The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-12
Especial to Montgomery Advertiser)

(Specioi to Montgomery AdveruserD
Washington, November 7.-On the night after
it had been made clear that Tden elected
president, in November, 1876, and after Hayes
had made his speech of farewell to all greatness,
in the cause of which he said it was not for
himself but "for the poor black man OF the
South" that he mourned the notorious Zach
Chandler saunt de word to the republicans all
over the country to claim everything they
obeyed, and Chandler and his FELLOW freebooters
proceeded to perfect their plans for the "never-to-
he-forgotten crime" of stealing the presidency.
Something similar seems to have occurred in
New York early Tuesday night By o'clock the
returns indicated with reasonable certainty that
Golfer was elected governor, and for nearly an
hour afterwards the indications grew steadily
stronger though it unmistakable that the
returns from upper New York State we're being
held back Suddenly and without any warrant
whatever from the figures, a bulletin was given
out that the New York Tribune claimed Odel s
election by 900 plurality. Instantly the Even
ing Post and the Herald joined in the cry Of
5000 for Odell. But still the figures continued
to show Coler's election. The republican news.
papers then began to shirk by turns. For a
while this seemed utterly absurd, but by and by
it all became as clear as daylight The held
back returns from up the State began to pour
in and the secret of the early and apparently
nonsensical claims for the republican ticket was
told.
L E republican game OF TdSCdllty was InC Doiu-
est and most unblushing since 1876. While
Greater New York was releasing food of re-
turns, showing Coer plurality of probably co.
900 and his certain election, the republican bal
lot thieves up the State we're evidently getting
in their work. Flushed with victory, the demo-
Gratis made it plain to the republicans that they
had to steal the governorship for Odell and steal
| it instantly, If he we're to get it at all The
| republicans acted promptly. While the country
was ringing with cheers Coler's victory, the
| thieves in rural New York and in some of the
important cities UP the State were deity trans
forming that victory intdNdefeat,
That is the story briefly told A prominent
republican, resident in Washington. declared
frankly to me
The up-the-St republicans will steal the
| governorship for Odell Don't you have any
false hopes. ] know what I am talking about /;
Golfer won't be allowed to have it. The repub-
Leans in New York and Pennsylvania are as rot
ten as Trunk they'll steal anything in the way
Of votes and the republicans Of Ohio are no
better"
| AS for Pennsylvania frank republicans admit
that the party has 10000 fraudulent votes regis
| tered in Philadelphia alone, and confess that
they could as easily make the number 10000;
while they have 10000 such votes in Pittsburg
| Quay was the first man to vote at his polling
place, at o'clock Tuesday morning He i'm
mediately crossed the river to Pittsburg and
| caught the 7 ia train for PHILADELPHIA where
he arrived toward noon, and doubtless personally
| took charge OF the easy task of stealing Penn
| sylvania for his man Pennypacker. He had
stated previously that Pennypacker's plurality
would be 10000. He might as we'll have said
100000 He could have made his mans plurali-
ty any figure he pleased, and two weeks or two
months before the election he could have named
| the plurality with absolute accuracy, making it
even or odd as he wished.
Yet these Yankee ballot box suffers and bull
dozers OF laboring men rage against dishonest