New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-28
Work at the Polls.
Te the Ediso, Qf The N. y Tribune.

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Te the Edio, J The NJ y Tribune
SIR: One week from tomorrow the most i'm
porant election that has occurred In this State sinc
the adoption Of our Constitution takes places ard yet
do not perceive that any efforts being made By h
Republicans or Unionsts to secure favorable result il
this city.
An over the State the din Of preparation ID heard bu
In this great city that will experience the i'll effects
an unfortunate result folly than in any other pcf
ton OF the State for tho reason that local nominations
here GRE vler than can be made elsewhere complete
lshsrgy seems already to have taken possession d the
people.
Ihave enceavored on two or three occasions TO point
out wha. should be done in this city to keep down tie
Democratic majority 10 ts lowest practicable limits
and some OF my communications to TIE TRIBUNE upon
the subject have been published but most Of them have
not and have been needed by the political organi
cations But depend upon it. Ksometbng be not done.
0nd that speedily 10 counteract the efforts Of tho De-
mocracy. their majority here viii be 60 overwhelming
% to as.onsh and confuse their opponents. In saying
that nothing Is being done by Republicans or Unioriss.
am that large meetings constantly held. and
coed resolutions passed. and sound platforms adopted.
and fine speeches made but all these only the pre-
naries 10 tie earnest and efficient work bo done.
and the party that stops with the accomplishment oi
this only never did and never will enjoy trl
rrph But few days since The TRIBUNE Published
from correspondent in Pennsylvania. an account oi
the noau oyosadi Of conducting the recent campaign
in tho, State the most important feature Of which was
the preparation Of careful pol .s in alphabetical ordcT
and the cLccns OF Of names as last voted that
committee could zee at any time Of day who
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TO Pennsylvania and viii rot asiouish yonr country
readers es enyiiDg new. fer tie sae thing IS done
Substantially at every important election in this State
when they rejoice in any Kind of organzailon but low
will Won astonsh those country readers when You in
form them tLa; rong Of the kind is done Aerc; tLei
no Committee at all visits tie polls during tie day that
no chaengegs attend that nobody is present 10 assist
the Unregistered in the preparation Of the necessary
papers; that everything. in fact. Is left to Glance
I pointed out formerly how the Registry
lew conGGces 20 the perpetEntoD OF Ianos'
and .howed how. at the last election, ten
tloussud fraudulent votes were cast fcT Go'.
Seymour in this city The procedure is this; TIE
fsaduen, votes ore unressteed' but on tee cay o.
election one rfescs,s himself e: tie rcs aid bands IN
bnnk aiiiay.i. giving reason wly he 4id Lo'
his name md aiy roason Is sufficient il teing pFirtec
Z
because he oMi'.ta H.
He then pIodu,.s f.iort who souches ios t!n' nAl
TO whom an osth Is administered under which he sweeTs
that he knows the applicant. aud that &c Fe,des a.
manning place IN the election district "heIe 'Ae los
are heidi and that he is voter And TINS Il al '1at is
required by tie Board No proof !, given by such q
voter that te Is twenty one, that lie hes lived iWe"e
montl, in the State or four in the county that be Is
citssn even rt.crded the polls at my election dis'
trc, les. Fall and bused myself nearly al day IN pre-
paraion Of papes for the unregistered and witnessed
this method Of voting I'll late IN ;hc aiteinoon VICE
getting permission stand by tie polls. thought
would try the experiment Of questioning tho qnadca
tons Of that kind of voters and com1cBced Challenging
the registered and the result that twelve Of the
ar,t fifteen unregistered voters that presented
themselves were rejected Until this time
not one rOn J an rHr'g''rfa eRp"ean'
had been refused BY the Board Ard this was speei
men Of tho voting 10 every district in the City OF New
York and this 10 the odioss system that prevails IN tie
city oday and the one that have endeayored to reform
BY calling attention to it, have recently come from
tho country and know how they prepare for an election
there and know your country readers VIII be annoyed
by tie facts stated in this communication.
Now VITA. should be done . careful list stshouid oe
prepared " III the known voters IN the District Gas
sasd as nearly as they be- according TO their pol
eel preferences and fast as the individuals vote tle
name, should be checked OF the list y committee
shouIi be in attendance all DAY at each District and II
tho afternoon efforts eboud os made TO bring In suei
voters as have not voted This committee would prepare
paper, also r Tho unregistered voters and abovea TIE!
should see every man that votes and should iafes!
challenge every one that is rot registered
should consult tie registry bCore the election aaf 's'
that /, contains the uoEe Of no ole Lot Alown o.
ascelained - be voter and II 1t DO such enc Shouc
Fbe CHALLENGED But how any part Of this he done
wi,hou, tie appo.ntmen, Of Committee eAa'sea ut"
ne du,y Of epeadiag The polls in sry Glr'e' Ana !e
venture TO Affirm that such Committee has not Deer
appointed in any of the more than 200 election us
,rlcts In the city; hat such Committee rs not con
tempated by one Republican or Union ore 'nzation II
the city. And mnd my word. If John II. McCunI
shall be elected Judge Of the Superior Cour! 1t VIII u
for lack Of these safeguards. great majority of ~
registered voters VIII doubtlUs be ag1lnst tam bn
ninetenths OF the unregistered viii be thIcNn in hi
favor aud thai rois y gncprossd and ngscrAttri;eG ma
bs made about large the party using II desires
Shn not then these suggestions be heard aud acted VI
without delay and leave I'll after TIE election.
last year. to demonstrate their importance.
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