, 1876-04-08

on. to a sttcceanful tssuo the result establishes.
" ono thing, l,o1ever. thoro can ho no douhs.
An outrageous fraud. which nhonsd conal4n itJ
perpetrators. II found Git. to tho Fuutentiary
for thu remainder Ut thcir nnturaf lives, haa
hecn perpstrate1; several Thousand Republican
votora llnve heon deliberately clafranchjhed by a
Tnartotte, WHO In any country. other than tho
United statcs could never acafeye tho priyilego
oi sot'ng for ponnIkccpes. Deliberase!' and
'rist malice aforethonght wns tho ini4ul-
1lore IL no doubt, whatever but what
so'ne, II no! n!! Of tho ballot-boxos wero
antteptitionaly opened and robbed OF tho great
h'1!l;, OF their Legitimate contonts, and largo
humber Of frandnlent balloss, bearing tho names
of !.Tan8, ptlsii.,A, Ryan. and lcaaou, inserted
ii'*'enl. How doca it hap.,cn that the count Of
tne h4!lots III tho nine boxes. dcnomnhtc reg.
ular by slodcrator Thornton, falls short OF the
about ,e0o whllo In the two tso1eB under the
control cf Koruh!!can .ioderat1ra, in.a vote of
oser 2ooo Tho discrepancy is on1y 157 On tlIs
latter e.sls ulc ehortage in tho nino boxes
over fifteen. times that much. Tits III ttseif
points concludiveIy TO tho commission uf a
nonstsous fraud. About 1000 sotcrs ~hoao
namoa appear 90 the iol!-books hare been d,s-
franc1iaed. TliH is incontrove1tib!c.
But how docs It happen that Phillips. R.nn,
md G!oneon, whose Joint ticlso. nlEo bore tho
na'no Of Eyans. received 50 large q nup-
po:t .whcn tho day before they woro
tion.day not one et thor straight, Glenn
tickets was Eccn at tho First Ward po1tpg-p)acc,
ond very few Of them at tho Second or Third
4 low s:ero observed. floating aIouud III tho
theleaH the coun: Of thu tallotu rave them
Largo majority. tbs Inference il plain that this
majority waB secured by fvaua.
TnEnE ARE Two WAYS
IN which It could DO accomplished, OF i. might
DO achieved by combination Of h5'h. Tis
Of Eynns, Phillips, OF .l., could have
lecn robbed Of q 1arge partion Of their
Legitimate contents, and the fictitious baots it-
se:.cd wbile on tes way 70 Ne town heaaqaal.
boxea Aai been stored III tho town vault. It JB
moro thau likely that both 1noshods wctc used.
Iiso ~ presence Of Thornton, 0!easou. and
~ Esh9 IT, ssat inss tso ,a directly insa1eS:oa xss
a.senco Of Col. Hunter WHO was ono
Of the watche.s, tho closing Of tho yau.t-door
as 'saB eocn by tho Rev. Arthur Mitchell. md
tho sudden thaugo from alarm and despar to
wreaths Of smiles 9licl. camc over aliso Eyaus'
countenance the aau1o night, illdicnte quite cir
cua,stsntiaily-aEd n.nny mah has been hung
OIL testimony OF less wciyht-that tho fraud was
pcrpetratnd III ono or both ways. It WIN TO tho
interest Of tho couspirasn1s that tc ballut-count
should show lees than that of the poll-I:sts.
f'uch would relioyo them from nll churge of
atnsng; hut By no process OF logic can they bo
freed from tho Charge OF frndulent substitution.
Now Loo'i 1T II IN THE EAy
Tho FiraE Ward boz TaA not tnmpcfe1 with.
