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Folks, some say Lyndon Johnson stole Texas and George Bush stole Florida. Heck, these guys just played around. Here is the history of stuffed ballot boxes, phony voter registration--well, all the tricks of the trade.

STUFFING THE BALLOT BOX
IN THE OLD DAYS IN CALIFORNIA

As many of you know I specialize in finding rare and untold stories of political interest. Here is “Tapeworm Tickets & Shoulder Strikers,” by Richard Reinhardt. According to the author, no trick was to bad to turn to get an honest vote. Well, that is, an honest vote for your personal candidate. Here is the documented story of the old pioneer days and how voting was rigged. Not much has changed in our country except maybe the computer makes it a little easier for dead men to register and block live voters from going to the polls. This is far too voluminous and much too complicated for a layman to review all the various scandals of the old west at the ballot box but they are listed here in this massive index of candidates who ran for office in California and either:

SURVIVED OR PERISHED BY THE CROOKED TALLY.

Here’s one of ‘em.

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Following my retirement, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our western pioneers. During my research, I discovered that thousands of our kinfolk lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealer’s shelf gathering dust. Because Old Western History and Memorabilia was printed before computer indexing, I index every item I sell.

This complete index will be bound and included in this offering at no additional cost.
Humbly, I am trying to keep our history alive.
I hope you appreciate the effort.

