New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-06
SNYDER AGAINST SIMPSON.
THE WITH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT CONTEST.
LIGHT THROWN ON THE WORKINGS OF NEw-YoRs
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES


LIGHT THROWN ON THE WORKINGS OF NEw-YoRK
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
The Committee on Contested Seats in the Repnb
lican Central Committee held interesting session
in the Michael Cregan Club Rooms in Fourth-ave,
yesterday afternoon and evening. Alderman John
c. O'CoDnor IS chairman of the Committee, the
other members being Pierre C. Van Wyck, Super
intendent of the Assay office; James A.
Perry and Robert G. McCord.
The hearing which was begun on Saturday of the
testimony In the contest from the With Assembly
District was concluded. The sitting delegates are
headed by Harbor Master John Simpson, and the
contestants by Francis Snyder Mr.. Simpson in
giving his evidence said:
WAS one of the watchers at the primary election
cast for Snyder ticket aud ZIG Simpson
ticket Somebody said that there 81 votes east for
the Sny der ticket and demand a recount ala not
handle rue tickets and had bet result did
nUt o say ~ would WIN at tue prnary eecon because use
cause mad jacob Paterson my side.
Charles Freligh, clerk in the Surrogate's Office,
who was one OF the inspectors testified:
No lOts destro Cd. Votes were not taken when
challenged until The poll list was examined TO teo tine
ma ne was on tAe roll Persons allowed to vote IL
the names they gave the roll. Nicholas Gable
allow oil TO vote because his not
ron. Know hin TO he Repub1ean Edward WliDnr
permitted 10 vote although one had previously
voted On his name, because knew him to be entedto
vote.
blr. Denuer ISstlIeu bDdJ seven persons not
Ders OF the association were allowed to vote three
tunes each Tor the Simpson ticket.
COlomOn DerdOs, q respectable-loOking German
about fort y-iye years old, was examined and SAID
" am member OF she ASSOCIATION. 1 offered my
vole at the primary but the inspector refused TO
Charies Freii9h was recalled and said Il did
no, refuse to anow Der los TO vote. saw him ana
cneck his name. | md not know him before that
nign,, but remember seeing him vote"
Frsderlck Spzer, one OF tue niemLers, testified as
follows:
When the polls closed we took the ballots all out Of the
box and piled taem the tloe ana then counted them
r,eoged would ask Mr. FGelish Il IL was all ngut.
II !. was then put IN the lux Police Cap
,elD Copeland put his cuD on the box se'e al times
asked bIn II ne .tcler, and ue answered Inat
the primary was only Ia Co anyway. AN cauiker.
Gu cross-ex examination Sinzer admitted that be
was n Custom House Inspector. W. j. Allen testi
lied that he voted ut che primary. lie said he was
member OF tho association, but coud not write,
anu the secretary. z. H. Clark. signed name for
him. Mr.. Clark went the stand and testified
that he didn't sign ClarNs name, and that Clark
was not a member of the association, but was per-
niitted TO vote the Simpson ticket. Charles Major
said that Allen was "A member and that he saw
Clark slgh Aliens name 20 tue roll Bir clark sub
mlIted the roll AID specimens of his writing to
Prove to the contrary. He SAID that the witness
Allen was not the who belonged to the assUcia-
ton.
Mr.. Alexander an old man. testified that he was
a member OF the association and tnat he went 10 the
primary to vote the Snyder ticket. Tut the Inspec
tors refused 10 receive his vote. Mr.. Simpson adj
mitted that this TACT, but said 1t was because
Alexander sold ont TO the Democrats Oh the last
election day.
Slr. Fay who inspector for the
Snyder party. testified that men voted
without giving any names; tnat Snyder votes
thrown the floor; that twenty mon
voted who dii not live in the district and that the
ballots were IAN pered with beiOre the result was
annou ced. Francis Snyder a4d T. ii. Clark gave
sim az evidence
hl. Botty. counsel for the Simpson party, asse T.
ell That there was no evidence to prove any fraud.
Mr. Ludti z. COINS i for Snyder sail that their
tesiSn nv sho ed that seventy-hve Illegal votes
we're cast tor Tho simpson t.oaet onto totai of
2Z3. and that the Snyder tchet rec 1ved eighty
one Is, not counting those thrown on the IioJr
hen 1t Was ace. tanned that tie next pal
fr,t icaned the table where the tickets were,
when tn of tue Sn,dor O'c&ets disap-
De'red. Johnny Sm 'son barrie .drd ,ne
dOois before the primary BEGAN ana
dsUye out all bnl his " heel rs" asserting that he
b I'll "i.eu the room AMI wOdld do rs he'd ease"
All of the witnesses ,npson were Oiceho els.
ne aiiluent-madc so b. polltcs-dnd carrled
things Aith nigh hand. Tne election was IA ia d
ap ALI Copeland mad said me h"pu Jl, an
par nd waruIng al the last oIeCt,0 ami Il
cou.d LOT auord iongef TO upnOh suoh dishonesty
and trckery.
81 SIM, son. anna % go deal OF excitement,
asN,d mo privilege of replying 40 Mr.. LuddIng.
nc OBI .cted 10 De ng caied JOIhny" aud sail:
so 49, cru words been said here about myself
No, one Of eVnlesLing our seats contributed
collar nr,' Republican, cdlsc. have paiO a. the
,xp uses 4 every K,puUncan Caldldate my district
uLf T a.d unjust ia. these men enOud axe slcn
o.4rs alust me t. 20 before tue puOlIc.
Al the evening session of the committee the
XIII n DisirIct was callcd III sitting del, gates
ar known as Frank" ha ymOnds men. lie con-
t,stanis arc W. h. SpOO .or, AseinbIymd Crane
aud others. Dir. SpOOn,r submitted atnda ats of
nearly 700 persons TO show mat ia .raudu ent
yoTrs wee east Tor The Raymond ticket. AiIOg tner
th, r. were 10 woes Clstd the pnIndry, Oi winch
he MIS- prepar Il % prove that the contest nts re-
,eiy,d - ano thai tdTOwI OuC the la iraudu-
L. 4 votes the Raymond ucktC only nad pJsslb
0l q, tes he said tLat tine election was conducted
In I'm. most Outrageous manner. We Known
Denoc ats ,oied agan and akan. giving tneir resi-
oences nj pa es which proved 90 Do vacant lots ahd
lun Der yards a.. ,
An excl ed Irishman who was among the crowd
in I O room inierrup ed Alr. SpoOner by yelnng:
"Ye're har-tuafs what ye arr. lez odglt to Oe
ou ON the pralreS. 1t maAes me blood bon to hear
Mir. Spooner-That is the kind of cattle We have
to deaf with. = u,
opposed the reception of the immense pie OF ALL
daylts submitted by Air. SpOoner.