The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-12
POLL TICAL
MahOne TO Prove a Traitor
Hancock Refuses to SPEAK
More OF the New York
Contest.

Chicago, IO.-Inter- Oceans Washing
ton: While Malone is Independent b,
leans strongly To repG 5licAns and is bite
Utmost to Vindictiveness against demo-
Gratis on account of the shabby treatment
he received from BSrnum's committee.
He may or may not 90 into the repub-
lican caucus, but will not go into the
democrats, and will be avenged.
A letter from Hancock has been re-
ceived in Washington by an army officer
in which be says Garfield is certainty
elected and shou d be insugurs!ed with
out any fuss.
New York, I0.-The executive com
mittee Of Irving Hall met toni ht. Tn
| report of the sub-cOm nitten, 10 which
| was referred the matter Of comparing
census returns with the votes poiled.
with the view to ascertain the fraudulent
vote cast, vas presented. 1t sets forth
that prominent among the causes which
produced the democrstic defeat in the
| last election mus; be reckoned the seces-
sion from the democrs ic party in '7G
which resulted in the election Of a repub-
lican state government, whose machinery
was used TO divert votes to Garfield. The
report charges that to colonization, in
timidation and bribery q large portion
of the increased republican vote was
due. It suggests that q congress
s'onal investigation be had 40
that frauds msy be prevented in future.
and SAYS corruption of the franchise of
New York is OF more importance than
the result Of the presidential election, anG
must 6e checked. The report was
adopted, but resolution to petition
Congress to appoint committee was re-
ferred 70 Subcommittee. A resolution
declaring the democratic defeat was due
to incompetent leaders, both Of Irving
and Tammany Hall, was lost. The sub
committee WAS continued and the meet
ing adjourned.
New York, 1.-THE World has no
idea that Hancock has written letter
such as is ascribed to him about Garfeld's
election.
The Sun says respecting the fraud cry:
1t strikes US that the worst fraud prac-
tised in the latter part OF the campaign
was the forgery and circulation of Gar
fields alleged Chinese letter. II Barnum
should bring to justice those who were
guilty of these acts be would deserve
praise.
The same paper: The case of Terry,
democratic elector in California, who
whether elected or not, certainly runs
behind his ticket in a very close state,
emphasizes the folly OF nominating any
body as an elector who has anything in
his record that men Of his own party can
reasonably object TO. In 1erry's case it |
is seen that there may be objections 10
individual electors in substance as well
as form, and the lesson should not be
lost.
In an interview at Governors Island,
this morning, General Hancock denied
that the letter purpOrting to have been
written by him to an army officer at
Washington, touching the New York
vote, was his, and said he was one of the
few p rsons who could not discuss the
election at pre-ent without
indeicscy.
Chicago, 1l-John Mccarthy, a city
employee, who attempted TO drag a
United States deputy marshal from the
polls in the Ninth Ward, on election |
day, Was bound over to the grand jury
in So, 600 bail by United States Commits
sioner Hayne. This makes the fifth city
official thus committed for a similar
offense.
Land grant excursions 10 the western
states ard territories are attracting vast
numbers. Yesterday 1900 of these
visitors passed through Chicsgo, the
same number on Tuesdsy, and probably |
as many to-day. They come from all
parts Of the country to look al the valu-
able lands along the lines Of the various
lsnd grant railroads.