TAPEWORM TICKETS AND SHOULDER STRIKERS

By Richard Reinhardt
ANCESTORS INDEXED HEREIN, CIRCA 1800’s - 1890
ANCESTOR’S LOCATION: CALIFORNIA, MAINE
GENEALOGY NAMES INDEXED w * INDICATING PICTURE:
ADAMS, James, for Sheriff 1871
ALDRICH, WM. A., for Assembly 1871
ALVORD, William, for Mayor 1871
ARMS, Moses, for State Prison Director 1856
AUSTIN, Alexander, for Tax Collector 1870
BADLAM, Alexander, for Assessor 1871
BAEHR, Ferdinand, for State Treasurer 1871
BATCHELOR, E. P., for Justice of the Peace 1871
BAUER, John A., for Treasurer 1871
BEAUVAIS, A. B., for County Surveyor 1867
BECKH, G. W., resigned Recorder
BELL, Alexander, Presidential Elector 1856
BELL, Sam, for State Senate 1856
BELLMER, John, for County Treasurer
BIGLER, Reed, City and County Surveyor
BOGGS, B., for Assembly 1856
BOLENDER, H. N., for Superintendent of Public Instruction
BOOTH, Newton, for Governor *
BOWEN, J. L. R., for Collector 1867
BOWMAN, James, ran for Assembly
BREWER, John H., for Superintendent of Common Schools
BRITTON, Jos., ran for Assembly
BRODERICK, David, Senator
BRYTE, Mike, for Sheriff
BUCKLEY, “Blind Chris”, Democratic Boss
BUFFINGTON, J. M., for Superintendent of Public Instruction 1856
BUGBEE, S. C., ran for Assembly
BURDEN, C., for Coroner 1867
BURR, Aaron
CARLTON, Henry, nominated Harbor Commissioner 1863
CASEY, Alderman James, victim of vigilance
CHANNON, Thomas B., for Assembly 1871
CHRISTY, Ed., for Supervisor Fourth District
CLARK, John, for Constable
CLAYTON, Charles, ran for Assembly, for Harbor Commissioner 1867
COGHLAN, John M., for Third District
COLE, Cornelius, for Clerk of Supreme Court 1856
COON, Henry P., nominated Mayor 1863
COX, J. W., ran for Assembly
CREIGH, J. D., for Justice of the Peace 1871
CROSSETT, F. M., for Superintendent of Common Schools 1867
CURREY, John, for Justice of the Supreme Court 1867
DAVIES, Wm. A., for Assemblyman 1867
DAVIS, Henry L., nominated Sheriff 1863
DAVIS, Matthew L.
DAYTON, William L., for Vice President 1856
DELANEY, W. D., ran for Assembly
DOOLAN, William, for Public Administrator 1870
DOWS, James, nominated for Inspector of Election 1863
DRAY, Findley, R., for Assessor
DUFFY, James A., for Senator
DUTTON, Henry, ran for Assembly
DWYER, David, ran for Assembly
EDWARDS, L. B., Captain, for Harbor Master 1871
FABENS, F. A., for Justice of the Peace 1871
FAY, Caleb T., for Mayor
FELDHEIM, N. G., for Public Administrator
FELT, J. J., ran for Assembly
FINNEY, Seldon J., for Senator 1871
FITCH, Wm., W., for Surveyor
FLOOD, Noah F., for Superintendent of Common Schools 1870
FORD, S. H., for Judge of Election
FREELON, Thos. W., for County Judge
FREMONT, John C., for President 1856
FRENCH, C. G. W., for Assemblyman
FRY, Wm. H., for Superintendent of Public Schools
GARDNER, Robert, for Surveyor General 1871
GARRAT, WM. T., for Senator 1871
GARRISON, Cornelius, K., Mayor
GOHRAM, George C., for Governor 1867
GOODALL, Charles, for Assembly 1871
GRAY, Giles H., for Assembly 1871
GREEN, James J., for State Controller 1871
GUNN, Lewis C., Presidential Elector 1856
HAND, George, Artisan
HARNEY, William, for County Clerk1871
HARRIS, S. R., nominated Coroner 1863
HARVEY, O., Doctor, for Assemblyman
HARVEY, Samuel, for Constable
HICKSON, Henry, for Chief of Police 1870
HIGBY, William, for Congress Second District 1867
HITTELL, Theodore H., Historian
HOLBROOK, C. E., for Coroner
HOLT, Thomas H., for Auditor 1870
HOPPER, P. J., for Assemblyman
HOUGHTON, S. O., for Congress 1871
HOWELL, Josiah, for State Controller 1867
HOYT, Hazen, for Public Administrator
HOYT, Joseph, for Assessor
HUNTER, E. F., for District Attorney 1867
JACKMAN, S. H., for Superintendent of Common Schools
JACOBS, Joseph, for Sheriff
JOACHIMSEN, H. L., for Justice of the Peace 1871
JOHNSTON, Wm., for Assemblyman
JONES, J. P., for Lieutenant Governor 1867
JOST, Charles, for Assembly 1871
KELLY, Martin, a Republican Leader of San Francisco
KELLY, Sam, for Assembly 1856
KENFIELD, D. M., for County Treasurer 1867
KIDDER, Chas. A., for Clerk
LAWTON, Asa T., for City and County Treasurer
LEACH, Frank A., Newspaper Editor
LOEWY, William, nominated County Clerk 1863
LONG, William, G., for Sheriff 1867
LONGAN, Ed, for Constable
LOVE, John L., for Attorney General 1871
M’CARTHY, D. O., for State Printer 1867
M’CULLOUGH, J. G., for Attorney General 1867
MARGO, A., for Assessor 1867
MARKEY, W., for Constable
MASTEN, N.K., nominated for Judge of Election 1863
MATHEWS, O. L., for Assemblyman 1867
MATHEWSON, Thos. D., for City and County Assessor
MCCULLOUGH, Samuel, for Assembly 1871
MCGLYNN, John A., for Harbor Commissioner
MCGOWAN, Ned, Judge
MCKINLEY, Geo. C., for Recorder
MEEKER, David, for Assembly, 1871
MELONE, Drury, for Secretary of State 1871
MENZIES, Stewart, for Supervisor 1870
MONROE, John A., for County Clerk
MOORE, S. B., for Supervisor Third District
MOTT, E. B. Jr., for Assemblyman
MURDOCK, Charles, Businessman
MURPHY, D. J., for District Attorney 1871
NEWMARK, Harris
NOUGUES, Joseph M., for City and County Attorney 1870
ORMSBY, C. N., Presidential Elector 1856
OULTON, George, for Senator 1871
PACHECO, Romualdo, for Lieutenant Governor1871, for State Treasurer 1867
PARKER, Charles H., for District Attorney
PARKS, W. H., for Secretary of State 1867
PAXSON, Joseph S., nominated Treasurer 1863
PERKINS, E. D., for Treasurer
PERRIN, Otis, for Assemblyman 1867
PIERCE, Nelson, nominated Harbor Master 1863
PLUNKET, William A., for School Director 1870
PORTER, Nathan, nominated District Attorney 1863
POTTER, Geo. C., nominated Surveyor 1863
POULTERER, Thomas, J., for Sheriff
PRENTICE, John, for Surveyor
RANKIN, Ira P., for Congress 1856
REED, Charles F., for Surveyor-General 1867
REED, Henry R., for Assembly 1871
REEVE, George B., for Recorder
REINHARDT, Richard, Author
REYNOLDS, Jas., H., for Inspector of Election
ROSENFELD, John, for Commissioner 1870
ROSENFELD, John, for Harbor Commissioner 1871
SARGENT, A. A., for Congress
SEIBE, John, for Assembly 1871
SEWARD, Lucy, wife of Thomas Seward
SEWARD, Thomas J.
SHELDON, B. A., Doctor, for Coroner
SHERMAN, WM., nominated Superintendent of Public Schools 1863
SHOULDER STRIKERS, now known as “Rock Rollers”
SIMMS, J. V., for Supervisor Fifth District
SMITH, N. Proctor, Captain, for Harbor Master
SPLIVALO, A. D., for Assembly 1871
SPRINGER, Thomas A., State Printer 1871
STARR, A. D., for Supervisor 1st District
STARR, Henry, for District Attorney
STEVENSON, J. D., for Recorder 1871
STEWART, Jesse A., for Recorder and Ex-Officio Auditor
STILLMAN, J. D. B., Doctor, for Coroner 1871
STREET, C. L., for State Senator 1867
STRETCH, Richard H., for Surveyor 1871
SWETT, John, for Superintendent of Public Instruction 1867
SWIFT, Frank, for Constable
TAGGART, Grant I., for Clerk of the Supreme Court 1871
THOMPSON, Gideon, for County Clerk 1867
THURBER, A. E., for Roadmaster
TORREY, Erastus N., for Fire Commissioner 1871
TOWNSEND, C. F., for Justice of the Peace 1871
TRACY, F. P., Presidential Elector 1856
TUBBS, A. L., ran for Senate
TURNER, J. N., for Congress 1856
TWEED, Boss
UPSON, Lauren, for County Clerk
VAN DYKE, Walter, ran for Senate
WAITE, E. G., for Clerk of Supreme Court 1867
WALLAGET, James, for Assembly 1871
WALSH, Thomas, for Superintendent of Streets and Highways 1870
WATERMAN, F. H., ran for Assembly
WEBB, Stephen, Mayor
WENDELL, J. F., for District Attorney
WHEATON, WM. R., for Assembly 1871, nominated Assessor 1863
WIDENER, Peter, owned a Butcher Shop
WIGGIN, C. L., ran for Assembly
WILSON, J. W., for Coroner
WOOD, Joseph, Colonel, ran for Assembly
WRIGHT, M. J., for Assemblyman
YOUNG, Thomas, nominated Recorder 1863
PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS w * INDICATING PICTURE:

