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The Daily Gazette
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
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Democrats from Irving Hall in New York City's First Ward accused Tammany Hall of betraying presidential candidate Hancock by distributing ballots with Garfield electors to aid mayoral candidate Grace during the recent election, as reported in a meeting last evening.
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TAMMANY ACCUSED.
DEMOCRATS WHO SAY THAT GARFIELD ELECTORAL BALLOTS WERE SENT FROM TAMMANY HALL.
The Chairman of the Irving Hall organizations in the twenty-four election districts of the First Ward met last evening in the Washington Hotel, Bowling Green, to hear reports as to the alleged political trading in the First Assembly District at the late election. As each district was called the representative arose and stated what he claimed to know about the matter, of his knowledge. The representatives of six districts averred that bags coming officially from Tammany Hall contained ballots for the Garfield electors bunched with ballots for Grace, and they charged that Tammany Hall had sold out Hancock in order to elect Grace.
Ex-Assemblyman Fitzgerald said: "In the Twentieth District on election day I handed a voter a ticket from a Tammany bag. He looked at it, and turning to me exclaimed indignantly, 'What sort of a Democrat are you, running out such tickets as this?' Looking at it, I found, to my astonishment, that the Republican electors' names had been substituted for those of the Democratic electors, and bunched with the Grace tickets. In five parcels I found the same evidences of treachery in the bunching. Tammany Hall was slaughtering Hancock to save Grace."
Mr. Fitzgerald was supported in his assertions by a large number of the delegates present. In one district, the representative said, the treachery was discovered early, but before proper tickets could be had 150 out of the 350 voters had voted.
Resolutions were adopted setting forth that all charges that Mr. Muller, who was a candidate for Congress in the Fifth District, and Mr. Fitzgerald, the candidate for the Assembly, had acted treacherously were false, and condemning Tammany Hall for "traitorously and treacherously" substituting Garfield for Hancock tickets.
Each representative then signed a paper declaring that he had honestly supported the Democratic candidates, and among them Nicholas Muller.
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First Ward, New York
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Last Evening
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resolutions adopted condemning tammany hall for traitorously substituting garfield for hancock tickets and declaring charges against muller and fitzgerald false; representatives signed paper declaring honest support for democratic candidates including nicholas muller.
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Chairman of Irving Hall organizations in twenty-four election districts of First Ward met at Washington Hotel, Bowling Green, to hear reports on alleged political trading in First Assembly District at late election. Representatives from six districts claimed bags from Tammany Hall contained ballots for Garfield electors bunched with Grace ballots, charging Tammany sold out Hancock to elect Grace. Fitzgerald reported handing voter a Tammany bag ticket with Republican electors substituted for Democratic, finding same in five parcels. Supported by delegates; in one district, treachery discovered early but 150 of 350 voters had voted before proper tickets available.