The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-08
GUARDIANS OF THE BALLOT.
sEvEN THOUSAND OF JACoBUs'S %
CROrD, 5000 POLICE
Just Contrast Them Whom Yow Nee Tbsn
at tho Polls To-day - superintendent
Byrnes says the reace VIII Re Kent

sometimes cit. II has mahogany bar, be-
hind which are heavy purple curtains and
mahogany chairs finely upholstered I'm leather.
In front OF the bar is n mahogany railing and
a fine desk. The centre OF the room is filled
with fne chairs. uphoste cred in leather. There
is another mahogany desk in tho centre. just
to tho left Of the centre is another fine ma
hoCany railing. The walls arc hung with paint
inEs of mon who hav" become famous on the
bench Of the United states Supreme Court.
outside OF the rail to tho left. in the ten feet
OF SPACE between 1t and tho wall. put $50 or
800 mrn, thrcc-fourths OF them such men as
you might pick up along tho Bowery in tho
small hours of the morning with tonnto cans
for companions an eighth Of them such men
as YOU will ind ciamoring in the betting ring
at Guttcnbur: or toutins at the gates OF the
track and tho other eighth fairly respect n bio
looking men. Hat the crowd in everything
hard from silk hat to e broken derby. and
everything soft from the latest EVENING Sun
head gear to the most dclapidated felt that
might lie picked out Of n Chinnmans ash bar
rel Max" ever man in the crowd hold w his
Deform hand here and there through tho
iot. thnp"i "a niger or SO from this ono.
irenS i"w knnckIes on that one. Put sores
In the "ontre of tic room. at the fat mahog.
ANY Hss t%% or 's snd nn T,e Wr ssk TIER
TIL. inr-.HokinE gentleman. with gray bun
his hand and 10 is looking over the tor ~ his
golu-timn"i y eCu'clss AT the crowd. Now. II
io ,' ', your"rif i@tcI states Commissioncp
Shields wearing in kcnuhlican votc.or dep.
other day mt yesterday the commissioners
c cis" WnS worn enough to hold the
states Court rooms. and tho court room was
ocl"c" ii. re n.ining aud g "'c,och in the
evening" Ne votes cam. n blocks of from
r@ H." 1I u" vain. ", "Sh at oi"eT times II
Office and s@ne,l lhsir Names TO the oath to
support, the Constitution. and then they
Incc wa, He'd Commissioner Shields was
sen, Tor. Hr,rottud Gown tho rear stairway
smal sh,%u;si Itat: on HarGs nr Sn as he en-:
tered. Half III" crowd raised the left instead
Of 'H Wea aiE mt na"a; Down aa, han an, PIT up
tother." tho, regular marshal shouted. There
to naw wHe W md G~ Which w sns
left and the marshal rushed across the room
and >a,ogely ss,Hs,d The r.ht hands OF the un.
sweaIims TA the .o,ImI.son;e3r looking
."'.>."!omn ~w"ar .rort Tend tuition
o. sains
Sap Fy'Goit.i ait I''''' '' '~''A " ,"''''
instantly tHt gang ItHl Ell or tum Oleu over |
the II all orany railing. rushed to the centre
desk. aud got their commissions To- represent |
n n"bMs 81 sa A viii s'r4 St1 last
night. after the last o! the gangs had disap-
I'VE have 1000 Of these men. and an honest
election is certain; Mr. Davenport has 2.274
supervisors in addition"
This Is two Supervisors for each election dis
tr!ct ard SIN and fraction deputy marsha!s.
In Response 10 reporters question as to
Wher" the 5000 odd men VINO are work ing Tor |
tn,, .IltIttlDn cone from. OF Mr. ia
cobus,s assistants said their names were sent
in by Republican district leaders.
some OF them are Democrats" he said.
Connec,cUt."
Til. drawing of Democrats from Connecticut
by making them deputy marshals here is sup
posed to be one way Of Decreasing the Demo
a consi,Ierahic XIX among the yarous re-
publican district lenders oyer tho appoint-
The appointment is worth Ave dollars or more.
and IN selecting the men to TO appointed it is
knecI Democrats whose Vote might b. intn.
enced by tho arpontment. Each district
sh"ws s and ID the wss
.howing The kick.is say that there has been
appointed han 10 is entitled TO- Martin In,
votes AMI the Wicked Gibbs il another. The
others, say tnere will 10 day Of reckoning
loacY WI, DO. preserved by the police
thrInEnoT, the city tH.dHy The instructions
nayG no they
tically those OF former years.
CO... On sunday afiernoon in answer s to call
and Captains met President Martin and super
intendent Byrn-s in tn. superlntendent's
sure rinttndent i'yrnes dec ine,l to state.
ri, ri do not anticipate any trouble" no said.
viii be- deprySd q his risht e to vote to- Thers
viii be no difficulties hut If any emergency
t a"s so a, With an prepared for it, and am ready
ID. e. D. yon an,icipat1, any clash between tho
S not me do no1 Seisve any one has the
slightest wish or desire to prevent any ono
from q. ~ voting who is Justly entitled to vote
on sunday relative to the Government o.
=" want to correct what. must be wrong
Impression snid he Supcrinte nd ent. " am
the executive head of the Police Department.
department and vi thu acts Of each individual
polcemMn. and no one else nm the ono TO
cuisines Of tho wor d a. large what my orders
arc to the police so long AS the result are, sat-
not that enough for tho poSpleE ''".', 20
superin ten dent Byirnes spoke at length on the
sHonld 20 r Wong. II Is said that presdsnt
Martin then addressed the Captains 1T ne in:
Supt[lntenueHL DyTnes. IfeSlu0nC |
Martin. it is said cautioned the Captains to be
careful to get tho right bundles Of ballots to
the right polling places. Mr.. Martin compli-
2. tented the rolice on tho fact that il tho past
the hope that to-day there would
not be single mstaGs The meeting, wns
lsked Iresident Martin whether or not Fed
,ra official should be allowed within the rail
ng ut the polls.
What Is that question 2" President Martin
s said to have asked.
Whether or not We are to allow a United
aiing at the pOsI"
Yes. would allow them to 60 where they
an see the voting" President Martin is said
Q have said. "and even In, the event, Of their
'bstruetinG, proceedings. l would advise you
A Captain then asked whether or not tho po-
Ice should allow Federal Official to arrest a
pan who was about to vote and whom the
Election officials had decided had right to l
'ote. superintendent Byrnes answered the
question as follows. 1t Is said:
Don't bother with them vt all. Keep away
rom them and keep the peace. II they raise
Sin srSaSs report 1t at once but don't 90 any
nuch as you can" |
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