The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-28

New Hesest Neaeeratso wssSers Nursea
Republican vlpers Ss Their BoseAs.

New Honest Ne.ecratso wsrRers Nursea
Republican vIpers h Their Bossns.
Ever since the election In Jersey City April
IL. there have been stories told Of what tree
mondous upheaval OF public opinion against
ring rule" 1t was that defeated the Demo-
Gratis. Mayor elect wanser's majority scraped
5000. The Republicans have asserted that
the Democrats. by means OF repeaters polled
5000 fraudulent votes. and that therefore
Waneer's majority was 5000. though the
town is uominRlly 1900 Democratic. There
have been several stories told about those re-
peaters. and about the way the Republicans
got tho upheayai. The most remark able one
came out yesterday.
Three or four days before the election o
rouRh-looking man. apparently an Italian
met some Democratic workers. and without
Introduction. said:
Would you like to have some ropeaters2''
Tho workers looked at him In surprise.
That's right. Would you like to have
some2" the man continued. i've got nifty
over In New York and can lot you have
'em cheap Only 50 a vote No vote. no pay"
The man was taken aside and he repeated
his offer. He said he would arm his men with
Quill toothpicks. SO TINT they would be known
to the workers. and II they got list OF names
to vote on they would vote. but they must have
S3a vote. He was very particular about the
price. and made a lot Of inquiries about ability
to pay. After considerable haggling bargain
was struck.
The man was instructed to have his voters
on hand at o'clock the morning Of election.
They would be met at the ferry By workers.
who would take them and At them out with
Sss III ef
their mouths when they reached the city. and
en must ao os aY Sm sp Say SUPPLY
O'clock boat from New York election morning
hy men Is sad easn Showing dHi
guide: and ina ali found their way to "a.
ted out for their days work ''A '"'' "''' Nv
They went out. two Or three at 2 time. and
. polling place Then they consuited their
lists q names and went IN. The Republicans
had shrsTG at the pof.E places
soohpek rs a ad Claim she name
cnsts that the Repubiican s ehaiiense as p ae
ttualIy turned ~ away when man with quill
seoS a%a tS ssahss5s
polIed as expeditio1sly IS possible. When they
ers w sSn Sc dsliGhted the
~ Things went smoothly all tho morning.
but was visited By tho quill toothpisk ' sents-
ne It T&s IN ono Of the PRECINCTS down
inc Terry tnnC the regular Republican cn0l- |
lengcr got hungry about noon. und leaving his |
book containing the names OF voters in charge
Of q green man. he went homo to dinner. He |
didn't say anything about Quill toothpicks |
when he left The first three voters after he |
was gone were toothpicks. and the first one OF |
the three claimed the name Of dead man.
The green Republican challenger didn't find |
the name In his book. and shouted. =" ohal-
lenge that vote:""
worker yaass f.. Sdt. knew r the gentleman; he viii
No / won't. either" said the toothpick
man. II didn't come here to be insult.d and
guess u the cause OF honest government can |
stand 1t / can"
With that he dropped the ticket he had In
his hand on the floor and walked out.
81 wonder how that fellow was going to
vote. any way" asked an Innocent election
ballot il read For Mayor. Peter f. Wan.
SER" 1t was a Repu hlican ticket.
Democratic cha llenger saw It and turned
pale. Nearly the whole. fifty toothpick gem
tleuien had voted in that precinct. At the
noon recess there was q conference OF workers
from al the precincts and the story was told.
It was too late then to do anything. The re-
peaters had got in their work. The Democrats
admitted when the votes were counted that
they had been outwitted. The Quill toothpick |
gang came from Philadelphia to work for the
They had bamboozled the DEM
ocrats into hiring them, and tho story goes
that they polled upward Of = thousand votes.
not one Of which was for McDermott. The idea |
Is credited to o Pennsylvania Republican.