Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-28

three.iifths of the people TO vote in favtr
oil amending the Constitution the next
Legislature was Republican and did not
submit that amendment to the people /;
indifference as to voting here. Proper
ty qualification an inducement think
for men to become citizens think
this qualification is good thing.
+. NJ. Snow-Took census of 1865 and
1873 no data in either of them az to
the number of naturaized citizens who
cannot vote; | think there may be 25,.
600 of them in the State; a majority of
the children in the State now are OF
foreign parentage think the whole
number of persons OF foreign birth now
in the State latter deducting 1900 for
the French) who might be qualified TO
vote If naturalized, may be 5000; reg.
istry tax restriction on voters people
refuse TO pay until some one pays il for
them.
THE PARTY LEADERS HAVE PAID 1T.
in past years think might be larger
attendance Mt the polls if universal suf.
frage in the State highest vote ever
polled in State is 5000 in 1876; we
had then 1900 people who could vote
| if they wished.
Thomas A. Doyle, Reputa.
tion of +. ]. O'Connor, AS IA policeman,
was not good only know him as such /;
| know of no intimidation of voters per.
sonally.
William Goddard-Know Of no in.
timidation OF employees.
Z. b. Stimp- Providence was at polls
in Tenth Ward in 1870 there to vote
and prevent repeating; kept no list OF
how persons voted Corliss never EN-.
ployed intimidation Kennedy, the
iIme.kcepcr OF COrliss works was there,
and took a list Of persons voting up to
10 o'clock, when there was disturb.
ance, and he quit; he did this for the
purpose OF finding out who were Repub.
liclns; know Of no intimidation.
George w. Kennedy am keeper Of
Corliss Engine company large number
Of its men live in tenth ward foreign
born citizens many Of them was there
on election day and took list OF names
and how they voted could tell tick, ts
apart am a Republican complaints
made about my keeping this book and
| stopped Mr. Corllss did not send me
10 the polls went there at the re-
quest OF the Republican committee :;
knew most of the voters il was my bu
sineEs to know our own men, 10 keep
their time.
Joseph h. Cole, Woonsockct, Treas.
urer of Harris Wcolcn Company-No
intimidation Of employees by any Of our
people.
Dr. \. Bailou Democrat seventy.
four year, OF age q Senator-Bclieye
in the property qualification think
Rhode Island people ought to regulate
who should vote for themselves would
not agree 10 give the right TO a majori.
ty Of the people to amend the Constitu.
ton il ought TO require more than a
majority.
Several other witnesses were called, ,
some contradiciing the testimony a. to
inilmidatiOns at Woonsocket and upon
other points.
George X. Coy-Liyc in Westerly, r.
l.. at the election Of ls7G for President
rms CIRCULAR WAS uIsTRIHuTED
before election day among the work.
men many of the workmcn of these
companies did not vote ! saw six Of
thes" circulars they were put on tho
benches and stones on which they work.
I ed.
To 81 voter, supley,,fN, ths S,- Easlsad G-aalie
Woke and the -uutth brAnlis Go ut.Auy
HariHE bern falls convinced that tlis slast5su q
sAmEsl ). Ilafn AHd beUUfrailr CauEross on tho
'th q Sotsu'br u.il d. great illory g. tu.iae.
d. talai eafussily ai'ss al tafrs n etuffHy
30 vote the Republican Ticket aasi especially 81 no
{ Ieputican tnrulbsrs e Cansress Nag vil by so
dgnE .fsurs your "vH iuifresi cur ist"tosi Agi tie
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