The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-11-16
HOW TAMSfANy WORKED 1T.
The Infamous and High-handed Rascalities
the Tammany Bosses PractIced at tho
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When there came lull in the routine
of business at the regular monthly meet
ing of the Union League Club last night,
General G. III. T. Coils arose and pro-
ceeded to entertain his fellow-members
with an account of his experience as Re-
publican watcher In Tammany voting
precinct last Tuesday. The polling place
was in Oliver street, between Oak and
Cherry streets, in the Twenty second cleo
ton precinct of the Second Assembly dis
trict. General Coils was on hand when
the polls opened The Tammany "boss"
ordered the policeman in attendance to
throw him out, saying he had no right
there General Coils read his certificate
aud the printed extract from the election
law on the back Of 1t to the police officer
but 1t made no difference. Out he had to
go. He then went to Police Headquarters
and Superintendent Byrnes sent Inspector
Williams back with him. Te the Iuspec-
tor the policeman said he had merely ask
ed General COLTS TO step outside, while
they were fixing up the booths, and the
election inspectors all corroborated him.
| Inspector Williams sold them they were
| all liars, and that IL General Coils was
further molested they would hear from
headquarters. General Coils account of
what he saw during the rest OF the day
was amusing. He said the Tammany
'sbossn would write of number of names
from his list and his worker would go out
and bring 10 the men. After they had
voted they would go across the street and
vote ia the Twenty first precinct. Again
and again he saw the same man vote twice
under different names. Forty-one men
came in In orderly procession. Each took
his ballots and said 81 am disabled. !"
Then he went up to the proper officer to
be sworn, without needing any directions.
Every mothers son of them selected the
Tammany s'bossn to go into the booth
and fix the ballots for him. What flnan-
cial transaction took place in the booth
can be imagined. The election Ulcers
refused to let General Coils challenge any
voter unless he would swear that he knew
the voter, knew his place of residence,
and that he was not the man under whose
name he was voting. The United States
Supervisor was the brother OF the Tam
many chairman of the Election Board, and
would not do anything or let Gen. Coils
do anything to prevent the open frauds
pSt PotatOus
General Coils said that some of the
voters were little late in getting around,
and their friends, fearing their votes would
be lost, kindly voted on their registration
| before they came. The result was that
when they counted the votes there were
nine more than there were registered vo-
| tiers of the district. Thereupon the super
visor put in his hand and pulled out about
twenty ballots, selected nine, and tore
them up, putting the others back. 81
have not time to tell you the infamous
things done by that pack OF thieves, said
General Coils, in conclusion. Every
one OF them belonged to the criminal
classes. The present ballot law is the most
perfect instrument Of fraud imaginable, II
you only get control of the inside officers
The Board of Registration is the Board of
Election Inspectors, and they can brazen
anything through II they have enough
daring. IN y. Tribune.