The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-04
4 HER MANDAMUS ASKED FOR
avits Of Anti-TalMNlany
Politicians.
Hall In Reply to the Orator Of
the Great RefOrmers.
ptetofs Of Election and The Alder.
mamie Ballot Boxes.
Il BARNARD's ORDER.

IL BARNAkDS OHOGtt.
ray was another general aeld day IN The
Lawyers were to be seen lifting nurrle,ily
court room 20 another, and paying
reotyped professional compliments 10 the
s.May 1t please Your Honor; after them
sh here and there the general public, at-
low daily 10 the courts In anticipation of
elopments In the stu fresh grand sensa-
ne day, the city complications.
crnaps, In order ana interest was the
rscr0Rs OF ELECTION CONTROVERSY.
case Mr.. Strahan, counsel for The chief
III the ref0rmers, John Foley. appeared
dye Barnard and made application for an
how cause why Q mandamus should not
cmpel the Mayor 10 remove The Inspectors
appointed by him and to appoint others
4 NIFTY with the law. The application u
the alleged charge that the present in
were illegally appointed by the Mayor;
In fact, was not empowered TO appoint
lat they were the creatures OF
= appointed 10 obey ITS behcsts, and
are VIGOROUSLY incompetent and corrupt.
arnard granted the order, repurnable At q
OF the day-one-O'clock L. N. At that hour
i. an again appeared in court aud stated to
Or that he was willing to have the order TO
q &C on the part OF che MAYOR made returna-
~ morning next. Judge Barnard conse-
,ansed new order, returnable on Monday.
lowing are the afidagns READ In this
shaii OF the plaintiff
AFFIDAVIT or JOHN Fo.fY.
comm or Ffsr York ss.:-Jphu gOlcY
rsworn, dcposes aud says--That he resides
LAST Seventi- thrd street, IN the AineieenIn
&c cits Of New York; thai he Isa candidate
ccar Alderman OF the city n New yors at
1mng electlon, To be ncla on rue 3aay, the
pi November, ISL; thai depoacnt knows
ceiling Is very strong among all classes OF
aroIed 10 the TanIiany Ita'i Associations;
nest election is not 10 lac expected; that
yaich have given use 10 tits feeling are
icilows:--thc SAID TaldmsnT Hall
mas for snmc years maintained
designed to control The cleo
tac city ana county OF hew York.
OF Is secured by hayin. canvasscrs or IN
election appointed or elected In the
3f tho association, II being well under
hca that to succeed al the election is no
question OF ballots, but ono or control
representatives in caca ward IN the
'bese representatives select the rar-
e put In no;ninaton Ia be elected
Cd Inspectors or election ia lie interests
ARDS IN the city. essential qualification CT
so selected being l':ci,.y I" the interests
sociauon. With the consent and CO.
o, tho inspectors aaa cauFassers ot
past years. gross frauds haze been
sd al the elections False registry
e I permitted repeating has been
IA gu an extensive scale; fraudu-
iilve Dccn put mto the oa,ioI hcxcs.
the SYSTEM IA baiio. ssuii.ng. and false
e the ballots have pcSl mad. ThrUu.;
ion Q. ibis system Inc faaimany Hall
a &, or tsosc running undcr tGe protection
asaaany interests nave been almost
rus year rally tvo..hifds OF The in
election nave 70 DC aorointed by the
Ha "a View oi ti;r frauds winch nave been
seig practiscd ia the ass. great interest
.kcn III the suhjec. "a t'.s Appeal n.eIi OK
sctors. II lias been urged upofi the MAYOR !
etSpn Should IT, aproiuicd a inspector \
~ above al suspicion, and representative !
tDXi0nS 10 secure an honest election. /
tcd interviews with tue Mayor with the /
securing his cooperation 10 this I
te interviews the Mayor has reused 10
has proceeded 10 MAKE has appointments /
~ those persons recommended nv the |!
iinli representative; that the names OF /
so appointed 10y the Mayor are sent by /
Cureau OF Elections, where q notice TO !
