New-York tribune., 1890-08-08
THE LODGE BILL IN ALBANY.

WHAT A FEDERAL ELECTION LAW WOULD
DO AMID SCENES OF FRAUD.
GROSS DISHONESTY IN ELECTIONS AT THE oArl-
TAI. CITY OF NEw.YoRK WOULD NOT BE so
FREQUENTLY SUCCESSFUL AS NOVA
RECORD OF VIOLENCE AND THEFT.
,yRoMA SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE,
Albany, Aug 6.-The Federal Election bill is sup
ported with unanimy by the Republicans OF this. the
Capital of the State. Accustomed as they nave been
TO seeing their candidates for Congressmen and their
state candidates defeated by frauds at the polls they
would welcome gladly Federal supervision of elections
And no voters are more surprised than they that
Nugwump voters after loadly demanding the passage
OF the saxtoh sa..ct Reform bill by the Republican
LEGISLATURE should now, the Legislature having passed
that BILL oppose the passage OF an act by the Repuo-
hcan Congress which is necessary supplement TO the
saxton act In their eyes this inconsistent attitude
taken by the Mugwumps can be explained only on the
suppositon that they fear Federal Election law Is
passed that large proportion of the Democratic
congressman from the South will be succeeded by
Renuhlcans and Free Trade with England postponed
indefinitely.
resident Of Albany who is especially qualified to
sneak upon the question whether or not the Federa
Election bill should be passed expressed his opinion
Of IL to-day. This gentleman was Andrew S. Draper
State superintendent of Public Instruction Mr.
Draper for several years was an Assembly man IRON
this county and then he was elected chairman OF inc
Executive Committee of the Republican state Com
mittee lie held that important Office during the
Presidential election of 1884
"The Federal Election law said Mr.. Draper. is
not a sectional measure. 1t Is not southern BILL IL
IN 4hn Snn Wp
have our Ku-Klux and White Leagues. although
clevery disguised at the North well as the South
Here in the North. in Albany your Democratic bull
dozer doesn't carry a shotgun. IL is true but he mas
the invaluable aid Of the police. Last fall squad
OF police this city, headed by sergeant of police
was outside the city limits two miles to the town
of watervlict, where it drove the Republican
inspectors of election from the polls In inc
Eleventh Precinct and also every Repubncan
voter When the returns from that precinct were
counted that night, IS IT any wonder that someiio"
or other the Republican candidates were declared 10
have received a remarkably small number OF votes
The Republican candidate for supervisor in that
ward was reported the official returns TO have re-
oeiyed only 81 votes; but subsequently 21' Repuo
lican voters came before the grand jury and swore
that they had voted for him. And that is an example
II the frauds by which the Democratic party for many
years has elected its Congressman
DEMOCRATIC FRAUDS IN 1885.
The Democratic frauds were specially prominent in
the last Presidential election Thus in 1884 the vote
of Albany County was as given below:
Cleveland II 9os
c,..o,.oo,. m,,o,,,v. ....................... $40
In 1858 the Democrats by their frauds made the fol
lowing record in Albany County
Cleveland 10 Az
CIeveland's majority. 1919
Here was an increase Of 1000 majority. The
populaton of Albany had remained almost stationary
the last ten years proved by the election returns
There was no good for such increase III the
Democratic majority Of the county.
THAT majority against Harrson,' said James W.
Rcntlev former collector Of internal revenue, was
broucht about by repeating of the Democrats, by
their voting upon the names Of dead and absenteeS
and by false counting. In such city as this, with
the polce supporting the Democratic inspectors in their
wrongdoing the support of the United states
authorities is necessary to secure the Republican
minority their rights and protection from fraud. l
knew of a case in this city where
the Rev Mr. Alderman, wellknown man and
n man OF middle age, was personated by
n how of eighteen or nineteen years Of who voted
the Democratic ticket. The Democratic inspectors
knew Alderman well as did, but they let the boy
vote for him against our protests"
The Democrats have been as successful In stealing
The seats n Congress from this district as they have
been in pushing up the Democratic vote for Presi-
dent. This district carried by the Republican
candidate for Congress. DR.. Swnburne, in 1884; but
twice SINCE BY their frauds, the Democrats have won
IT, Here is the of the last three Congressional
elections
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