New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-08

FAGTS-GEN. REEDERS MEASURES
To PREVENT THE OUTRAGE.
Philadelphia, Oct 7.-General Frank Rccder.
chairman of the Republican State COMMITTEES, has
discovered conspiracy on the part of the officials
Of the Office OF the Secretary of the Commonwealth
10 steal the electoral vote of the State of Pennsyl
vania for Mr. Cleveland. The new blanket ballot
which is to be used for the first time in this State
at the coming election is the instrument by which
the Democratic leaders hoped TO accomplish their
purpose of preventing the will of the majority from
being manifested Though apparently fully Occu-
pied in New-York by his duties as chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, leaving the man.
acement of his responsible position i'll this State to
others, the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Mr.
Harrity has evidently found opportunity to devel-
op the scheme which has been brought to light, and
sanction the work of his leutenants in this State.
Three DAYS ago the announcement was made
that the ballot in this State would be of the
enormous length of tfty-two inches This was
followed by statements that it was impossible
10 have ballot of that size printed IN time
for election. that sufficient paper could not be
procured. and that rot more than four or five
printing houses, at the most, had presses large
enough TO print them. Feeling assured that the
actions Of the State Department at Harrisburg
going on, General Rceder quietly ferreted out
the schem His conclusions have been verified
by an unexpected incident. and light
has been thrown on the whole con-
spiracy The first scheme to steal
the Congressionai and Legislative ticket
faulty arrangement OF the ballot made this pos
sible. When the specimen ballots We're Issued
this was discovered but only after much difficulty
was Mr.. Harrity willing to hear arguments rela-
tive TO the defects in the first ballot. The State
Department finally issued second ballot with
the candidates of the three leading parties he
publican, Democratic and Prohibition, grouped
as the law requires, but emitting the candidates
Of the Socialistic and Labor parties. This was
done, notwithstanding the fact that the nomination
papers of these parties had been filed in ample
time The ballot issued the day after the
last day for fling nomination papers. Since that
time the officials Of the department have expended
their time in deliberations the form of the
ballot REQUIRED by law or i'll work of some other
character
Now 1t Is announced that the third and legal
ballot will be ffty-'wo inches long. The Repu0-
hcan State Committee not informed OF this
change. but the Chairman Is In possession OF IN
formation to the effect that the Democratic COM
mlttee was and is preparing its work accordingly.
The scheme was 10 provide in good season ballots
for the Democratic counties of the State, but TO
withhold the Official notification from the X pub
lican counties sntil late date that
the ticket could not be prepared In time
for election day General Reeder's early suspicious
being promptly acted upon, the intended result
of the conspiracy was forestalled and all ar
rangements have been made to provide the Re-
publican counties with proper voting facilities.
The verifcation came about in this manner A.
Nevin POmeroy, proprietor of The Frarklin Re
pository" a newspaper Colonel a. H. Mcclure
once edited was in Harrisburg yesterday and was
accosted on the street by w Hays Grier, Super
intendent of Public Printing Mr.. Grier took
him for another man. who is clerk in the State
Department and whom Mr.. Pomeroy resembles
Mr. Grier in a cCngratuatory manner invoun-
taiily betrayed the whole conspiracy. AS soon
as possible, Mr. Pomeroy informed General
Rceder, who tonight took steps TO make the
outrage public.
Mr. Pomeroy arrived in this CITY after II
o'clock to-nisht in response To a telegram from
General RacGer lie at once subscribed to the
following affidavit, which tells its own story.
State Of PennsyY and county Of Philadelphia S.
A. Neyin PomeIoy being duly according TO law
deposes aud mat he is resident OF Chambersburs
In the county Franklin. State Of Pennsylvania and is
the editor and proprietor OF The Franklin Repository
daily ed weekly journal published in that borough; that
Oh the 9th day o october opponent WIS in the city of
Harrish and
tndent OF Public Printing. who evidently mstook deponen
fr a clerk I'm the State Department whom deIon
ent is said to reembe; the said a'ner congratu
lated the deponent the good work ''you are doing
in the State Detartnent'' and then he read me
Liter h. had Just j. Marshall Wright chair
man ~ the Democratic Committee OF Pennsylvania
IN this letr said Gner stated that the ballot wouii be
% inches wide by inches long and that the Hon. Will
lam T. Hsrrtv Socrctary Of the Commonwealth. would
hold it lack until October rs befor Officially certifying
il TO the various county commissioners, provided in
Fiot BILL which requires the secretary OF the
Commonwealth certify nominations 10 the county COM
ssoaers az least DAYS prior 10 the election, which
delay would prevent the Republican counties from getting
the form and tn list Of nominations in sufficient time to
have ballots printed.
In the said letter the said Ger further urged the said
Chairman Wright to personal letters TO be written
10 all county commissioners in Democratic couhues re-
orcsting them 20 make arrangements with f. K Meyers
Democratic Printer. ~ have their ORDERS ed lor
ballots at once and would be given the preference as
State Printer had made arrangements with all inc
large printing print tickets for Democratic
counties only aud that the country printing once" h@o
not the facilities print The ticket in It's present snap
the Republican would BE- prevented from getting
tickets and that the state coulo thus DO o"ioN i
tba Democratic party.
Dor.nent thereupon asked said Grer what effect this
would have IN Republican counties Of the state 10
which said Grier replied III pcNent Republican
county commissioners from getting their tickets printed
they cannot hold any election Mr.. Hsrry special
ordered oftcrward for county officers but
The National and elections Will then be over ana
Pennsyl carried for Cleveland"
The the substance Of the conVeTsauOn "hlch
deponent said Grer Ind deponent partd from
him ,sld Gner remarked: keep up the good Work III
your department and will through all right
(5eal) A. NENlN POMElso1'
b. Sworn and subscribed 10 before this eth day Of
October 1892. j. WALTER HEBLth,
Notry Public.
The effect of the conspiracy charged in tho al
fdavit, if carried out, would be to delay the Ger
t6cation Of the nominations in each county uh-
Ill October 2G, after which date it would be I'M
possible for the county commissioners in Repup'
lican counties to have the ballots printed In time
for election day The law requires that 10000
600 tickets shall be printed for the entire State.
In ccmmepiing upon Mr.. Pomeroy's anidsvit,
General Rccder sqld The disclosures made by
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