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

cA-Coroncr John \. lIancy and thilty or forty
members of Tammany Hail.. The running fire OF
the voting was decidedly interesting. and ildi-
Gated that they have ideas which, if executed,
will defeat the purpose OF the law The two
tickets voted for were as follows:
combination ticket President OF the village. Joseph
McKb: trustee for years William a. wynn trustee
for one year. Andrew M,Tcuc; treasurer Lawrence r.
Mulhearn collector. BENJAMIN C. Lockwood.
Village As>o, iatOn ticht-lrr>ideit, Edmund j.
IIea,oy trustee for two ycar. WilaH \. wynn tustr
for onc wear " b. Day treasurer L. A,,housr; col.
lector. BENJAMIN {. LOCKWOOD
The latter ticket contains the names of the
present incunlbcnS of Tie respective Offices VINO
are up for rc-ccctlon
PRESIDENT ITALEY TIE FIRST TO VOTE
The first voter to appear within the rail to
apply for ballot was r.. D. lIcalcy. the village
president. He received two ballo,s from Mr.
Richmond, and retired TO one of tho booths 10
fold them He emerged a2ain in ju,t nincly
seconds, and handed the ballots to Mr.. Day.
thereby violating the law which provides that
each voter shall retire to booth and remain
there ,css than three nor more than ten
minutes. Mr.. Richmond, io9; ~ 'i"r."icr 10
put a number on the stub Of Mr.. liralrY'a tickets,
and when Mr.. Day WAS about To deposit the
tickets and stubs he discovered that thrrr WI,
no way of showing that Mr. licacy had voted.
This caused some confusion. rs otter voters were
crOw,iing up. Demanding tickets. and prncccIin->
had to he stopped Ia allow tie inspectors to "r-ln
ali over again. Mr Ilcnley took t"o otter ballots,
one of each parry. thls time haNIh- nuuih'r
and his initials written on the stubs 10y Mir.
Richmond, the poll clerk making m"uor' Il ium
OF the nunIcr opposite Mr. lic''"y n'.nr oil
turned from the booth with 'lc 1Ao ilrNclI
folded which Mr.. Day received. The ic<ri
Mr. lcalcy desired Ia vote waS pidrrd III one ol
the hoNcs and TIE stub torn tlrIclrum was pat
in another The ,ickc; he did M" want - vote
was placed in the invalid ticket" box. and ,a"
stub in the invalid stab" box. Mr. Day
received both tickets at once. IL wound have
been extremely easy for him To- have pn thr
invalid ballot in the valid ballot bon. and xicc
versa, thus reversing the voters drsIEn. IiiI>
illsi rates the necessity Tor watchers II the polls
during village elections. In the elections III
Ncw-lork Ci,y and Irooklyn IN" Opporl Hi.li,"s
for fraud will not hc many. for the Few law
provides in their eases for two Rcpub!Icau, 1Nb
Democratic ana one independent watcher at each
polling place. but even then a little skitiul M
nlpula;i,A on the part OF the inspector rcrciNinF
the ballots could deceive tie watchers. lhc
ballots look exactly alike. folded with the
printing inward. and the voter can hTnly he rN
pectcd 10 tell after the ballots l'av" his hands
which of them he intended to vote. The voter
is compelled 10 return 10 the inspectors h'th bal
lots folded exactly alikc-onc to be- voted and
the other thrown away; that is. placed III a hG\
after the polls have closed II may be- that the
inspectors cannot know which Of IA" ballots
presented is against their own party. but # Il"
inspector I've Democrat and Il man VIII" h" knows
is Republican offers ballot II would Dot /"
difficult for Ein. rs lie receives both ballots At
once. 10 put the hill?t ln,'nd'; i" u" E'pH,Hir'
candilaI.s il the "inNalIi ballot bu\. and tiiIi
desired 10 he thrown away III the "Valld ballot
box.
This would seem to make i, imperative To- have
one nsuectur receive from voter IA" ballot
intended 10 be- voted. Will" another should receive
and dr.o>it tine s,i.s"c'! t.c.c'. IL! cEt "l'7-
I OILS such provision viii und"uhtrplv h" inaGr.
as the five inspectors required by 'hC law viii lc
an ample force TO lanplr the ballots. In Nlll1-c
eject oiS. however. thp first v",c cast Nc@'cidiN
shows that there should he specific rrlnlrr-
men; preventing any ore INSPECTOR from handling
both ballota ~
DrIDIN,i A BIG QUESTION orICKLY
EX-Asscmbyman lines Wa, the second voter I"
come inside the rail. lie received the two bal
lots. entered n booth. and returned with his hal-
lots property folded il IuSi haii minute. Nh"H
asked why hc dii not remain III thc ""oth TIE
three minutes required bv tie law, hc sll' lI.A'
such q law was Unconstitutional. and that he
would STAY only as long as he found il ncccs>ary
Evidently this opirion was siaI"1 hH AL
other voters, for not many ma ,,.I OF I''h irn r., r..
