Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-09
PURIFYING THE BALLOT
HOW MARSHAL KERNs' THIEVES
DID THEIR WORK IN PuILA-
DELPliIA.
SOME SPECIMENS OF THE OPERATION on
oARFIELD's HOLY LAW IN THE QUA
KER TY-MURDERERs AND CUT
TnRoATs CLUBBING HONEST vo-
TIERS "A LIST FOR EVERY
BbDY TO READ.

kER CITY-MuRDEhEHh AND CuI-
TnRoATs CLUBBING HONEST vo-
TIERS a LIST FOR EVERY
BbDY TO READ.
Senator Wallace's committee expos
cd more Radical election frauds in
Philadelphia in three days than Teller
and his assistants could discover In the
South during search Of three weeks.
The inquiry in Philadslphia was con-
fined to the operation of Deputy Mar.
shals at the polls last November, tho
chaacter Of the men employed and how
they used their authority. Marshal
Kerns has furnished a list of the 773
deputies employed by him, together
with tho precinct or division where
each one served. Fiity-two witnesses
were examined, and had the sub-com-
mittee not been limited in time, the OK.
posure of Radical frauds, outrages and
intimidation could have been continued
for days longer. 1t was proven that
deputy was appointed for every elec-
ton division, which, by law, consists of
250 voters There were, besides these,
1900 policemen on duty, all Republi-
cans. The policemen were distributed
ut the polls, and especially at divisions
known to be Democratic, where as
many as five uniformed officers were
placed. Fully two.thirds of the cleo
ton divisions were under the entire
control OF the Republicans. Tho tcsti.
mony established that the deputies
were selected mainly because of their
ability to work for the Republican
ticket, and also that, as general thing,
they were the worst characters Phlla'
delphia could boast Briefly summar'
ized, the proof was as follows
Charles ohpnan', Marsha. second
division, twentieth ward-Drunk on
election day and insulting voters selz-
cd Mr. haekenberg without cause:
Charles Herr, Marshal Second divls-
ION, Iwenty'ninth ward-Character
and reputation bad had been arrested
for crime on election day he arrested
a voter VINO was released by Judge
Hare and voted. Herr wore o badge
and solicited votes as kepnolican'
Arthur vance, Marshal Eighth di'
VISION, Filth ward-Arrested Hutchin'
son, voter without cause. vance
was notorious Republican worker.
John Homeyard, Marshal sixth dl'
vision, Sixth ward-Drunk and arrest
ed voters without cause drew club
on a Democrat Tor challenging n negro
repeater the police blocked up the
poll, acted IN concert with ,homeyard
ana brought voters TO polls Home
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for nrocnring hail for a Iecal voter Who
had been arrested
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