New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-02
MORE TAMMANY INFAMY.
WHOLESALE REGISTRATION FRAUDS.
THE wIGwAM REPEATERs AND COLONlZED
VOTERS WILL DE ARRESTED IF THEY

APPEAR AT THE POLLS.
1t begins to look as if the Tammany election
manipulatOrs have this year, in their INFAMOUS
work in the illegal registration Of voters, ecpsei
all previous records in this direction The devel-
opments day by day show that the gang OF colo
mixers and repeaters employed in the interest OF
the Tammany ticket began its work on the first
day of registration and carried it on without in
terrupton until the books were closed. Its opera
tions were not confined TO one, two or half
dozen Assembly districts. Fortunately the frauds
were discovered early enough TO admit OF thor
ough investigation and hundreds, perhaps thou
sands of men who are illegally registered and who
were to be voted tomorrow under the direction
of Tammany "heelers" will not appear at the polls
for fear of arrest.
The Peoples Municipal League has taken hold
Of the matter in earnest. Positive information
that the grosses1 frauds had already been per-
petraed by Tammany in the registration of voters.
and that the infamous work was to be continued
tomorrow, came to the headquarters Of the
League A committee of five, headed by John
Brooks Leavtt, has been at work for the last week
and finds that the charges made by The Tribune
Of false registration true beyond question.
Officers of the League will to-day obtain large
number Of warrants for persons who they Know
have fraudulently registered, and will be at the
polls tomorrow prepared to arrest any who may
attempt to vote Mr.. Leavltt said last evening to
Tribune reporter: THE investigations have
made in the last five days show that those who
are carrying on this dirty work have been more
active on the East Side than in any other part of
the city. We have positive evidence in large
number Of cases, and arrests would already have
been made if we could get hold of the men, but 1t
is impossible to find them. We are making out
(orx rl,nv,
will obtain warrants and our officers will be sta.
toned at the polls ready to nab them the moment
they appear.
lone place where this crooked work is done
is at a beer saloon at Ne. 1O4 Second-ave, kept
by Alexander Rees. Henry Illwitzer. a partner
in the concern, is Tammany leader in that dis
trct Charles Engel lives in the adjoining house,
No. 100 Second-ave. A few days ago Rees told
Engel that if any one came to his house making
inquiry for John Werlich, he must say that
Werlich lived there. Engcl refused to do any
thing of the kind, no such man lived in his
house. Engel laid tie matter before the League,
and an investigation showed that Werlich was in
all probability the name OF repeater A day
or two ago a letter came to Werlich from the
Roswell p. Flower Campaign Club warrant
has already been secured for him, and II he at
tempts to vote he will he arrested
Mr. Leavitt says that fourteen voters are reg
istered from the building occupied by Rees's beer
shop Many other suspicious places have from
ten to twenty voters registered. One Of these
is McAleer's place at No. 900 Bowery, which has
fifteen registered this year, while only two were
registered from there last year. Mr. Leavitt said
that the League would continue its work after
election day, and would see that every illegal
voter was prosecuted.
Joseph Rinaldi, Tammany leader in the
Fourth Election District of the lid Assembly
District who lives at No. 81 Madison-st, has also
registered from No. 81 Oliver-st., but has not
lived there for three years. Patrick Mccarthy,
who runs with the Tammany "heelers' of the
With Assembly District, is believed to have regis
tered in nine different districts. He registered
from No. $50 West-st and 70 Varick-st, bnt
no one knows him at either place. lie has been
out of the State prison only four weeks. A score
Of voters are registered from Nos. 1872, 1874 and
1874 l2 South Fifth-ave., but Nos. 1872 and 1874
are occupied by business firms and no rooms are
| used for lodging purposes, while there is no such
| number as 1874 1-2 South Fifth-ave A number
| of voters are registered from No 81 Charton-st.
but that place is a sawml and no one lives
there.
Probably the boldcst of all the registration
frauds perpetrated by the Temmany heelcrs7
are on Randall's Island. This work was done
under the supervision of Captain William Smith,
q Tammany leader in that district. total of
la are registered, and Of this number nearly
l3O are purely fictitious names of persons
who are on the island only temporarily and are
not entitled 10 vote. Following is list Of those
who are Illegally registered in that district:
James Curtis. James c. Devn, John Craft, William
Ill., Patrick Klnsella, John COnnos, Hugh VI. Smith,
John Quinn. Patrick Bahen, James Coughlin, Bernard
McGuier, Patrick y. Delghan, Michael Ahcrn, Thomas
L. Tnlly John Rockford, William Walsh, Philip Van
Bussum, George Myers Richard Hudson Nicholas
Hon, Halsey Stiles Matthew smith, John Gallagher,
John McGrady, Thomas Muan James Lemon John
Ford, William H. Ryeder, Robert Harvey. Ralph p.
Peeney, John Conway, James Carey, Daniel Connors
Franz Riedel Michael Carr. william Stederoth Charles
:; shaw Thomas Brennan, John lIaden, Morris
Oelr1ng. John McDonald, Thomas Mcfarland Patrick
Brown. John Sweeney, John y. shawno, John Ode.
c. smith. Thomas Harrington. William Nancy Martin
MclIugh. James Collins, William Cunningham William
II; CoI;meyer Charles F. Herman, William Conroy,
Philip Kern Charles S. Walsh. David II. Howell, Otto
HI Syd hcoT 5db sq reer tqpG John Graham
James c. sterat, John Lyons James Davidson
A idI Campbell Join ea9n' Thomas cenney
Michael Finn, Michael Cunningham, Edward whelan
william william H. Berh9lf. Peter Fitzgerald. COrneallous
nash, Thomas brady Michael Bnri, Edward Nc
Council Martin Bennett, John Pierson, Charles Keller,
BcrnlaTd Duane John. Msg:lrc, Patrick Mclaughlin,
bs SSH F FSnS's Rs d GSSsC s s
Sehas g ao Gs%nf P EfTs h, TnsFnG sm Sn
Michael O'Nel Edward Mcdonald, Waiter s. Woiicrs
John McCapn. Frank II. Farrell Charles F. Kelley,
1t was solely Tammany's bad renp+,t;or tho,