New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-06

General Order No 477.-Capt --, -- Precinct
You are referred the following extracts OF the laws Of Tie
State for your information:
he Board of inspectors shall possess fun authority to main
regularity and order and 10 enforce OBEDIENCE TO ther
lawful commands during election and durng the canvas
and estmae of votes after tho closing Of the polls and shall
have fun authority preserve peace and good oeI al anu
the polls The election and to keep the access thereto open anu
anobstructed Revised Statutes Part L. Chap w. Art .
Itshal De mscmeanor for any person not being regu
BAR member Of police established IN any city Of tins Stae or
a member Of the Metropolitan Police force OF eonSaDe OF
this State a police constable or assistant ponce eohsae
sheriff or one Of The usual general uepHts % an!
State any criminal process within the sad Metro
potan District Session Laws OF lstO Chap ~ Se''l'h
TN the Cities Of New York and Brooklyn any person WHO'S
N qualified voter either Of said cities shall have the night
amy and all election districts IN such cry 70 ehaese au
the night Of person 70 be placed on any register OF
20 vote at any poll within said city with the sune cet az
though the party making The ehaenge Wash gnS" W. ~
The district where he makes the challenge session Laws oil
1906 Chap So Section 6.
havng been currently reported that certain persons have
made arrangements prevent persons qualified by law from
acting Chaengers General Election be held IN the
Cities Of NeW-YoIk and Brooklyn tomorrow: And II being
also reported that under advisement Of the District Attorney
Ofte County New York the purpose Of certain Of She
Police Justices Of City Of New YOrk to interfere with tie
Boards of Inspectors Of Election (who clothed with ample
authority BY to preserve the peace and around their re
spectye pos while discharge Of their duty at the polls
by issuing the Of persons acting Ch
lengeH
hereby ordered give f protection to all persons
at any Po within your Precinct That in any Challenger
should become dorderly yOu win him from the poll
room without the order Of majority OF the
Board Of inspectors the Election District where the disorder
may
Eyery person arrested under the written order the Board
of Inspectors win be detained the Station House until after
the final Of the votes shall be completed spoyidod
by Statute
In ease any warrant issued by any Police Justice OF either
city te any person acting Challenger for dis
orderly conduct ct the polls placed in your hands or the
hands Of any member Of your command you viii present the
at this Office for inspection before service
YOu viii instruct each and every member Of your command
10 faithfully enforce this order
JOHN A. KENNEDY Superintendent.
DANIEL CARPENTER, Inspector.
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OP CHALLENGES.
HEADQUARTERS BEruEucsS uNoN GEv. CON-
No. co BROADwAY, New YORK, Nov. 5 1890.
Union Hen Of Ne'o-IOrk
An effort is being made to ntmidate our Challen-
gers This be firmly met by friends in every election
District Of the city,
not our purpose 10 challenge any citizen known 10 he
entitled But where there is 20 believe that
attempt made by any person vote who not legally
titled DO it is only the right but the duty Of the In
speooTs any citizen challenge such Our friends
should this arlessy THEN legal right
and should be insisted Any delay oceasoned by violent
resistance Of this right must fan on those who make
has been asceranel that 1900 names have been
found places given by them their residences If these
attempt vote they must be challenged whatever the
sequence is
the purpose the Republican Union organization Of
she City and County Of NewY York obstct interfere with
the night any citizen the elective franchise But
VIC and viii insist preventing from voting who
have no right to do So
advise the Union chaengers do their duty
feaIlesy; make factions opposition but resist every
tempt at fraudulent voting by every means in your power II
opponents willing to take the responsibility Of violent
opposition, they must take the consequence.
Al WILLIAMSON, Chairman
Republican Union General Committee.
T %9.i : I P@12aiOSD, ttsecretaries
WALDO HUTCHIYs Chairman
Republican Union Executive Committee.
CHALLENGING VOTERS.
To me Editor Of Then. J. Tribvss
SIR: The Times Of this morning contained an article
about challenging which contains very serious mis-
take 1t think that the question o. the identity Of the
person offering IS the only ground Of challenge THIS
h not The grounds Of challenge remain they have been
before The only difference in the law that whereas before
voter could ony challenge al HE own poll now by The sixth
section Of the law OF lst6 voter IN NewN ok challenge
at any poll in New York and voter In Brooklyn can Challenge
at any poll In Brooklyn 80 let our ehaenges DO their work
notwithstanding Oakley Halls letter which consider merely
Sc VOC 8. leo 49, LAWYER.
NINTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
FORCED CIRCULAR-A WARNING TO UNION VOTERS
The undersigned citizens of the Ninth Assembly Dis
trict have just circular with appended
recommending the voters of this district TO support
Charles T. Polhamus for the Assembly. Our
30 used without our knowledge consent and en-
phatieay repudate said recommendation and pronounce
the use Of our names thereto as forgery.
GEORGE STARR, PHILIP ALLAlR.
WILLIAM WEIGH, GILBERT j. HUsTED.
ROBERT CARPENTER r. T. TUFTS
Dr JAMES NoRyALL BENJAMIN Smith. JR,
WILLIAM BERRIAN CYRUS II. LOrnuJ~
Mondoy EceHiag NOV j.
TNTON IRAGTR CJUR