The Globe-republican., 1891-11-12
How it Was Done in New York.

ELMIRA, n. Y Nov. 6.-The newspa-
pers of both parties have told Of the un-
precedented use OF money last Tuesday t.
swell the majority of Roswell p. Flower.
but the half has not, however, been told.
Democratic workers in Elmira openly
boasted to the Republicans OH Monday
that the Democrats wonld carry the county
by at least thousand majority. They
made no secret Of the fact that they had
all the money they could spend. W. IL.
Arnot is credited with having contributed
10000 Twenty five thousand more was
brought to tie city the Sunday before
election. IL came. it is alleged. in the
saclel which John Il. Locke, Governor
Hills Forestry Commission Inspector.
brought from Albany. Within Il few
hours after his arrival in town, the Ar
cade. the headquarters of the Democratic
County Committee. MAS filled with the
Governors workers" Many %! ihrIi
rarely have a dollar except during Il poltt-
icaI campaign. Each displayed bg fist
full of greenbach>. and, as they Haunted
them in the face a party oppeucnts.
Dragged that it Wa; VIII; these :!iIt Sc:l:i-
tor raSSeit was 10 be beaten.
)" effective DID the green goods prove
tina; Republicans Who manned The polls i'll
not few instances abandoned Tie ir.i by
noon, explaining that ii WAS utterly use
less 10 make tn;her cunic>t. 70 protect
themselves against ba, faith on the par!
of the flOa:er the financial agents % Mr..
Flower invented VarouS tricks. whici,
may also have been piaycj ia other sec
tons of the Sia.c. After Obtaining his
set OF ballots the ruEclr;>;lir voter. in
some Eases. exhibited tiIcnI ~ iile men
with whom his contract had !icel! made.
AMI the latter. having selected ouc. wills
pered. That's it; put tiG.t i'll your hat"
The floater then deposited his ballot and
returned 10 the contractor IA strip torn
FROM the ticker containing i,ie names Of
tiC hCptoiiC~i.i C'tii tl'tttcs. itr> ttiIttii-
tee that he had vaic,l The Democratic tick
ct being given. he was handed a slip oil |
which was written the amount agreed up
on. This coniG be cashcd az several Of |
the saloons owned by Mr.. Hills friends.
Democratic workers. contrary IL law, !
were permitted iusd. the booths AMI al
lowed to select The ballots which the |
iioaters were to vote. regardless OF Re
publican protests. Thelinspectors appoint
ed by Mr.. Davidson. Democratic mayor.
us we'll us the police. in nearly every case
ignored Republican challenges. In hun-
dreds of instances doubtful voters who had
registered were paid from $40 to $50 to
stay away from the polls. Senator Fassett
received message after message by tele-
phone and telegraph, containing offers to
vote for him for consideration. His in
variable reply was: 1--WE don't want
them.''
During the last two weeks of the cam-
paign agents of the Democratic State Com
mittee travelled through the State in bag
gage cars. At each town of importance
they met the local leaders and delivered to
them the Sincws of war t. he utilized Oh
the 81 inst. These We're employed 10 keep
voters away from the polls. Evidence
that those with whom negotiations had
been made fulfilled the terms of the BAR
gain was manifested by their failure %
cast their ballots. The price WIS de-
livered to them on election night or tie
morning..
Congressmau-elect John X. Fellows is
declared To- have ridden in baggage car
from New York 10 jamestown us Demo-
cratic paymaSter. He has trivcrSed
Orange, Sullivan, Broome. Tioga, Che
mung, Stcuben, Allegheny, Cattaraugua
and Chautauqua counties. 1t has been
that had lie travelled on a Pull
man, the Republican slump in these
districts could not have occurred Col.
Fellows prominence in Tammany Hall
lates from his election as District Attor-
ley of New York aud the acqHittal or new
rial of the indicted Tammany Aldermen
Who were accused OF bribery in connec- |
ion with the Broadway franchise.
Chemung received 4 larger share OF
Democratic money on election day on ac- I
cunt of being the home Of Mr.. FaSSett. j,
f other counties received half us much |
he Democratic workers must have spent
'75O, 900 on election day outside of New =
/ ork and Brooklyn.-N. Y. Press.