The New York herald., 1876-10-27
NATU REALIZATION.

xA1IoEALITIEs OF THE NEW voTERs--SEARLr
EIGHT THOUSAND ALIENS CREATED cJrI-
zExs.
This being the last day tor naturalization yesterday
was naturally busy one for the naturalization com
mitees. In the democratic rooms the corner OF
Reade and Centre streets, the clerical stan on duty
all day long besegcd by eager multitude
HERALp reporter cnsconced himself behind the rail
ings and watched for several hours the work OF nat
uralzation. Every applicant was subjected 10 the
iearching examination prescribed aud every witness
vigorously questioned several instances occurred
II people making application for their papers who
aHd come 10 tho country before they were
sightcen years OF age. In most cases they
brought with them friends who were questioned as TO
HE duration OF their acquaintance and ,hn.
being gone through they were informed that without
providing some relative positively swear 10 the
sxact period OF their residence the country they
:oud not be naturalized In relation 10 the frauds
charged been perpetrated by iaisc witnesses
At lns committee rooms, Mr. DAVIS, the head clerk,
have made tho greatest Efforts TO detect
these people, II any dared 10 appear here, and sue
ceeded in discovering Que OF them. l was gong out
10 lunch Que day when, as | passed group The
sidewalk, l heard person say, "Wlll swear ten or
twelve yearsy On hearing this Withdrew aud watched
the party, which soon came toward these rooms
saw them enter and followed soon Alter, saying to
Oncer Garside as passed, do not go out want you
saw the man whose conversation had overheard
70 to the IailiLgs with applicant and managed TO
Towd IN between them As did 80 the rrst held up
lcouple OF tickets ana asked, winch Is yoursy" Il
''that one" said the oiher, pointing out has own
..Wnat il the name ~ was the next query.
"kane," was The reply.
From this Iincrred that the scamp must have been
iltcrate onier who could neither read
lust then turned to the third person who in
With them nnd \ asked,
"Who ls that manf'
'His name is Kane" said he.
mo; mean the Other" !"
son he is a friend Of mne " he starnmcrci
At tho time caught the witness by the
and asked him who he He said he was friend
Of Kane's.
SHOW long have YOU known him 2" At this be began
10 blustcr, but said 10 him, II heard you propose
outside 70 swear Tor this man heard you ask him
his name aud what card his. and set that officer
10 watch you, for you are perjurcr At this he began
70 plead that he had only come along with Kane and
did intend go to with MIN, but the
rascal would have done any hing TO make dollar As
I say then" continued Mr. Davis, .here may be ,de
agubouds about willing TO vouch for applicants but
have abored 10 find thcm out and they cannot very
eadily escape US. "
Al the Republican Naturalization Committee rooms
n Chambers street there not as large crowd as
night be anticipated, but II was thought that most
people who proposed making app. p.icatioa here for ad
mission TO citizenship had already awaited themselves
o the opportunities afforded them, and had not de-
laycd TO late day Mr. Werlhemer, the secretary
Of The committee, said that there had been great
crowd expected by him his ASSISTANTS the search
Ing questions which were put 10 every applicant were
calculated to discourage any whose claims were not
veil founded He sand, too. that his committee
obliged TO send applicants to courts which under
democratic control and INFESTED by people In the
p0y Of tho other committee and diIiculiies we're
pAced In their way, and In some cases they wero ad
vsed 10 conceal from what they had received
their tickets, IN order 10 prevent their being delayed
F in some way turned from their purpose.
fhe following table shows the nationailcs of persons
batn