Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-03-04
RESt,LT or DEkoCRAfiC CONTROL or
fsrr pUECR yTSTS

ne CHECh LIS
We referred yesterday 10 fraudulent
practices in New Hampshire where the
democrats had control of the check lists.
in order to bring to the attention Of repub-
lcans of our city the Importance Of retain
ing in their hands the power to correct or
change the lists it they desire fair cleo
tons. The following from letter to the
Boston Journal shows what fraud is being
and about to be practised in the city OF
Manchester by the democrats. Those who
believe that politics have o,hing to do
with city elections are particularly re-
auested TO read. The writer says:
There has been considerable speculation
among Republicans AS to what tactics the
Democracy would employ to carry this
city at the approaching election. AT last,
however. they have shown their hand.
The check lists OF the several wards are
posted, aud the plans OF the enemy are
revealed. The true character OF New
Hampshire Democracy cannot be iuliy
appreciated until their management OF the
check lists is understood. Last year they
carried wards three, four, five and SIX,
while the Republicans carried wards one,
TWO aud seven. In ward three last year
the vote was: Republican 200. Democrat
22S. Temperance 2. while there were
some seventy or eighty names on the list
not checked. The printed list. when
posted last year, showed $50 names, while
100 more were written on. The list AS
posted to dav shows four hundred and
eightY names, and allowing the same mum
Der additional as was put on last year
would make a total of str hundred voters
in the ward al the present time. close
canvass of the printed list shows the names
of more than fifty Republicans lett Off.
some OF them old and we'll known ctizens.
1t is a notorious fact that there are not so
many voters in the ward as last year A
number OF teupnn nts are empty which Il
year ago were full: at some OF the places
are put down all the way from six to eigh-
teen voters. when it is we'll known that
there are not half as many there. The
uoast Is openly made that they (the Dem
ocrats) intend to vote them ali. On tn,
list are the names OF dead men, minors
persons gu. of the ward or city, and many
others who have not the shadow OF ri.h
to vote II the list was purged OF all
sutU IL WOulu We cut UON u Otit-tiiiu
In wald five it is pretty well known
that the check list, as handed in to tn,
printer, had on ii about LOO names, bu'
upon this being noised about it was cut
down about four hundred, so that AS post
cd it now contains in the vicinity OF 800
names When posted last year 1t con
tanned between 900 and 900 names, and
as made up when voting began there were
/ |, l94 II the same numDer was added a.
last year the check list will show an in
crease OF abont 400 voters, or an increase
Of more than two thousand people III the
ward in Il single year. The ward lines
have moi been changed aud there are sad
To be within the ward lines more than a
hundred vacant tenements, great many
OF which were occupied year ago
There cannot be SO many actual voters III
the ward by 100 or 200 as there was last
March. These facts show clearly enough
by what means the Democratic leaders
propose to carry the city and State.