Telegram-herald., 1888-11-01
DEMOCRATIC DESPERATION.
The National Com mmittee Taking Steps to
Win by Fraud.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-The Democratic
dullness during the past two weeks. The
first of this week, however. il was reju yens-
ted, and the intense activity which started
in on Monday has been increasing with
each passing day. From authentic accounts
this renewed activity is due largely to q
desperation produced by reports received
from reliable Democratic agents in many
sections of New York STATE and Indiana
These reports were of the gloomiest charac-
ter. They weat so far as to state that un-
less something was Immediately done the
Democratic votes in the localities from
which the reports came would invariably
be reduced below that cast for the Demo-
cratic electoral vote in "a. The bosses Of
the Democratic National Committee have
private headquarters in rooms In the Fifth
Avenue Hotel where they meet nightly
for private consultation, and to which
even persons high in the party
ranks are not admitted. On
Saturday evening a consultation was held
which was prolonged well into Sunday
morning Al that consultation the reports
the State of Indiana were discussed. and
the measures requisite to meet the trouble.
There is perfectly good authority for the
statement that as ;ar as the state IS con-
cerned. the only way TO overcome the de-
fection ia inferior counties is by the liberal
use OF money aud by rolling up big DEM
ocraiic pleurality in this city. II was
pointed out that only Part 81 the difncuity Ia
interior counties could be overcome by
Doodle. and that the deficiency in the Dem
ocrstic vote there will have to be made up
by q larger majority in this city. IL was
also stated that If money ~ 10 oe used II
could be used much more.efectlTely and
economically here under the moss OF tue
com mittee than it cond De cent TO distant
points and in sparseiy populated districts,
where corruption fund would De sure 10
attract attention. IL was then resolved
| 20 do most Of the "bne WORK
here. to begin a. once from trustworthy
| sourcss IA was decided ID sdODt
Dick Counolly's and Bill Iveeds Old
tsctics-nsmely, to start st the fountain
| bead aud TO buv up the Repub Icsn inspec-
tors ia the deusely pOpulsisd downtown
| districts. where their action would sitfsci
| toe least attention. Toe leaders Of the two
! Democratic organizations IN THIS cify are
also to be sent for ard directed for 10 have
gangs Of Democrats At the polls, and - line
/ early ia the merniax. 50 that Republicans
| desiring 70 vote could be kept from The bal
/ lot boxes The scheme vss feasible ia
| quite largs number d districts wbers the
| registry exceeded 400. Inis plan vas
! finally dscided upon and work upon it be
| gan early last Monday morning Inspectors
/ IN districts which il vas oelieveo could De
l manipui sted wsre auiety seen and Il -
known that qulte large na&Per OF them
have been induced 70 agree 70 tie 1orE Tor
| ths Dsxocrnfs on eiect5oH 1sg. lo1sT two
Repaolcsn inspectors IA dosa town
election district. snd whom il = ssfd nsd
| refused % listsn - ordinary terrrs, EsrssesD
| u sntsrrbs headquarters of toe DsHs Hsocrstie
1 Sstionsl COMMITTEES. Ibsv we're there f0r q
l long tine snd wien tssv srnerzed they sp-
| pesrsd grsstiv sgitst>d. hey got oot Of
| sisht a. eaickly &c p0ssses % the cofrloors
4 ef The St1rfs-s "a Ho8ss. snt rere seen
| oniv .fsrwsrds by p-ivss dstectIvs. ~oo
| vss working on tie csss. Ihls = only q
ssnpis q vast q ssize 6one, s5d coasts
srs ope1lv ns6e that s0r. distrfcfs 80
/ sol q s1rerisiBg Democratic vgts. Prompt
/ .si .f6cisat st.ps hsss hoeevsT, oe>n
tssss - check he ccntsEp istso frs1ds. and
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