Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-06
WRIGHT'S DEPUTIES.
sey Was Furnished by Unknown
Parties to Help Pay the 1900
Republicans.
Hundred Revolvers We're seorstly
applied by the Republican Ma
tional Committee,

UNpOlninthR "a " uAASA NtuN+o AAAui-
eis In this city at the last October
,ction, Hon, Mr.. Springerchairman,
nar its work after IL o'clock this
ofning. United States Marshal Lot
right was the first witness called.
Il was agreed by the committee that
Hon. ] Is. roraKer aud Col. II.
ORGY should represent Marshal
fiRht. Hon. John h. Follett, the
II fsn|eeratio candidate for congress
Nm The First district last October,
| Ms permitted TO conduct the eXami-
Ntlon
The witness, in obedience 10 the
nnions, had brought with bin the
0ke and papers pertaining to the an
intpent Of deputy marshals. He
nlained that he appointed special
- general deputy marshals. The
neciais were for duty at the polls and
Ilhr esidents of the city, so far as he
A,ler He called attention 10
uta who were not residents
"a said that they were not paid
H noiher class Of deputies watched the
:" ncinnati and COvington bridge for
peaters, and still another class, com
sed Of residents of COvingtnn, were
Ia INNNAhAAth hAllAAAk AHG w lux IAhCth
Il the purpose Of Identifying COving
nTepeaters il they presented them.
Ives to vote These were MOI
I'd by the government but by private
HRnds put in his hands by an unknown
,ieon. Ten dollars Of IL came from
7resford, the Republican candidate
VIZ sheriff. He had only
i0 few written recommendations
the appointees and had destr0N ed
r efp 10 was probable that Gil were
spuhlicans One Democrat applied.
|1iNt these men who came with him
used TO indorse him and he got no
~, 1ers The witness generally ex-
oied that the appointees should be
@-l Means. He made no agreement
appoint Democrats upon the condi-
% that they would work for the cleo.
n ofat least one Democrat.
w. Follett asked: do you mean
SAY that you appointed large num-
j NH OF men whose character and quail
|lulations you did not know, to preserve
purity OF the ballot-box2n
me witness replied that il would be
d to know the character
y thirteen hundred men in
short time, but that when the
were cleverly recommended
good men he did not hesitate TO APP
~ at hem. In case nonresident
|lpll APPOINTED special deputy, as was
" VI case in some instances under mis-
rehension, he was not paid by the
efDment He said that he APP
nted these deputies at ncbody's
HlSance except his own. His obser-
= lion and information satisfied him
IN IT was necessary for an appoint
It. This was aided by the state
It OF Mr.. Follett made to him few
before the election, that there
3 great number OF strangers in
city. IL did at one time
ti,fefmlne To appoint one Democrat
Mkeacb voting place, acknowledgements
hanged his mind az he wanted men
is OWN selection. The deputy mar
Is were furnished by him with
-ionr caliber Ievolvers. Six hun
K 81 these came by express from
II w York. He had no information
inily justified him in saying they
furnished by the Republican
onal committee, but he supposed
We're so furnished. Some one,
y ,onld not recollect the name, told
! the Saturday night before the
dion that they would come and
reached his office the Sunday
|eMcl,ning before the election. Car
ges came with them. He regarded
if1ns essential that the men who were
reserve peace at the polls should be
ig to Mr.. Powell Clay ton
20 IAi ArkRnsas. to Mr.. Clarkson
Iowa OF the Republican national
mitfee, TO Mr.. KeIns of st. Louis
!, 70 many Republicans OF Cincin-
k0ulA About e.balf of the reviewers
ereturned. There were GOO in the
be lot received. He could not tell
.lt became OF the others. He could
sepils remember the house in Maiden
e, New York, to which the pistols
returned
+. Follett spent some time in eX-
EHr ming as to the number OF days al.
I'd the deputies.
,F. Wright said that two days were
UAlwed because the men spent the
sin cDming to be qualified and in
iyinH instructions. They served
late hour at night, and had TO re-
~ Ol The Day after the election. His
e. " Dill sent in was incorrect
ln5e his books deceived hI as to
number of deputies and the time
their appointment. Some We're
RI ID at noon on election day
IN only distinction he made between
w. general and special deputi9s was as
he rate of pay. He 'supposs d
ho could appoint any citi-
Id the United States gem
deputy. He appointed one,
1aaf OF Columbus, deputy
shall BE was badly beaten up at
Sixth ward polls by the deputy
hyg llfiiis from Kentucky. The witness
|" ied wards Eight, Nineteen and two
ifs on election day. He found a
state of affairs He was sorry he
aueE not appoiDted more marshals.
nN~r Is examination was suspended to
odnee A j. Thorpe, the man
|sua Wfight referred TO as the Dem
A's who applied to him for
snpointment rs deputy marshal.
Thorpe said that he did apply aud
ed % serve for nothing. He was
~ 4apced by Commissioner Pro
biz bf0, Who refused to recommend
Marshal Wright told him thai
4Hnfll0 brinU a raonr1 M a udaf ior