New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-19
TAMMANY NEEDS WATCHING.
THE SCHEMES FOR coLoNzING VOTERS.
PREPARING TO REGISTER BIG LOTS OF MEN WHO
ARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VAN coTrs
REPLY 10 BARNEY" MAKIIN'

ARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VAN Colts
REPLY TO "BAINEY" MARTIN
Whilo Tammanv Hall will make most liberal use OF
the cheap lodging.houses and resorts OF bad Iepuo
for coloniyInc purposes, stl another plan Is being
carried ont 10 swell Flowers vote This Is TO distribute
men In parties Of three four in various parts oil the
city uptown. In one case that has come to the KhOW
edge OF Republicans, who have already registered
downtown have arranged to meet Tammany man OF
some prominence In his district, and to go uptown to
some boarding house with him. The idea Is to stay
at the place short time and then register from IT,
OF course, fictitious names used in every instance
so the chances of arrest are greatly reduced.
SO much OF the conversation between the cOlonlsts
was overheard but unfortunately, the time and place
OF the meeting with the Tammany leader could not be
learned. The men have grown cautious since tho
exposures OF the false registration in the With Assem-
bly, District and do not meet at their former haunts
When they rent rooms In boarding houses 1t Is with
the understanding that the landlndy will tell all who
ask her that they have Lived In her house for several
weeks.
Much Of the fraud of this kind can be prevented If
Republican inspectors of election only on the look
out for It, and are energetic IN learning Just how long
suspected men have lived in the district When a
number OF men register from place, and all swear
that they have lived there only thirty days or two
months there is good ground for suspicion In every
such the inspectors should make searching eX-
clerk proprietor of lodging house is not necessarily
absolutely trustworthy. In fact if colonization Is
going on, it is moro than likely that the head OF the
place knows about or Is directing it, The law says
that the inspectors must have proof Of the eligibility
of suspected men, and should be taken that the
evidence their favor is convincing before they are
allowed to vote.
There are numerous indications that Tammany HAL
Is holding back with the great bulk of the false regis
tration until the day for enrolling names. Enough
of this kind of viany has been practsed now, but
much more will be carried out II Republican vigilance
not prevent it. From many places in which there
is always heavy vote not person has registered
yet In other cases, only half dozen men have thus
far registered from lodging houses which generally send
five six times that number TO the polls.
The holding back is evidently due TO desire to
lessen the chances of detection. If the heaviest reg
lstraton is enrolled the last day. the Republicans,
il is beloved will be kept busy investigating the
rights Of suspected men to vote that they cannot pos
sibly look into every with proper thoroughness
great deal of talk has been heard in these lodging
houses TO show that this is the state Of affairs. In
resort the proprietor bias given out that forty men
are to be registered from his place, fla addition to tho
twenty who have already In their names. In
another place the registered number sixty.
but that figure is TO be increased to 100 If nothing
goes wrong.
A ruffan in the With Assembly District was seen
wearing suit OF clothes Saturday. and he also
had more money in his pocket than usual. An nc
Quaintance asked him how he became so prosperous.
The ruffsn answered in his BOwery dialect that he
had been over to the Newark election, and it was like
finding money in the streets. lie and several Others
had registered in New; York on october 6, and had
then gone 10 Newark. The speaker voted six times,
and received $50. he said.
Cornelius Van Colt has accepted the challenge Of
Barney" Martin. the Tammanv leader Of the With
District who told the reporters that he would stake
his soul on Elmer W. Brown. Barney" wants to I'M
earth all the fraud In the district, he says Mr.. Van
Colt has written him the following letter.
Dear Sir: have Just read your letter addressed to
through the press this morning in relation to illegal
registration IN the YIN As,em0y DiSt J
registered there who not entitled to the franchise
steps to the end That they shall receive the Just pun,
ishment due them. Any cooperation on your part
will receive immediate and energetic affirmative action
The elective franchise, which is the pride of our
American liberty must be protected and any infringe
men thereof should receive the severst punishment
provided by law. As ever. we are not only willing
fair eston oSne and TO aid in evsy
slble manner in the prevention OF fraud and ana
this end In addition to what have already done the
president of our organization the Hon. h. D. Van Allen
whom you may name Of Your organization, in aiding
in the way you suggest 10 ferret out those who have
the audaeity to do the 23d and 24th inst, and
should any such attempt to vote the Sd Of NOtrm-
Der, TO 1t that punishment follows such action.
Yours very truly, {. VAN COTT.
Only of the seven men who registered from the
vacant house, No. 134 Macdougal-st. TO have
used his real name. That was Edward F. LAME, who
the first day Of registration declared that he the
only who lived In the house. He Is known around
Beecker-st and spends much Of Ms time about the
barroom of Thomas Wallace, at Fourth-st and Sixth
ave. Wallace IS the Tammany captain Of the Fourth
| Election District OF the With Assembly District
| Daniel Lane who was arrested on Wednesday
charged with registering illegally three times, ar
ralgned before Justice Hogan In the Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday. Lane registered at No. 146
Spring-s in the Twenty first Election District OF the
Vth Assembly District giving his address No. so
wooser-st He was also supposed 70 be the man who
registered Daniel Hagan OF No. 145 South Fftave.,
but the election inspectors could not positively identify
him rs HegaD Lane was also suspected of registering
Daniel Egan in the Fourth Election District Of the
Vth Assembly District but this could not be proved.
Lane admitted to Policeman Cohen, VINO arrested him,
that he had registered three times ard said he intended
to vote for both Flower and Fassett. The case was
| adjourned until to-day.