, 1880-07-18
PRESIDENTIAL.
Dayenport's Story Of Demo-
cratic Frauds in New
York in 1868,
Which Have Helped Swell the
Democratic Vote Every
Year Since.
Judges in League with Politicians
in Gross Naturalization
Frauds.
Voters Made by the Thousand,
Some Only Three Weeks
Landed.
Davenport Will Still Pursue
the Holders Of These
Bogus Papers.
Southern Bu1ldozing This Year to
Assume the Shape Of a
Po1l-Tax.
Southern Bulldozing This Year to
Assume the Shape Of
Pol-Tax.
Chairman. Jewell Confident the
Republicans Will Garry Every
Northern State.
Don Cameron Pledges His Hearty, En-
ergetic Cooperation in the
Campaign.
NATURALIZATION FRAUDS.

Special Dt3pdLEh - ne NHtIAVV AtE0N"sS-
New YORK, July l7.-1t is generally con
ceded to-day that Commissioner John
Davenport is making ont strong arralgn-
ment Of the New York Democracy IN con-
nection with the great election frauds Of 1859
The Democratic members OF the Wallace
Senatorial Investigating Committee do not
relish Davenport's testimony bit. and
captions questions have been put to him to
break the force of some Of his statements,
but without avail. The main facts about
the frauds are not new. but the
details have been filled in, show
ing: conclusiyely that the extent OF the
fraudulent naturalization was greater even
than claimed, and the whole story has been
given with proofs under oath by the man
who knows it better than any other. He
ought to, as he has made it a matter OF in
yestigati0n for years. f..
THE INTERESTING QUESTION
for outsiders is whether this same system OF
fraud has made voters for the Democracy in
other States, and if so towhat extent.
Mr. Davenport showed that in October,
1858, alone, 1882 naturalization certificates
were issued by the. Superior. Court in
this city, and that in the same month
in the Supreme Court there were 1857 GER
tifcates issued by one Judge. In all, some
g., 600 certificates were issued in 1868, and all
but $500 Of them in October.
Mr.. Davenport presented certificates
signed in blank by the Judges, ready to be
filled up, showing how the work was done
He disclosed the system of standing wit
nesses, showing how 100 professional wit
nesses appeared for twenty applicants.
A most damaging point was that 37,0oo
blank certificates we're printed for the
Supreme Court in 1865, and all but 1852 were
| used, showing that 35,13S were given out;
though the records contained but 1854 ap-
| plications, clean steal Of 1900 voters.
| Two aliens came into court and served In
| turn ...
! AS WITNESSES FOR EACH OTHER.
| That was another dodge. Men were natu-
ralized within three weeks after their ar
| rival.
Mr.. Davenport had gathered 1900 certi,
tcates with af1idayits by the owners, that
| they had been given them before they had
been sufficient time in the country.
To-day Mr.. Davenport showed that Judge
| Barnard pretended to hear the cases anu
| make out papers to 2,54S persons in five hours
! On the files Of the Courts he had forged the
| names Of prominent citizens used as wit
| nesses who never appeared as such. names
! like August Belmont, John T. Hoffman
William Il. Vanderbilt There were g
| SEVERAL PASSAGES AT ARMS r.
between Senator Mcdonald aud Mr.. Daven
nort. in which the little Commissioner die
not get worsted. III reply to Senator
Blair, Mr.. Davenport said when n
issued the 5000 warrants in ls!>
against the. holders OF certificates, Ill
belief was that they were fraudulent ant
void, or at least voidable, and his belief hat
not since changed.
Senator Blair asked, "What course do yot
intend to pursue officially during the ap
u1oaching Presidential campaign and cleo
tim i'll regard to these papers"' III com
nlaints are made to ine shall pursue tn
same course as in 1878, because consider !
ny duty to do so. believe all who hoit
those papers have BY t1$ IN {,a1n tnG Il eeo contestp
md las been called In question ever sinc'
Senator Hoar asked 3lr. Davenport Wha
the majority was for the DeMocratlG fresl
eencI;t e9nort saId % the total Democratic vote W
429SSs, and the Republican vote HISS
ieoving AM exact Democratic majority 9
1G.Oo0. OF which the Democratic majority, !
tits county was U0, 5>f. He believed IN ~ M
citv there were about 10000 votes cast on u
| certificates of 1868.
| To the Wtste'7. Associated Press-
New YORK, July 17.-Before the Wailac
Investigating Committee to-day Mr. Uavef
rot, the< Supervisor Of Elections, said the
some alleged fraudulent naturallzatloq
PAPERS OF 1865 are still ont. and during tn
cnnnaign he will consider it his duty, It con
piaiit is made, to arrest the parties ot1erfn
Davenport said he did not think there wei
any old 1865 papers. at least very fey. q p
believed that certificate issued by the 81
nrene and Superior Courts in 1SGS could
successfully attacked for fraudulent issue
Senator McDonald asked witness It ne u
timated Judges McCunn and Barnard acte
fraudulentiy: Witness replied he intimate
no such thing, but said they did.
Senator Wallace said they had reached
corner, and adjourned till Monday.
TIJE E0TTH.