The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-31
WILLIAMS MAKES BRIBERY
REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR
Continued from page One.


The report In part says:
To His EScellency, Gov. L. F. C. Garvin:
herewith submit 10 you the following
report OF my work as your special agent
and attorney during the recent political
campaign. in the matter OF the detection
and prosecution of offenders against the
election laws OF this state.
To one who makes a careful and sys-
tematic investigation Of the methods now
in common use TO evade our election
laws. TO corrupt the electorate and TO
gain success for the individual candi-
cate. the shocking revelation is made
that slight regard is held for honesty
and honorable means in carrying on and
winning political battles.
My work during the recent campaign
was carried on I'm a somewhat different
way from my work OF last year. This
year l began about ten Gays before cleo
tion by having the several party and
individual headquarters i'm Providence
carefully watched. This I did i'm order
that / might discover. II possible. and
get under surveillance the class Of po-
litical workers and heeiers who would
merits OF corruption. I also had the po-
liticai leaders under observation in order
that ! might know whom they met and
with whom they were I'm communication.
POLITICAL PADRoNEs.
The facts and incidents reported to me
from day TO day by my inspectors would
make very interesting reading and would
put some prominent leaders and poll
ticians In this city and state in very
unenviabe light But as II would not
accomplish sh-any- good purpose to spread
these details before the public will
simply sum up the results In ss brief and
concise manner az possible. Here are
the important things that my ante-elec-
tion investigation revealed
Voters are sought TO be controlled
through individuals who claim TO be able
TO deliver them in large numbers on
election day These individuals were
frequent visitors at the headquarters of
the party by whom they were employed.
This is the method in common vogue for
handling the foreign voter My men dis
covered that these political padrones
were very active about Republican head
quarters.
HEBREW WARD HEELERs.
Among the most frequent visitors there
were n prominent Hebrew politician who
is now under conviction for a serious Of
fence and another Hebrew politician who
short time before election left the po-
litical party NTH which he had been
identified for several years and Joined
himself 10 the Republican party.
These Two Hebrew politicians invari-
ably went together and shared what
ever crumbs fell from the table. My
men followed them one day from head
CHARTERS 20 bank and from the bank
TO their private rendezvous. from which
a man was sent to a nearby saloon TO
change a twenty dollar bin. and little
later the same day 20 change another.
The methods used by these two
politicians fairly represent tho methods
In vogue by other padrones a part OF
the money obtained by them was used 10
establish headquarters. whore their
henchman and vassals could congregate
10 buy drinks and treat those who were
kindly disposed. and 10 employ workers
on election day.
DELIVERED NO GOODS.
note that the custom Of actually buy
ing votes has given place IN large meas
ure 10 the custom of employing a man 20
he must not only vote right. hut IN also
employed 90 get everybody else whom he
can influence. 90 vote as he does.
n goes without saying that IN many
cases The managers at headquarters were
badly fooled and that some ~ those who
obtained money. with the express under
standing that n was 90 he used I'm de-
liyering blocks of voters. had no votes