New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-06
THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE DISPUTED
LEoNARD's HOPES ARE ooNE-rHxo

LOGICAL STUDENTS WILL TAKE THE RISK.
The question Of the right Of the students Of the
Union theological Seminary to vote at this election
referred by the Board Of Police the Corporation
Counsel, and yesterday Mr.. Beekman opinion
to Chief Clerk Kipp, of that board After quoting
the opinions of several eminent jurss on the point
raised, Mr. Beekman decides that If students havo
come to the State not only with the purpose of
entering the seminary students, but also with
the intent of abandoning their former
residences and acquiring new residence within
this State, they entitled to vote otherwise thoy
are not entitled to register vote. Mere proof of
residence, within the requirements Of Section I Of
Article II Of the Constitution, is not sufficient to
establish the right. Each individual must bo
decided upon its merits. It is entirely oues-
ton of intent the part Of the voter in determining
his legal residence.
President Hastings, of the seminary, Ezra Kings.
ley, COUNSEL and forty-two students who have
registered in order TO vote at this election, wers
at the District Attorneys Office yesterday. The stu
dents indicted Friday charges Of illegal
registration. They not arrested arraigncd In
court, but Assistant DistrictAttorney Gof sent for
them and gave them yesterday his opinion as TO
the meaning of the law in relation to the residence
of students. The position of the students vas ex-
planned, and the understanding was that they would
be challenged but they would take the necessary oath
AMI would vote, taking the risk Of punishment under
tho indictments
Mrs Cynthia Leonard, candidate for Mayor, and
Anna p. Johnson, secretary Of the womans Equal
Rights Society, appeared before Justice Lawrence in
the Supreme Court Chambers, yesterday and listened
with great interest TO the proceedings in relation to
Mrs. Leonard's application for mandamus to compel
the inspectors Of the Thirty fourth Election District
of the With Assembly District to receive her ballots
to-day The Judge said the question had been settled
long ago and denied the application. 1T s extreme
Iy probable,' he added shat these inspectors arc
liable TO criminal prosecution for allow
ing Mrs. Leonard TO register" MS
Leonard confessed 10 reporter yesterday
that she would not attempt to vote. She wfl how
ever, she says fight her case again. She expects to
poll several thousand votes to-day.
The inspectors of the seventh Election District %
the Nth Assembly District, by an error, registered
Charles C. Funk, stephen Van Horne and Lowell J.
Bullard living at No. 4a West Twenty -sixth-st,
when In reality their home is at No IS West Twenty
nfth-st Justice Lawrence, OF the supreme Court
yesterday granted mandamus requiring tho correct
registration of these men. Justice Freedman. Of tho
Superior Court, YESTERDAY granted Q mandamus com-
manding that Morris Tekulsky be registered 10 tho
seventh Election District of the lid Assembly Dis.
trict. Tekulsky, when five years old, came to this
country with his father The latter was naturalzcd.
and the son presented his fathers certificate Of nat
when he sought TO be registered. The
registrars refused TO receive his name