New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-07
TAMMANY COLONIZATION.
PACKING LODGING HOUSES WITH BOUGHT
VOTES.


DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS ARE CONSPIRING.
For weeks the Democrats have been formulating
and completing thar plans for extensive and general
frauds upon the franchise in the coming election.
They are to be conducted on the same old lines OF
Illegal naturalization, fraudulent registration and
heating at the polls But in order to show the
LOYALTY OF the Tammany organization to Mr. Cevc-
land the familiar system is to be extended and de-
ve,oped in districts, where il before has been
attempted. The aim and object OF the Democratic
managers National and State we'll as local, Is
N roll up such large fraudulent majoritics in the
cities where illegal practices are detected with most
difficulty to overcome the expected heavy ma
iortv FIR Harrison and Reid I'm the rural districts.
The Republican managers fully aware OF the
danger Of the situation # the contemplated frauds
are permitted 10 go updetected and unpln'shed -Four
years ago the Republican National Committee organ
lied and devised plan for the suppression OF frauds
uuon the franchise which reduced to the minimum
the results OF Democratic conspiracy. During the
o-esent campaign the Republican National Committee
las redoubled its efforts to fair election In
the cities OF NewYork State, and Is confident that by
the means which have been adopted fraudulent
Capitalization stuffed registry lists and repeating
NJ the polls will be made more dangerous than ever
tafore in the history OF New-York politics.
David Martin, member OF the National committee
from PENNSYLVANIA has been putting two days OF
work into one during the last two weeks In collat-
ing the large Of information which he possesses
~ prospective Democratic rascality in Newiork cry
and in organizing department for the detection and
punishment OF naturalization, registration and voting
frauds.
II. ,s AZ last able to report full organization in
s-v voting precinct south OF the Harlem River.
In addition no has secured indexed reports which 90
into the smallest details Of the capacity OF hotels
LODGING md boarding houses in the city, the names
ard number OF men who voted from them al previous
elections and the plans of the Tammany =" heelers'
utfliyi hem
election No such complete analysis OF the hoathg
vote OF NewYork and the elements which cohtroi IL
has ever before been made. 1t goes deep mo INC
Tammany organization, and runs along The many
ramifcations OF what is undoubtedly the most care
fully devised system for dcbauchng voters and cor
uniting the franchise which has ever been DEVISED
II does not stop with Assembly districts or election
urecncts but penetates into streets and into houses
and even rooms. From hundred different sources
in a thousand different ways the Information mas been
obtained and verified. Every day brings In scores OK
additional reports from trustworthy men VINO are
searching out the facts to be used in the courts
in case the wholesale frauds which Tammany IS
preparing {, perpetrate are attempted
Mr.. Martin is shrewd careful and energetic, and
thoroughly acquainted with the details OF political
organizations. He has received full charge OF the
great work Of preventing Tammany from colonlAng
voters and flooding the ballot boxes with votes OF
repeaers aliens and criminals. lie VIII be fuly
supported by the Republican National committee
i'm his intention 10 send TO the Ienitentiary every
violator OF the election laws i'll the coming contest
in this state. In furtherance OF this END seventy
Republican lawyers have volunteered their services
10 prosecute offenders.
Mr. Martin was last night upon his return from
Philadelphia and consented TO give out some OF the
facts which have come to his knowledge since ne
undertook the work of keeping tally on 1amhhhy
He said:
ID. As the member of the Republican National Com
from he Of i
been cooperating with the committee In the conduct
OF the National campaign. IN" purpose OF the com
uittee and the special object of my work IN New YORK.
are to prevent fraudulent NATURALIZATION frauduieht
registration and fraudulent voting. II Is Well under
stood by the committee and by all persons conversant
with the notifies of the country that the chief danger
TO the Republican party in NewIork consists In the
frauds perpetrated the franchise In New YORK BROOK
lyn and other large cities in the state All that INC
Republicans desire in state Of New York Is fun
vote and a fair election. There can be nc dotDt III
the mind of any observing person that This State is
decidedly IA Protection state and In favor OF souhd
money "a opposed TO wildcat CURRENCY, ana that III
consequence the state Is Republican, FROM the h'es
tga,ions made satisfied that the sole nope
OF the Democracy In this State rests the ability OF
the Tammany machine to secure fraudulent hatufslnE
TONS fraudulent registrations and fraudulent Young
leprved OF the abilits pOllue the ballot tox this
Tammany machine must surrender us ciaih " "s0e"
d,ncy in the politics OF the state and the Natloh.
H. might be interesting the people OF NewrforX
to become advised of specific facs concerning the
method through which this machine secures us large
n,a,orities ordinarily in the city of New-York.
the first place. New-fork has been Tor yearS ue
centre OF the most extensive NATURALIZATION Hau
which have been perpetraed in this coihuy' lhi'
has been naturally the In spite oil aDie Supcrs
inn because 1t is the great por: Of entry, and has
large and constantly swelling foreign population. AS
many as IL 900 naturalization papers have been taken
out I'm the year before single election large poruo
OF which were undoubtedly fraudulent. We are max
ing every preparation TO check ny a.! recent hatuiaa
tons and TO prevent the swelling OF the reSSu"'io
lists through this source Later / will give you the
d.tails of what has been done In this line III Is sum
Gent TO say that have discovered boid ana CON
csr,ed ATTEMPT on the part OF Tammany to ohdo all
~, nreyious efforts In this direction We SHAH block
,heir game and land some Of the leaders In STATE prison
II II Is attempted
.Tbo colonization Of Illegal voters is also under
going rigid investigation on our part. We nave
made list Of all houses where III loo7 TWO OF h'io
yo,ers wore registered. We find that In many cases
not one-third OF the men who voted from cer'"iii
hotels and lodging houses were there at the "nie
that men we're registered in four ana hVe Vouhs u''
tucts in one Assembly District and III Jour or nNe
Assembly districts in the city we uiSo''eieU '''
the Tammany leaders extending their operations loi
ra,a,,n bis year into districts where they have
not ATTEMPTED it heretofore, and they propose " use
on larger scale the same means winch '"e' M, U
adopted I'm previous campaigns FOR "ceNS p''V NV
cn,,io NJ tbe Tamnany districts have been afi''hg-
br TO see that every voter legal or possible s"a'i
Le registered at least once, and rs many nioIe ''
q, seems fairly safe. Many OF the NOTES. iis.e
b,uses and dives which four years ago were uscu o
thi, purpose have been again called upon 10 souo"
for the residence of Intending rcpcaters ana mus
In Tho ,o,rr districts of the city, which swarm WIN
small and cheap lodging houses, details aireaoS ~
been perfected by the local Democratic iea'crs 1o
taking care Of boarders, real OF ICED ID 'nc n",
Der Of three or four times the a.ii capacity vi ,
rOoms II is simply astonishing Ia fuiniiis W. -
list Of small lodging houses to note the eAt""' INC
pumber ~ .roomers' which they able T. accomho
date about election time. Let US take 1or 'h''",0 .
one district The Id. IN 1883 the following h'Ho'
OF voters registered in that district from uie s,'
hon which L nlinc. III "i''