The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-09
REPEATGRs AT THE POLLS.
More About the Election Frauds
Discovered in New York.

New YORK, November S.-The Republi-
can State Committee has secured abundant
evidence that repeating was INDUCED in in
the most shameful and fragrant manner in
the Senatorial contest in Troy as factor in
the so-called election of mike" Collins, the
Democratic nominee for reelection against
Colonel Rogers, the Republican candidate.
Republicans in Troy have been reused to
pitch of high excitement over the unblush-
ing manner in which the repeating was car
rled on, and delegation of them has placed
all the particulars befor Chairman Knapp of
the State Committee. General Knapp has
been conducting thorough examination of
the outrage, and yesterday he expressed him
self in the following language:
There Is no doubt whatever that the cleo
tion in the Sixteenth Senatorial District at
Troy was carried by fiagrant fraud by the
Democrats. The evidence which has been
placed before us comes from men in whom
have implicit confidence and whose word is
perfectly trustworthy. The evidence con-
meets at least one prominent Democrat OF
this State with the business, and we expect
to be able to show all the steps in the busi-
ness. The evidence of the charges is con-
elusive and complete, and we shall follow 1t
up to the end believe we have all the evil
dence necessary to punish this fraud upon
the ballot box, and we are now making prep
arations to see that punishment is meted out
to the offenders"
The facts, as presented to the State Com
mittee and as narrated by the Troy Republi-
cans who witnessed the operations of the re-
peaters, are as follows:
Gangs of repeaters left this city Monday
morning by train and Monday night by boat,
reaching Troy Monday afternoon and Tues
day morning respectively. They were in
charge of two noted gamblers of this city.
They seemed to take possession of the poll
ing places. Each man voted four or five
times. each time under different name, and
sWore in his vote when necessary. The Re-
publican inspectors made vigorous protest
as the repeater presented himself, but the
repeater would swear IN ais vote unnesltat-
ingly and unblushingly.
Senator Allison on the Result.
DuRuoUE. Iowa, November 8.-Senator
Allison returned this evening from the head
,onarters of the Republican State Committee.
He saws the legislature is safely Republican
by eight on joint ballot, possibly ten. One
% anv combination between any Republican
members and Democrats to defeat HIM The
Herald DEM, proposes an opposition COM
bine on Goyernor-elect Boies, and believes
he can be elected Senator over Allison. Full
returns from every county in the State, as
received by the Herald, gives Boies a total
majority OF 7l2z'
wants Recount.
RosToN. November 8.-The Globe saws
this Afternoon that petitions are In circuia-
tion to day and will be presented to the CITY
clerk tomorrow for an entire recount of the
vote of the city OF Boston for governor and
State officers.
Petitions have already been received for a
reconnt for Representatives in Wards q. 5, z
70 10 and 49, and for Senators In Charles,
town district and in Wards II, IS and 20.