The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-07
FRAUD
CON NT[MPLAT[D.
Republicans Make Arrange
ments to Import Repeat
ers From New
York.
ENGINEERED BYEx-OFFlGlAL
Leader Davis Lays the Facts
Before Chief Of Police
Murphy,
WHO PROMISES PROTECTION.
Stirring Appeals to Voters.
From the Democratic
Leaders.
WHO PROMISES PROTECTION.

Proof that the AepupllcaHs coAtSiaPseeeS
committing extensive frauds on eieclion
day is being brought to Leader DAVIS
every day. 1t has already been charged
that the registry lists have been padoeo'
and, up to the present not a Repqphcan
who is in a position to know what mas
been going on in the inner circles has de-
MED the accusation. Certain heelers nave,
Of course, given the statement the
laugh but they are as ignorant OF what
the Republican machine has been doing
al is the general public. Of the 5,44f
registered by affidavit, more than 4Uvo
are charged up to the Republicans. who
registered men indscriminately. frequent
ly falling back on the names of under
ground inhabitants to help them out.
pretenee at verifying the lists was made
by the police, but 1t was not until Leader
Davis had a stormy interview with Chief
Of Police Murphy and Inspector Lange
that assurances were forthcoming that
the verification would be conducted with
out prejudice to the Democratic party.
1t is a notorious fact, and one which
the police have not had the impudepce
to dare deny, that certain Republicans
high in the party ranks have been shield
ed from arrest, Notwithstanding the fact
that the names registered by them by
affidavit were of such character that
had they been entered by some one of less
influence they would have resulted in their
arrest Leader Davis demanded that no
1one be shielded. He insisted that every
man guilty of attempted fraud should be
arrested. 1t was with the understanding
that certain men should be arrested If
they attempted to vote men on certain
registered names, that Leader Davis con-
sented to have the verifcation of the lists
as conducted by the police proceed.
Today brought new disclosures. It has
been known for a long time that the Re
publicans proposed working repeaters,
and in that cowardly manner utilizing
the several thousand irregularly regis
tered names they were responsible for.
Proof positive Of this intention was OBJ
tanned today when Leader Davis learned
that a certain Republican Assembly cam
didate, whe has held many offices of trust
In the city government, has been to New
York negotiating for repeaters. The price
offered for men who were willing to vote
as often as names were supplied, was an
unusually high one, and bears out the
charge of "The News that the Repub-
licans have an enormous corruption fund.
The candidate in question was in New
York on Saturday. He was followed. He
went to a place which is known to be a
headquarters of fepeaters. Every neces-
sary arrangement was made for the inn
portation of repeaters. The remuneratory
end of the question was settled to the
satisfaction of all concerned 1t is even
said that the Jersey City man offered
more for the repeaters than did the
Roosevelt heeIers who visited the place
the day before. Satisfied that everything
was o. K. the Republican candidate,
who had been delegated to- perpetrate the
fraud. was about to depart when he was
asked what assurance Of protection. he
could give. This was a Knockout blow
The candidate endeavored to explain that
no one would be prosecuted If caught bur
his statement was discredited. AS the
situation stands at present, however, no
one is positive whether the repeaters are
to invade the town or not
Leader Davis this morning gave Chief
Of Police Murphy the information he had
received, and the Chief, of course, said
he would station Democratic policemen
at the different ferriesNto intercept any
man or men Democratic election officers
may designate as suspicious characters.
While the promise is all that might be ex-
pected to be extracted from Chief Muir
ply, Leader Davis wishes to advise the
precinct committeeman to be on the look
out for repeaters and see to it that no
man votes on name which has even
suspicion OF irregularity