New-York tribune., 1891-02-15
EVEN TAMMANY MEN VOTED.
FRYING TO UysEAT GIBBS DELEGATES,
MANY WITNESSES TESTIFY TO FRAUD AT THE
upr,t,pIFS IN THE XIIITH DISTRICT.

MANY WITNESSES TESTIFY ~ tI'hCD Al Ihb
PRIMARIES IN THE XIIITH DISTRICT,
The subcommittee of the New York Republican
County Committee resumed yesterday its Investigation
of thA contest in the XIlIth Assembly District wherein
the sprsgue Cowie people striving 10 uSeat the
dle,os profesn 70 have been elected by the faction
headed by ex.Assemblyman Frederick ;. Gibbs. Mr..
,ibbs arrived carly and later these members OF the
subcommittee appeared James A. Blancherd' chair
man: Sherman EvaIts, F. A. Dubois, Charles A. Pea
body and Charles o. Cronln
George W. Poucher Henry Clinton Backus and
lanes King Duffy appeared for the sitting Gibbs dele
Gates and Henry l.. Sprague and +. J. nnSdale FOR
the SpragueCowie people.
milford f. Carmichael, OF No. 416 West Nineteenth
st. testified that he was a member OF the ehIoico
Republican organization and appeared at the primary
meeting Of January 10 10 cast his ballot lie went 10
the polling place at 80 in the evening, ShOWen Ills
ticket and got place at the head Of the nc by othei
men hacking ND Afterward he showed out OF
place and was unable 10 vote. His testimony showed
that he had both Gibbs and opposition tickets III MS
hand but was not able TO vote either of them
James McCabe. Of Jersey City, testified that he had
not voted in New-York primary election Tor the last
three years but Tin sdale offered copy OF the pois'
which showed McCabe voting at the last elecuoh
Leon j. Williams. cOlored Of No 1ol West twenty
foutb testified that he went to the polling piaco
at No 260 Eighth-ave. at 9:15 on January ID he
stood in line from that time until o'clock ana moVoo
onIv twelye inches He thought that In the time nc
wa, there not more than ten men voted
william Hall of No. 42e West Nneteenthst. Sald
that although he able to vote early ID inc amer
noon he went back later the evening and saw people
elnped into the line who did not belong in the places
they took Joseph Mckee. Fenton +. West, S-Ofse W.
Wynant and Martin c. IIyer gave testimony VI INV
same character and spoke OF the crowdng IN inc NALL
Jobn McIlyaine voted at 3 10 D. IN. lie saw man
vote under a name that not his own. He further
said that he saw four men taken up by gibbs
"hcelcr1 and steered to the ballOtboX lie "ouiu
not give the name Of the heller because he was
t,tend ~ his Mr. Poucher as>ed that the testimony
be stricken out Chairman Blanchard declined 10 SlAo
ont the testimony.
David A. Henderson, Of No. los N.nthave, swore
that he was not allowed vote although he ohercd 10
swear I'm his vote and enrolled RepuDncah i'll 'c
XIIIth District Daniel > Carter SAID lie hau ma''o
a COPY of the roll-bOok and had compared IL Will 0
DOLL list in the Registers Office. Mr. PoucheT objected 10
the admission Of this copy evidence, bul CHAIRMAN
blanchard ruled that the document might be accepcu
subject 10 corrections by the other side
Mr. Carter under this ruling submitted copy oil INC
list of enrolled Republicans Of the district aIG 'G an
pairing il with the registered PCll nS' @ @ioNnu names
ON a supplemental list. not on the roll & "as aiemeu @
NV the Contestants that there were sevelysx Names
Tenuhcan list Carter further testified tiat III ~,
Comparison Of the poll list with the list OF nro.1
Republicans he had found eighteen hdlnes MIci' ~ ~ ~
moi appear on the original roll up to January u du
twenty-ODe names of men who voted from Iesueices
where they were not known. and at when they haa M
never lived lie also offered list OF eight pef'ols
who voted al the Republican primary, whose names a
pear as delegates 10 the Iamnahy nan eehei"i 'o'"
mittce. L., .,., oo-o q, This noint and
Tho investiraon was adjourned until "Wednesday even
ing, February 20, at the same piaoe