The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-24
DAVENPORT ELECTIONEERS.
HONEST MEN FORGET HIM ELEVEN
MONTHS IN THE TEAR.

Thcn He Breaks Ont with His Repubtica
Ssmpaigu HIuster snd Maker More Fus
over Two Arrests than . Police CAPITAL
Over Twenty-His Foot In u This Tins
Littls John Davenport IL electioneerln,
against the Force bill again. He drafted Il
1871 Whit was as near as sven no dared q
then to q Forco bill. and under II he draw
$1,000 year Tor life and all the fees he cai
earn by manufacturing business for himself
His functions as Chief Supervisor OF Elec
tions are suspended except in yenrs wher
Federal officers or Congressman arc elected
but he scizes upon the fact that In two dis
tricts in this city Congressman are to b.
elected this year to fill vacancies, "a q pre-
text for guarding" tho whole registration
that Is making moro fees and giving employ.
ment to moro extra deputies Mt IS q day.
On Thursday night he ran to q newspaper
offlce with horrible news-what do you think
two arrests for fraudulent naturalization.
Last year he started out with five thousand
warrants" and wound up with twelve cases
that survived first hearing To hear him
talk one would think no WAS the chief Of the
Russian secret police with Ludlow street inil
for his Fortress OF St Potter ind St Paul. In
deed no has large powers OF annoyance. resem-
bling In that respect the wingless bug Of song.
but tho net result Of his labors used to tell
IN tho vote only by virtue OF the intimidn-
ton he exerted upon poor men entitled to
voto but unp-ovided with friends or hail. His
powers have failed greatly IN this diroo-
tion. and anomalous and outrageous as
tho law Is under which he survives.
objectionable as his assaults upon personal
liborty may be. he Is a factor In elections now
only SO far as he arouses every year the wrath
OF honest men. who forget him between times.
This year his gone 10 TO intimidate newly
natnraitzed foreigners from voting. He says
Tat United States marshuls are at work in ev.
Ary quarter Of tho town. and that arrests may
he expected Wholesale. 10 had three prison
srs yesterday. and lon this iaGt he fonnaed
Superior Court rs Judge deserving OF I'm
peachment
prisoners 1r1sa
sa sret ci ns sSesf0Ms RSs
ieepsr. and 81 nx sanaitmanp. who. Davenport
4 an inspector IN the ~ OF
curing fraudulent certificates Of naturalization
for ono Trlllch. another dummy Of Dayen:
building ut 10 r M on Thursday, an almost
unprecedented act since tho civil war He
1s TS Of shs % ep ba the third
Speaking Of the jurisdiction he Ind in nat
urslization cases. Davenport declared that the
Taliss through an act p Congress. becomes. for
the 81 so ahas ne as
fhority to make arrests in cases Of fraudulent
9Ns SSHi He said through yesterdays
"A great Wholesale business in fraudulently
obtained naturalization papers has been going
on lately. particularly among Italians and
has lent hSass MS % POSITION ST. 70
with carelessness TO say the least, which Is
H@ rs Also se'q mpiied that only Tammauy men
need apply for naturalizations before Judge
MeAdam, whom no threatened TO have in
Judge McAdam laughed when told of this.
said that ali DavenpoIt's intimatlons we're
II no aeanst
IN the court. ordinarily knew whit the politics
81 the applicant for naturalization was The
witness swore lie KIN knew On applicant Tor ma,
4uralization to have been 10 the country FIVE
years, the Judge had no option but to give the
+ happens. too. that Judge Dpgro's name.
81 TT
s$s;sss i ssssssS {$e lis Usual Plan
said 4 anS .es5
ridor or elsewhere who has, been guilty Of
fraud in any Of these cases | will quickly have
to ais beslds me Wills N'fn am n attendns to natu
e isation cases. 80 that he may call my stten;;
- y PIX pers9hp beeyed to DC Gnlity o,
them A Il S SSr Of shs su M q
When Davenport learned that it was Judge
Dugro. and not Judge McAiam.. who had
aha he s
the gills. He may hear more presently about
the defamatory statement he published in THO
not above the civil Ia law =. Mo p'"''' 40
Last night Davenport had another prisoner,
him he was Charged with having sold a eertif-
cato Of citizenship to be used. and, giving him |
9saa ~ at s was P4
eross; examine him VIGOROUSLY, The prisoner |
said he knew nothing about the charge. He |
the Superior Court Tor several applicants for |
'ss' 30 YOU recognizes any gentleman in this
roon fol. whom YOU appeared u. wtnessi'
ae Who w sa sSdsS
Hoase ON Dc astea YOU gs
l was prisoner IN the TS e
thai that Dora shona apsar as h!s wt
snoagh to be nataraliz0d. D?rnn consented
You were wiling 70 testify to his good
Il. n hsSS Lesn tness merely
being drunk"
ON DavonRor.'s continuing to bully him on
understand that kind VI an examination. and
no refused 70 answer any more questions.
Davenport put him under Sb.yOy bail. and no
vas takon to Ludlow, street jail. where tho
three other prisoners already we're. bail having
been refused for Slnaftnlann 90 tho plea that
,urity.
BDwland denies having been prisoner in
:he Tombs. or having told Dorun that he had
1een.
Yesterday was tho last day Of naturalization
prior to election.
In tho superior Court since tho beginning Of
Tho year about 1000 persons have icon nat
lrn!izel. Last years ilGurcs arr not ut hand.
In the Court of Common Pleas 1888 have been |
admitted TO citizenship during th, same rc-
iod. During tho samo time last year the
lrs 1853. Ns against 1918 last October.
RIGHT YOU ARE. IL MlLN,E