The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-08-06
Democratic Election Frauds In New
York


New York is colossal city and con
tains a deal of that scum of population
that cah he bought or used by politicians
in their pursuit of office. In truth that
city has become 80 hot0riously corrupt
that, with q given amount Of money,
votes can be obtained there sufficient t.
determine the result i'll the Empire
state. The frauds in New York in 1865
under the direct management Of Tweed
and the indirect management OF Tilden
were so gross and so palpable that the
more they were investigated the clearer
il was that Grant was defeated in New
York in 1868 by fraud-he was defeated
by 10000 and 1900 fraudulent ccrtif.
Gates were issued.
Fortunately 1t could not change the
result in tho United States, but the
practice was deemed so pernicious and
so fatal to the security of the republic
that Republican congress passed an
act known US the Federal Election law,
by which certain supervisors were in.
stituted to prevent. il possible, fraudu.
lent and illegal voting. Under this act
an individual by the name OF John L.
Davenport was appointed Commissioner,
and he has become special adherence
of all the Democratic politicians i'll that
city, because he stood i'll their path to
prevent election frauds.
The Democratic United States senate
has appointed committee which hoped
to find such material against Davenport
rs to indict him and convict him of a
penitentiary otlensc. That committee
has recently been investigating in New
York, aud of course it summoned Daven'
port.
One of the ablest Democratic lawyers
in the country, Senator Mcdonald, OF
Indiana, is Oh that commission. He, of
course, thought he could catch Daven-
port on the cross-examination, or brow
beat him into some statement injurious
to the Republican party and damnatory
of the Federal Election law. But Daven.
port was more than match for the SEN
ator. Davenport is IN expert on this i'll
tricate question. He has been studying
it for twelve years, and knows every lane
and by-lane of election fraud in that vast
city. So his statement was as clear as a
bell and conclusive of the fact that the
Democratic judges signed naturaliza-
ton papers in blank which were
taken into any county or district
where it was possible to put fraudulent
vote into the ballot box. This statement
was fearfully ugly and damning, but
when he stuck into the faces of Mellon
aid and Wallace very many blank certifi-
Gates no signed by political judges they
were COMPOUNDED. Davenport had the
wise way of preserving every document
upon which he laid his hands to prove
the rascality of the Democratic politi.
clans. So he holds quite storehouse OF
this kind Of material; and he has also the
evidence To prove that there were more
naturalization certificates issued than
were placed upon the record OF the
courts.
In 1868 there were 1000 more certfi'
Gates issued than there were applications,
which application must DO first made,
under law Of congress, beforea legal Ger
tificate can he issued. Mr.. Davenport's
testimony is 80 clear, 80 sharp and &c
bristles with significant facts, that We
NAV we'll invite the attention Of every
fair-minded man to the following:
MIR. Davenport showed that in October, 1863
alone l8,432 naturalization certificates wert
issued by the Superior Court IN this city, ant
| that in the same month In the Supreme Cour
there were 1887 certificates issued by ont
indee. In ali. some "a, 900 certificates wer'
issued in 1863, and all but $500 of them in DC
| tober.
MIR. Davenport presented certificates signe'
in blank by the judges, ready to be filled up
showing how the work was done. He disclose'
the system of standing witnesses, showing no,
100 professional witnesses appeared for twent
applicants. =, ooo -. :,
certificates were printed for the supreme Coui
IN iSli8. and all but 1,8G2 were used, shown
that 85, 1888 were given out; though the record
contained but 1884 applications, clear ste!
Of 1900 voters. Two aliens came INTO ooul