New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-13
TO TRY TO SHUT OUT VOTERS.
DEMOCRATS PLOTTING IN NEWARK.
POLLING PLACES AT THE CHARTER ELECTION
TO-DAY TO BE CROWDED WITH HEELERs

POLLING PLACES AT THE CHARTER ELECTION
TO-DAY TO BE CROWDED WITH HEELERs.
The polls for the charter election in Newark today
open at 6 a. m. and close at p. N. The request Is
made to Republicans doing business in New-York that
they vote in the morning before taking thelr Trains.
1t is known that plans have been made to crowd inc
polling places with Democrats between and O'CLOCK
to shut out Republican voters who neglected. I" 'o'e
early in the day. In many Of the precincts the num-
Der of voters is largely in excess Of the number OF
votes that can be conveniently taken, even II Young
Is kept up steadily until the polls close. In TINS way
many Republican votes may be lost, and hence the
desir..DUity OF a vote in the morning before gopg 10
business.
The Republican City Executive Committee has made
pretty thorough canvass OF the city, and the result
oonvinces them that unless wholesale bribery ana col
onzation prevail to-day, Lehbach will be elected by
ut least 1900 majority. This calculation makes al
Iowances for large Democratic ma1ores In the seven
and Twelfth Wards. AS step to procure an honest
election large number Of leading citizens, Including
business men and manufacturers, have issued card
over their signatures stating that they have good rea
sons to apprehend that frauds will be attempted and
pledg1ng themselves TO sustain every effort to secure
an honest ballot and also TO prosecute any person VINO
shall wifully violate the provisions OF the election
law They promise 10 pay liberal rewards to any per-
son furnishing evidence of illegal registration.
II was learned yesterday that gang OF repeaters
was to be sent last night from Timothy sullivan's
lQuorshop In the Bowery, under the leadership OF
man named O'Mally, who was connected with the bal
lot-box frauds in Jersey City in 1889. The Newark
headquarters for the gang is hquorshop In BankSt.
The Newark Passenger Railway Company, 1t is
charged, gave out orders through the superintendent
on Saturday night to the employees Of tho road to sste
tho Democratic ticket The charge was denied at the
Office of company yesterday, but employees affirmed
positively that they had been given to understand that
IL would be to their interest to vote for Mayor Haynes
and they expressed indignation at the companys arb
trary Interference with their rights rs citizens. Yes
terday the wards that largely populated by Ger
mans were flooded with Democratic circulars addressed
to the preudlces of voters. In all the German beer
shops alleged Prohibition circulars scattered pre-
tending to denonnce Haynes for his liberal views and
praisng Lehlbach a friend Of temperance. These
circulars are not seen In other places.
The last Republican meeting OF the campaign was
field last night in weber's hall on the hill and was
crowded with German voters. Addresses were made
nv Mr. Iehlbach ex Senator Stainby and Others me
meet np WIS enthusiastic. In the FOurteenth ward
last NIGHT the organized a KepuDHcal cluo
xt5th ahout 100 members. The Wilkinson engineer
C.asps an old Republican organization, mas been TO
and elected delegates 10 the State conve
Tnn Dr. j. S. Wilson, G. f. Young. ". j. Hooker
TN L. Gardner, A. w. Swain and hve auernates.
rho iron Bound District Republican Club held well
attended and important meeting last night All tho
members will be on duty at the polls to-day