Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-07
THE SIXTH WARD ELECTION.

Interview With Mr.. McCarthy-He Chal-
lenges Full Investigation-Talk by His
Neighbors About the Methods Of the Up.
P-Berlandi Clique-SuggestiO that the
Grand Jury Should Inquire Whether
Berlandi Paid Money for Votes-Em-
Ployes Discharged for Voting for McCar-
thy. AsL
A reporter of the GLOBE, fresh from read
Ing the twilight reflections of the morning
luminary of the Republican coterie IN st. Paul
which calls itselfa party, happening to en-
counter Hon. ]. C. Mccarthy, alderman elect
of the Sixth ward, engaged him in converse
ton with reference to the threatened pro-
ceedings of the p. P.-Berlandi gang to OBJ
tala by swearing what they could
not get by votes, the defeat of Mccarthy. In
the course of the conversation Mr. Mccarthy
authorized the reporter to say for him that he
welcomed investigation into the Sixth ward
election OF last Tuesday, hoping that it would
be complete, not only as to the action of Mr.
Mccarthy and his friends but also as to the
doings of Mr.. Berlandi and his friends. He
detied those who accuse him, to produce evil
dence OF any form ofscomplicity on his part in
casting or or procuring of illegal or fraudulent
votes. He does not, of himself, know
of there being one fraudulent vote
in the ballot box. In this election, more than
any other in which he was candidate, he re
lied upon the work of his friends. They were
stirred to work for him by the outrageous at
lacks upon him published in the Pioneer Press,
and he believes that he was elected by the
votes and work of American born friends, who
would not under ordinary circumstances have
dcne more than to quietly vote for him. He
paid nothing for votes; he neither asked or
suggested anything illegal, fraudu-
lent or unfaiE. He simply depended
on the good will of voters
and their interest in the local improvements
which, they all knew, he had advocated.
Finally, Mr.. Mccarthy repeated, with the
declaration that it would not be made too en-
phatic for expression of his feeling on the
subject, that he challenges proof of the
charges made against him by his defeated op-
ponents. -srt 10 ~
In following talk with some of Mr..
McCarthy's neighbors, the reporter was re-
minded of the fact that this same
P. P. Berlandi, when once before
defeated BY Mccarthy, made the same
charges OF fraud that are brought now, and an
| fore that body lot of witnesses, who on one
examination swore positively so-and-so, and
when called again, swore that they were mis.
taken in their first evidence, "Now," said
one of the party, considerable taxpayer,
s'Berlandi cost the county of Ramsey about a
thousand dollars, for nothing but to crafty
his spite against Jerry Mccarthy. 1t will be
shame to let him do it again. He and the
Pioneer Press ought to be made to foot
the bills" Another related that Berland
himself had said he had been standing candi
date for twenty years, not because he wanted
Office, but just to beat Jerry Mccarthy. Two
or three of those present asserted that they
had heard of attempts made to corrupt voters
on behalf Of Berlandi, and it was quite directly
suggested that if the grand jury should go in
to iuto an inquiry into the ward election i
should inquire especially whether Berlandl die
not directly or through his friends pay three
dollars to five dollars for votes for him. 1t wal
also stated, as on the authority of ths
men discharged, that Adam Rau has since
election discharged three men from his employ
and John Dale has discharged one, solely an(
only because they voted for Mccarthy. L
this be true, fairthinkng men will conclude
that the Pr .-Berlandi faction in the Sixth
ward is blacker than the PIP. paints Jerry
Mccarthy and meaner than the Devil could b
painted. Eel
But the condition of the Sixth ward at tn,
| time of the election furnishes chance to re
peat the expensive F. p -Berlandigame of calling
upon the grand jury to aid in a general figh
against j. G.. Mccarthy. The whole lowe
part of the ward was inundated and the voters
were driven to temporary refuge away from
their houses. The streets are not numbered
and nearly all of them are double named, al
ordinance having passed some time ago new
naming them, and the. new names having
only partly come into use. Add to these con
fusing facts the other fact that score Oh
more of young men were at worl
all day running the election
enthusiastic for their candidate
because they felt he was unjustly assailed by
band of hypocritical professors of honesty
| who claimed all the virtues for their own, an6
it will seem quite reasonable that some mis-
takes were made which may be tortured into
seeming Of fraud. 1t transpires that the
| hopes of the P. P. Berlandi rests upon the
theory that they ean trap or brighten some Of
these young men into giving evidence to sui
their purposes. But they will fail, for the
young men they rely upon are not Of the sort
| to be fooled or scared, and know they are sus
tanned by the best men of the city.