Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-06


lSSS; that at said count, there appeared to be a
large number of names, TO wit about thirty
more upon the lists kept by the clerks than
there were ballots in the ballot box; that three
ballots were destroyed by the Inspector and
Judges, all of which were in favor of the Anti
ring dele9ates; that there were 92S ballots, or
thereaoouts counted at said primary; afliant
further states that he IS familiar with the Re-
publican vote OF the Fourth Ward of the city of
sacramento and that upon full vote thereof
wnen the party is united, and everything con-
spires to bring out the full vote of the Republi-
can party, the vote does not exceed at n regular
election, 925. FRANK II JOuNS0N
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 5th
day OF March, 1883. CLINTON L. WHITE,
Notary Public.
At 10 P. NJ. the Committee on Creden-
t1als returned with their report. There
was no contest in the First, Second and
Third Wards. A majority report was in
favor of the State House ticket. f. K.
Dray and S. S. Beede signed minority re-
port from the Fourth Ward, as follows
We, the undersigned members of the Com
mlttee on Credentials report in favor of both
delegations from the Fourth Ward be thrown
out that this Convention adjourns till next Fri
day evening and that the Civ Central Committee
appoint new officers of election for said ward
(who shall not be delegates) and that an eec-
tion for delegates be held next Thursday be-
tween the hours of and P. NJ. and that the
Great Register be used at said election.
Grove L. Johnson moved the adoption OF
the minority report.
Clinton l.. White seconded the motion.
Judge w. FL. Beatty then got II e floor
and addressed the Convention as follows
Mr. President: am a resident of the Fourth
Ward: / am one of those whose names is re-
ported by the majority of the Committee on
Credentials us entitled TO seats upon this floor.
should be proud to sit as a representative of
the majority of the representative voters of the
Fourth Ward in this or any other Convention
where candidates to be voted for by the peo-
pie OF this city or county or State were to be
chosen But, Mr.. President, l disclaim any
right to represent the voters of the Fourth Ward
IN this Convention. Applause. NJ. President,
repndlate any pretension TO represent them.
lApplause | was not elected by the Republi-
can vo ers of the Fourth Ward [applause.l nor
was any other delegate named on that ticket.
l SIT here by the courtesy of delegate from the
Ihlrd Ward who has given me his proxy, and
am sps aking on this floor as one holding the
proxy OF delegate from the Third Ward.
was present in that committee ROOM and l
heard every word of the testimony upon which
TINS committee decided to report in favor of the
sitting delegation from the Fourth Ward and |
say that never in my life in Court of Justice,
have seen infamous transactions more fully ex-
posed, or clearer case of gross fraud estab-
hshed thsn was proved in that committee room
as having been perpetrated as the means of seat
ing this delegation in this Convention 1t was
proved that every single officer of that election,
the inspector and the Judges and the member
OF the CITY Central Committee from that ward
VINO were In the polling place at the time when
the election commenced, were candidates on
this ticket for delegates in this Convention 1t
was proved that, for fifteen minutes before these
polls were opened, they, alone with police
mani believe it is said-oceupied the polling
place. 1t was proved that when the polls were
opened and voter of that ward, q resident
OF the ward, aud Republican as TO
whom there can be no doubt preferred a re-
quest to the Inspector of Election of that ward
that he open the ballot box, to see whether it
was not already stuffed Though he did not say
tnatl but to allow him TO see if it was fair and
clean and empty, that petition was rejected.
lie was not allowed to see whether the ballot
ooX was not already stuffed, before voting COM
menced. He then asked, respectfully, that
some representative of the other ticket might
be allowed to be in the room during the polling.
