The sun., 1889-03-04
GREAT FRAUDS UNEARTHED.
VERY GOOD REASONS WHY ST LoUIs
WENT REPUBLICAN.
Lots OF Dead Men Voted ana Negro He
peaters from Other States Put In n Big
Days work-Chnmpion Cheating.

Lots OF Dead Men Voted ana Negro He.
peaters from Other states Put in n Big
Days work-Champion Cheating.
81. LOUIS. March 3.--The sequel to the
surprising majority which the Republican
ticket, State and local, received in st. Louis In
November last, developed to-day. The expla-
nation comes from the United States Grand
Jury and the police
The dny after the election tho Democrats
were dumbfounded. ltwas simply known that
tidal wave Of some kind had struck the city,
which Ind converted II at one blow from q
Democratic stronghold Into n Republican
camp. h"' elected three Republican Congress-
men from the city. had sont the Democratic
candidate for Governor out OF the city with q
majority against him, and had defeated every
Democratic nominee on tho civic ticket with
tho exception Of ono candidate for constable.
Tho Democratic State Committee at once de-
termincd to raiso funds for thorough can
vass OF the CITY. A committee OF 100 was
named to direct the investigation and the
members OF this body contributed the sum Of
N,75o fer tho purpose of commencing the work.
The facts as obtained were placed before the
District Attorney, who at onco ordered that q
complete canvass OF the vote OF the city be
commenced.
This task was assigned to Assistant District
Attorney Thomas NJ. Knapp who Immediately
began the prosecution OF this canvass. and car
ried 1t on vigorously and unromittingly UP to
the present time. Canvassers were placed In
the suspected precincts and wards. and It took
but few days to open the trail that led un-
mistakably to Republican headquarters.
The indication Of Republican fraud COM
menced to pour in until even the widest state.
ments Of the disappointed candidates were
exceeded. An amount Of corruption was OK
posed that simply astounded those who had
was learned that negroes had been imnorted
from other States. and had been voted. not
once. buta half dozen times: and that by this
perhaps before eVunlled. thousands OF votes
had been cast for the Republican candidates.
1t was, discovered beyond al doubt that hun
dreds Of dead men had been voted; that TO
reputable Democrntic citizens the right OF suf-
fringe had been denied. and that many thou
sands OF negroes had been registered without
being 80, DESIGNATED on the books. making 1t
impossible TO learn tho proportion OF the negro
Eote IN st, St; Louis although It ", was e generally
the ordinary negro population.
Another and moro startling phase OF the
was rsSHs Se nat
ization Of aliens who werc not entitled to be-
come American citizens; Perjury OF the most
rank and reckless description was resorted to.
and by means Of false and corrupt oaths Of this
kind the very courts were made inftruments
with which to defeat the will q the people.
means which could suggest itself to Hepubli-
can ingenuity. and n more shameless, open.
enu notorious conspiracy to scat the candi-
trated or carried to a more successful issue
, Two thousand cases of false registration have
boon discovered by the District Attorney, and
follow. Ten "olored men who were leaving the
city last hight were arrested