New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-30
TO STEAL NEW-YORK STATE
4 BOLD DEMOCRATTC SCHEME.
ELECTION OFFICIALS TO BE BRIBED AND
BALLOT-BoxE STOLEN, IF NECESSARY.


GoRMAN AND BARNUM CRYING FRAUD" TO
HIDE THEIR OWN CORRUPT CONSPIRACY TO
WIN THE ELECTION by FRAUD-DErAILs
OF THE PLoT-GANGs HERE FROM
MARYLAND AND THE WEST TO TRY
TO CORRUPT WEAK REPUBLICAN
INSPECTORS AND POLLCLERKs
-REPUBLICANs WARNED IN
TIME TO CHECK THE
SCHEME.
For week or moro the Democratic and Mus
wump papers have been filed with stories about
alleged schemes the part of the Republican
managers for carrying the election by fraudulent
means. They have told about immense hordcs
of repeaters that have been brought here from
Philadelphia and other places by Chairman Quay,
and of gigantic corruption funds that have been
raised by this wicked man for the purpose Of
bribing voters and cheating the poor, Innocent
Democrats out of the election. Some
Of them have become so wrought up over their
dreadful discoveries that they are actually talk
ing about having Mr.. Quay arrested, as a sort
of preventive against the consummation Of this
evil doing
All this is highly amusing. There is scarcely
citizen in this city so dull as not to see tho
ludcrous spectacle presented by such men as
William II. Barnum, Senator Arthur p. Cor
man, and Edward Murphy, jr, whose names
have become synonyms for all that is corrupt
and debasing in politics, gravcly talking about
Republican plans defeat the will Of the people.
But no sensible man is deceived as to the real
meaning of all this outcry on the part Of these
INSCRIPTIONS manipulators of the Democratic can
vass. Every one knows that it is made for
definite purpose, and that is TO
divert attention from their ne
farious plots to steal this State Their
schemes have been discovered, and it is a knowl-
edge of this fact that alarms them.
DEMOCRATS FORGET "THE CAMPAIGN OF IDEAS"
Every intelligent observer knows perfectly well
that the regular Democratic canvass, that is, the
campaign Of ideas that Mr. Brice undertook, has
"petered out" completely. This is not only true
in NewYork. but in other States as well. In
Connecticut every speaker of prominence has been
withdrawn The stump there is practically aban-
doned, and the entire management of the State,
SO far as the Administration is concerned is in the
hands of Pat Sheedy, the gambler, who gained
special distinction the bacl1er of John l.. Sulli-
van. He is now in Hartford Barnum's repre-
sentative. Similar reports come from New
Jersey and Indiana. 4 few speakers
stA on the field for appearance sake, but that is
ALL In other words the leaders know that they
are beaten unless they carry the election in
propose to do. They are going to try to win by
buying New-YorlI The conspiracy they have
entered into will find expression particularly
here and in other large cities of the State, Troy,
Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, but Queens, Rich
mond, Suffolk, Westchcster, Putnam, Orange and
Chemung and number of other counties have
also been selected being favorable for active
operations. Into each of these places experienced
election workers have been sent, will be this
week These men come from Baltimore, Cincin-
matt, Chicago and from various Southern States.
Private dispatches from Maryland say that for a
month past there has been quiet exodus from
Baltimore of the leading members of the gang
that Gormans lieutenants. Higgins and Thomas,
depend on to steal that ring-ruled State each
year. These men are experts in the work. They
are hardened in crime and hesitate at nothing to
gain their end.
BEGINNING THEIR DESPERATE. WORK.
These men have not come into this State directly
or in crowds, but have travelled either alone or
IN small PARTIES through Pennsylvania, reaching
their destinations in circuitous way so AS to
avoid suspicion Their main object will be to
get control of as many Republican election in
spectors and poll clerks possible. They are
well provided with money, with which they will
try to buy these mon outright, but they also will
profess to be authorized to make all sorts OF
promises of office to weak unscrupulous officials
All this villanous work will be done in the most
secret manner possible. Wherever necessary 1t
will be done through the Democratic local lead
ers. German and Barnum think that it Will be
possible to purchase enough election boards In
this way to give Cleveland majority.
These emisSares do not go at the work in any
hap-haard way. They know where to go and
whom to tempt For weeks the National Demo-
cratic Committees representatives In i'll these
places have been making themselves familiar
with the characters of the men appointed 10
guard the ballot-box In some instances they
have secured the appointment of purchasable IN
spectors so that already they control the Boards
in many places No one need be told the I'M
portance of this. 1t not only permits illegal
voting, but makes the election a farce When
once the returns are signed by the inspectors
of both sides, the ballots are required
by law to be burned, and re-
count is impossible. Even the watchers selccted
by the candidates can do little toward defeat
ing the efforts of combination between the
inspectors of both Sides This work of cor
ruption is to he kept up until the last hour.
HOW THE WORK IS PLANNED.
The districts in which 10 is successful win
be relied on to furnish the required majority Tor
the Democratic candidates. This will be done
in some such way this: AS quickly as pos
sible after the polls close on election day dis
patches will be sent TO the National Democratic
Committee from the chairman of each County
Committee giving the result as closely as 10
can be estimated at that time. In this way the
party managers will know early in the evening
the majority they have to overcome and they
can issue orders accordingly for needed maiori-
ties in the districts where they have obtained
control of the election boards, who will delay
the returns until orders have BEEN received.
To be sure. there is nothing strikingly novel
about this plan. 1t was employed by Tweed. and
by other rascals before him, but 1t is not lm-
practicable, by any MEANS in the hands OF such
men as those to whom the execution of IL has been
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