New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-05
A Conspiracy Defeated.

Friends from the country ask if the
| chances for Hayes and Wheeler are not
| slsrmingly diminished by the fraudulent
registration in This city. We hasten to
reassure them. We believe that fraudulent
registration will be fully cOunteracted, that
effective measures to that end are already
in progress, and that their successful issue
will defeat Governor Tilden in his own
State. The Democratic leaders in this city
are already grievously disappointed at the
result. They confidently claimed total
registry Of not less than 200 coo; vote of
us 600; and majority of from 5000 to
10000. They would listen to no smaller
estimates.
Exposure of such bold scheme was all
that was necessary to Illustrate it; and this
the Tribune has made. The registration in
this city has fallen II, 900 short Of the low
est calculations and claims of thu best in
formed leaders Of the Democrats The
highest vote probable is 60,O00. OF which it
is conceded by Democrats that the Rspub-
licaus can poll S., 900 or $4,000; the Repub-
licans themselves claim more. Instead of
Tammany Hall na.uralizing 10 600 foreign.
ers for this occasion. Only II 600 have been
sworn in by both parties, and of this num-
Der 5000 will vote with the Republicans.
More than this, exposure has aroused IN
suspicious Republicans to sense Of the
danger and to a recognition of their duty.
There has been q perceptible increase in
the activity Of the canvass on the part of
the Republican leaders here; and the subor-
dinates in every district have gone into the
active work of the hour with renewed
energy arising from indignation at the ex-
posture of Democratic intamy. Thousands |
of Republicans who have heretofore trusted |
to the honesty of inspectors and clerks Of |
registration have personally examined the |
lists, and many instances or fraud have in |
this way been brought to the attention Of the |
chief supervisor of elections. Additional |
aid and strength has been brought |
to Mr.. Davenport by the publication of |
these facts. This last Democratic House |
reduced all it dared the appropriations for
securing honest elections; the necessary |
money has been subscribed from other |
sourc 9, and needed men have volunteered
to do duty on election day as supervisors.
At no previous time has the system of eu-
pervising the electi)us been more nearly
perfected than at present. Contrary to all
hopes and expectations, We do not believe
that hundred suspected voters will sue
coed in fraudulently voting in this city; we
hope very few will be any more successful
in Brooklyn. 1t may be necessary to make
hundreds Of arrests on ,ctiOn day, but the |
legal papers, the official machinery, and the
sworn men are ready for the emergency,
should it arise. At this election. for the |
llCSI tLuo III mauJ yCdIss luo pUIIco COmmlS- |
sioners will be on the side of peace and or
der, and the police force under their direc-
tion will supplement the United States su-
pervisors in securing Q fair election by ar
resting and OBTAINING reporters. We have
not had, since 1868 to the present board, a
police commission that was not in the in
terest of Tsmmany Hall-even those head
ID by pretended Republicans-snd which
lid not cheat for it. OF the present board,
General Smith, Democrat, is too honest
n his zeal to perfect the discipline Of the
orce TO consent, even if he were . partisan,
% ito misuse on election day.
Sidney p. Nichols, though . warm Tam.
many partisan, is . man Of such scrupulous