New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-19
CHANCES Al THE RECENT ELECTION Jest

The s,mrcr resort OF the Tammany chiefs is near
Ccdarirur,t. pear tie town Of Far Ro~kaway. and it
was not surprising find that a large Tammlny dele
cation witnessed the first election tc' under the n'w
lsllot refo7m law. Martin Il. Brown. who prints tho
Tammany tickets. and William p. Mitchell. who prints
those OF tn" Coarty Democracy. were both present,
While scores oF EcmocIatc district leaders familiar
with all the ricl> of bunchinG," looked on at tho
first trial 81 ;hc reform which they will be- called
imam IA -, ,,r,,, or ,nhvcrt if not to defeat Nor
wa, i, ,nru,inc to hear that they illegally took pos.
",rn o. o. ,ha i they aiTy dSrSScd in tie prc-eic
nf the reporters the methods by which tic law could
be turned to their own purposes
had occasion 10 call attention in recent i>S;c "f
Tho Triune 70 the fact that Taumany was in a good
deal 81 trulaton over the prospect Of los OF from
600 to 80 ny the operation Of the law in tins
ely alluded 10 The cra'y of the ranmanN followers
A. one cause of this possible loss. and mentioned that
Tan,m,ny machine votes w-Tc used - having
their tickets ".nc!c" for them that they wonld not
he able 10 select them properly for themselves There
are fay "a dozen different offices TO bc hNcd. and not
lcs than fnlr tcrts 10 ba voted. besides these new
requirement, with which voters are generally una.
u,r and Their, /. sure To he much confusion in Tam
MANY ranks In consequence The RUcaaway cl"rtfh
illustrated the difficulties under which citizens will
,ahor in November iii Ncw-Iori City. Mr.. licalcy.
the pre- >iCnt o! IN. village candidat" Tor r'e'Tt'
an INSPECTOR Of c,cc,iuN though lie did nos at as sich
on Tuesday. NAV lie presumed 10 be of AT least tho
average intelligence OF the NewlOri voter. YET he
into the booth will! tickets nn' rro'rV larnfd
VITA hi number oh the icc."try hooh All" iN inai>
wa, about voting Of them when IN" omission vas
h nryae 'i l%o to vote before the tiic Of ~c
MINUTES pres, rilmd hy law. had elapsed or course
tins no, legal ra' '. arpTar . no d'T fi
ccntc cannot properly cast vote on single ticHc'
"y many 'J n" viii Mi @ a' nan "sSpe' EACH
and at least three factions rontendins!
was speaking to a Republican leader Of possible
s,nrcr from ,uch an organization Tammany Hall
from The new law and find the very trick whch l
referred TO WAS talked over by the Tammany mhuipn
Ia,ors a: the Far Eockaway cic'ton. aliuu'". III
t,kirc with him. TO the possibility of a revival OF
the old Democratic trick OF taking possession OF INC
polls and holding them until the Democratic vo'e WAS
all in Th, was done in 1870 in a thoroughly sys'
tcInatic manner: and has been repeated since by Tam
many I Suggested that the Lave made this fu
more readily practicable than the scheme was i'll 1s"
The Republican leader thought that the Ihnnah' OK
today had no such organizing genius as Mr.. Tild"n
and he had little fear that they would try Inc "cs
referred TO. But seems that the Tarnany leaders
have i, in their mind, ALREADY. The Tribune reporter
ouo,iny tho running comments Of the workers VINO
looked on at Far Rockaway. lays Many OF them
however the belief tina; the tine limit clause
In the booths would enable faction I" pursue diia'oTy
tactics success fully even In city districts, frr IN
stance, II was sj,d thU III eA'h No'c' y ''U't'
four set, OF ballots and 'an occupy boot! Yen minute
Ia the preparation o! each one party Oh MY c
f,.l Of forty Minutes therein. Thus II n: penn"
cratic INSPECTOR. who are personally a.qhaIi"i Wn
II" VOTERS azc That t"wa Inc tioss n%ur t
Of fifty voters WHO can Keep all oppohco'' "u' u'u'
after the Gloss q! the polls.
The Democratic trick III l-7G Wa I" man IN" polls
before sunrise with all the machine" Democrats posi-
bio. who 'o,. positions In lon- line at 'hr r~'9 Z"
which each new took hi> place ~ ca'h p"hio
,rat IN the sccn" voted no took up his place dam
in line and held II for other known Democrats. thus
aiding stiil later conner, In votns If they had Demo
cratic ballots The long line deferred many busy Re
puhlicans from voting. In the afternoon inc p"Ni"
crii> were u.cd deer tl dcl!c R"pnln ans VI The
morning by 4 show Of long Inc If voters AN 10
cast their ballots, There will hc IL tn, years election
nine hours and twenty thrce minutes III which I" cast
not n,oI> than 800 votes III each election district
The nubc: voter, per hour from each Of >A b"'h'
j. limited under the law rr,nirhS c"ch I" "iHai III
the booths tirr" inmate. +" -" or 20 per NOR ':,'
allowed him 10 arTanrc hi o. 49,, the! "lN ~ VIZ
per h"ur can 'c cast or a''i, ~ ~" .'ir ~
tir, and fartiUn- to get il III" fan vol" oh-F"l'"
tactic, like thee are rteor"d - a a." nest 'Ic' ''
II the law i, construed 10 give 'he H"r ten minutes
10 con -id": each nf The four separate tickets 20 b" 'i-
On November for 'ongr">'."ii'. H'a'c' Guy d"'
county officers t4cH each voter can occupy IA" h"'h
for forty minutes. Su''i "a 'Ul7'l"'li"H va w IA"
taud Thu Trbune'- rcpo; ot g." .nmany lc'f"re talk
a, Far Zoe kawav would inGicaf. their purpose I" ',ln
,hi- Would limit the nUInlcr al ONLY fourteen an h"iir
f,r six sh or To-, than eighty "a f"r III" w!"i" da'
with niIv rs h"ri.~ AT ,",ch boiling p!a" "-N lam
r,anv men in each c"'t"A district ""d ,!n'. hi ii-
hr, the polls. restrict the N'H@ "i'lr"N - l-''
manv Democrats. rhi, icoi~ art r." 'cr' me rA
acgera,ing an Improbable DANCER. bat d">I"i1" am
MANY has bee known to arr e"rtpn< ~ lie past Nv
uuc a. desperate nca, THIS. and b. .il".al i"t.-
t,r while the ncw law. II construed bv ItInhaiN
iudge, 10 .uit Tai;au}'> purpr". w"nld rr I" iah'
legal mean for tbs nHlv version "f The old Dci.o
cratic t!i'i Of 1-'".
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