The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-23

ply. bscagse tas wan 40 -. 49,.
tn1fnped IN 1sfense % Murphy ara - I.ell-
tics. or ~Ho has tAump@a anotaer r~aws
while carrying On is polsss1s. ~ re,k0csf
. fortunats i11EvldaaL Pc = n Ire Ge-
promotion. 40 east pswrMw wn se-re-
thing OF > hero On erection 1MF.
Jerry ClssFy snd Raj" sess wsw as,
IN Troy. warrants haa ben out f9r Ter
arrest Tor several Gays. hast 80 NgrpNv Do
Eeemsn, who knew that fh~sr r~es~nra
would Re NEEDED on el-ctlon Gay. had ho<a
unable 20 find item
Republicans OF the sercna wRra % Trov
had sworn out q warrant Tor SNe&'s srr..s
on the charge that he ha1 registered uat~-
an assumed name. The warrama was lsft
az the city hall Three or four aaya wsuk
oy ana the warrant vas naf s~-yef TIE
police said they were unabae % learn where
saea was Three or four aays before cleo
ton Shea called az tire city ball ard wlfh
unblusning audacity walked Gown ihe hst
near the room Ia which the xRrrans fsr Las
arrest was reposing. Then - wakes cut -
me building. The poiice. whose heaiQBsr-
ters are in the city hall sal they hAA
been unable 10 md ''Bat" sara.
Fourteen eases ~ alleged fraud were 9ls-
covered BY the Republicans several 9svs
before election Several warrants were
sworn out. but no arrests were made
The gam which committed the frauds ~
the November election which are 49,
under investigation ~ n senate comrif~De.
were a. large last Tuesday. Their Dawe-
have been known 20 good people 81 T~ov
Tor long time. A movement was Ftarftt
to secure indictments for several % them
from the grand jury. Investigation ahoweg.
however. that ono 81 fhe men whose uamea
had been mentioned IN some - the rreiia-
mary testimony as having beer election -
spectors who had openly ard VIGOROUSLY
encouraged ana allowed THE frauds was
serving on a grand Jury - aas negxrfst
as hopeless task. an3 the matter has rot
yet been brought 20 the grnr8 fgry'H stte-.
ton. All these reIeageFs we're present IN
Troy on election aay
There is one other man whose name
should be mentio-ed IS havlnz been in Troy
working in the Interests - TIE Murphy ma
chine. That man i warden Thhve~ -
Clinton prison. He was az the pan.n.
places in tho Thirteenth ward nearly AZ
day. He formerly lived IN Trey and wss 4
friend OF Murphy tits present offiriai nesi-
ton is SAID 20 o. due 90 tire
Murphy influence. TIE people Ma
commented on his prrsence On Tray
on election day Frmly remarked
that he might have come aown. there a. "a
miliarize himself with ere f1ees ~ those
who were most active IA tae violence snt
corruption az the polls. 30 that. when they
came 10 the prison as @cnElefs. ~ fy auv
chance public sent.mert miWat drive them
there. he would he emahles 80 extend 3D.
them some comfort and consolation tn fha
way OF easy treatment This woulJ Pc IRE r
reward for having served tae boss via
such zeal that they became eonvicts.
1t was with such hackers as those men
toned above that the friends ~ Marphv
went 10 the polls on election morning if
is the testimony Of people q an classes iu
Troy that IN many ~ the wards the eiea-
ton was more quiet than u usual ~ aas
f,r..w - "a
repeaters and others who pcrneffate frau8s
at polling places IN GTavesen1 arr tne BAL
wards in New York city have baem golDs
TO prison in such large numbers that g. g b.
couraged some who would have been eu-
thusiastic and jealous repeafers under or
binary circumstances But In t8f Thlr-
teenth ward IL was lfveiier than usual his
year. and the imported Hufflaas wa0 had
come 70 Troy 20 make a li>tle money ~
voting were sent up 20 these polling piaeei
10 do their work. They had begun drinking
the night before election and we're "a nsh,-
ing mood when the pals opened.
The story OF the murder q Robert Ross
and the serious shooting II hts brother.
William Ross, has been told in the ncWs-
papers within week. u Was simply a po-
Htical murder. Alien Were scattered thi K
through that preeinct q the Tnlrttfuta
ward prepared 70 % murder They Wgre
armed with pistols. They were partially
drunk. They were expert. eKpeFienre8 an4
reckless. and turned 20 the ppHer Whica
employed them 20 see 20 lt tbal nole q
them were punished.
The sentiment which drove John j. ST.
Kane into a cell ~ Sing sing prison because
he had boldly corrupted tae ballot aHs
spread gradually up the Hudson river vale
ley. and a littlc OF It q LODGED 90 TROY.
The revolt against "oossiFm.' Wnsn Las
been felt in both en1s 81 the Emptre state.
in Buffalo and N brooklyn. Is srnaaiier.rg
like a little bit OF fire. in Troy 81 Nas =
slight outburst ~ This sentiment HEaiEss
"bossism" which br@uEht tne crisis =
Tuesday. In fimsx gone hT greater frauds
than were perpetrated on Tles3av have
been perpetrated ia nearly every Nar4 ia
Troy.
Instances can he cited ~ men Nho have
voted in Troy six times Hitain an haur aE3
boasted Of u. once an electf1a 'rEnNr-
who was in favor % stonrius the pea 81
was given some drusRed coffee. aud. WHe-
the deadly thing had stuG 1e3 hm. ee was
laid away % sleep AMI 49, FinaNee "a
crime went on. 4 y0utA ~ % sse HeEn
and then been allowed ~ Aar-
ply election Inspectors - vote
on the name - wfN krHa8 (
and notorious col8red man. Reporters have +
been brought from New Yarh. frem Aitant. I
from Buffalo. from Syra flse. from fira2h- I
lyn and from many other plsraa ard uar-t- !
ell n a circuit around the i.ar waF1s I
voting for the Murphy machine.
And all these things have feFr I'D prsrH !
so long and have become sJ eaTmrH flaf. /
while a few have protested thfv hat. s.t-
mitted Il Is tHis which has tnR un -M p
phyism." II The people us wear ha1 n.t
sniffed the air % freedom. 81 tsev ha3 HHf \
seen that & - possible % 5etnrane 'tuss
81 they had been content - aleW enc MIR 4
ply police and other officials. the Murphy 4