.ctpr Is prepared aud handed. In the /
tiber OF tie cases, u the CHAIRMAN OF Tue |
Hall Election Committee liz the waryt vino !
withlelds tile same. ms he thinks proper. /
airmali Is not satisfied rs 10 The Huclity ol |
lee 10 the Interests or The famD,auy Han |
the notice IS Withheld ana y substitute
ted, WHO II forthwith appointed 10y the I
vacancy cx,-tei. DcocaeDl !;
, careful Investigations a 10 the !
appointed IN various wards. Upon !
are several VINO stand accused OF !
murder, OF rape AND OF Their |
10 cannot wrae nany well known ie-
Others, VINO IN past years have been
. .rduoulcatiy counting The ballots al
the interes, of The Tammanv Hail can
hundreds 0f the inspectors are entirely ia
OF sosne OF the leading representatives. of
any Hail ASSOCIATION, ana " a. well UNI
seing acccpied q Sertaih.i, by those
ON they reside. that thcv viii make rhcir
sorahic TO The 1ammany Hall candidate
~ reference TO tile ballois cast. And such
igerous character Of mony OF those ap-
the Mayor 10 be Inspectors OF election
sral instances the respectable citizens OF
are afraid 10 come forward 10 make
% o the fact, Their lives peipg IN danger
& q 50. That said inspectors OF elec-
cen appointed by the Mayor in the Tam
Interest; that they are placed under The
the Tahlniany Hall representative in the
viii commit any fraud necessary 10 make
favorable 10 the candidates put in nOm-
81 said association; that the feeling IL
fersai IN THIS c.iy mat With such inspec.
,crion VIII be farce and fraud In the
3 before me, this "a day Of November, ISL
sn, Notary Pubic, New York county.
AFFIDAVIT or NIX. SULLIVAN.
county or N.tc yogIs. sS..-Thos. III. Sui.
duly sworn, dep0ses and says:-1'nat
~ ~ NO. lI3 Delaney stlect, iu The city OF
In the Thirteenth ward IN said Guy: mat
Tas born IN ana mas since resided IN said
nc has been FOL several years q member
cal organization known as Tammany Hall
d; thai depoilent mas personal kuowiedge
IN controlled pJ said association and for
.oi securing the success OF the assocla-
idates at the election held In the city and
sew iork; that tue SAID association has
alye IN each wlrd, cfwhom II Il expected
matters that the election returns win show
OF the associate Candidates IN the ward;
elton inspectors arc nomina ed or appoint
report OF such representative; that the
Ives report Il communicated through
OF the association. or through the bureau
~ the kayor. VINO make the appoint.
ecommended; the notices to the inspec-
appointment ara handed 10 y represen-
lanlmany HAL III The ward. ana by
rcd ~ the appointees; that the Inspec.
ection are almost entirely nnder Inc
the ward representative of the asso.
q by an understanding with Mu IL is ex.
hem TO see that the returns show the sue.
association candidates To make sure OF
"a devices are r6sorted to--sometimes false
oinetimes TIE ballot boxes arc stuffel
Is; sometimes votes are pcrsonated by
ave no right 10 vote. ana sometimes the
falsely counted, giving 70 the association
more ballots than they are entitled 10,
z the candidates not supported by the a..
THOMAS II. SULLIVAN.
before me THIS 3lst day or 0ctooer--C,
zee, Notary Public.
WHAT MICHAEL RYAN sAYs.
C0fnty or NesD York, ss.:--Michael RYAN,
sworn, dcposes and says:--fnal ne re-.
William street, In the Second ward, In
New York; that he has resided In said
learly forty years; that the inspectors or
said ward are In the interest OF the Tam
ASSOCIATION; they are under the direction
reseniative OF said Association In said
IN the judgment OF deponent fair return
. OF the election Is not 70 he expected.