The Indianapolis journal., 1893-10-04
A WHOLESALE FRAUD
Democratic Machine Purchased
Over 1900 Votes in 1891.
At Last the Mystery of Why More than
1000 Votes We're Cast for Sui
liyan Alone Is Solved.
ONE OF THE GANG CONFESSES
Shameful Fraud Practiced on the
Australian Ballot.
Are Preparing to Do 1t Again-General
Opening of the Gambling Houses
Abrams and His Campaign Debt.

AS the election comes on apace the DEM
ocrats are rapidly maturing their deep
laid schemes for the corruption of the bal
lot and the wholesale purchase of voters.
1t is not new schemes. altogether, that
they are Matching. but a redrilling of the
heelers and benchmen in method Of
defeating honest elections that has been
tried and tested and upon the efficacy of
which they have learned, by experience,
to depend with implicit confidence. 1t was
successfully executed at the last munich
pal election, and so thorough and COM
plete was it's achievement of the purposes
for which it was concocted that up to the
present date there remains thousands of
persons in the city that were startled and
amazed at the results it accomplished at
the true cause Of the facts which caused
them so much wonder. AS it was nothing
short of wholesale bribery, in which it
was necessary that at least one of the
be implicated, and as it's discovery be-
forehand meant absolute failure, and. aft
erwards, the penitentiary, 1t was success
fully concealed and worked out to perfec-
tion
The final discovery of successful operation
of the plan will explain the existence Of
hot md x,ofa
that were cast for Sullivan alone at the
last municipal election.
Every vote cast for Sullivan alone
meant two purchased votes for the Demo-
Gratis
From facts which have come to light
within the past few days, it is evident
that, had not the plan by which this crimi-
nal scheme was accomplished at last been
exposed, by one who was cognizant of it's
most minute details at the last election, the
plan would have been carried out again and
prised to understand why man so cordial
ly hated as the little Mayor" should have
such a great number of votes cast for him
with no other candidate voted for on the
ticket
The exposure comes this time from one
who was before intrusted with the pur-
chasing Of voters under the patent scheme
and to whose efficient work the success Of
it was in a large measure due. He was
cognizant of the scheme from it's concep-
ton to the successful consummation Of
into the condition Of the Republican or
ganization in the various precincts was one
Of the essentials to the successful operation
of the bribers, and upon this the Demo-
cratic buyers Of votes were perfectly in
formed several days before the election. 1t
was noticed, after the last municipal cleo
Sullivan were not found in the precincts
on the North Side, where it was alleged
the better element of the Republican
party would support the little Mayor
on the contrary. they were found to be
wholly in those wards and precincts where
there were a large number of foaters
as the basis of work by committee which
attempted to solve the mystery of these
votes, Immediately succeeding the election
but were unable to fathom 1t. The Demo-
Gratis had attempted to forestall the sur
prise which these votes would naturally
create by making loud claims of Republican
support for their candidate for Mayor from
the North Side, substantial citizens. but
even this fell to the ground when the in
vestigations showed that it was not from
these that the mysterious votes came.
The plan of purchase which secured these
votes, having at last been discovered, is
now made public, and the long sought ex-
PLANTATION of the mysterious thousand Sui
livan votes is explained. In precincts
where the Republicans were not thoroughly
organized, or where the Democrats had
reason to believe that they could hoodwink
them, the Democratic clerk was made a
party to the bribery. and it was his work
that gave the starter upon which the out
side purchasers were enabled to work dur
ing the remainder of the day and have pos
tive assurance that the vote purchased
was cast according to the contract of sale.
When the polls were opened the first voters
to enter them would be the Democrat
who had charge of the purchasing depart
ment of the city committee I'm that pre-
cinct. In accordance with the law the
election clerks would have lying before
them twenty-five ballots signed ready for
the use of the voter. The purchasing
agent, when he entered the room, would
be handed his ballot by the Dem
ocraHc clerk. Instead of one, however,
two ballots were handed him, and when
he entered the booth he stamped
the ballot to be voted, and folded it accord
ing to the provisions OF the law; the other
ballot was stampedsso as to be counted for
Sullivan only. The last ballot was placed
in his pocket, and he then came from the
booth and handed his ballot to the inspec-
tor. and it was by him placed in the bal.