de was answered hot even with a respectful re-
1usal, but was answered in the grossest and most
obscene and abusive terms that man could
use towards another, and that 10 gentleman
who lives in that ward, who is an undoubted
Republican, and who had a right to prefer a re-
spectful request of that kind and to whom. in
tne exercise OF the eommonest decency, it
would nave been accorded. 1t was proved that
they did not use the Great Register 1t was
proved by satisfactory evidence that although
nine hundred and odd votes were counted out
OF that ballot-box there were not more than
six hundred went into it 1t was proved. and
not denied. that these polls were besieged dur
ing the afternoon and held possession
OF by a gang, of men from the First and
and know something o. the voters of
that ward. looked at the men crowding mn
to the polls and in the line there, twenty or
thlrty OF them, and there was not single man
in that liue when / came there that | recog-
nized as resident of that Ward. The only afii-
davit that was offered ON the other side was for
the purpose of proving that Democratic voters
were imported into the Fourth Ward to carry
the election for the anti-ring ticket This was
done to show that if there was cheating
on ore side there was cheating on the
other. That may be very good argument for
those who are willing to play with the loaded
dice. am one of those who are willing to sub
NIT If | play in game where the game is
conducted fairly, but / am not going into a
game where see in advance that the dice are
loaded lapplause.
l went to those polls, as number of other
undoubted Republicans and residents of the
Ward did, and saw the manner in which the
election was being conducted and turned
and went away. could have no part
in game played as that was. | did not vote
and know of plenty other Republicans whom
! can name, who did not vote 1t was an cleo
lent as any election that ever took place in the
slums of any city in the United States his is
too much for Republicans to submbit to. tell
20 say, "Don't do this again." The time
is right now to say that this thing shall not be
done lapplausel this outrage shall not be per-
petrated that the voters of the Fourth Ward
shall have right to a free, fair and honest ex-
preston of their wishes. Garry this minority
report. Nobody can complain of it. Ii cal,
do nobody any harm If these gentlemen have
Fourth Ward they can '0aS get " them sTe
again when the election is conducted with fair
and impartial judges of election, where repre-
sentatives of both sides are admitted to see the
votes deposited and see them counted. If they
have got that majority they should not fear an
other trial of strength. If this is done the Re-
publican ticket will be elected by the usual ma
jority; but carry through this outrage and /
gentlemen iDn hot
the Republican party is not strong enough to
stand up under it. lApplause.l
Clinton l.. White then recounted the
frauds that were perpetrated at the polls
how he demanded the ballot-box to be
opened. He appealed to the delegates OF
the Convention not to stand by such a
fraud. Why did they not open the ballot
box? l leave it to you delegates and the
Republicans of this city to surmise why
they did not open the box. They refused to
allow anyone in the room except those who
were on the State House ticket.
+. r. Dray said he agreed verv largely
with what the two last speakers said. He
said the primaries were loose but when a
prominent citizen comes before the COM
mittee and denounces his own election and
those others on his ticket, ! propose to let
the Fourth Ward settle it.
Brusie said we were standing in the shade
of a Presidential campaign. We want ac-
cord, we want fellowship, we want men
who will win and reflect respect on the Re-
publican party. He said Judge Beatty was
too good a man to live in the Fourth
Ward. He should not associate with US OF
the slums-we ballot-box suffers. He
appealed for harmony and let by-gones be
by-gones.
A. P. Catlin said the Committee on Gre
dentials listened for two hours to the state
ments made before them. They kept be-
fore them few plain party practices
White wanted the election Board to abdi-
cate their seats. and let him put others in
of his choosing. They have not told you
all that was before that committee. They
didn't tell you that the supporters OF
this purity ticket went into the First
and Second Wards and took them into the
Fourth Ward and voted them deprecate
such proceedings The difficulty is that
primaries are not conducted with more
stringent rule Referring to the tally kept
on the outside. he said he was informed
that owing to the crowd in front of the
polls such thing was impossible These
are only suggestions insinuations such as
we should not consent to. He was opposed
10 adjourning. The time was too short Il
was imprudent and impolitic. The Con.
vention might refuse to admit both delega
tons, but it should not adjourn to please 8
few disgruntled and disappointed men.
Grove L. Johnson then spoke amid g
storm of applause. He said
Mr. Chairman: 1t is not a question here to
night, II seems to me, whether we shall listen tC