New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-14
PREPARING TO WIN BY FRAUD.
THE HUDSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC RING EN-
pInYING Its OLD METHODS.

THE HUDSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC RING EN-
PLoYING ITS OLD METHODS.
Already the Democratic ring Of Hudson County has
began its nquit1us work Of prcpa"n. to d"frani the
people at the coming elections. 1t has indicated that
By fair means foul nothing will be left nndone TO
keep in office the Davs.Ccveland gang. who have 50
Thoroughly dem0ralzcd honest politics in the county.
The law directs that the Boads Of Registry shall make
house to hOuse OF the voters in the Ere in"S.
The boards Of Registry are also on election day the
election officers Under the law this canvass shonld
have been begun last Tuesday and have been completed
in all precincts by Saturday. The Boards are required
10 file list of the voters In each precinct with the
Comfy Clerk, and it becomes then q public lecOrl
This law, il followed, would prevent much fraud
and extensively decrease the Democratic vote IN the
ISL lid and With Assembly DietiictS-the ring
territory. No has more thoroughly realized this
fact than the ring leaders. and they have prepared
to meet the case. The bath house, prccinc-the
seventh precinct Of the lid Distric-afords a good
illustration OF the methods used This is the most
notorious precinct in the city. and The mig could
always count from LOO to 1900 votes in it,
although it known TO every one that such num-
Der Of did not live there.
II is Henry Byrne's district. and nc is the Demo
cratic cauddae for reelection as Member Of Assem-
bly, lie is a follower OF Davis ard Cleveland. lie
has the city n clean the streets and remove
the garbage. has county contract to Iave tie road
from Jersey city to Newark. has been contractor 10
supply tie almshousc. asylum and pcniten.laiy with
vese able, for years, and is the proprietor Of little
crog shop in Wayne aud Colgate st>. The two Demo
Gratis sent TO the hath-hou-e' precinct IN the ih3
interest were O. May. foreman employ ed by Gyrne
70 clean streets. and John Dunn, man he c"lld
depend on. The two Republicans were Alexander
Robert son and Arthur Sandcrson.
When these men met last Thursday TO canvass tho
voters in tho precinct scheme 10 beat me new law
went into effect. The first thing done was to get rid
Of the Republicans. and it accomplished IN an
original manner. one Democrat refused I"
canvass at night. and the Other icrlSNi
to DO the IN the day time. lHo
EcpublicanS could not do Ii alone for the law dcnldS
that one of each party shall visit each house together
The two Republican, vainly sought to hdu'e '"o
democrats 10 work with Them and offered to c"hNd''
night or day. any way to do what the law required
but the two Democrat, made one excuse and ah"fhcr
rntil nj last convinced that Cality was contemplated
Robertson and ~andcr>on refused 10 serve a. registry
officials, They left the registry booth. Du' heeF"'c"
to send their designations TO the S"n'F
Eoard of Teg.>ry and their places were not hIici.
This condition Of affairs was not discovered "''i
saturday when Henry Ewald. tic Republican candidate
for Assembly. a Young lawyer. learned that The wv"
pc,pncr, ao;. had re- ordd list Of about 800 hanl">
lie declares this list Illegal unless the TWO
Republican certify to the corrc't icsS OF the hs ana
this it i, aid will no be done Just what Inc
remit of this work Will be Is ONLY coiec'uru now
bu Mr. Ewa!d believes that 1t VIII throw ont INC
entire pre- met
II VA, .ad also yesterday that in the sixth pre-
cDct o, tls district evidence Of irregularities had been
discovered and that Tie two Democratic members oi
the Ecc.try Euard there hsl recorded the names OI
III zen person. who non.re>idcn's. They ct"r'i
t,cc M mes the book. but II Trey copy lhcW III ~!
o;lcjal r2i,Y lit Republicans threaten To can
fhn ;tcitIuu ui Judge Lippincot Ia it, In oihc" pre-
cnc,> II the hr'" districts above m"n,iohrh tNei" ar;
many ri,rol> of rn. manipulation III The canvas 'at
ia, ju.t been completed. E"pu1hcin~ are >'inlE III
he ho, tha the two hundred supervisor sworn III iir'
,,'tn, v Iui,cd STATE, touui.> iucr William H. Mulr-
pad II, .vc them III" protection tE"N me-" Ipf IN
,c,tun and fair c"nnt. tn' ti"V WEI tc' he''"e
fin, rim: an in way prevent 1t. .. , -.
La. tail the county Tav" Nbb''' lS'o"o ,haJa" ,.
rho We. rrr.t RING supporter this year doe, Lot rrd
tor Nrphillips for sheriff more than plulaNhy 81
700 and ne Republican say that they Will have Thar
plriTty for Wanser