The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-10-25
HUMBUG JOHN DAVENPORT.
MAS HE NOT PLUNDERED THE o. T.
1RExSURY LONG EN- OUGHf

MAS HE NOT PLUNDERED THE o. \
1RExSURY LONG EN- OUGHf
Mis Election Work Sheer BuiidosinT Done
at Enormou. Cost-And what IL the Mat
terwi,h Home Ru,e for New York states
Congressman Ashbol p. Fitch. Chairman OF
the special committee OF Congress appointed
| to investigate the methods OF supervisor OF
Elections John I. Davenport. snid yesterday
that there would be more results to show II
| Davenport wero not afraid to faco the com.
| mittee. subpnnas have been twice served
uron him. Upon receipt OF the second he
smilingly said that he could not be In a posi-
ton to ohligc tho committed for Mt least i've
weeks. Mr.. Fitch said yesterday:
tive things have become apparent already
| from tho evidence taken. One Is that Daven-
| port has always feared any cross-examinntion
in regard to the special accounts on which ne
was paid nearly 100000 from the Federal
| Treasury for services rendered. SO far ms they
were rendered at all. to the Republican party.
at has been proven before the Congress.
| sional Committee that these accounts covered
tho pcriod when thore was a United states
District Attorney In tho southern district OF
New York who was not Of Davenport's party.
| and WAS under no obligations to him. Under
the law. Davenport. like every other United
States official. was obliged to prove In open
court the performance OF tho services
and tho genuineness OF the disburse-
ments for which he claimed payment
The District Attorney Is required to be pres
ent and may cross-examine the Supervisor
nnd examine his accounts when they are pre-
sented. The other United States officials to
whom this law applied. including the United
States Marshal. put in their accounts promptly.
as they do now. Davenport was informed that
District Attorney Walker proposed to cross
Examine him before allowing the accounts to
be approved. He withheld them and went
without the money sooner than submit to an
examination. As soon as the Republican Dis
trict Attorney came in he rushed them
through. He gave no reason to the new Dis
trict Attorney. Mr.. Mitchell. why they had
been held back for years. and was asked no
questions in court when his accounts came
The accounts were substantially part OF the
election expenses of the Republican National
to nay them out OF the National Treasury.
The second point which, is made clear by
to accomplish anything except tho annoyance
and arrest Of his political opponents, WIN all
the powers which he has as the hcnd OF u Gov
c%rninent detective bureau. as a prosecuting
officer and a committing magistrate. ana with
t Goye ,mmsase and si frsm M his par fy f. sstdS oe ,sD!e s ,"e
the election laws: He Inns nad since M y NGh.
ing certainly to do all thnt can be done legally
to aid him: He has arrested many hundred
He has only t. decide whom hc wants IL keep
from voting and issnc MS warrant Hat IN IN
evidence t"a Grand jury ard to trE lis DO
PENDANT before u United f; ti,es Judge and q
petit Jury; There MS " ,ETn te "a this 'i 10
that OF all the people whom he has arrested:
there has not been on" convicted for Illegal
voting since the present district Attorney
came in, Il pcriot Of nearly four years.
"D1Eins this tim. tnr,s men lSys b been vim In,
u aesrsa ed '" TIc other ~" we're found guilty.
but the cases were such t ut the judge sus.
other 20 without Imprisonment ON. the pay
charged with interfering with his SUPERVISORS.
is n great tribute to the patience and f%ortear-
nncc of nur city voter, that there has not been
has hecn convict sine" Isst. There have
been two convictions for v%tu.ailon ut me natu-
r"!iI z law Mni n NAM Yca =, tnns corvic.
tions in as nary years. two Il which were not
for illegal registration or voting. should be the
partisan detectives and agents. and tho al
legged expenditure al hundreds OF thousands
zens whose discharge proved them to be inno-
cent. shows what n humbuG Davcnports Du-
, rsa" his is: n 1t s sfis1s r %nly for th n's r iis Pi"nGG eS'i IT
the The T rss a of I'll. n 1H,t.t S W.T.. a. AND d6 5hnt d %
y III VI Gtt III I'l
increased in. u Forco ill to cover these United
states n2b"dy could predict; ,.
pnrcntly appreciated tho discrepancy between
Davenport arrests and. alleged expenses and
the tn s SSfT.: tnat the Gs'" s'ty police ice .s!sa TO .. n suc |.
that. il lilo police force Of this city, cost US
fines H. the ro!i"e courts Of sou. OO0.' we should
not Li-p"Esc with the police.
IN comparison is q welcome one to tho
OInDlpntS OF IE,.rnDOrtS SyStpol. III tho DO
lie" force OF New York city arrested n thou
sand Eepp4!,icnn y"tcrs on election gay nn
be done. held them till they lost their votes.
and then, consented 10 q discharge which
by the ,rolire resulted in an average Of ono
would any lawyer or business man say
Of the police 2, II convictions for violations OF
lay n c1st in the erimina! courts o. tho State
payers say TO the administration Of justice?
Tho way to got rid Of Davenport is to repeal
State OF, New York can try and punish those
who violate her election laws with the same
pnnishos ali other offenders"
o The la,"G; rorHffi id from nj, The h n apa1;.;sa7 house.
ences OF registered voters. with is rIargeIto
ths n %sG 8 It. Q" Ta pnTsnroHTf ai Hn Sei bsys M Sy in
seedy individual with I" sureostiva Breath Who
had called at his house th" nftern2on before
anu uShru vucSlInlo 'tDput tub IuhIIll'btIDUS
and politics OF the. men TO whom his wife
rented lodgings. The landlldy replied that
she knew nothing about tho dodgers except
TINT they behaved. Themselves AMI Imid their
rent every Saturday night: The, seely, man
then got abusive and threatened her with tho
law. He stretched out his hand as though to
seize her. and sh" ran screaming down to tho
basement, Remembering the Overcoats in tho
hall, she and the cook armed themselves with
sticks from the wood pile and went NJ stairs.
but the man was gone. Nothing had been
stolen.
some OF the Democrats" leaders are begin
ming to believe that the scheme, Is simply, to
will 10 made Mt the polls on election day.
There nro many who wouli rather not vote ut
n!l than he mixed up in any fuss Mt the polls or
havo their votes challenged. Whatever tho
scheme 1t ia likely TO- PROV. n boomerang ny
arousing general indignation against the in
stigators.
MAY he CLOSED ON SUNDAYS.
Thrre Isn't Money Enough 10 Keep tho Mn.
seam OF Art Open All the Week.