New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-26
ELECTION SAFEGUARDS.

TuF POLICE soARD ON ILLEGAL REGISTRATION
RIGHTS or NNTURALIZED CITIZENS.
4 special meeting Of the Board of Police was
called yesterday, at the instance NJ commissioner D.
becker who stated that he had received Information tnai
Tanmany Hail had been cooni2ing persons IN the lower
portion OF the city and elsewhere, for the purpose ~
voting falsely and Illegally during the coming election.
Ho offered The following resolutions, which after som"
opposon from Commissioner smith. carried unanl-
mOusly:
Whcreas Reports have reached the Police Department
that there has been IN several OF the dstlcs o nc C
false aud Illegal registration and .. -. .o.
Whereas II is the duty OF the Police Department 10 ss
against rs the law directs; therefore,
Resoired That the superintendent be- and he II hereby
directed forthwith to take al measures necessary 70 ~
certain false illegal recstration " any nas hen
made in several election districts of the city ana 10
have all persons who have registered 'aIsey o. lrga,
or NAV be lscertaned to cauied or he accessory 10
causing false or illegal registrations aplehehncu anu
brought before magistrate, TO be dealt Win according
law.
At the meeting OF the Tammany Committee on Organi-
sston Yesterday several Of the members reported ihat
t-y had discovered frauds in registration In some OF the
districts. Warren C. Bennett said that in one
election district OF the Eighth Ward there we're Il
coored voters registered from house where there were
not than legal voters. Others had been di--
covered registered from places which proved to he
vacant lots manufactures. Park Commissioner Dono-
hue said that in the XXth Assembly District the Com
mittec having the matter in charge had already
discovered between 800 and 100 fraudulent regis
tered fraudulent registration had also been practeed
in the Id lid WITH and with Districts. The registra-
ton lists would carefully scanned and search made
for the residence Of persons deemed to nc iFauduenty
registered
The Board OF Police yesterday removed the follow ing
Inspectors of Election Edward Il. scott OF the Inn
Election District OF the XVIII Assembly District for
preyious ad character John n Searles OF the AANlth
Election District OF the with Assembly District for IN
toxicatIon John d. Henderson Of the XXlld Election
District OF the XIltl Assembly District, for allowing the
registry books 10 20 ont Of hs possession
Justice Pratt granted prrcMptOry mandamus yes'cl-
dav 10 compel the BROOKLYN Board Of Elections to give TO
Richard IIamaun certificate stating that he emitted
to vote at the coming election Hamann Is one o. ABOUT
900 men who were natura.ized last Tuesday Tie la"
Droyidc. that all persons natnrazed " uhseqnent 10
Tuesday two weeks before the election are entitled 10
receive certificate ~ qualification within eight Day OF
The election The Beard of Elections he'd that subse.
0uept To Tuesday meant after Tuesday had passed ana
the Justice ruled that meant after Tuesday had begun
The Committee of the Independent Taxpayers AHsOcls
ton OF BROOKLYN recently appointed 10 take action lor
the prevention fraudulent voting organized ast night
resolution was passed Offering reward OF elOO Tor
information leading the arrest aud convcuon o any
person guilty Of attempting TO vote illegally III hhgS
County.