Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-09
CHICAGO CR00KEDNESS.
CHARGES or WHOLESALE
FRAUD IN The ELECTION,


The Citizens Com7ni'tee to Wage An
other War in Behalf OF Political
Observation-Disclosures Stanet Mac
kin's naDd il the Game-The Result
Sti1 Uncertain,
CHICAGO. april s.-Thr D~1jy Nel7S,
when this rorning declared tn. Carte
Harrison had cen elected Mayor, uccord-
ing to apparently fun returns, by SOD
plurality. came out this eycnin with
special edition seating that 81 'ncy Smith
had probably en- elected even by the
ia, Of the re- arms. and that on the Off
cial count he would be founC to have
carried the city by fully 2cHe majority.
The same paper charges that great trauGs
were committed 10 the Ifrst. Second and
Mini w~rds. Neumster (Oem.) was
beliey Z by the Ne5cS t. have cen elect
ed City Clerk. The Prohibition tie for
Navor was SO. The democratic papers
claim taa, L. ri~on's majority Is 400.
MACKIN's ACTIVITY.
One Of he u-Jining = publican papers
hore declared that joseph c. Mackin,
now under sertanUe to the State peni-
teutial, for hanot-box fraud, but out on
bail. drove in an eleg. turnout 10 nearly
all the voting pr cine in thr FIRST
Sel.oad AMI Ninth wards yeste lay and
engaged n conversation with some Of JLe
wo~kh politicians at all the voting
booths
Very Jew changes were made up to 8
O'Clock to-ni~h. in the estimates. Dem
cratic papers ella med Harrisor's cleo
ts8n by f. n $50 to 400. while the Repubi-
can .apt 3 II 'rted thatthe e-Icial cCEnt
would show int Smith carried the city.
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
The Committee Of Public Safety, com
posed Of citizens, declare that they have
evidence in hard Of fraud at various
polling places. and a number Of prose-
cutions viii follow, although no arrests
have been made up b. tbs evening. 1t is
declared that IN the third precinct Of the
Fourth ward tho returns give Harrison
1872 and Smith ca, while those VINO kept
tally declare that the figures should be re-
versed. 1t il also claimed that the returns
from the Seventh precinct Of the Tenth
ward Indicate that they We're tempered
with. In the Tenth precinct Of the Thir-
teenth ward voters are willing to swear
that the numbers If their ballots were
alter than the numbers returned as
u- been voted. The committee de-
,o place "a watch over the ballots,
% they were refused admittance to the
looms where the ballots were locked up.
They state that they will appeal to the
curtis for an order authorizing that men
placed to watch the ballots.
A published statement is made that
" lillian J Gallagher. convicted Of ballot
box sluffing. vOuched for man at the
polls yesterday who had no right to vote
and was peTsOnating another man.
The Conference Committee of the Citi-
Zens' Committee and the Republican man
ayers held conference this afternoon to
decide whether they would contest the re-
turns from various precincts, and it was
understood that they would do so.
THE RESULT AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, April S.-Accurate returns
from yesterdays elections have not yet
been reported, but the result is as stated
last night. The Democrats have elected
the entire city ticket, with the exception
of 1 candidate and members Of the Coun-
ell and II mem bers OF the House of Dele
gates. The Municipal Assembly will
stand as follows: Council-DemOcrats -,
Republicans /. House of Delegates-Den.-
ocrats IL. Republicans II.