The sun., 1888-10-31
EVERY Dsarooe<r CAV 1orR
The Eniarwcd Reeistrntion Need Not Fright
enAny One-6aooa News Feurs late Town.

! The Ini.rroa Rer,.trntson Need n OF Fright.
enAny one-pooa News Feurs Into Town.
A days rest has proved Of great benefit to
| Gov. Hill. II has taken the frog out OF his
| throat and flled out his checks and frightened
his eyes. The truth is, and II might as well be
told, that the work the Governor has been
doing In campaigning and attending to
his duties at Albany has been so great
that many OF his friends have worried lest he
be taken III. To-day the worst is over and he
has safely weathered the gale OF work. His
speech to the workinRmen In Brooklyn to might
will be delivered In the old familiar stalwart
tones and Impressive style that reawakeDed the
Democracy Of Indiana and Connecticut and
New Jersey.
Among those who called on the Governor at
the Holman House yesterday were Edward
Murphy Jr., Comptroller Wemple. Gov. Church
OF Dakota Judge Muller. Andrew II. Green.
Richard Croker, Joseph J. 0Donohue. Chief
Justice Elliott SANFORD OF Utah. and William
f. Sheehan. Col W. G. Rice, the Governors
secretary was also in town and at the hotel.
Everybody in the headquarters was glad to SEQ
Mr.. Sheehan. who Is again in nomination for
the Assembly at great cost to himself, for his
leadership OF the minority In Albany has long
been an obstacle against his pursuit OF
the fine practice that awaits him in Buffalo.
Hill. while Cleveland Is certain to reduce the
Republican majority OF 1884. Chief Justice
Sanford OF Utah. also among the visitors. Is
the man about whom the Republicans have
been saying that he has raised 81 600 among
the Mormops to help the national ticket" He
laughs at the CanRrd and says he came East
without the fund. not having known that 1t had
been raised until he saw the opposition papers.
State headquarters says that Moses Lyman Of
that PLACE. Vice President Of the Harrison and
Al are conspicuous business men. The Opera
House has heen hired for u Democratic meet
Merriam. another OK -Repuhicsn n, Will preside.
=, A prominent LAWYER called the attention OF
to section .s4S Of the CONSOLIDATION act which
all elections Vh ,h held n ths
al O'clock in thea the aiernoon." m o ~ He said that the
intent Of the law in closing the polls at this
counting the votes AT once. SO that the result
might bss IL as as
tory and not mandatory. and that elec
tion officers will lie justified under the
ceive the ballots OF all registered voters who
mny be In line waiting to deposit their ballots
pointed out that the Court Of Appeals has con-
strned the election laws rs directory, in many
% hs hs he tSs Tsh IF h
reports. page 67, is IA leading case under this
view OF the construction OF the law. 1t de-
clares that mere technical errors and failures
10 follow the law shall not vitiate either an
election or vote.
1t is assumed that even as many as GOO votes
in polling place can be received and register
ed by competent polling clerks. and tho man
ayers OF the Democratic national and State
campaigns attach slight importance TO the
fright which has lheeni raised in regard to the
possibility OF receiving the vote next Tuesday.
Wherever 1t shall be shown to the satisfaction
OF the Police Commissioners that in overcrowded
precincts the poll clerks are incompetent upon
initia examination to receive and record votes |
ct the rate Of two minute they will be trans
ferred to election districts wherein the vote is !
within the prescribed limit OF 400, and more !
cXpeditiously working clerks will be sent to |
take their places. Another lawyer at the |
Democratic State headquarters last night said !
that under strict Interpretation of the statute
all voters in line at any polling place at the |
time announced for the closing OF the polls
must be permitted TO deposit their ballots
In view OF this situation those charged with
the management OF the Democratic campaign
say that no trouble need be feared. as every
qualified voter will feel it incumbent upon HIM
self to be at the polls early that he will run no
risk Of being disfranchised Those expert
eneed in registration declare that 500 and even
900 votes can be cast in ten hours II tho poll
clerks attend strictly to business.