The daily state chronicle., 1890-11-04
6N INFAMOUS SCHEME.
HOW THE FORCE Bull WILL
OPERATE In THE NORTH.

HOW THE FORCE Bull WILL
OPERATE IN THE NORTH.
Congressman Flower Says the Senate
Will Pass the Bill, and Exposes some
OF its Infamias.
WASHINGTON, D c., Nov 1.-Con-
gressman Roswell P. Flower, of New
York. chairman of the Democratic Con-
gresslonal Committee, makes a start
ling expression of how the Republicans
will use the Force bill to party advan-
tage in the next Presidential election.
He wants Democrats to understand it,
for he says it will doubtless pass the
Senate at the December session of Con-
gress.
What the Force Bill Permits.
a'tThis Force bill permits chief su-
pervisor to recommend to thu court the
two of which shall be of one party in
stead of, as now, one from each party,
to be inspectors of election in each cleo
ton district in any Congressional district.
These supervisors of election under the
law need not be supervisors of the election
district in which they vote Nov, we will
take for example, the State of
Connecticut in 1888, when the Demo-
Gratis carried the State by not less than
400 majority. There are four Congress-
ional districts in the State, and about
100 polling places IN each district. That
| would require under the new election
| law the appointment of 1900 supervi-
| sors Now, suppose that the chief su-
| pervisor should appoint 800 Democrats
and 400 Republicans. He can give them
while they are registering the voters and
taking house to house canvass and on
cleo ion days from s3to $40 day. They
would be employed from five to six
weeks under the bill On election day
| the chiet supervisor may station the 800
Democrats at different polls from which
they themselves vote, thereby depriving
them of an opportunity to vote, and
take 60 ii care that the Republicans re-
main in the wards where they cast their
ballots. Inasmuch as Connecticut was
only carried by 400 majority, it can be
readily seen just how the Republicans
could reverse this and transfer the s ate
to the Republican Presidential electors
and at the same time elect all the Con-
gresham.
Exporting the Voters.
''If this would not b. sufficient mach
inery to do their work they have anoth-
er remedy under tie law, which is that
the supervisor and deputy United States
marshals may consult together and ap-
point as maby United States deputy
marshals as they think necessary tow in
q Republican victory. Now, Connect.
cut, Rhode Island and New II ampshire
are all in one United States judicial dis
trict What is to hinder the Repub Jeans,
if they are still in doubt about Conns eti
cut, from taking from 1000 to 2 00C
Democrats for United States marshals
: giving them eight days pay at S. day
and transferring them into New Hamp
shire, and taking 1000 from Rhode L
land and putting them into Connecticut
, Now, to make New Hampshire solidl,
, Repub ican, they could take 1000 and pu
, them back into Rhode Island. By Uni
/ trick, Connecticut and Rhode ISlanG
, would thus be made strongly Republi
can, and Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Lodge coul(
: continue to praise the Republicans as tn
best counters on earth, and still main
: tain the cry of an honest ballot and
fair count.
q Cases In Point.
! "There would be nothing under thi
7 law, should it become law, to stol
t them in carrying the Orange, Rocklan
J. and Sullivan district of our own state
: or the S.hoharie, Otsego and Herkime
district, both of which districts have nCv
200 Democratic majority on full vote
There is nothing in the law to preven
the CHIEF supervisor and deputy Unite
States marshal from appointing 5000
. United States marshals for eight days
q this city at SIS day.
Il ''Were it not for the money the r,
publicans are distributing through th
y. various congressional districts in tt
lg United States, I should prophesy a la
(, ger Democratic majority in Congress. tina
nt we had in 1889. AS it is, with all the
,r money, believe that the local, count
r. Congressional and State Committee wi
1e see that full vote of the Democracy
I'd polled, and that we will win the ne.
ID house by thirty majority"