The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-23
GRATIFYING IMPORTATION.
UHERE TnE DIMOCR tFTC NiJORI-
TIES ULRE THE GRL1TLoE
Even John '. Davenport Tcstifving that The
Recent Election WINS the faircst that Wv
NOri., BrookIyn. udJcrscv civ Ever Had.

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Even John 7. Davenport Tcsufyina that the !
Recent Election was the Faircst that N"w |
Noris, BrookIyn. aud Jersey civ Ever Had.
Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr., Clerk Of the Court |
OF Common Pleas, testified before the House
Election INVESTIGATING Committee Yesterday
that his court naturalzs I'd only about three thou
sand foreigners this We r. Only one case Of fraud
was discovered. and in that case the applicant
was arrested before the certificate was made
out. A United states supervisor, subordinate
to Davenport. wa. In the court watching to pre-
vent fraudulent naturalization most NJ the year.
Geo. f. Betts. clerk Of the United States Dis
trict Court for tie Southern District Of New
York, testified that 1910 citizens were made in
his court this year, the most Of them after
July l. few cases Of attempt at fraud were
discovered aud promptly punished. Those nat
uralized in his court largely Republican In
politics, rs he inferred from the fact that the
applicants had tickets from Republican Com
mittces.
Judge william II. Rankin Of lo2 Grand street,
Jersey City. testified that there was no fraud In
the election just y ssed in Jersey City unless
committed by the Republicans, as they had
control 81 the entire election m chinery. Ito
County Cou-', the courts of naturalization, ana
the registration were wholly In their hands. and
81 every 20 ing paccs there were n fhrse
octa'. rno new law, we the, appoint,
mrut Of election officers 10 the Hoard
~ Aldcrn en-, which ~ largely Republican,.
In response 10 Gen. McDougalfs cross ox nina
tun, the witness described the Horseshoe Dis-
trict a the locality arrInred by the Rrpubhcans
into one Ill trct. because Its population was al
post wholly D'mocr tic. II had PREVIOUSLY
formed parts Of three dist lets, which. 10y 10
yotes were Democratic since the fedi trlct
Ing. the old 90 trct- nave been Reuuhlic IN.
William Muirhcd. United states Commits oner
In J rsey CIV ana Cntef SUPERVISOR Of Elections
for New Jersey. testified that seventy-six -
sistaut supervis irs were appointed ON his re-
COMMUNICATION ht the circuit Court Tor me are
election. Ahuat % e sts Of alleged fraudulent
registration wer' reported TO him: sixty yer
stts were uritstcd on " rrhuts, % whom urlv
two wcte held for trial. the others wcr,
able To give satisfactory * lauation 81 dis
crepqurtrs In the registration books. Two
hundred warrants were returned unDxc-
vote. TWENTY-FIVE Of the assistant SUPER.
ysurs were appointed on recommended Of
the HUDSON County Republican Committee.
The Democtaiic supervisors we're not RECON-.
mended hv urgnnz tons. but 10y individual
citizens. Some .ttempt WIS made to cnlouike
vottr in thc Fifth Assembly District. several
houses suspected were called TO witnesses Httcu-
ton. WcnN- .isht were tuloul1ed IN Ahth :
Hotel. ana few others IN Two other hou-cs.
correct. The men in Aliens lotcl had moved
ga there week before. and their board was
n,ns ana n.y. ,,,nt v"v H. rrnsV e. mo. ,e, .l
"a there nad nNt been -uuarer election tnan
the last for ycafs IA Jersey CITY.
William j. II nNson Of a6t Myrtle avenue,
/ nrook'ya. sf,pon keep r. testified that men
/ went iromtnc second ward To the twenty nith,
from the weutieth To the seventh. and from
/ the FutI to thc Elev MIA Ward fnr AldrruAulo
rurp se-. Knows nothing Of col Iniz ,tipn fiom
/ Nrw YORK To Bro ,lAn or from BroniNn to
/ New York. Witness knew gersou lis OF nalf a
! d zen persons 81 lo had ucen 50 cOlomzed. lhey
CNreor .tlan Counsel William G. whitney tes-
! titled tnat hi. int"riert noe win the elec ion
came tnrouru the Police Hoard. The questions
4 Federal authorizes. There CONFER
A ence Of the Tinted u its pisiuet Altor-
T nc,, United states Marshsl, The District
/ Attorney. Mayor, AM witness. ana all
were working to secure - far e.ecuon.
