New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-10

il. cvi,lcntly, for he was ut the polls I" I'm, .,h
last. Three other men. too ignorant to reIu .
or write. were denied outside assistance, ana VII.
Smith shouted To them to come ont ana @ moU
vote At all. They 0brHed him, ana 'hhs was
rlrriionccring carried ON IN ,he r'lilnE p'''f ~
t>rli: Michael Enlty obtained lhrre SIS ts rcl o.
ballots, which he said he had spoiled: lie re-
cclvcd a fourth. an lett the room with IT, nc
returned with two ballots, one 0I which had n
"pas,cr" on it. When he reached the ballot: t:DoS
he had forgotten which ticket he was to vote;
Some ore III the crowd outside the rail shouted
Vote the ticket with the pas'er on it ana
McNuty did so without o. position by tho IN
s;rrtol>. although the aw declares that no voter
SHALL receive advice or suggestions when pre-
parng his ballot. or wien "hoIt to east il.
Durin. the first hour OF the voting litN-i'N.
vote, were east. fair ayrra@c. considering tn,t
there are les than iJO voters III The village.
Durms the al,crn,on W. j. Wirl. s'nrly WORK.. i;.
in.7i;,n came IN, and Mr.. Smith challenged his
vote. saying: Are you na,ivr-l'oIn citizen 'r or
one naturalilci?" Nr. Ward stood proudly
cree, and replied: None of .Yo"r bus. Hc
did So. several other voters were challenged,
ard all fhlowcd Mr.. Wards coarse. j. y;
Arouimhau yo.rd tirlet. and asserted altcrward
TINT Insp'r Day deliberately op ned ana rr'' r
il lief, ~ placing IT in the hallot-boX. lL ahdi'
tion to the violations Of tn" law quoted tF,r
were several whicn can he guarded against 'y
proper ORGANIZATIONS
WHAT TIE CITY POLITICIANS SAID
Some of the city politicians present. Ill their
running fire Of comment already referred TO- saii
La
work" in tie city election districts, bat w"Ei"
make !, pn,>ihlr Ia do manucUNrinl in tn
Villages Many Of ;hciu however. cNpr' s''d l'";
lrljcf that. the time limit claIsr III ihc boot >
vould enable "a faction to pHIH"c dIilt"rN tactics
successfully cirr III city d.SiII"t' FOR instance
if W;> sIId that If racn voter l. 'lltlbri '"
four set; ui ballots and can occupy Il n""t'i tn
minutes III the preparation "i ca'h '''. u ,pI.'@
q. fnv mc. can Orrury II" ho"'h> i'r ''"a.s'
racL man sriidiaa a total ct fortl mimi therein
Tins, if tie IcInocrdtIc Inspectors. IA" are "''-
snuHllv acuIianird with tie voters, r''ilIH' NAV
toward tie co,iu. hour their party las a nial"rhN
,lcy can bring III Il reserve force OF NV N""'S
who can keep all opponents "u' "i'h "'"'
the clos,. of the p"r>.
TIE. vo" cast at he election y"Ht"r'aN re-
suited in tie rrcc'il"n 80 az ,h', rIn''.'''I'
tIc exception of y. l.. Day. WHO WIS i'i'"''"
for ihc office of trustee hy NrdrW VI, itl'
VINO VS. on the opposition tlrkrt' IN az :'"'
votes wcrr cast. aga:asi - nj t'' liH' 'I'' W."
/, ,cuui.rj one hour and twenty -rln' minutes
io ca,,vas, III. vote after tie polls closed whl "a
!. , s,IcrdI1 trlhutr H. th" cficlrIrV 81 III" ic"
sy,t,ln of ch,ckIn, III" rrri,'r> slip bv number
each ballot -, II j, Irc"iNrd an ,'>' -,
The .lccti,n Wae oi =I"at Naldc IN Illus r''lh-
rho defect, ul the >,>IeuI. most "i "lil"'i can
L.. reno. ,cI by local or:1ri/atI"n, cohpi'd VIVA
cou,rcEcnsiyc and iu'"Ilacnt 1pi!ratioh ana ''i-
fo,ccr -nt Of the laws pr">I>l'ns me IL" !,
r>cc,d,u.Iy simple when once uud"rs""d as W
inyolvcs a knuWl,r!"r chiefly on t!r Plr' q. ""
voter Of how t. foll piece of paper, bn' l"rI'
should he Specific rr"hihi,ion a-1ihS' any on
inspector OF elections r''"INl'H' % '"l
I,na or dcposiiir= more tnan on" 'Ich',
nrrrcI hy a sin.lc voter. Ihr h''e'''"
candi lates AT Tar tocknw"N last ni-h' r''ln
,r,,.rd ,hai OWN. t. the abundant " iA'I"h'
,>,ic That there wci" W 'aii"nS W"' plIn
:, air Ian, Tia, they could hav" been -uar"''
,cair.>' 10y intelligent election officers WAS an"
APPARENT