The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-10
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
THOSE ALLEGED FRAUDS
The Halter Assuming q Very
Serious Aspect.

Washington, 9.-The Star, this even
| ing. publishes a highly interesting dis
patch from lis New York special CORES
pondent, which, though seemingly some
what sensational, Is known here to have
been written by person not addicted to
sensationslisn. He says: while up 10
this time the very suggestion Of going
behind the New York returns and declar-
ing this state for Hancock, has been
clsssed as part of the machinery for let
ting the democrats down easy, It has
been discovered that the democrats are
very serious about the matter snd are
working to that end with a vigor IN
known during the canvass. AT er an in
dustrious search for information leading
10 the democrats Intention in this matter,
your correspondent, with the aid of persons
inside the secrets, funds: First, that the
pressure TO open the contest for the vote
ofthis state comes from localities outside
the state, principally from the southern
states and mainly from Kentucky and
Richmond; and that dispatches and let
tiers and outside democratic newspapers
have worked with great effect upon the
democratic committee here, who had
their local difficulties to settle and who
feared the effect the opposition of the busi-
ness men here would give TO any further
election talk. Second, that the disputed
question OF the support of the solid south
ern democrats is settled on this matter,
or the committee here would not 90 On
with the project. The Irving Hall an d
Tammany AMI stste committees have
been diligently ct work and claim to
have mace discoveries that Astouud those
engaged IN the prosecution Of the in
quires into the various kinds of alleged
fraud. Among other things, they have
found technical violation Of the law
which is q penal offence under
the statute regarding illegal preparation
Of tickets The intent Of the voter is
denied, but the law makes certain kinds
OF tickets only valid, and opens the peni-
tertiary door TO the persons implicated
in preparing them otherwise. The third
national democratic committee has not
yet taken hold of the matter, but its ex-
ecutive commit meets here on Friday.
At that meeting the reports from the
other committees now working the sub
ject up will be presented, and they prom
iss to furnish Kfidavits to prove
frauds involving over 10000 votes.
The fourth Of these committees will
request the national committee to insist
upon the appointment of a congress
sional investigating committee on the
New York election and make it the
very first business Of both houses, at
the approaching season, to fight. That
they are serious IN the matter is now
beyond doubt The republicans have
done nothing, believing up to this time,
as General Hancock Is utterly oppoIed to
any scheme of the kind, that nothing
would come of the talk; but now they
propose to be ready to demand that the
same claSs of investigation shsll proceed
under their auspices in certain southern
states and here also; to prove democratic
| frauds. Three or four democratic senators
have already been heard from. Senator
Davis, Of West Virgins, says he will
no, be a party TO it, but will oppose any
attempt to open the sffsir, and the others
say they will not think of giving it coun-
tenAnce. 4 nervous feeling exists here
and nothing but some public declaration
| from enough democratic congressman to
settle the matter now will avert the IN
steadiness in business that is threatening
to happen and to last till the votes are
counted in January.