New-York tribune., 1876-10-27
coLoNIzAToN BY REPEATERs.
FRAUDULENT REGISTRATION IN THE TENTH AND
Eleventh ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.

FRAUDULENT REGISTRATION IN The IINIH AND
Eleventh ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.
In the Xth Assembly District no very eXten-
sive frauds have been d covered was expected hat
there wouIbe; yet enough have been disclosed 70 show
that careful Investigation has not been thrown away IL
the district there many tenement houses from eacA OF
which last year only two three voters weIe rsered
but this year the number has increased to nine or ten
The adhcrents Of Tammany have shown great zeal in
bringing their men 10 the registering places and remain
ing closely by them until all questions mad been ans
wered Yesterday n TRIBUNE reporter undrro to
verify some Registrations the Eighth Election District
At No il Firsst. is large tenement house occupied
by about 90 families One Of its entrances Is also IN
Exeter-pace at No. g. Among others, Joseph Wbcland
Thomas Shields, and Anton GO,kinsky are regI5-
tered from this house. The reporter inquired
for them Of MI Myers, the Superintendent,
OF the woman who keeps the grocery store IN
the building. OF the who keeps the boarding de-
paltment and Of person VINO seemed I" be the Jahlt'r
No traces Of these three men could be obtained Tue
iapitor said that family named Shields had lived there
early last Spring, he Thought Robert Hart and John
Edwards are registered in the election district as
residing al No &C Firstst The house Is PLAN two
story blding, occupied by two families The occupants
OF both floors said that persons by name OF hartor
Edwards lived there and they knew nothing OF such poo
pie.
The XIth Assembly District also shows the effect OF
manipulation by the ward politicians This district Is
composed OF the Twentieth Ward and portions oi tue
Eighteenth and Twenty-hrst Wards. The fraudulent
vote already registered is estimated by politicians hyng
in the Ward at, 500. aud the machinery Is
sad 10 be IN readiness 70 obtain 500 more lals.
registrations on the last two days. Inc alEGst E
number OF Illegal votes is believed 10 be registered 10 the
Twentieth Ward, which includes the territory lying west
OF Broadway and between twentieth aud tOfutti-'ts
In this portion Of the district, especially 10 IWehly-
seventh and Thirty-rss., bptwecu sixth ana seventh
yes are large number OF gambling rooms ana houses
OF bad character IN nearly every OF when from thee
IL I5 votes are registered. One house IwehtyseV
entst is given as residence by - voters. not one OF
whom II asserted, lives there. The rtspeclabe pO-
tious Of the district have also been invaded ny
the rcIcatcrs, who, II the registry HSts are 10
be trusted, are the occupants OF houses ~ nelgh-
bOrhoOds whore their presence was never suspected
prominent Democrat, who lives on Thirty illnthst-,
near Fflhaye. going TO register discovered tat I'VE
men whose acquaintance ne did not ENJOY were on the
list as inmates OF his mousse. lie very indignant u
il stated when first learned the fact but on Oelng
quietly informed that the men were al Democratic
voters ne safd that he should do nothing about IT,
be learned the issue Of false haturdlza-
ton papers has not been carried on 10 any great extent
Iu addition the two places already noticed ~ IHE
TRIBUNE auOtle discovered yesterday ~ down
town clubhouse where papers with the blanks duly filled
ou and the forged signatures attached were sold for
small sum