Daily Republican., 1885-08-12
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city of Cincinnati when the State cleo
ton of Ohio took place last October
Mullen was Democrat, and wanted to
do what he could for the success OF the
Democratic ticket in Democratic
manner. His great object was to pre-
vent Republicans from voting, as every
vote he prevented from going inso the
ballotbox was a vote gained to the
Democracy. Mullen was not satisfied
with putting in a solid days work at
the polls and keeping here and there by
some means K .publicans from voting. |
He wanted TO do better work, and the
question with him was, how was he to
do it?
Finally, he hit upon an expedient, that |
If carried out promised rich returns.
He must have help, of course, but in
such case he could get hundreds Of
willing workers. Down in q certain
section of Cincinnati there was tolera-
bly, large negro settlement. These negroes
were guilty of no crime, had not even
broken the peace, but they intended to !
vote on tomorrow.
Mullen knew they had right to
vote as much az he, who was an adopt
cd citizen, while they were to the
manor born. But there was chance
for Mullen The giand opportunity of
his life to distinguish himself had ar
lived. He vould prevent these men
from voting, anu he would dc x in a
daring, dashing man2er, He orgaei2ad
q squad of police, aod the night hstote
the election he made raid upon the
negro quarters, captured enc hundred
colored voters and m marched LLon t1 ti,.
city hall and confined them in the !
cellar. The colored men were told |
when they asked what they had done, |
that they were under suspicion OF
creating a'riot, but that ii there were
no grounds for suspicion they would
speedily be released. But the willy
Mullen knew what he was doing, He
knew that he could, by law, keep his
men twenty -four hours without hear
ing, and if he could keep them that
long. the election would be over and
the Republican party would be minus
n hundred votes. Being locked up in
n cellar, the colored mems friends could
not find them, or they might have been
released on habeas corpus. This,
Mullen we'll knew, but he had we'll
provided for that contingency, the
names of the men not even having been
entered upon the police record. These
colored men were kept until the cleo
tion was over, and then they were re
leased. OF course, there was no charg
AGAINST them, only that they wer
-Ranpblican voters, and Mullen chos
handle nunurou Uv!UIou 'U0e<y'----- e
undertake the Wholesale arrest of tha
number Of white Republican voter
-.
He cheated the Republican party oil
OF one hundred votes by his little el
terprise, and now he snapped his fl
gers in the faces OF the Republican
aud in a Tweedlike manner asks
them r;.,.,,t they were going to |
about it?
He soon Saw what was going TO
done. He was called upon by Unite
States Marshal Wright to enter In
recoguiz ance for his appearance befo
the United States District Court. TT
Mullen had no difficulty in doing.
man who could cheat the Rspublici
party out of one hundred votes at o
dash was worth looking after by Den
cratic politicians, and he had no di
Guilty in providing the required su
ties. The United States District C1u
Who cares for that, said the Democra
Did not Mr.. Bayard have that Ii,
matter Of choosing juries all attend
to beforehand, by which a jury IN
have some Democrats upon it, 8
where is the Democrat who wo,
think OF convicting man for cheat
the Republican party out of hund
votes Mullen, you are all right Il
said, as they patted him on the bs
and called him a good fellow and
BILE Democrat.
But somehow jury was form ed
did convict, aud there were Dem oc
upon that jury. The Democrats u
that jury were not superservice
politicians like those who found I
way on Wilmington juries in elec
cases. There was no such division
all the Republicans on the jury vo
for conviction, and all the DEMO-
voting not guilty on that Cincir
Jury. Mullen was convicted, and
Judge sentenced him to the PEN
tiary for one year, and there he "
have staid had not Democratic
dent been elected. This was a God.
t. Mullen.
AS Cleveland was only ell
through fraud and violence in
Southern States, he will be in sy
thy with the Mullen plan in Clneir
Cleveland could not stand by an,
such noble Democrat suffer Will
held the pardoning power. OF C
not, and he did not, for as soon al
case of Mullen could be brought
him with any degree of decenc.
pardont d him and Mullen Is no
liberty to try his hand in more
election enterprises, having for
object the cheating of Eepubli eau
of their woes.
As Mullen has no doubt lost hi
while iu prison, and there being
Republican Mayor in Cincinnati,
dent Cleveland should look after
len. Such a deserving Democrat
not be without an Off cial position
he cannot do better he might tur
over with good recommended
Mr.. Bayard, who ought to give /
appointment in his reform consul
vice.
DEMOCRATIC papers have beel
joyed at the discovery of frand.
coast survey department at W;
ton, and Democratic politicians
been rubbing their hands in gle.
the timely unearthing Of wh,
supposed to he a nest of Rep
rascals. T he tune will change