The proof nf tha: IL that it contained rcarly all
! tito votes cast for Sherman for Assessor md
Loowonthal tor Supervisor, ,--eenuino Demo-
c;at.e Tickets. The Third Ward bnx WIS IN
J seated, anl waB not uTeuud. Tho bog for tho
Cottage Grove precinct Of tic Fourth Ward con-
tanlc1 about !Sl1 votes. mes: Of thcn for ia!lo-
way, IL tho First and Third Wards and th:s
Essan lin hy tho canvauao:s. Io also received
aou,e IL the four pre1octd OF tho Filth Ward,
The conclusion ts. therefore, that tho First end
Third Ward Go1rs wcro tho Only oucs
!ie !;horrnan 's so.s bis t'' vote. to- rus % second @
teo o,nrle;s and M 'ool OF Phips. Il Tho Fonrti i
Ward bogus roll was run by Tni!irs lsanaof.
polr. casting 90 rotcs w:s In the band. Of
O'Brion'a friends, tna that wan rro5Gbiy U:.-
touched. Dus tho bnxea for tho socunl. Fourth,
ana two OF thTeo precincts uf tho rlfth Wa7d,
were ,1 ononed probablY ou tuo way d?Tn toH9.
tickets wit, Evans, Phillips. lsyan, and f;.c:,-
sou IN them. substituted. TEla explains Why
rhornton insisted 90 blending t.!a na!lotz,
sincs ai 1t prevented tho local'z,ng ct .:Le
Of Phillips. who was WORKING IN:
a profitable Office. It e.psatns why Glo,so, r.
turned to tho otltco Tuesday night and Why
Phillips was 10 willing to net ns custodian. rnu
wolf wGB pu. In charge Of tho Gtlcop.
1t was coalition between these four .a.n.
Evans. Ryan. Gleason, and Phillips. to e.cIre
tholT re-eieetiop, auu caen contributed h!s rurt
to the plcs. And now QUO Is more inclined than
erer to curso tho police who etctca Thornton
Moderator. D1ckley's uleu iutcrlorel tn favor
Of &'eus this year. ms they did to llelp hin, ca:
Foley Inst your. Theso wAs tho kev Of ttle sisu-
ntiou. Had Mr. lloJuo hold tho place to winch
lle was entitled, ITO bogus boxea would
would havc bo2n canyassod separately. Tho
nioction OF Moderator Waa the vital point, nsll
Evans md Duclloy know it.
Tho clntion of EyanH Tucadoy night nucceed-
tho supposition t!lat he lad learned tl,at tbs
Substitution l'nd been made BY Ills accompIlcos,
aud tllat lie bud tticncetort1 nothing 10 feat
Now VII! tho Grand Jury investigator.
Al 4 COMMENTARY
on tic result, it might not DO am1fa to add to
the aaoVn tho opinion OF BoDlo Of tho Respect
hbls democratic Ilglta. Sstaorol last eyculDg by
II reporter whn overheard q conversation bo-
tween Marshal doolcli, Judge 0us ana Pat
t'}l:Ien. ut y meeting hcll III tho 1hrt1 Narl
MalsAa! ioodell thought the result WEI very
strange, alld WAS p1epAre,i to bclioYe that it had
Leon brought about by tho ntcHt elur;ng nuI out
saecoub frauds. Judge Oils s1!d TINT lie waA
satisfetl that at least haf Of tho total yote ac-
ctotited to a. J. Galloway lad bcen cast il. tho
THIRD W1rd. Tho action OF Thornton in dump
luz tho contents of tho several bnlt t-toxe1 ln,o
heap, lle regarded az pslnaa facio evideuco that
thpr0 waa something wtong.-it yes done to
ayoil conviction, -fcr tho reason that pEocati-
ttons had bncn takcl In eeyera wards by which,
II tue ballots had becu col1uted By precucts, tho
outrage would hayo been u!oro readily expose !.
I'At Ol}rici, lanElicl at the idea OF EYanh ben.
cloctcd. and joined Judge Ut;a tu saying that
more thnt llalf OF kllo votes credited to galloway
had boon cast in tue Third Ward.
THE WEST TOWN.
THE SIXTH WARD.
The bnmmer element Of tao; Rist1 Ward 70.
cciveti n sauch yesterday from which it will not
soou recover, by tho action Of Moderator Derrick
son, OF tho West Town. Tho particulars OF the
troubles a!sici occurred III tho Sixsh Ward polls