The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-04
CAN'T RUSH NEW YORK, JOHN
NE ARE GOING TO KEEP TIE PEdeEAT
THE POLLS OURSELVES.

Hoard, and the District Attorney to SEQ
that Davenport and Jncobus Keep Within
the Lnw-Flenty Of Deputy sheriHs and
Policemen to Maintain Order and Plenty
OF Bail for the Few John VIII Arrest.
As soon rs the news that John !. Davenport
mad secured the arrest and indictment In tho
United states courts OF Charities Commission
ere Edward c. Shcehy and Charles L. Simmons
was flashed to Tammany Hull. Richard Croker
sent hurry call for meeting OF the Commit
tee OF Thirty. to be held at Is o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The district leaders responded
with alacrity. and were soon in earnest CONSUL
tation with their chief regarding this last bluff
of the Republicans and the necessity which
there is to checkmate the effort OF Davenports
Federal emissaries TO take possession Of and
obstruct the election machinery next Tuesday.
The result OF the conference was that the
following ion. introduced by Mr.. Croker.
was unanimously adoptod
Whs,eds Citizens have been arbitrarily arrested at
the instance OF John Davenport, with view to in.
tn'dang them and thus preventing the FREQ exercise
OF the right OF franchise In this city; and
Wh,,e. Thousands OF other arrests for the like un'
lawful purpose are threatened especially the day Of
election.
Now with view to protecting all qualified citizens
In their right to cast their ballots the ensuing cleo
ton day and to prevent further awful interference
beit
hs"',d That committee Of I'VE he appointed to wait
upon the Board OF Police OF the city New York and
demand that kuch Instructions be given To roice Of
hcers IA will insure the free exercise OF the right OF
franchise Tue sday also to request the sheriff
OF tho city and county OF New York 10 qualify srf
hcsnt number OF special deputies to attend ali the
polling places In this city that day IN order that tho
right OF franchise may be insured to all citizens and
that peace and order may be maintained
Further. that SAID committee should iihcwise wait
upon the District Attorney Of the city and county OF
New York and confer with him as to violations the
Jaw II this state hy those who have been
such arrests and TO make OF HIN the request that the
same be presented for action to the Grand Jury,
Tho committed appointed by Chairman Gill
roy under the provisions OF the resolution con-
sists of David lcvcntritt. II. ID. IIotchkiss
| David Mcclure. John NJ. Bowers. and Charles
! H. Knox. all lawyers. They Yore armed with
! copies OF the resolutions last evening and
started out on their mission at once. There
| will probably To quite AZ many special deputy
| shcrilrs at the polling places next Tuesday as
| United States Marshals. and any unlawful in
| tcrIcrcnce with the right of votor on the rart
OF tho NJ irshals will be followed By summary
| arrest
1T was about time we took some steps"
said Commissioner Gi!roy after the meeting.
We have stood this sort o. interference with
| our elections long enough"
| Lawyer l.6NeUlTHl n"llpu MS cOllenBueS ny
telegraph OF thelrnppointmcnt and requested
them to meet at his office in the stewart build
ins at !; o'clock IN this morning TO- organize.
| Sheriff German will he present and arrange
deputy shcrfIs TO protect the rights o, voters
ut he polls and maintain order. Mr. I.eyrn-
| tritt vii! Gull on the 20 ice authorities and Sc
cure their cooperation in preserving the peace
II regard Mr.: Davenports interference with
thG rights OF stizens to be in TIE nature OF
| - n ~ n 7 Dnt bl,
otherwise. His object Is simply to intlmida,e
the voter who he knows ; or SUSPECTS will sup.
who do not feel as if they could 20 through tho
ordeal OF being hampered and embarrassed Mt
| hopes to drive these men from the polls by
the threat OF arrest or interference.
than We Woud ezra"t oar Rep" All an
Ms mSTGy w ant to BE- as ~ H. in
entitled to no less would like I" -" one
tenn, But I fear shall not.
DEPUTY, marshals at the polls on Tuesday. par-
ticulnrly IN the Democratic stfongholds In
! DO JtO We Will have an ample force. made
there shall be no intimidation.
night are apt to lose ~ the 'S'" ardor OF
silzSnsEr, SO ne have lsos taken fteGs 10
| secure W. iIllncuiute IeleusS on Ddli VI uuy
citizen whom any marshal may arrest because
the citizen attempts to vote We had OK
Hs Win n@:b t 1a oE.4sa Sy sxudss s
| John llcQuade in the case of a Democrat who
Wa rrSNsp'ed from voi1g tyn deputy mar ,n,
tnc law gavo hi i'm the right to tnketwenty-four
hours TO examine into the resropsihi!ty, OF
QuHde personally, no said. but he did not
know him officially. Judge Wallace ordered
tho acceptance of the bond OF ex-Judse Me-
! OMAHA Now this tiIno going to notify
Mr.. Davenport betorehand who the bondsmen
be n We VIII bo 1pxs III, the Tsdsr sd Hpd
offer any excuse for holding his victims until
| after the polls have closed on the ground that
there is any doubt ABOUT the responsibility of
tn. nond-mrn.
rolls OF institutions under the Charities Com
misSion"rs We're arrested last year 10y Mr.;
o the ME- dia
We forced him 10 trya test ease IIeacted rs
Judge and himself dismissed the case. Thou
them ina, their right to vote hns been uues;.
n sn"ui 10 h"S M "as t
not knowingly arrest Republicans; The
h he nrnH HG a G% az 5 t y9st
will secure his release.
I'm Riormaian as TO the PROCEEDINGS Of
day was placed yesterday in the hands Of tho
Democratic National Committee from an an
|
abandoned his regular otilce in the Post Otiice
building and has established his CAMPAIGN
| hnudlunr,.rs over tho Columbia National
Hank, on the fourth floor Of tho building at
| the corner Of Forty. second street and Fifth
| avenue Atthis place he has sracions aunrtcrs
| containing seven different rooms. Thirtytypo-
writer, and u large force Of clerical assistants
| are kept constantly mt work. card list has
| been made out OF every registered voter In the
| city OF New York. and these arc arranged in
! Xix boxes upon shelves. Each card has upon
il The name of tho voter and his residence. ana
also Ms politics. DEMOCRATS being marked
| "psm." and Republicans Hep" The cards
also contain certain secret numbers mud marks
! Tor the information Of Davenport and his con-
lidcutial assistant.
toinmisslomnr peuol who has his oll'cc in the
roe, Ollro building; does most Of Mr. Daven-
! mort s private work for him. and close cOmmu-
ricatinn is maintained between them by mes,
lie most important fact disclosed. however.
is that Davenport has his plans al lad to get
| out some 5000 warrants for election day.
| Four years ago he had less than l.4OO warrants
out and the result was practically nothing at
| all. The Dem ocratic organization OF tho city
| ~ Nav York ia fully alive to the situation. 1t