OF time. The pro|E" TciiIilh- - Il ,''I
slhuld rcnaIn W TIE hro'h al ~ 'n,"
minutes WAS made part "l III" ~. :" - 10
give tiu.e casting ballots >lihci"ht tIi"" I" GO"
siUcr their action carefully. y" attempt. i'""
ever, was made Ia enforce tins p'r' oi ti'r h'N
statute DARN: the fir>, hn;r hnI? >'."rdI No'r.'
rushed in and sc/ing ballots irlrd & force il"ti
way into the booths This E!ruN 'phlJ-r' AN!
irrl;atrd the inspectors. vino seemed utterly Hh
able 10 grasp the situt'i"li. f\'r' hI'h ~ ~
carl.. III Was furnished Wth W." ld!I"te. ana II
Their, not an empty booth rcId' i'i hlii IA"
waited around until one brchim" vacant. -"
result Was that thcI" WAS "A group OF VOTERS al
nll times in tl.a vicinity Of the hlo1-hoAc>. and
II any elect iOnecring WAS !ccessaiy II coa!d h'tr
been done without fear Of IhOlc>tI!on. lni'
vision Of the law which requires uai no c"-
tio,Icering shall Ike done within LOO feet OF Z"
polling place. There were otter direct NioatioHs
of this provision, however, later OIL.
bn hrpp
forced it would have prevented cTo"dihg ab"ut
the ballot-boNes, and made It Impossible e;rI' l."
q voter came out of :, booth with the ballot hr
intended To cast III LIS left hand ana
the one TO be thrown away , IL
boxc, he had forgotten which of III" ballot, he
had intended 10 cast, and Lr would open tho bal
los to make sure. -lcc"rding 10 thr IA hH'h
ballots should have been dis l"l, Tor t!"'
must not be opened after being once i"lie !. Ih"
voter should have taken IA new sci vi ballots, r.
turned to a booth, and havin2 folded 'rih,
emerged once more - vote as ne nr>!irI. ] ne
insDrctors entirely gn.rcd This requirement. ami
Mr. Day was seen more than once Ia open ana re-
fold the ballots Of voters Who had forgotten winch
was the ballot I" be- No'"d
DI,rNkENNfsS NOT PHYSICAL. DISABILITY.
James Findlay, an old sailor. raine into the
polling place so intoAicatrd that he could hardly
,y,lk 10 the booth benjamin SIiti, Tie ire
irresistible. asserted that Findlay physically
disabled because of his inio\ication, ard there
fore entitled To have friend enter ih" hoo'i
with him to help him prepare III, ballots under
one of the provisions Of the law. lhe INSPECT ,rA
decided that IntONIcatiOn was not Il pliSsl'aI hiH-
ability, and Findlay. haNinI secured his h"I,
lots instead Of entering Il booth WaIkcd OUT ol
the room into the crowd this NIoIaiin& t'ii pro-
vision of the law which declares hal every hill"
received from an Inspector must Ie re-, ,ulEcI De
fore the voter leaves the room. !il'l" lh'r
Findlay cane back and received two more
ballots, When he presented ms ballot I" 'r
voted il was the one hc had originally IcccIVch'
and il was covered with risirr containing
,Le name; Of the candidates whir.i might Eavc
been opposed 10 the ones on IL" tick T. hr w"nli
or,rinuliv have voted ms proved ta' ms
h,iInt had been fixed up after hr left In" r"pm
for the first time, and 10 one bni he conid tr,l, ,
and ne wont, why II wa, necessary i"r nm ~
in,ve ,hc poIIng place to have "A ticket prrp'rrl.
That nc did so showed lack OF wafchfnn'ss on
the part Of the nslrctors
When Findlay came III the second time he vas
acconrparicd by Martin WclcI, and Thomas Ne,
Ti~rc. These ,wo applied for tickets ana slIi
,La, as they were unable 10 read or wri'r 'h'E
ur,c led - assistance in preparing their bal