/ lie mad not be- ird any one who wus ia a y isi.iun
/ Of the late election. tie ;houRat, however ~ 4
/ the Registration law keeps uIen away from the
polls wuu are th'ltlcu fl" vote. some trinin-
! DISCREPANCIES {, s.iuY cfept INTO tie registry
lisls, WnlDn cast suspicion upon the INTEGRITY II
sOu.e citizens REGISTRATION. ;, ethg thtir names
| pulls ed Us suhjeet to arrest. tie, keat away
from the poii- latuer than incur the inconve-
| uleuCe of arrest
john /. Davenport testified that in the House
examination, wAere there WIS sus ptcien II
fraudulent regi-tra ion, letter carriers were
most serViceable ~ obtaining Information as "a
the re 'idence OF the suspected persons. Hence
IN some eases 81 DOUBT witness sent decoy let
tiers. IL such letters were returned atr,nscripl
from the carers books was taken, and thus ar
Huditunui witness Was lound to support tire
two u " repatriation turned uIt between teN
aDd 900 douDtul cases, aud these were in
! and Investigated until only 200 reu. aimed Do
douot. aud on these l.'rn war; ms wee issued
| had cuunged their residence between tu'
INST days OF registration aud election dAN
giinst whom warrant were not Issued.
nJte was made In the registry books 10 ~
supervisor t. eli uenEc such perspus If the
OH red 10 vote. OnlV aoI 81 the l-sJ for WHOM
VAR nts were issued upV"Nred 1 the polls
Inc otJr OF PUBLISHING the names II the sns
ierted was TO give those testing under MI tNc
i.aputati opportunity t. satisfy tue dutnou
ties, 81 Lee ami national, Of toe ftct. ia. fault
we're found to te la selS tue mistakes of ia
suptry -ots ard inspectors.
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naturaii1ati ~, perm ~ fifteen or ei-hiect
! Iuote no general fraud ATTEMPTED m nat
"a .n1.tion, ANA fewer citizens were m de ~
ia ANY tr,NiHu- ifc-idrh.iM fe T except 49,
! Witness heut # m hVe 20 seven men IA 60
conrt- to prevent ~ucn frnuu-. Toe late elect 90
wa the llrc-t held Tor ears Ia tins city. a.
/ vote was not exc ssiVe. lie son MhV tn
Democratic nltJurny in tle city was so lar,
was because Nety many Aepuuicaus voted "a
Ii l.. /. neui.i. Ol.rS II the brooklyn Unite
Stttf- Df-iu' tnur., tts'th 4 tnat % mis- con-
only one i.ie.sHef Was nAtNrai "a, Ahd thaI OLA
, Inc committees are to begin IN few davi q
= investigation OF the Hon. AnrAN :. Hewitt
, charge mat lett T. aedrv.'e! To TIM WEI
! opened IN TIE Post III .a. Mr. leAitt has ~
quilted Postmaster james 4 any kuowlel %
+ nat nc mats were tauuelrd with "a las OH
, I.c q, enins Il Nj. HeWltIs letters /. hu' o.
uuN iust ancr q nls. tnduct "n ihe part 81 lo'
| Ofite Dflci Is in the lltt c.uNtrs. he heW'
q, crtIc Nauun.l Committee frequently receive
, cuinIlHIuts thtt documents seut Dy maj. ana o..
u. reach t.r person. to Wuoin tney Ncre nudrrs-r
= Ca iuu .lly a. MAS -scrrtAiucI Tat llr 4urt q
T, e Dcpittuient va, hscd as a NON zeal ulhcnln
iu -Nuie lu-f liicts tu-i a-trr7 opened ID li'
= cratic ueWtlanrrs anu enclosed in tUcIu lttpu|
= Ii.au documents. DcWocfAiic GOcU.n~nt- Wei
, often destroyed ana speeches OF * pupllI a
: orators were substituted tor them.
: THE INDIAN SERTICE
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