The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Conservative Sentiment
With the Party, He
Asserts.
PHILADELPHIA J0BBERY
Ballot Box Not Safeguarded.
Negro Votes Are Often
Repeated.

NEWARK, n. J., May a-The
Newark Sunday News" will tomorrow
print an Interview with former Governor
Pattison, Of Pennsylvania. sent from
Philadelphia by its Washington cores
pOndent, J. Martin Miller.
In answer 70 question, the Democrat
who was twice elected governor in one
Of the most rock-ribbed Republican
States. said:
Il believe that the conservative senti-
ment of the country today Is with the
Democratic party. and if the Democratic
party can satisfy that sentiment by its
action at. the national convention Il VIII
receive the approval of the people OF the
country at the polls next November.
In Jefferson's Footsteps.
The Democracy must adhere tc the
principles of ;he Constitution as ex-
pounded by Thomas Jefferson and stick
close 10 the precepts or the Democratic
founders OF our Government. The safety
OF the country and the party is secured
by such a course
Il hope you will excuse me at this
time from any expression to any further
opinion on the national situation. / am
a delegate 10 the convention at St
Louis. and the delegation is under the
unit rule and l cannot. therefore with
out conference with my colleagues, give
further expression"
Jobbery in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Patterson, however In answer 10
a question bearing on the local POLITICAL
situation in his own city and State,
said:
Greater New York nontaiI.-s g ono mile
lion. more people than the eli ~ Phil
adelphia. yet the city Of t71sIadssiphiss
has one hundred thousand more regis
tered voters than the city Of New
York. New York requires personal reg
istration, while Philadelphia has been
denied this safeguard 10 the ballot box
by the State Legislature.
IAN that is necessary in Philadelphia
is for list OF the voters 70 be made up
according TO the reports Of the asses
sors. The judges here never have or
dered the opening Of the ballot box on
an affidavit OF fraud at the polls.
Negro Repeaters.
philadelphia has the largest negro
population Of any city in the United
States except New Orleans. and the
latter city has only 200 more negroes
than Philadelphia Philadelphia hsa
! q. 600 negroes and the State of PennsyI-
vania Is7.OO0.
In Philadelphia the negro popula-
/ ton, based on figures or very recent
/ years, is increasing at the rate of 1905
per annum. While the negroes claim
/ they are debarred from voting at all in
/ the South. they vote two or three times
at each election in Philadelphia.
| "In 1879 there was a Congressional In
vestigation as to the conduct OF cleo
tions in Philadelphia. but such an in
/ yestigation is more needed now than al
any time IN the city's history"
/ Mr.. Pattison was elected comptroller
| OF Philadelphia In 1877 by 800 majority.
When ne ran for governor in 1882, Mr.
Pattisor carried Philadelphia by 1900
majority when Garfield. IN the Presi-
| Dental election Of 1886. received %. 90
majority in Philadelphia.
] In 1852 Mr. Pattison was the Demo
cratic candidate for governor. and Gen
eraI Beaver was the Republican candi-
date. Mr.. Pattison carried the State by
a plurality Of 5000 This IS the first
! time Pennsylvania had gone Democrat,
since 1886.
In Pennsylvania the governor IS ineli
! gible to succeed himself in a successiV,
term. This explains why ne was no
| nominated again in 1880. Mr. DelOma
ter being the candidate on the Republi
can ticket. Mr.. Patttison's majority Il
the contest for the governorship witt
Mr. Delamater was 5000.
Mr.. Pattison voted against the fire.
silver plank in the National Democrat
convention OF 1900. He was vice presi
dent Of the convention at Kansas City
Mr. PattisOn, however, voted for Bryal
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