The St. Louis Republic., 1902-11-13
REPUBLICANS F0I'lT TO FRAUD
FOUND III THEIR OWN RANKS.
Assert Election Irregularities We're
Perpetrntcd by Traitors Within
Their Organixa son.

Republican nominees in the recent cleo
ton for city offices are awaiting the result
OF the official count before instituting con-
tests for many of the places 10 wn.ch
Democrats have been elected. Though the
details OF the contests nave not been ar
ranged it Is said that TIE majority OF the
Republican Office seekers Will participate
in the proceedings and seek TO nave the
vote in many of the wards thrown entirely
out.
III connection with this ru:u2r is another
wh cn relates TO 'ihe work OF the Grand
Jury. according TO the in.orInation OF
some OF the politicians at least nine In
dictnonts have been found against regis
,ratinn Offenders: Many OF these, II is
said are clerks of eect on who fat.ed 10
canvass their precincts and thus allowed
Irauduent names to remain ON the polling
sheets In one or two instances. II Is ru-
mored, Indie ,ments have been found against
men who periured themselves when regis
tering.
None of the prominent Republican work
ers VIII outline the course which VIII De
vioiators of the law sneuld be sent to the
Penitent.ary. Clinton 4. Welsh, who was
in charge OF much OF the detail work for
the City Central Committee. is so over
wheimed with the stupendous defeat that
he hardly Knows what TO dc. State Chair
man Atkins has said that the State Commit
tee cannot concern Itself with prosecuting
offenders, hut that the local committees
ard office seekers should attend to that
part of the light.
II is said that one OF the chief reasons
which will be assigned for contest is that
the actions of several members OF the Re
publican City Central Committee are con-
siiered suspicious. to say the least. While
ii IS hard 10 get facts concerning these al
legged dereiicnons OF duty, broad hints are
not lacking.
In the Tnird Ward for Superintendent Of
Schools. the Democrats polied 2,1ST votes
November and the Republicans 25l. Two
Il.swN rxr,.d -rs,rSa
Fory. Republican nominee for Governor. l.
80 Leading Republicans are not explaining
In the Fourth Ward. Darlington received
in this election 223S votes, and White, his
Republican opponent. received 80. Two
years ago the vote for Governor stood l,6i6
To 1883 in favor of the Democrats. In the
Fifth this year the Democrats were vic
torious by a vote of 1856 90 5S3. while two
Fourteenth this year the Democrats won
by Vote of 1851 to 6io TWO years ago
it was 2.e7 to iiss. In the Sixteenth this
year the Democrats carried 1t by 2,6ia to
$50. while Dockery won by 1851 to 1,Ss9
one of the surprises TO the uninitiated
was the vote in some of the eastern pre-
cincts in the Twenty-second Ward This
ward was formerly reliable Republican
stronghold. Some of the judges ard clerks
OF much low conversation. considering the
fact that sFlory beat Doekery in this ward
by over 2oo, while the vote this year made 1t
Ward. the old record was bettered by the
Democrats receiving 2lO7 votes and the Re-
publicans sii. Two years ago It went Dem
ocratic by vote of 2 551 TO 1.6i3.
All of which means to the wise Repuo-
i,canS that there was something rotten in
Denmark. They have practically stopped
abusing the Indians and are using all OF
their vocal ammunition on their own judges
and clerks. 1t is said that contesting Re
publican ofilceseekers will make no bones of
their suspicious when they file their papers.
How serious this Republican connivance
was may be judged by a communication
which has been received by The Republic
from p. F. Myers Of No. sos North Sixth
street, who served as a Democratic Judge Of
election In Precinct of the Fourth Ward.
In his letter he says that he saw the way
things were going and tried to be released
from serving. He was told that he could
not be released. He finally turned his key
to the ballot box over to the other officials
and retired.
Meanwhile. 1t is said that the Democrats
will make an effort to secure indictments
against some OF the Republican judges and
clerks who served in the Republican pri-
mary September 16 That primary has been
exposed only in spots but these showed a
disregard for the sanctity Of the ballot that
was little short Of astounding. Justice
Boettger in his contest uncovered much of
this crookedness. but Republicans have re-
fused to take up the matter.