Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-17
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. TAMMANY COLOuIZING. Employing Its Old Method
 of Corruption. .BLAINE's LETTER TO lA OHIO EDITOR. Terrific Explosion on a
 Western Steamer. THE WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE. Another Fatal Railroad
 Accident.
COLON1ZING VOTERS.

ooAOAN 1At'N~ -s-eSe Tammany,s Method to Carry the Election in New Kork-Thc EHerald,s Exposure - Men Furnished With Lodgings and Promised Money. .r NEW YORK, Oct 16. The Herald. dem- ocratic, today prints page article show ing a, colonization scheme of Tammany. It says:
 "Colonization'' is the time honored de- vice of interruptions politicians. Colonists are men tramps, generally, and hard characters-hired while the registration of voters is in progress to take up residences in certain districts, to register and to swear that they are duly qualified to vote, having resided in the state, in the county and in the assembly district for the length of time prescribed by law.
 It is such an attempt at an outrageous violation of the laws of New York that the Herald lays bare to-day.
 The Seventh assembly district is the scene of the operations of this particular "colonization" gang. Its members are un- der the direct control of Elmer H. Brown, a shining light in both the general and or ganization committees of Tammany hall.
 Behind Elmer H. Brown. according to several of the "colonists," stands the inn posing figure of Commissioner of Jurors Bernard F. Martin, Tammany's leader in the Seventh assembly district and brother of Police Commissioner James J. Martin.
 From the lodging houses, 130 and 132 Macdougal street, were registered, Wednes- day, eight men, not one of whom is enti- tied to vote, the majority being non-resi- dents of the state and all recruited from Their names are:
 Frank Bodenstein, cashier of the "Ex- else Exchange" disreputable saloon at 336 Bowery. He lives in Harlem.
 Charles Hurley. Came to New York three weeks ago from Philadelphia, where he lives at 1906 Columbia avenue.
 Myram Pole, also from Philadelphia, where his family resides at 2011 Columbia avenue.
 George Clark, name assumed by young tough and habitue of the Excise Exchange.
 John Shoneman, 130 Macdougal street.
 Vincent Burke, 132 Macdougal.
 George Flanagan, Changer on" at the Excise Exchange.
 Harry Austin, Boston man and re- cent recruit in the Excise Exchange gang
 Jim (full name used in registration not known)a waiter employed at Forty-ninth street and Ninth avenue.
 Now comes 6 question, very impor- tant question:-What are the people of the city of New York going to do about ita
 Harry A. Viele is the young man who brought the first news of this proposed fraud to the Herald.
 The story he told was simplicity itself.
 He is blunt-spoken, keen faced young man, twenty y-two years old, a New Yorker, something of globe trotter and thor oughly at home under most circumstances.
 LtT i,,N Nour Vnrly y cold ha aho11t ten days ago from a trip to New Orleans as engineers assistant on the steamship Al giers, of the Morgan line. The night after I reached the city took a stroll over my old stamping ground, the Bowery, and made the acquaintace of Myram Pole, a young Philadelphian, of whom l had heard before from mutual friends. He lives at 219 Chrystie street, and went there with him for an hours chat.
 ''Pole qestioned me on the state of my finances during the evening, and when satisfied that I was painfully weak in this direction, said:
 "Harry, I can fix you. What do you say to handsomely furnished room, free gratis, from now until after election, and a fen dollar bill to celebrate a democratic victory with?"
 'tThe proposition was allurlng and told him that if the process of earning the speci- fled luxuries was not too laborlous he could count me in.
 "'All you've got to do,' said he, lis to vote for Tammany'
 "Not realizing the gravity of the propo- sition, jumped at the idea and asked him to work me into the 'deal.' He did it promptly. That night I was introduced to tough looking fellow called Joe Shoneman, who, in turn, introduced me to the landlady of the houses 130 and 132 Macdougal street, where I was given a room, and WAS notified to register from there as a three months boarder
 ''That is all know about the scheme, save that Joe Shoneman Is assisted in re- cruiting 'boarders' by hard faced chap called Burke. The gang make their head quarters at a dive which is the toughest ever visited. It is the Excise Exchange at 336 Bowery. Now that's my story. I don't ask you to believe it, only give me a chance to prove it's truth. Rig up as a 'tough,,' stay with me for day or two and I'll ring you into the game"
 Viele's story had in it the ring of truth, and coincided nicely with the current re- ports of gross irregularities in the Seventh assembly district. accepted his invita- tion, and at 7 o'clock on Monday evening commenced my brief and successful career as a tough in search of $10 job in the en- ploy of political corruptionsts. The Herald reporter then gives his ex- perience as Bowery tough and toater. Vincent Burke offered the reporter fur nished room free and $10 the day after election to register and vote from 130 and 132 Macdougal street. He said he was many.