Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-28
Democratic Managers Accept
4 Republican Invitation and
2 Plan Arrest of Padders.
REVELATIONS CAUSE
POLITICAL REVOLUTION
G. o. P. PIuraIities Certain to Be
Greatly Reduced If Not En-
tirely Wiped Out.
rrron, a stan Correspondent

CAMDEN, Oct .2S.-Democratic lead
ers in Camden county have found,
after a thorough inquiry-made i'm
partially--that their suspicion OF
grossly padded registration list being
responsible for the recent big Republi-
can pluralities in this country was well
founded.
careful canvass made by experts
and compared with the registry lists
shows up to date not less than 1000
fraudulent names on the registry list
in this city alone. 1t was expected OF
course that most of the evidence OF
fraud would be discovered in this city,
as 1t contains 76 of the 1oS voting pre-
cincts in the county.
The revelation has caused such
feeling in Republican, as well as inde-
pendent circles, as to produce what Is
akin to political revolution 1t Is not
expected that the Republican majority,
which has scared as high as 10000 in
a presidential year lately, will be wiped
out entirely, but 1t will hardly reach
one-fourth of that figure this year.
Effects on Vote.
Governor Fort was accredited with
a plurality of 6,555 here three years
ago The more conservative Republi-
can leaders are not claiming half that
amount this year. Optimistic Demo
Gratis declare that with the fraudulent
vote eliminated in every section of the
county Woodrow Wilson will have a
plurality.
These same Democrats are equally
confident that Joseph w. Nowrey, Con-
gressman Loudenslager's opponent for
Congress from the First district, which
comprises Gloucester, Salem and this
county will also have a plurality here.
Oyer-zealousness on the part OF Re-
publican official employees rather than
orders from the big local leaders are
tentatively accepted as the cause for
the padding of the registry lists
Going BEFORE Grand Jury.
Franklin H. Halliday, who with Will
lam C. French, the Camden representa-
tive of the Democratic State Commit
tee is in charge of the campaign, has
received a letter from City Solicitor
Bleakly, asking his cooperation in pre-
senting all evidence of fraud in MS
possession to the grand jury.
In his reply Mr. Halliday suggests
fifteen citizens to join in the move
ment, and among other things says:
$50 far as I can learn, not one IL
legal vote has been registered by the
Democrats. If you will inform us of
any such the Democratic organization
will demand of it's election officers that
they refuse such votes. This one thing
is true namely. that the Democratic
candidate for governor, Woodrow VIII
son. demands Of his campaign man
ayers an honest election, and, SO far
I possible, we propose to see that the
IMPOSITION party carries on this cam
paign in the same manner.
If you will join in this movement,
we would suggest that conference be
held and that a committee of fifteen,
five from each party organization and
five independent reputable business
men, be chosen. and that a sincere
patriotic effort be made to free Cam
den county from the stencil that 1t has
borne for so long a time. as the rot
tenest' county. politically. In the East.
Ready to Produce Proofs.
If you will join with us in having
this committee appointed at once we
are ready to produce proofs showing
petrated on the people of this city. as
evidenced by the present condition of
the registry lists, and to substantiate
the declarations we make herein we
are ready and willing to offer this
committee proof that employees of the
city have sworn on the lists hundreds
of false names, and that many of them
have registered names from their
houses when no such persons as they
have named reside therein. One of the
city employees above referred to has
sworn on the lists 70 names and has
eight persons registered from his own
home. Without intimating for an in
slant that all Of the city employees are
guilty of these frauds, can assure you,
can show to any impartial body of
citizens that not a few of the very
men of Camden who are paid to uphold
the law are the very ones who have
forgotten their patriotism and have
transgressed the law in most fragrant
manner and have already made ar
rangements to debaueh the ballot at
the coming election.
Personally l am of the opinion that
this matter of false registration has
been going on so long that many men
who indulge in the crime do not realize
its enormity, and that the practise has
been so common that it is taken as @
matter OF course even by citizens who
in all other respects are reputable.