It was at this election that at Anaconda he had a large number of ignorant Italians. Austrians. and Sclavonians at work in the smelters of the company. I may state here that these men were not naturalized. or very few of them were. until the day they voted ora few days prior to the election. that he had the judge in that district busily engaged in naturalizing them as fast as they could be taken before him. and he sent train loads of them to Butte toappear before the courts there to be naturalized in order to vote at the coming election. They could neither read nor write English. and therefore could not make out their tickets. Judges of election could assistelectors only when physically disabled or ignorant.
Identified stereotypes
Italians, Austrians, and Sclavonians are ignorant and easily manipulated for votes.