The New York herald., 1876-10-26
THE INCREASED REGISTRATION.
Revising the Registry Lists TO Dis
cover the Frauds.
BLuNoERs or TIE INSPECTORS
What Commissioner John |. Davenport
Expects to Find.


supervisors appointed by Commissioner Davenport,
was continued yesterday. IL 10 understood that tho
names OF large number OF persons have been dlscoy
cred the isls who have registered from residences
whore they do not reside aud that many errors nave
been detected which are yet open 10 correction For
instance, names have been registered by Inspectors
putting the before the hors. a. u wer- such As
John Lewis being rendered IS ..ews John. George
Charles FOR Charles George and the like As sne regis
try lists will be open tor inspection alter Monday next
~ behooves every citizen whose name y susceptible Of
twist Of this Kind 10 to II thai he'!s put rsbl on
the record. correction be The day OF
election.
There was considerable talk among the politicians
about the alleged frauds connected with the reg
,on Tue democrats persist IN denying that there IS
in any district any organized attempt their part
10 commi, fraud al the ballot box by means Of
reporters the registering OF names Of persons not
entstled TO vote. They concede that. as IN every
Presidential year. there are many men not entitled TO
vote in certain districts. who, al the ns,igaion Of
others having their ends to in swelling the
local OF their party, Will endcavor this year to
vote They claim. moreover, that the republicans
DEP N h,RE
as any OF the small fry ward politicians OF their party
who may be working to swell the parry vote by audu
lent means All this may be true, there a certain
class OF both parties in many districts who
adopts in the art OF coiorzing voters aud all the
other inquitous schemes to bene1t their party
violation of law and morality II is said OF old John
Covode OF Pennsylvania that, after being elected once
be addressed his Juoiian. constituents thus
my friends, over 1900 voters who didn't
belong here. II was the most Internal outrage ever
perperated; but. damn icni, We beat cm heir
game.u 1t may be quite possible that when all the
chaps who have got their names on tho registry wuh
the intent vote illegally arc ferrcted out BY Mr.
Davenport there will be not few among them OF
the apt pupils OF the small Try politicians OF the rcpub-
can persuasion in whose election districts the demo-
cratic crushing TO be at all times agreeable
to their ambition, which IS to show 6y the large repub
icun vote they can get out that they are
worthy OF being retained IN official place.
As an instance Of wha; unguarded statements
IN the matter OF charging registry frauds upon ndi-
viduals, tho case may be mentioned OF Water Par-
yeyor O'ReiIly democrat. OF tho Third Assembly
district He has beer accused OF having ''coionzed"
i've Illegal voters at his house. Whereas tho only per-
sons who resided the house were himself, his
ter and sster-in. law. IL turns out that therc
nve legal voters in the house; ha. oReilly has
himself there reside IN the house Charles
Kosher, a. Broadway silver platter who
Is .epnoc.n' ppa h assne arr va'lsoan ra, brother
Koeher's and another man whose name is Smith. All
OF them are well known in the neighborhood and sre
legal voters Other Instances might be ci'ed where
prominent poicians' have gul.ed willing listeners
during the past few days concerning the mmcnsity o!
the registration frauds.
WHAT DEMOCRATS RAVE TO SAY
Until Mr Davenport publishes his list u VIII be quito
time enough 10 speculate about the thousands who
have been registered illegally II he errets out all the
rascals who on this list wronsuy he will deserve
the thanks Of tho community, tor II he
pe sure 10 rsjo,cs the drmocra.,c heart by
causing many scamp Under the control OF some
petty republican ward politician to como TO gric. and
viii equally rejoice republicans who vii! then Lc GER
tain that many would-bo democratic voter has been
overtaken before tho day OF his usefulness really
In the opinion of democratic politicians. who pooh
pooh the idea OF the illegal registration on the
part of democrats being SO extensive as
The republicans charge, tho chei reason
for the increase the registration IS
that work who are out of employ ment BY the
thousands are registering Thousands Of
them, they say, when steadily ut work had not the
time to IN other years, their hours for begin
opened Again, many after coming home At night
neglected TO register while others did not get home in
Increase they also believe is ths, hundreds Of men
who never vote all rs rule, but who always had
tho right, coming out thus time TO do their part Ia
the work OF 'sreform."
WORD TO LEGAL VOTERS
Thus much for the two sides OF the case. Meanwhile
woudbs voters not legally entitled to vote. DO they
democrats or republicans had better stand from under
while those naturazed citizens vino legal voters
anu who are easily frightened about their papers not
beng all right shoul not allow themselves 10 be In
t!mida,ed. 1t they are entitled 10 vote even though
they may have lost their papers, so long they
prove 10 the satisfaction OF the Board Of Inspectors
that they entitled to vote, tney Tho law
does not peremptoriy require that they should pro-
ducC tnelr ther papers are
the best evidence that they furnsh
WHAT COMMISSIONER DAVENPORT SAYS.
Mr.. Davenport has now made examinations into the
rezsry lists OF all the wards excepting the Twenty
third. One thousand inspectors were employed ON
Tuesday and yesterday IN accomplishing tho WORK
The results have not yet been classified AMI
measured completely but this work will probably be
finished to-day. Mr.. Davenport SAYS he has thus
TAR discovered 600 names on the registers who are
not entitled to vote tho number including also those
who have moved registering. The Fourth aud
Sixth wards furnish more than their share or the
-.
Seventh Assembly district tho reg stcr Tor the preced
ing iour or nve years shows sevcn.cighths Of
ins m ~a0e r. Sr,n 5ess.srsa % 20
this year the same register shows nearly nlty
per cent Of the names TO be those oil native BORN
Americans. This is little dodge avoid The produc-
ton OF naturalization papers on the day OF the election
Mr. Davenport expects TO ind altogether 1000
registered Of persons who not entitled to
vote. The work has done very care
fully, perhaps more than in any former
year In certain districts new men were
put on Yesterday. to tcst the work the day before
The result OF The second examinations viii show
dry whether or no the duties OF these Inspectors have
Mr.. Davenport has developed some very singular
cases IN the course OF his inspection, one oI the most
OF young men under age who have formed
political organization and have regis.
tered. psr,icuiar examination made INTO
one OF these eases yesterday, aud the mother Of tho
young declared that he Was but nineteen years OF
Mr.. Davenport has been Informed that the Pres
idcnt OF this same club Is the OF OF the City
Fathers.
The names OF a number OF Southern men have been
found 10 be registered and the persons have only re.
Gently come 10 New York Two or three such per
wcre discovered Ia the New York Hotel and the
nolel register shows that they have been
city less than thirty days The lodging
houses. Commissioner Davenport says. have given
trouble tnan any other class OF residences The
inspectors had little difficulty tracing names in
some OF these houses For instance, when nqu
made concerning certain parties OF a lodging
house keeper in the Egnth ward, he replied that tho
belonged there. There names, lie sad, were not
his register, but they slept IN chairs In the
lodging house No 149 Chatham street fourteen
found OF Illegal registration. one man. whose
name appears on the register, has been dead three
years Eight men are registered as living No 34l
stanton street, and the building iound contain
merely bucket shop
Tne above instances serve as examples Of what tho
a fair election Is the work oil inspection or the
registers
The price or ne HERALD today and hsnceJo,th
tciR BE- three cents.