The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-01
CARNIVAL OF FRAUD,
Nearly Nine Hundred Names
Illegally Registered
III Camden.
VILE REPUBLICAN, WORK
Colonizing by Philadelphia Ne
groes Names for
Repeaters to Use.
DEMOCRATS TAP THE MINE
Revelations by the Camden County
Committee-Fighting Hard
for South Jersey.
THE STRUGGLE IN HUDSON
Hundreds of Democrats Turn Out
Republicans in Seak-Firing
Last Guns.
THE STRUGGLE IN HUDSON
snecsaz to The jersey Citu Nears.

S1)ec9uG TO me Je7ScD CitD NetCSs
CAMDEN. Nov. /, 1S95.-The Democratic
County Committee of Camden, as the result
of a careful investigation of the registry
lists, claim TO have made discoveries that es-
tablish the existence of many glaring cases
of fraudulent registration. The canvassers
employed found s64 names upon the voting
lists which had been placed there either upon
the false oath of some Republican ward
worker or through the personal appearance
of men frauduently claiming to live at the
addresses These bogus names appear on the
lists all over the city, from the lower points
of the Eighth Ward to the busy shipyard
section of the First Ward.
CROOKED WORK IN THE COUNTY.
1t is stated that the townships have not es-
capped the operations of the colonizers. In
one ward of Stockton the Democratic can
vassers report not less than eighty -one names
of alleged voters fraudulently placed upon
the lists or through the efforts of Republican
workers. The persons named could not be
found.or had no right to vote. According to
the officers of the county committee steps
have already been taken to prevent what
thev claim to be a.wholesale attempt at COL
onization. All names unlawfully on the
lists have been noted, the names of the
persons making the affidavits secured,
and every detail of the fraudulent work
closely gone over Under tie new law
all afidavits of registration are filed with
the County Board of Registration, SO that
those who have violated the law in this par
ticular will lind it no easy matter to escape
the consequences. About two-thirds of the
Democratic voters, it was shown, had ap-
peared in person to be registered, while
about two-thirds of the Republicans. it is
claimed, were sworn on the lists by party
workers.
LOOKS LIKE COLONIZING.
One case is that OF Frank Souders, former
ly saloon keeper, who now has place at
No. 1444 Mount Ephraim street in the Third
precinct of the Eighth ward. Souders is
notorious in connection with the shooting
of the two Jordans, father and son, after the
late Republican primaries in the Eighth
ward He is under heavy bail on the charge
of having done the shooting. No less than
twelve names of alleged voters have been
turned in from Souders' house, which is
quite small. The committee is giving his
case careful attention.
In the Sixth precinct of the Sixth ward
Raymond Trusby is registered from No. o33
Sycamore street. Trusty is also registered
from No. 602 Middle alley, IL the Sixteenth
division OF the Fifth ward, Philadelphia.
The names of William Chase and George
Marshall are also turned in from No. 653
Sycamore street,
The name Of Amos Morgan, whose resi-
dence was given at No. 559 Spruce street, in
the eighth precinct of the Sixth WarQ, was
sworn on the registry list by John ). Cham.
bers, Republican worker. The owner OF
the house. William A. Crane. positively
stated that Morgan did not live with him.
but that he was now a resident OF woodbury.,
Gloucester County. Last. spring 1t was
shown that repeater voted on both Nor
gan's and Cranes names, both OF whom were
absent ON Election Day.
In the ninth precinct of the Sixth ward
the name of Samuel b. Davis, whose resi-
dence was given as No. 546 Spruce street,
was sworn on the list by William Otis, Re
publican worker, notwithstanding the fact
that Davis lives and works III Elmer, Salem
County, and is registered there
There are "a instances OF the registration
of voters by the oath Of Republican ward
workers, OF men whom the Democratic can
vassers cannot find at all. The name OF
John Stansburg, of No. $50 Noruh Ninth
street, was sworn on the registry list OF the
seventh precinct, Second ward, by Harry
Izard, althoush it was shown that the house
was empty and still remains SO.
AROUSING THE FAITHFUL.
Democratic enthusiasm will be kept on
tap in lively fashion in South Jersey from
tonight until the evening previous to cleo
tion day. The democrats of Camden have
arranged for a big mass meeting at the
Court House tonight. which, they confident
ly expect, will eclipse the creditable gather
ing held recently at the Temple, when Attor-
new General Stockton was the speaker OF the
evening. The prominent orators announced
TO address to-nignt's gathering are ASSISTANT
Secretary of the Navy McAdoo and James
NJ Beck, the young Philadelphia orator.
Atlantic City is also to be stirred up To-
night by well known Democratic stump
speakers, who it is said, will pay particular
attention to Senator Hoffmans record on
race track matters. One OF the speakers
will be Collector of the Port Peterson, OF
Camden who has forcible and convincing
way of talking to an audience. Gloucester
City is to haze big Democ, ATTIC rally to-
night. which will be addressed by ex-oelect
Councilman C. Oscar Beasley, of this city,
ana another meeting viii be held III the notel
at Blackwood. Tomorrow night there viii
be meetings at Haddonfield, Nlnsiow juno
ton and Cnesilhurst. The final grand rally
will be acid at Bridgeton on Monday even