The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-09-04

were Republicans; those who received
them were voters. 1t was near elec
ton polls; don't know what wa
stamped on them. IEzE
HI. H. Robinson, WooasocketLSaw
Bennett, agent of manufacturing com.
pany, bring twenty or twenty five
men TO polls aud watch them put theiI
ballots into the box. At the last Con-
gressionai election, Chase, agent of the
Machine Company, brought v0t6rs in
its employ, handed each man his vote
in an envelope, aud watched him de-
posit it; understood smong athe zmen
that ifthey voted the Democratic tick
t-their time was Bennett acts
with the Republicans. ex4r
s II Il. OEReolly, WooasDct6 ~ The
Irepfeseniatiyas of the iianul4 4(thrers
in WOonsocket are generally Republic
cans; the owners are not residents
the agents, on the dav of elec(i0n5 are
very active in getting to the polls
voters who work at their establish
ments the voters are met ae the en-
trance to the hall by men in the en-
plOy of those corporations with ballots
They are followed to the ballot box,
so that there is no chance for them to
change ballots the vote is in an en-
velOpe the voter cannot tell what the
envelope contains he takes the envcl-
ope and deposits 1t remember
NO ELECTION WHERE THIS HAS NOT BEEN
PRACrlCED.
The envelopes are used mainly by
operatives, few who do not care
whether they lose their situations or
no, vote openly other citizens who
II q - ~ tn to-
times man will be escorted by one
who takes him by the arm sometimes
half dozen mcnwill be watching one
man there are frequently complaints
by Democratic operatives; they say
they arc supplied with tickets and re-
quested to vote them they vote the
Republican ticket because they are
afraid of losing their employment if
they do not parties haye been threat
ened with losing their places If they
vote wrong.
J. NJ. Bailey, Woonsocket-Have at.
tended the elections for five years !;
have known men employed in the
Woonsocket machine shops to be mar
shalled up in squads, and compelled
while they went through the crowd in
the hall to hold their, hands up high,so
that the ballots could be seen man
named Chase watched them saw
him march up two squads in that way ;
that was at the last Congressional
election; the men were employees of
the Machine Company; know. that
some of them were Democrats; they
came to our headquarters for ballots
they had befooled their employers be-
fore they would get one of our ball
lots and have in their pocket, then
they would take the ballot given them
by their employers and put that in
their pocket; when they took them
out they would take the Democratic
ballot and leave the other. This timo
the company was too smart for them !;
they made them hold up their hands
till the ballot was deposited. The men
said after they had voted, they caught
Us this time they would not let US put
our hands down. The agents are very
active among their employees; have
seen Mr.. Sampson take men by the
arm aud march them up to the ballot
box, put an envelope in their hands
and see that they deposited it; Mr..
Sampson takes charge of tho Social
Company's help the mon who were
obliged to hold mp their hands came
up in carriages, three or four in . car.
riage; Sampson would receive the
men from the drivers; these men had
families if they lost their places their
families would suffer. ssf4
William Teston, Woonsocket-In-
timidation is carried on at all elections
in Woonsocket; at the last election
for congress parties came to me and
said they were afraid to vote openly;
they wanted me to get bailots;l the
for congress- Wasl salasimer
w. Ball9u the man who. came to mo
said he expected to be bplldOzed If he
did not vote the Republican ticket; at
the LAST election the Woons6cRSs Ma
chine Company had theini overseer
within two feet of the hall0teb0x hsud-
ing ballots to- the men who worked
for him his name was Charles Chase;
one map was discharged because he
would not peddle ballots; his name
was Albert Hakes; Chase handed
votes to men that We knew were DEM
oerats; cannot say anything Ahout
the use of money of my own knOwl-
edge when money is used tho parties
cover 1t up; told operatives OF the
Company that would
send teams for them to come and
vote; they said they would rather I
did not, as if their employers saw the
teams they would see that
they did not come, or, if they did,
would make them vote tho Repnbli.
can ticket.
Michael Norton, Woonsockct-nat-
in 1875 /; last spring I voted
The Democratic ticket !; tho 0venseor
nh 1S1 A4I1 1,S
was my principles he said he would
ticket; told him 4 was not ashamed;
would do it again; did vote the
Democratic ticket again in June; he
asked me If 1 did told him I did he
said: Why don't you peddle rum ?"
said. g Because l. WON'T he said,
e sIrdon't want such q man round -
said, Go to hell; )" he said, /" Clear
out" and left; was out of work five
weeks; work now for the town the
oyerseer was Mr.. Hawkes.; hewOuid
bring in Democratic tickets cut, the
names all off and put on the names on
The Republican ticket.
Eugene F.sO'Connof, OF Providence
.Haye been on the police force in
at the Presideatial. cleo
lion in 1876 / was detailed at the .tenth
ward during the day there wcrecom
plants that men were afraid to vote;
they were afraid of two.men who
stood within the railing near the war
den and took the names of all who
voted one of them was named Ken
nedy; he was the time-keepcr OF the
Corliss engine works ; the other was
Mr.. Stiness think he WAS connected
with real estate: when men came In
to vote and saw these two men, they
would go away without voting their
friends would try to get them back
and there would be disturbance; cit-
izens came to me and asked me to re-
move the men; had no authority TO
remove them the men were not there
as officers of the election in any way:
Kennedy lived in the ward the ward
was Democratic population was large
" naturalized citizens the object of
the two men seemed to be to see how
each man voted and write hia name in