The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-16
SEARCHING FOR FRAUD.

THE WALLACE coMMrTTEE STIRRING UP STRANGE
DEMOCRATIC neutrality-suspicious. IND1G-
NANTLY DENY THE CHARGES OF PRAUD-rHE
LAST ELECTION OPEN AND ADovEBoARD-
WHY BUTLER WAS DEFEATED
BosroS. August Is. 1879
Mr. Plat made his first appearance here with the
Wallace Investigating Committee this morning.
when it resumed it's inquiry. The nrst witness Was
George q. Crocker. chairman of the Young Repub-
lcan Committee. He said that in the campaign of
1873 he was the secretary Of the Republican State
Committee; or forty members of the committee
eight resided in Boston and 1--WE in Worcester He
gave the name each at the request OF Mr. Wallace
and then stated fully the organizations of the
mittee and subcommittee. The Executive Com
mittee. he said. acted generally in conduct
ing the campaiGn knew of no meetings. except the
Convention ut Worcester in connection with tho
State Committee. held in any part of the State except
IN Boston; nor did he think that any of the money
used in conducting the campaign came from federal
officials; had heard of such transactions but
he did not receive the money he could not say
whether they had had not occurred. Croker sub
mtted his books to inspection saying that the COM
mittec might see anything they desired in the
records.
THE PARSONS CIRCULAR.
The famous circular to influential citizens. CON-
monty called the "Clcrgymens Circular issued
last fall was read by Mr.. Wallace to his colleagues.
Other documents also examined and CONNIE nted
upon. The chairman still asking questions.
Crocker said the "Clergymen's Circular" was dis
tributed to some two hundred persons in various
cities aud towns, Of whose record had
been kept, as they had been designated by the
eral town committees; did not know and never
heard thai Thayer conferred with the manufacturers
In any town or city in the State about controlling
then votes or those OF their employees.
Mr.. Blair asked Crocker about the circular read at
the Faneul Hall meeting which created such a sen
sation the time witness replied that the first lie
haa heard of IL when 1t was in General Buffers
hands and when attempting to make capital OF 1t;
Mr. Thaycr and he had joined in publishing state
mcnt denying all knowledge OF this document until
asked tor in the circular, and rs he had never
ceivei any such return he did not believe that docu-
men had been circulated In any part OF the state;
he had been unable to obtain ~ copy. although he
had strven hard to do SO; knew OF no improper use
OF the money of his committee during the cam
paign; the main attempt at "oulldozng III Massa-
chusctts he said is done by the democrats. who
subsidizo liquor saloons near the polling places; he
know of direct attempt to influence voters by
paying them money; but he thought Nat there
we're ,orc than ten thousand voters in BoSton who
can be- and probably influenced in the manner
which he had described
DkMoCRATrc FRAUDS.
AT the recent election in wsrd Twelve he and
a friend. who suspected fraud. were subjected to
marked insult and their count eighty less tn an
that returned the inspector; and IL was found ut
the city Hall that the ballots In tho box exceeded
votes, all of when, he thought, were IN favor
OF the democratic party; he thought that
the election laws were very bcnehcial; had
in which federal officers had per. ormed their duties
nc denied that he partisan. and said that tho
republican party could make nominations that