New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-11

EVIDENCE LACKING TO SUSTAIN THE AlLKGA-
TIoSs.
The Executive Committee of Irving Hall met last
evening TO receive the reports of the committees
appointed TO investigate the cause OF the falling
off in the Democratic vote Of this city and
the defeat of Nicholas Muller, can
didate for Congress in the Vth District and Charles
Reilley candidate for Alderman in the same DIS
trict There was large attendance. The debate
was earnest and the condemnation of the Leaders,
through whose incompetency and mismanagement
the defeat of the Democratic ticket was alleged 10
be due, very pronounced.
! The delegations from the Ist and lid Assembly
! Districts, headed respectively by john FOX anu
| jeremiah Murphy. were expelled just prior 10 the
election for refusing to support Messrs. Muller
| and Reiuev. An effort was made last even
| ing TO admit them. This was de-
hated az considerable length. The report OF the
subcommittee appointed to investigate the SUBJECT
was read. 1t condemned the action of the members
| composing tho committees from the lst and lld
Districts and this report was finally sustained by
! large majority
| The committee of five appointed to compare the
census returns with the recorded as poled
| endeavor to discover were fraudulent votes were
polled made voluminOus report, aD0unding III
allegations Of fraud, but 1t did not furnish much
evidence TO support ts assertions 1t charges az the
nrncpal cause of the Democratic defeat the bolt of
.lohn Kelly and his sympathlzers in 1879. The fol-
! lowing are the salient points of the report
| Most prominent among the causes which have pro
dce9 the unirunatc result Of the late election in this
county must be reckoned the secession from tAe W ~
cratic party 1879 II IesGteu ID he & ~ V o
Kepub bcau state Government, and mas eft thls " mo
cratic state %I!aout Io%eh en- peaf IN SO tbe control
of the state Government, with over l5,OOo OnceIs.
passed into Repnb1caa nnui c 5Sa Sint noon me con-
| uol of the canals, STATE prisons ana OtAer Fu1lG
works These agencies the Republicans nave iOi lneu
IN ut;ize TO the utmost and have so employed tBeh as
Ia divert 10 Garfield and the other Republican nominees
been cast for Hancock and the Democratic ticket INC
Democratic party mas not mseI reGoVg ere asine lU
DISASTER OF 1879, and IL was lMposs'uic
for full cord ality and cooperation 10 exist Des"esh &
those who had been faithful 20 the doctrines ana avs
cnline of the party of the state and those VINO had
Abandoned It and caused the triumph OF IT'S enemies
The erton the authority OF the state Dy the Gov
ernGr prevented appointment or local officers OF the
peace charged with the duty Of e1cudins nauHuient M
votes from tine baot-jOX, by 3rres1ns in SiiSo w ~
tempted 10 east them The influence OF GOVernOr COT
ne was directly exerted this end aud consequeuty
horitv 10 make arrests which would otherwise ne en-
trusted 10 them. The Police department lhIOus 1iu Nv
Pennbcan Superintendent, forbade the recognition ny
the force warrants usua ~ respected on eecton uS
sheriff were representatives OF the Democracy az le
polls able 10 give protection agsso % p o J
IN Democratic hands, neither the Governor nor the
BOdTu VI i not have bSen without protection against
tbe scheme OF coloniza and intimidation ana fraud
WI %ii''H SO H"' extremely difficult secure acton
6y the state which would resnit m ia i iaya Xa yams
before Congress the true voice or the peo9e o New
Vnrf These considerations and others OF similar
character induce us 70 regard the revolt rom @ te t 9 N;
ocratc party IN 1879 as tle principal CAUSE u 'n ia
creo sed Republican vote Of this year -,
trimmed by STATE county opposition the kepuD-
lican managers were aDle TO cIiS ou oaSi ,,t
only by the power their own party DGt
4 through "IT xbich they did not hesitate
70 abuse FOR tner advanIago Inc oHiDe rrn.
: ioved az n Republican electOrcerng machine DeinO
poyeu p TSrv.ors m were appointed with great difficulty
trtI,1rel df al
supervisors acted as party chaeh-ers; anu u, '' we,
~ assisted III increasing the Republican vote and
%Sreos,nG %oy fhe Democratic vOte The United states
1enny Marsais were nooTiOusly partisan, ana many
y cases Of abuse o authority ~ llo u '''
There be no doubt nai colonization was pi @
, to an extent never before attempted IN a a me- me- az
> iitca nistsry The unlimited means at the cOhnahu O
our ip ers dariHg thirty days residence this
,, city ana wnen challenged tdcse coo"sts I5 niieH " -
ucv swore in their votes, aithonsl bo5 Ichu... -
4 o,jtv or state tue period required by law ana en-
! fircly without any right Whatever 10 cA'Ioi'o Tx
e n cannot be denied that Democratic organzaons o.
a this ciy failed TO take measui.n ~ .a1 VolS
lS Grrauzations resolved 10 do THIS thornn-hy Du
10 M inch zine Wa consumed negotiations Regarding
3 SON 80 nue. tions mai they failed 10 give proper aen
d ton 10 tins most important detail III many Vi u"
Assembly Dsi1cis'
Z. tho Pennblcans to purchase votes. The committed
IS os of the opipion that the State Committee an'
Congress should thoroughly investigate the matter
Alexander V Davidson offered IS an amendnen
Z +bat fine Democratic defeat was duo TO the iucohl
D.,e,cv and mismanagemeut OF the Democrau
i leaders. ..;.....o,
n ros a surrender 10 Tammany Hall. Much Oh IN
u 80 of Democratic votes due TO the DISGUST o
D, tb nartv AZ being again placed under lae conn ia
as "f John Kelly. Another cause was tbS usai'
y fncfion 1T dropping Mr. Iiden. lhose VINO Bhoul
hnya been fbr most faithful 10 MIN StaODcd MN y
n tbe back Sir Tilden was far above any cahuldaD
II in point of avalla abilty , -. o,,.;l,r, HI
N A9nrice j. Power rec0unied at cohsueIip}i
L lengrh the action OF the organHa ION Oriore w
er C,5Cinnar Convention aud the various S,eps NhiC
" Gd mn 10 q temporary union OF the TWO DehocIAOi
organizations II TINS cltY. , ,1. .
Hu%h n. Moore declared that no pledges wer
,oadn Nv MIR Grace. lie was the candiddte Ol Una
,rrarizltiYu and if. after taking once, ne Acs
~ aI.i,- IN the interest of Mr.. Kelly, he was Il w
honorable man. He moved as a substitute LOT tn
a,nendnent OF Mr. Davidson that the suD-cohHl.le le
II, aneive the thanks of the Executive COMMIT e
o. 0Tolonel @ iBerne said that the frauds aeeeu y
j.; M comm ttee were not proven hefe Wa ilo oas
"a - nresent 10 Congress Thousands OF Delloq' ~ ~
ID DoTa w disrused at the apparent treachery anu ~
IN ,netence of the Democratic Leaders ana 'O'eu III
Js Republican ticket: , t.t;,,,+o of Mr. Mon;
Is rae odopted a. was also the report ana Ilo I"''
nj / vas ord cred to be printed
= ~,D-yrAcgTNC THE VOTES.