New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-21
ANOTHER TAMMANY CRIME.
PREPARATIONS TO GET ABSOLUTE CONTROL
OF ELECTION MACHINERY HERE.
THE NUMBER OF INSPECTORS TO BE REDUCED
FROM FOUR TO THREE. TWO OF THEM
TO BIZ wIGwAM MEN.

FROM FOUR TO THREE, TWO OF THEM
TO BIZ wIGwAM MEN.
Albany March 20 Special. Tammany Hall is pre-
pairing 10 commit a great political ana moral CRIME.
Her leaders are going about deliberately and if her
leaders are baked II will be because members OF the
Democratic party will stand in the way ana prevent IT,
The crime for the preparation OF which arrangements
now are being made is nothing more or less than
wholesale counting out OF Republican ballots at the
election this fall. As long John X. NCorhis re
maipeh Police Commissioner the Republicans had some
homes that he would stand with Commissioner McClavc
and prevent wholesale robbery OF ballots. Mr. Noor
hiss complete sell out 10 Tammany and the succession
Of John C. sheehan to the Police Board in Voorhs's
place OF Itself has cansed honest people to smdder
when they recocct that the entire election machinery
Of the CITY Of New-York is in the hands OF three Tam
MANY men, John C. Sheehan is the brother OF Lieu
tenantGovernor Sheehan and his political morals are
neither better nor worse than are his brothers.
Tsmmany's first efforts in the direction of making
the commission Of this crime possible began nearly
year ago and they carried out in great measure
when the County Democracy delegates were thrown
out Of the Convention Hall at Saratoga For many
years previous 10 the last election there has been an
equal division OF the Democratic election inspectors
hetveen H,mmany Hall and the County Democracy
but the action OF those who ran the last Democratic
State Convention gave judges friendly 10 lamhlah'
an excuse for deciding that this organization aiohe
should divide the inspectors WITH the hcpuoi''N"''
psvlons 10 this each Of the Democratic factions
had one inspector OF election This division OF i've
tour officers made it absolutely impossible TOT
either Tammany or the County Democracy
IN gain an advantage over the other through crooki
work as there were two Republican inspectors VINO
were there to sec that the votes were cOuh'eo
honestly.
Having gotten the County Democracy inspectors out
of the way and obtained complete control OF inc
Police Board the next step is TO reduce the number
of Republican inspectors of election, and at the same
time give to the Tamnany Chief Of the Bureau OF
Elections the power 10 appoint the election CLERKS
Assemblyman FarQuhar. who has shown that he mas
not the smallest grain of independence, has INTRO
duced two bills in the Assembly through which this
IS 10 be doue one OF the bills reduces the umber OF
inspectors in NewYok City from four to three, and
the bill is inGenuusly wOrdcd that two of the three
inspectors may be Tammany a companion TO
this bill is one which empowers the Chief
IF the Bureau Of Elections TO appoint the elec-
ton clerks. In case the Tsmmany bosses
succeed getting these bills through the Legislature
there IS little doubt that Governor Flower would slGn
them readily he aiXed his signature to the Central
Park Racetrack bill and to his own Wolf Island Bridge
bill. Those two election bills are intended TO give
Tammany two out of the three election officers at each
polling place leaving only Republican inspector oil
guard to watch them. With the police to back them
up, these two make the election figures any
thing that they may see fit.
Tammany has d gigantic task hand 4
Mayor is to be elected this fall and then if David T.
Hill happens TO be the Democratic candidate for fTesi
dent 1ammany wants to be III posluOn to count Out
York City % give HIN majority over The blg Repqbl-
can vote that Will be cast IL the country With here
two bills law all that will prevent wholesale fraud
shals who fortunately. will be on hand this year.
senator Plunkit had these bills il the Senate and
last Friday they reported from the Judiciary Com
mittee favoIably.