got rich of OF it,"
Sometimes naturalization papers made out in
advance and '.hed In" as to the names, tho day
before election, not TIL the very election mornlng
| Sometimes the iormality of genuine docu.
ments was dispensed with and bogus natu-
rahzation papers printed and distributed
on election day by the Tummany "heoiors''
or tho Judges" who lent themselves to these vile
schemes, two made money. and put their money into
real estate Both OF these corrupt judges OF
ordinary caIbre, but they prosttuted thor
places for power ana peli.
swEgxy AS LAWYER.
Ii may DO mentioned hero a rather remarkable
fact that although Mr.. Sweeny wonderful s'ma-
nipuiaior" Of the law he was poor lawyer True he
held for while the Office Of District Attorney, but he
was abcn. from the city by far the MAJOR portion
his OF Office, though he drew his salary. He had
very lew cases before him professionally and was
unfortunate with most OF his cases
II is not generally known that during the latter
period OF the Ring rule swecny and Connolly quar-.
relied bitterly Connolly accused sweeny OF trying
oust him OF the ComptroIlership. aud Swecny ,od
! Connolly that he was playing false to his asso-
GATES and trying to feather his nest
So violent occasion was tho quarrel between tho
Two that mutua. trend is said TO have inter-
icred 10 prevent personal violence SO that viii
readily be seen the Ring masnatcs did by any
means constitute "a happy family"
soLs SURVIVOR or THE RING.
Apropos of Connolly 1t is said that he s the only
member OF the Ring who is a. the present time both
] free and rich SwccDy IS "embarrassed,n -
! Tweed Is in prison, but Connolly has plenty
/ OF money and his freedom. Last summer
! he is SAID have met hls daughter and MS
soI al Berne Switzerland, and to have enjoyed b
self hugely IN their society. According to some
counts, IN order avoid he adopted the dis
guiso OF tho Swiss costume but according to others.
who seem TO know their man better. he showed HIM.
/ sei un5lushng.y 10 tho world
If onc-half oi what said of Mr. Connolly be true
was par excellence the cormorani o! the Ring. He
| nhde everybody ''dvide" with him while be
| .dvided" With nobody he used the Corporation
advertising not like Tweed for political ends but pri-
| Hc IN ifcan NJ,