The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-05
Federal Marshals Will Watch
the New York Voting.
TWELVE HUNDRED SWORN IN.
Persons Who Resist Enforcement of
United States Law Will Be Sorry.
Hostilities Between State and Federal
Authorities Begun in tho South
Four New York Men Sentenced to
Prison for Repatriation Crimes

NEW 1OkKs Nov 4.-IWoivo hun0re0 Unlto0
States mnrshals were sworn in today for duty at
the polls next tuesday.
Charles NJ. Denison, chief supervisor of cleo
tious for the Northern district OF New York,
has Issued final instructions to the supervisors
OF elections appointed to serve at the elections
on November 8, OF which the following 10 q
part:
=, The extraordinary pronunciamento issued by
NJ. F. Sheehan, chairman of the Democratic
state campaign committee directing Democrats
TO prevent supervisors OF elections and United
States marshals from performing any of their
duties inside the guard rail on election day, is
revolutionary. Ia view OF these instructions it
seems hardly possible that any person will at
such attempts, again instruct supervisors of
election that they are to so inside the guard rail
on election day and remain there. before or be-
hind the ballot boxes, they deem best, until
the voting is done, the woes canvassed, the re-
turns made and the board OF election inspectors
adjourus.
The members OF tho Democratic national COM
mittee fear trouble at the polls If the marshals
carry out the United States law this year, a.
they have in the past. The national committee
has approved the action of the state committee
in advising citizens to arrest marshals who at
tempt to enforce those parts of the Federal
statute which conflict with the state law 1t
stated that Chairman Harriiy, of the Democratic
national committee, will issue manifesto on
the subject. AT Republican national aud state
shals would certainly go within the rails at the
polls, and that no authority. state or city, had
any right to prevent them. At Democratic
headquarters IL was said that Lieut.. Gov Shee-
hans instructions would certainly be carried
out and the marshals arrested il they went
within the rails. Sheriff German has begun
swearing in special deputies in case Of emer-
gency.
Chairman Carter. of the Republican national
committee, said this evening that he had moth
ing further to say than that the controversy was
between sheehan and the United States govern.
ment, and he thought the latter would take care
Of ITSELF Edward Mitchell, attorney for the
Southern district OF New York. has written a
letter to the United States marshal and in
spectof OF elections with regard to Sheehan's
instructions, citing the Revised Statutes aud
telling the marshal to instruct each supervisor
and deputy that wherever there Is any con-
flict between the law of the United States
and that OF the state, the law OF the
United States Is paramount The marshal
10 also to inform supervisors and deputies that
the United States intend to carry out the provis-
ions OF sections 2,0l9 of the Revised Statutes
and see that every supervisor, and every dep.
uty. ii requested to support him, shall be al
lowed TO take any position behind the guard
rail he sees fit, aud any person interfering with
them in any way while they are in the perform
ance OF their duty can at once be arrested with
out process under section 5.522 of the Revised
Statutes
WAsHINaToN CITY, Nov. l-Acting Attor.
ney General Aldrich said this morning that
no new questions involving the construction OF
the election law had been presented to the de-
partment OF justice. He added that he did not
anticipate any further trouble on that score
now that the policy of the department. was well
understood
RALEIGH, N. c.. Nov. Am order for ths sr.
rest of A. w. Shelter. chief supervisor of slec-
tions for this district. has been issued, having
been secured BY B. G. Reid, register of elections,
who was arrested by Shelter. This was done in
conformity with the opinion Of the state attor-
ney general that the arrest was illegal The
matter will probably lead to q conflict in the
courts as to Federal and state jurisdiction The
case will go before a state court Feeling
against Shelter runs high. The state will assert
it rights In what promises to be q notable case
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 4-The app intment
by United States Marshal Walker Of deputies for
the election, and subsequent telegram OF Con-
Shelly, chairman of the Democratic campaign
committee. to the chairman of the Dallas
county committee, to arrest all deputies should
they come within thirty feet Of the poll. causes
apprehension that there will be a conflict be-
tween the tate and Federal authorities on elec.
tioh day. Gen. Shelly Is determined to mako
the state law paramount in the management of
the election, and Marshal Walker il equally firm
control. He has so instructed his deputies.
LANSING, Mich, Nov. 4-The supreme court
today denied the mandamus asked for by d. ].
Cameau, chairman ST the Democratic state CEN
trail committee, to compel the Detroit common
council TO rescind the appointment OF election
inspectors in that city. The court holds that
the council had full power in the matter.