, 1880-07-19
DEMOCRATIC 'ilAUDs.
Citizenship at whgleA e99super-
visor John ]. Davepf+t'x;As.
tonishing Testirny.;
How y Democratic Jmgo N1ado
1880 Democratic Citizens .
= In Ono Day. ~
sixty-fonr Thousand Certificates /, 1906
Extending tho Frauds TO Otlo7:

mltteo yesterday, III the l'0st- Office ilu,int,
i'll regard 10 the conduct Of Chief Supervisor
John |. Davenport during the election In No
ycn,ber, ts7a, Senators Wallace, McDonaltl |
llonr. md l}ialr were present. Sir. Uavt.is
port was tslo only wltitrss exannet. lte
was self-possesscd, md enye lis f.cts and
figures rnpihly, clearly, md with efcct,' Ills
eyes twl'ik'ed na he rolled Up tAc testimony
OF Democratic enrruption, especially wien
lie i!nfeti my sigi|e II disapproval OIL tho p'ft
OF tho Democratic mefnters. lie held cltar
Iii his mouth most nf'tlfa Amc, but nituwd
It to 60 out frequently tEhen on an Interest
Ing ltncof testimony. Tlie Questioning vas
mostly conducted by SenAtor 1Ns1r, Sella0r
McDonalt occasionally cross4ltrstlonbg.
The tlctals of tho working of the De1hocrtic
citizen mill were given clearly, ntid were pr
tlllrd with documentary evidence obahcd
from the court records by Mr.. Davenport Or
his deputies. =,
Lam n United States Commissioner, sail
Mr.. Davenport, quietly, mid Supervisor 4
Elections. III 1876 Issued u number II
warrants f0r the arrest Of persons using
fraudulent naturalization papers, In feUSl
wns employed rs counsel for tho unin
I.eng,ie Club to investigate the frAtl1s tint
had been atlt1 were still going I'll, arlt to pro
pnrp proof hn.l I'd seizure witnesses. sifte6
tile ns.,ss Of evidence obtaIneu, and laid II
| before the cOlAmtttet. know, ~ tho LaW
| renru C0min1ttee, nlul following that cnllt
their ruport. AT the first clect1uli nfter WI.
| nil persons having naturalization papers Is
sued III lsl8 tU be curGfut In their Use, a1il
proceeded to accllnnlato additional evi.lel!gt
| to rench th0se who hau committed thu
frauds. l. f0u,ld tint there were person!
! who acted rs witnesses for hundreds nnc
| thousands Of people, and accumulated lit
formation relative TO the conduct Of natural
izati0n proceedings III tfllt year, and In 1sH
! Nlll 1857 also.
| TOW THE FIlAUns HEGAN.
| These Wholesale naturalization proceed.
ings hegan In 1SX, before Judge Car.lozo. IN
the Court Of Common Pleas. LII 1s61 they
fore Judge alcC,!nii., Tic Court Of Coli!rnot,
Jnryjs, il,o Clerk OF ths Court, d Dcln1crnt,
but II man Of Htrigt Integrity: | have here q
lunss Of applications, .(exhlbittng n. pile. OF
| rnpcrSl oil Which the Clerk utterly refused tu
offer certificates.
In ISIS the Court of Common Pleas was
neglected., and ony Issued :I. t45 certificates,
while the Superior Court Issued =, ooo, and ~
history, vas opened for purposes Of uatural[.
znt1ol. III the Superior Court there were
issued In December, lsti8, VI, IN; I'll January,
!sG9. tho Deputy Clerk Ut the Court ISSUED
-
were given ont,
III tic Superior Court, before one Judge,
tiere wero issued IN fifteen days OK ,Octnbcr,
l9tSs, ncgars(lng to the files Of the Court, ls,-
nt' m at.',.'a Mas ~ v'.ts " a. ~. Nv
te two co'rts t Of wis no nssre recors v p
pGnr Oil tito books. In ISIS there were u, OK
such GENERALIZATION papers manufactured lE
t4ese Courts.
WORK IN THE SUPREME COUNT,
| Tn *Jn En tu.Fo 1,.i r,~
llard, there were 1854. III the superior
Court, during Octobrr, tive Judges t00k pnrl
IN the prnccr!llilgs Judge !'nrher nnt,trat
ixsa seSontgyy @ AntonS Ss; ~ hG{aso FIN th'
seven to elglit-tnntlls OF tho humber wore b.
fore Judge AfcCunn, and Judge 0arvih llat
the, remainder. All except Judges Gnrvl'
t[es fGan S1nn the htSnaH of t9 d Sr arvn 1Ffg 5
part OF tho timo, loing Chamber business
occasionally.
This total Of 1854 III tho Supreme Court l
eear Sro 'o as a'ehss asrn On !em !a us tsso n NJ
other thnn tint given BY II. Plum. -
Here diversion occurred; before the wit
hess pnt Ills statement III the concfsc form
ie eratie % su objsetc 70 lsarsay ~ S oylenee e
Mr.. Blair defended Mr.. Davenport, uni
thought he. should not be limited by MI.
ordinary rules for witnesses. Tho oblectui
that jlo had hls evidence Independent O
r llrnrsty.
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ciMiaenea W.f5e,llpturny .5ta eYesY peison Wii II,
Mnte, nn tua sie teE!Stet!als VI! \! =.
to5 eefla'iSMte; i ilaM n1taine1 20 Miaen ~
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pelsuli io!!CH iMlt NY llEit ~ tia possgsslu
nl sncM , ssiimcate Woalia De e9MtGstaa' i NJ
70 HaGe lllti ~ ml5 R9n,Ia as 70 ulo!r uag. y
= l1.e Mnl ootalllea auatinilal laets ~ &c
Htte4 ln hnstaltl insse!l. ntt Mtl y W. M"stl':
:, Waaesea t!int argo lnn.oot oI tllose Moit
s h se cGtf,Es H. Rai la 10y r ngu 14se ~ ,np "pnt "
:, appointment Of 1nint con3'l,ltteeM u of henl p
a !e0ns nin Dc!1ocia1s alia sa!tl t1at II tie NJ
y would, WoMi,l wGrk w1til ne ! Woaiu IL. "}t tlnIinR T.
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!, hiote iMclt!laes iof npne9afahe tnnn they ~onl
q i,ave Nuflie the daytline. ;Mlht propose
!. shas to Gom'hlt19e ifoM H., l9,a1n@,iy - ~
2 snnlt!! Aitl ie III nlaVlng tiie MolaeIH. nl :,
Il phiVia apieaT, ,r 1e!oIn Hle Y! ulh si'iinh hi
r summer Ol 1919; TINT these frAgu4ict
apeas sna!a 20 taKsn aar up; aE a ula lame