Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-17

| Of this kind. but provides penalties for thoss
refusing to answer questions Of canvassers.
The section Of the law bearing upon this sub
ject says:
Amy person dwelling in a building in the
city who willfully refuses TO answer any ques-
tions asked him BY an elector Of such city be-
tween the first meeting Of the boards Of reggie
try therein for any election, before the closing
OF the polls OF such election. relating TO the
residence and qualifications rs q voter. or OF
any person dwelling in such building. or Of any
person Who appears upon the lists Of registry
Of voters made by board OF registry ~ resid-
| ing at such building, is guilty Of . misde-
meanor."
This is An extract from the election laws o!
1890 and Committeeman Martin proposes to
canvass the entire city during the present week
to determine whether the people who register
are entitled to vote. 1t is expected that alb gu,
800, 900 voters win cast their ballots In this city
and within the next week the right OF every one
Of these TO vote viii be definitely ascertained
directly or indirectly by Mr.. Martin's can
vassers That this will cost lot Of money and
labor Is plain.
There are l, 1877 election districts in this city,
and there will be regularly three can sssers for
every district, making S,4ii csnv assers who will
be at work simultaneously. They will be paid
s2 day, so that the amount Of the expenses of
canvsssers alone will be DC, S22 per day.
TRYING TO Oct THE IRISH VOTE.
There is an enormous pressure being brought
to bear just now on the Irish vote, and Il looks
as though it were likely to be effective. Mr..
Blaine's appeal to the Irish has had strong
effect upon them. The average Irishman has
II in" for Great Britain at every opportunity,
and II he gets it clearly in his mind that Great
Britain wants the democrats to succeed he viii
vote with the republicans. and that point il
being made very clear to him Besides this,
some reports are being brought to the surface
- l.
some OF his lieutenants toward the Irish In the
past
An affidavit by Edwin c. Robins, . reputable
citizen Of Buffalo, says that Mr.. Cleveland re-
fused to run for mayor Of Buffalo on . demo-
cratic ticket with John c. SheehAn, q brother
OF the present lieutenant governor and chair
man OF the democratic state committee be-
cause he was an Irishman
The affidavit says: ''Said Grover Cleveland
was the principal one named for the election
for the Office Of mayor OF said city and had
ngreed TO accept the nomination, but on the day
Of such convention and Immediately after such
nomination Of the said John G. Shechan for con-
troller Of said city, Cleveland refused to accep,
said nomination for mayor, he then and there
saying in Opponents presence with an oath
that he would not 60 on . ticket with that Irish
man, meaning said John c. 6heehan, and de-
ponent further says that said Cleveland then
and there agreed 70 accept such nomination
withdraw from the ticket and from the noni-
nation Of controller, and that said Sheehan war
induced to- withdraw In order that said Cleve.
land might be nominated and accept such
nomination Deponent further says that on
several other occasions he has heard said
Grover Cleveland assert that he would never
vote for an Irishman, and particularly not for
an Irish Roman Catholic, for the reason that he
believed them all treacherous and unworthy OF
support (Signed.)
EDWIN O. RoBrxa"
In addition to this literary gem from the
pen OF Mr.. Roosevelt, formerly Cieveiand's min
lister to Holland and now treasurer Of the dem
ocratic national committee, is being reproduced
1t is an extract from a book written by this
gentleman, entitled Five Acres Too Much, q" In
which he says upon page so: 1.-The inhabitants
OF the Emerald Isle are certainly a magnificent
race, especially when their biographer does not
happen to own a house which has stood on their
land and does not want to run for alderman,
and II they did not lie. STEAL cheat, rob- murder,
get drunk, quarrel, fight and insist upon de-
mands unreasonable they would be almost as
good rs other nations"