The Portland daily press., 1893-03-08

City Clerk Voting. Floaters on the
Names of Men Ont of Towu-Demo-
cratic Methods on Long Island
There was unmeasured indignation
among the Republicans of Portland yes
terday over the way in which the count
was manipulated in Ward 1. On the
very face of the returns the evidence OF
fraud or incompetency amounting to
fraud Is plainly manifest. Yet the DEM
ocratic officials seem disposed to coun-
tenance it, although many members OF
their party are uneasy at the outlook.
Those Ward Six Ballots.
The Republican warden of Ward 6 did
not burn his ballots as has been intlmat-
ed by some Democrats, but carried them
home. assisted by the Democratic alder
man of the ward and has them there,
and can produce them if be sees fit. The
reason he did not give them to the city
clerk was because the clerk would not
give him receipt for them. So Mr..
Harper's excuse for burning his ballots
falls to the ground, and further, in Ward
6, the Democratic alderman assisted in
the count at the election.
Glaring Case of Repeating.
There was undoubtedly much repeat
ing in the city on Mondays election, al
though it is difficult to get positiTe
proof. One case was established yester-
day. During the voting in Ward 2 the
Democratic managers brought up man
who gave his name as Charles I'll. Nc
Closkey, 10 Anderson street. The ward
clerk checked the name; but something
causing him to become suspicious, the
ward clerk watched the man. The lat
ter seemed to be foater, fellow OF
medium heighth, thin face, sandy mus
tache and generally disreputable air.
Convinced that it was a case of repeating
the ward clerk went to McCloskey' s
house. There he learned that the latter
was at work in Boston and had not been
near Portland on election day. This is
not the only case.
Access to Check Lists Refused.
Yesterday, Messrs. v. Richard Foss
and John W. York, of Ward 1, called at
the City Clerks Office and asked permits
sion to see the Ward check lists. They
did so on the ground that those lists
were public records. The city clerk re.
/! fused them, but said he would give them
a COPY. The object of the gentlemen
was to get light on the Ward l frauds.
High-Handed Measures on Long Island
The most interesting story of Demo
| cratic performances comes from Long
Island. It was skillful Democratic at
tempt to hamper the usefulness OF
Republican worker. The simple story
unadorned, is a tale of great interest
On Monday last, Napoleon Bonapart'
Chase. staunch Republican, and ballo
clerk on Island Ward 1, rendered his res
ignation to City Clerk Russell, suggest
ing as his successor James McVane. Mr.
Chase then returned to Long Island, sup
| posing that it would be all right.
Monday morning, about the time TO
the opening of the polls, Woodbur.
| johnson. Democratic constable, ap
reared before Mr.. Chase, who was
that time at Mr.. Parsons house. John
son informed Chase that if the latter di'
not 60 to the polling place and take hi
place behind the rail he (Johnson) woul'
| arrest him and throw him behind.
Mr.. Chase, much surprised at ,thi
summary summons, accompanied tn
constable to the polls. There Mr.. Chas
| explained that he had resigned, and tina
in his opinion it would be illegal for hin
to act. Thereupon johnson said that b
had orders from Alderman Guptill t
arrest Chase, throw him behind the raj
| if he was obstreperous, and to put hir
in irons if necessary in order to kee
him there. He started to do it, takin
Chase by the throat and forcing hir
towards the rail. Chase resisted
whereupon some OF the crow
gathered around. Mr.. Chase brok
away. Some of Johnson's partisan
showed signs of helping, when Mr.. jaime
F. Woodbury. stepped in. He is a bi
man who fears no one and began by sa.
ing that he heard that they had got
wade in blood that day, SO he wore HI
rubber boots for that purpose. Thi
readiness for carnage stopped all furtht
: efforts to coerce Mr.. Chase, who the
stepped up to the warden and consulte
with him. The warden thought thel
would be no election unless Mr.. Chas
acted. SO theilatter decided to act. M
, Chase informed those present that l
l did not think his action would be lega