Daily Republican., 1879-09-04
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than that Of Msssissippi-Names
Of the Offenders ana . Demand
for their Punishmont.
Inc Dsmocrxuc vote yesterday was
large. In view Of the fact Of the unpar-
allslsd extent to which repeating was
carried on, no other reason than that
manifest can be assigned. Fraud was
extant everywhere and not only was II
done secretly but the most alarming
evidences Of corruption we're boldly
parsdsd and In most every case where
protest was made by the fairminded
citizens or members Of the opposite par.
ty, the individual so protesting was
either assaulted or threatened bodily
injury.
Later in the evening the polls in the
lower wards and in the northern Demo-
cratic precincts were so surrounded by
political hacks and "drummers" that
it was even dangerous for Republican
to cast his vote. The sight ofsuch men
- infest the purlius and slums Of
Water street, and other notorious rest
spots Of iniquity, to Republicans and
worthy citizens was indeed degrading.
Boys Of about sixteen years Of age
were brought up, and under the guild
ancs Of police and low political leaders,
led from poll to poll and damned them
selves, again and again with perjured
utteranoes. The fact was palpable. All
knew II. But none dare to raise their
voices In the interests Of political purity
and common decency. The like was
never seen in the city before.
Men were brought openly to the
polls with receipts Of other personages
and veted straightly Democratic on
the names Of men who are we'll known
to our people as citizens Of irrerroacha-
BILE character.
In connection with these We have
but TO point to the lawless actions re-.
corded among the incidents as . proof
of the fact that We are fast drifting into
an existence, politically, which finds
only reflection in the dark surface Of
the fostering corruption which charac-
tsrizss the contests Of Mississippi and
sister States.
The efforts Of our reporters, given be-
low, substantiate emphatically the
truth Of the above. In behalf Of So
ciety We call upon the authorities to
apprshend those guilty Of illegal vot-
ing. We give them below.
IN THE FIRST.
Things in the First Ward were also
made lively during the day by the Wis.
its of numerous delegations q repsatsrs
and FOUNDERS, scores Of whom succeed
I'd in depositing ballots despite the
protests Of the Republicans. The fol.
lowing are some Of the names We have
thus far been enabled to obtain: Thorn.
as Garaghy, (the notorious Brocky Tom)
voted in this ward-not resident.
VIM. Ryan, not entitled to vote, does
not reside in the ward, voted there.
Gus O'Donneli the b"ot black, also
voted here, among other places.
Isaac Walraven Just out Of the aims
house, voted here. No tax receipt
Joseph Heck, no tax receipt also vo-
ted.
During the afternoon, Elijah Green,
white man, (aud not oolored as the
"Herald" of this morning has him.
followed q repeater in from the Tenth
Ward, where he saw him vote, and as
the man attempted to vote again at the
window of the First Ward, Mr.. Green
called out to the window inspector not
TO let him vote as he had veted in the
Tenth. Mr.. Green had hardly given
the warning, when officer Payne seized
him, and placing the nippers on his
wrists took him to the Hall. As soon
as Mr.. G. reached the Hall, the Mayor
was sent for and he was discharged.
SECOND WARD.
A carriage load of men came down to
the Second Ward who nobody seemed
to know but they all voted the Demo-
cratic ticket. They all had tax receipts
dated back nearly two years before, all
bright and new as ifjust from the press.
II Is said that a Democratic official of
the Second Ward issued the receipts.
All through the afternoon strangers
and boys under age had no difficulty
in voting and all had new white tax
receipts.
FIFTH WARD.
In the west district of the 5th ward
man offered to vote and when asked
for his residence located himself at 700
Adams St. "Why, that is where | live
said Mr.. Roberts, the Republican In
spector, and | know you don't live in my
house." "He has forgotten the name
of the street he lives on'' said Inspec-
tor Lee, land so pushed his vote into the
ballot box.
Another solid Democrat at these
polls located himself at S2S Jefferson
street, but that being dext door to Mar
shall McMnllen's residence that gentle
man stoutly insisted that he had NO
such neighbor 80 close to him. He
was overruled, however, and the vote
was taken with the remark "that it
didn't make much difference anyhow"
SEVENTH WARD.