Bisbee daily review., 1916-11-04
Government Uncovers Cigan- tic Conspiracy to Use Illegal Voters to Garry Ohio, lllin- ois and Indiana.
MANY REGISTER IN
 VIOLATION OF LAWS
Non-Naturalized Citizens Also Reported Falsely Register ing-U. s. Plans Vigorous Prosecution.
(By Review Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-An off cial estimate that 6O.O0O negroes have been transported recently from the south into Ohio, Indiana. Illinois and other states, was made by the de partment of justice in a statement declaring that a number of the ne groes have fraudulently registered and more election frauds disclosed include padding of registration lists reaching into thousands of false names in one city alone.
 Fraud Develops.
 The statement issued with the sanction of Attorney General Gregory gives warning that conspiracies 10 intimidate voters will be promptly prosecuted. It is the departments first official announcement that actual cases of fraud have been developed by it's investigators.
 Among other provisions of law. says the statement. section 19 Of the penal code makes it an offense against the United States for two or more persons to conspire to intimi- date any citizen in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privi- lege secured to him by the constitu- tion and laws of the United States or to punish him for having exercised such right and the courts have held that one of the rights so secured is the right to vote for federal officers and to have their votes fairly counted and the result correctly returned. Conspiracies to intimidate voters in the free exercise of the right 10 vote for federal olscers are violations of federal law. Such a conspiracy need not be consummated. The develop ment of such conditions will result in prompt prosecutions.
 U. S. To Prosecute.
 United States district attorneys and investigators have been instruct ed to be fair and non-partisan in in- vestigations and prosecution.
 so,o0O Negroes Migrate.
 Information received by the de partment of justice shows that with in the last three months approximate ly 60.000 negroes have been tran sported from certain southern states to northern and western states. main ly to middle western states. particu- larly Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, ln- vestigation has developed the fact that a number of these negroes have registered in violation of the laws of the states to which they have gone and have expressed the intention of voting in those states
 Aliens Register.
 Some information has been de- veloped indicating plans in different states to violate the statutes with reference to election in other ways. such as registration of non-natural- ized citizens: false registration by padding the registration lists with fictitious names with the intention of having persons falsely represent themselves to be the persons whose names appear on the list and vote under these names. what is com monly known as "repeaters." false counts end rerurhs by eSctbn boards: entering of the poll books as having voted person or persons who have failed to vote. intimidating in various forms including that by em- ployers of their employees through threats which tend to corce the will of the employees.
 Padding Reaches Thousands
 Facts in the possession of the de pertinent show in one city the pad ding of registration lists with facti- tious names to an extent. which in the light of accurate information al ready has reached in the thousands"