I am told that dozens--aye, hundreds--of men have gone to the polls and there voted over and over again; that they have given false names, and sometimes, in the presence of the very guardians of the public peace, they have openly violated the law.
Sherman accuses individuals of repeatedly voting illegally and highlights the severity of such actions.
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