New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-05
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Mr. Kcv-Do YOU believe that the candidature
Of W. y. Grace injured General Hancock
Jusdce Quinn-I can't say about that, Mr.. Kelly.
Mi Kcly-Why cannot you say frankly what you
think, one way OF the other
justice QUINN couldn't say. think the attacks
of the press cost Mr Grace great many votes.
Mr. bcv-D,d the running of Mr.. Grace hurt
Hancock Why can't You say yes or moi
Justice Qunn-I can't saw. unless the question Of
regon had an effect
Justice Quinn did not appear TO know exactly
what his chef wanted hlm to say and very
nearly declared that Mr.. Graces canddature did
hurt Hancock. The rest Of the committee saw the
point and watched his laundering with interest.
Mr.. Kelly explained that he had been accused of
selling Hancock cut for Grace and that ho wanted
the truth known. w. r. Kirk from the ia
Ascend District said thar he had no complaint To
make OF Illegal voting and that Grace was stronger
than Hancock Alderman Sloyin said that IN the
Hid District Grace helped Hancock. The lower
part of The district was nd to have been heavily
ooloniz. H. but as the vote went in so handsomely
for the Democracy ne didn't propose to challenge it.
Alderman Shells reported for the WITH District
that Hancock's majority exceeded thai of Tden.
Grace ran within 500 of Hancock. He didn't think
the Tammany tickets We're properly punched.
There were many marShals IN the district that
the effect was bad and the police worked in the in
cnt Wallnr had great deal to do with protecting
illegal voters if any were Illegally registered
Alderman Slevm arose 10 that lie found Gar
fields tickets run out of 1ammany bags by mis-
take.
There is a question l forgot" broke in Mr..
Kelly. Ii has been stated to me to-day that Nm'
H. Wickham. NJ. Dowd AID Mr.. French. entered
Police Headquarters about II o'clock last night.
WIckham, who was TO have had an interview with
the Others, became inpatient and went away before
they came After Mr.. Dowd had gone away also,
John J. OBren and Mr.. French visited the
XlIth Assembly District and entered the
police station at O'clock this morning and
took the halot-boxes. The inspectors had forgotten
to destroy the ballots and t. lock the boxes which
were taken % tile Office Of Mr. O'Breu. under
stand they propose % prove that tickets wcra yot d
win tie name OF William = Dowd. This is con-
spiracy 10 keep mp the excitement ! have heard
thai there were ballots served from Republican
booths with the name If William s. Dovd, and that
Republican inspectors were instructed 90 report al
such ballots as having been cast f.r William DOwd.
II gent .eu know of any such otcs ,hey should say
So want lhc public to know that Mr. French and
John d. UBr.cu trLsce1dcd thor power. Ihaye a
right to conclude tha, these men intend 20 DO some
thing uudahand. l VAIN Mr. French aud llr.
OBrm chat such things win not be permitted.
Aprlau.c.i IbcIeye that but for the attention OF
NJ Nicacl, something would have occurred on the
night Of election"
men u .. DO iaaIe mistake and every man declared
Several ~ them reported Chat the Republicans
COLOMBO illegal voters in tAc'r districts, while
many said hat nothing OF .le kind Lai come i0
their knowledge. Several rcrorei tHai orlcrs We're
issued los superintendent M1ling To- return al.
votes cast tor William ). DoVu as having been clst
for Nl...m noNd. some s.prled mat ine Demo
cratic vote was reduced by sedUclng young men |
with appointments as mar,lals, by the lavish use /
the N.Il Assembly District was called, a t,r- |
uble story was told by MT. Roberts. After |
exioli.. ,ue activity of tAe iaMmauy men and |
their ttou % Hancock hc stated that tine Re
publcfs coIoIz.l the lower part ot the district /
IL -r i..r.lU.e extent. Shl he: They piled |
Them n ir.n.. in one house that Hls ht for only !
five wen to 1--we iu they plt tWcn'y-oue men. III |
the huar.iae-hoEsa distllc, we drteo,ci hundreds /
house Where our Inspector hNts alone. |
We got out nearly City warrants, which |
We intended to serve on Monday. The OIL |
Gers couldn't find tho persons because they !
don't know ,lem Icoucud.d % arrest rs many !
of rhcm th, night before election as possible, and |
alarm t.e rest. We arrested tsp oi Daygnports !
mar,raIs Cons formation prevailed. The Lincoln /
Club was Iu % pane, the members went C. Walhng |
and procured ms order for1i3dIug warrant, 10 be /
: rve,: Sent word to General Smith and /
iSsrel .,1.l Ter counter al ler and the police were
afraid .. C.s5bcF him, t-.1l, az least 1000 men /
yoiod VIC mad mo- nea' i'-t warrants I'D The |
hand b Captain Br9gan. hut &c Illegal voters |
~
in chen votes under the protection OK tAc marsIa4s,
There 1875, perfect black mass OF yI.any about
the pts The The. police ~ 1 were afraid to
known. They bad TO stand and
LOOK cu most terrible vii any ever perpotraied.
Wheu heard that We Wcr, gong to get $1,000
deru ~ sheriff eei men down to ~hcr ii lIowe to
b. swoIn1n. but he said thai Cornell had ordered
him uol 10 swear them iu. They came back and
said tberc Was teachery Somewhere. but
damn covardire. IAupauseJ l. GOT ONT that
L., a. D.. 3d. bad led "a
police Hcrc against Us, tie executive va, AGAINST
Us aud 4, United states was agains Us with It's
hoT.c 81 aaI~hals. Money was used without Limit.
Votes were bought for 80 and 80. great many
We coU.d have bought, Il we had had me money
Az ilf money we Asd We NED that way.
lLaugtuoIl J mean for the legitimate purposes
Of tu' election. Irving IIal i dldn't
i H9 mon a' j .gc s d@iar S %c to iI y"i
10 q drlN OF anything. lamMauy Hal spent all
the money. Here Their was a large element of the
infamous Billy NIchAan stripe and 1t showed
Colonel Roberts concluded his story By saving
that hancocks vote was 400, as against 5000,
trIct-apparently not realizing thai TIC vote dis
proved Lis charges.
Patrick Day. Of the Xth District said that
Grace dld not hurt Hancock, and Nanted 10 know If
John Kelly had run Grace III Connecticut or Brook
Ign. Alderman Sauer. OF the Alth District SAID
there colonization along Seyclth-ave. Early
on election day" he said, "Oue couldn't see any
thing OIo niggers.,D C,!oner Mailman corrobora-
of TIE bat0t-bOXeS. but said that ne did Lot fear
anything that could be done with them,
William L. Howe reported from the XIIlth Dis !
tTict a; Hancock considered before Grace by !
the 1ain!nany men. " The Tuuor that has been | !
circulated about sell out by Iamnany Han" | /
he sad, " Is : absurd AZ 10 IS wicked. Iammany /
did moi control Kings County. Inc real causes Of :
the reduction of the Democratic vote money,
the ORDER of Superintendent Wdling, and Daven !
porI wltu his United States Mar3hais But Tor the =
grieyOas wrong committed b. Superintendent /
Walhug, for which he shall be called to I
account. not only would Illegal voting I
lave been prevented, but the mtmida.ng of Demo
Gratis wOuld not have occurred. We prepared a 4
warrant for the arrest Of superintendent NdlIing