Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-01-03
Massachusetts Bulldozing.

The New York !" World" is accumula-
ting evidence of bulldozing in Massachus-
etts to defeat Butler. The following cir
aculars hint at much more than they say:
Dear Sir:-Your cooperation with the
Massachusetts Republican State Central
committee is most earnestly requested. IL
is III your power, by the atthorly You can
exercise oyar hose employed t'y you, TO
maintain tie honor OF Massachusetts and
keep it out Of the hands of spoilers and po-
litical knaves, who have selected Gen.
Butler as their candidate. His election
would disgrace our Site and ruin our
standing at home and abroad. A thoIou, h
canvass OF those you Mpiuy, and an e. Fly
report to the Secretary of the Republican,
State Central committee will be thankful
ly received. ...-4-r.q....s-.-s
Circulars were also sent to clergymen
and Buffers defeat was represented to the
religious classes as NOR ii necessity. Ih.
following is copy OF t 9 circular ST.
from the Republican hsadquart ers to II
clergymen ,s; -sl..s 5..s .dR
Dear Sir In order to enable us to d.
tribute documents ffeclively, will V.
kindly furnish us INN ediately with a Ii
of the male members of your church aIt
parish, and with such 9th names as 20
may deem expedient. BY so doing yO
will aid US in saving the honor of TIT
Commonwealth. With esteem, yours,
Adm TIA YER, Chairman.
GEORGE e. CIR OCKER, Sec retary.
A fiery appeal was made in a clandes
tine circular ito every Saxon and Puritan
to work earnestly and necessarily against
I ho 20
Papist." The card continued
Therefore let these sons of Puritanical
faith and blood begin earnestly with al
our might and means, pecuniarily and
otherwise-yes, the very last cent, if re-
quired, to defeat the clod breakers, worm.
cutters and plug uglys of the Celtic Green
back faction y
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At the polls in Bost on the intimidation
was conducted by bureau of inspection,
under Parker G. Chandler, and the duty OF
this bureau was to investigate the voting
lists aid look after registration. AS re-
suit of the inspection of the voting lis.s S.
nearly 400 warrants were gotten out against
certain men, to be served upon them when
they should attempt to vote. These war
rants were all prepared before election
udy. duO UuClOlOit@ bGlUfO Uu5 OueUC6S
charged in them could have been complete
It Was then reported that fully l 200 would
be issued on the morning If election, and
poor men and old men we're afraid to vote
lest they should be arrested and imprison.
ed. There was great excitement when
the scheme was known before election day
and fears of riot and bloodshed at the
polls were entertained. Monday, Gen.
Butler called on Commissioner Hallett
acting Chief Supervisor of Elections I'm.
der the United States law, and told him
that he had heard of the warrants, and
that the purpose to use them as means
of intimidation was obvious if they were
held over till the morning Of the election
and urged him to serve them at once tC
avoid trouble at the polls. In the further
conversation which eesued, Butler told
| Hallett that ''there'd be bloody times in
Boston and he'd be obliged to bear the
responsibility. During that afternoon
and night preceding election day every
means were employed to notify Butler
men of the trap open for them, and assur
ance was publicly and generally given thai
bail would be in readiness for any person.
arrested. General Buffers remonstranct
with Commissioner Hallett appeared tt
have the desired effect, for but com
paratively few Of the warrants wer
| served, though many were deferred from
voting by fear of them.
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