Pict. 1: A judgment on the back of the California ballot, 1871. *
Pict. 2 and 3: The fronts of these ballots discourage “scratching” or “pasting”… *
Pict. 4 and 5: And their colorful backs provided easy identification, even when folded. *
Pict. 6: The front of the cartoon ballot in Picture l, San Francisco, 1871. *
Pict. 7: Fifth District, Union Ticket – a flamboyant design, but names could be altered. *
Pict. 8: Union Republican State Ticket, pictured Newton Booth, for Governor. *
Pict. 9: Mariposa, 1856, Republican Nominations. *
Pict. 10: Tuolumne County, 1867, Union State Ticket. *
Pict. 11: First Ware, Regular Democratic Ticket, 1870. *
Pict. 12 and 13: Election cartoons of 1856. *

PLACES AND THINGS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED w * INDICATING PICTURE:
Administration Union Ticket, Fifth District *
Botany Bay
California’s Uniform Ballot Reforms of 1872
Carquinez Straits
Committee of Vigilance
Delaware System
Doomsday Book
Double Improved Back-Action Ballot Box
Fighting Seventh Ward (a tough, working-class neighborhood in an industrial area)
First Ward Regular Democratic Ticket 1870 *
Gas Ring
Los Angeles, California
Mare Island Navy Yard
Mariposa, California
Mexican War
Oakland, California
People’s Independent Union Ticket *
People’s Ticket, City and County Nominations 1863 *
Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles
Republican Nominations 1856 *
Sacramento, California
San Francisco, California
Tammany Hall
Tasmanian Trick
The Mark of the Tapeworm
The Registry Act of 1866
Tuolumne County, California
Tweed Ring
Union Republican Regular Ticket 1871 *
Union Republican State Ticket *
Union State Ticket 1867 *
Vallejo Republicanism
Vallejo Tapeworm
Vallejo, California

OLD POLITICAL TRICK MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING

While others clip ads from magazines, I save history. It’s a shame that our past is being lost. It’s as simple as that.

My wife kids me that after I find a piece I like, buy it, read it, research it, take a picture, scan it, write the blurb, pay the entry fee and commission, that I end up making about 50 cents an hour. But, OH HOW I LOVE THIS OLD WESTERN HISTORY. What a story, Rare Story!!! Great Pictures. You will love it as it was published in this old complete western magazine printed on heavy slick paper many years ago. The issue is in excellent condition, the cover is pristine and in vibrant color.
As clearly stated in my description, this is featured story in a rarely found and seldom read unusual and complete western magazine. I don't give out name of publication or date because I have caught competitors copying my index and work and trying to sell it as theirs. I hope you understand.
Buyer pays postage of $3.50 Media Mail to U. S., $4.50 to Canada. Due to outrageous increase in postage, we do not ship Priority Mail. $10.00 Par Avion (Air Mail) for International Mail. Texans must pay 8-� % sales tax. Thanks,
Tom

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