New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-15
GRINDING OUT ILLEGAL VOTERS.
nrMocRATs IN CHICAGO ARRESTED FOR WHOLE
SALE NATURALIZATION FRAUDS.

c,bc,co Oct IA SPECIALIZATION has pohtca c4'
.i,ron, coached n higher point in Cook County than
II did today. The arrests made last night s"u I"
day AZ the instance Of the Republican Campaign Ioi
ittee for violations of the NATURALIZATION laws re'ca
a well.laid Democratic conspiracy 10 commit "Hoio
sale frauds II appears that the Republican Jam
n.,n Committee was Informed, Immediately after the
appointment Of d. V. Plrington at the head OF tha'
body. that ring had been formed vii hin the Demo,
cratic Naturalization Committee TO naturaNze anu
re,is,.r c:al,y voters by the thousand II is we'll
known 10 the public that both the RepuDH''Hi a'u
Democratic County Central Committees appoint an
nuslly several months before the elc' TONS COM
mittee from among their own number, on natnTshH'
ton The duty Of the committee l. 10 canvass Hlc
foreign born element and upon all resident, VINO
lave been resident long enough in the United staUS'
the dury Of becoming citizens thereof. Inc COM
muee is always furnished with ample FUNDS Win
which to carry vigorous campaign in TINS respect
and from such funds the court expenses Of making
new voters are defrayod at the low price OF 10 cent?
O head.
II has been admitted on all sides that the Demo
cratic committee has done unprecedented Work IN inc
naturalization line within the last few weeks since
October 1 more than 1000 Democratic voters have
been qualified Illegally otherwise for registration
to.tay The Republican committee has not been
able TO do onefourth. AS soon as this became
manifest Chairman PurngtOn held an executive SESSION
OF his Campaign Committee at which q large corps OF
trusted spies were authorized TO be employed 10
run down what was believed 70 be conspiracy
within the Democratic Naturalization Committee Or
among It's most prominent agents Detectives "crc
EMPLOYED accordingly. and among them were at least
SCORE Of we'll known Democratic precinct-workera.
lust the men who could most readily discover thc
methods employed By the Democrats in making rl,i-
zens These spies reported from day To day to Nr
P,rtncon's committee and when batch Of new voters
WA made the name and address Of each such adopted
citizen was secured and his record thoroughly over
hauled This work did not proceed far when the Re-
pubrcans found that the Democrats were adopting
fraudulent methods OF Naturalization The diTculty
was to locate the responsibility for the crime II ws
IN easy matter TO run down cases OF fraud such the
swearing OF final papers BY men who had not lived
the requisite length OF time in the United states but
punishment OF these individuals was not Just what
the Republican committee wanted. Their object WAS
to convict the rinrleade, Of the conspiracy.
Matters were allowed to 70 on uninteT1iptcdly until
last might, when eight alleged offenders We're
arrested These were John Murray. Patrick Mar
ny, John Callahan. Thomas Harrington; John
Golfer Ed, Mckcnna. James shceiihn and barney"
Manning. The charge. against each we're either
Oher to the length OF residence in the United
statos The last four named were balsd OUT In the
sum OF $1,000 each while the ii,t iomr "Grs Int to
Was bsiled by William fitzgerald thc DcniW iauc
leader the bond Leng reduced 10 $1,000 This morn
missioner oyne, office. also charged with false swear
ing. Thomas Harrington, the rheicTi'er. Is al, cN
president Of the Painter Union and poses d, labor
politician. lie is bright man OF ABOUT lofty. al
sctve politician and Canadian American lie has
nved In Chicago great many years ana Is wen hiio"h
me developments Of today have coinh't' u',niaHc1
he respectable leaders and can only result ~ seeiii
generalization Of the Democratic parry ana al HI
creased Republican majority In this state