New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-26
FRAUDS IN KINGS COUNTY.
DFNOC RATS REGISTERED TWICE.
PLOT TO HAVE COUNTY EMPLOYEES VOTE
BOTH IN BROOKLYN AND IN FLATBUSH.

PLOT TO HAVE COUNTY EMPLOYEES Nolb
BOTH IN BROOKLYN AND IN FIATBUSH
The Kings County Democrats always notorious
for election frauds, have entered boldly INTO
a scheme TO swell the majority for CleVchnd III
Kings County. They have been warned no"
desperate is the cause of their party and nave
heen instructed TO east as many votes as posi-
hle legal and illegal, for the Frec-lrade ca'"i-
date. as the only hope of the Democratic MANAGERS
lies in the grosscst frauds below UIe iariCih
piver Following these Instructions. the Brook
lyn managers have begun to register county CHI
ploycs both in Brooklyn and in Fiatbush, and
no doubt in other places, so that they can vote
more than once on Election Day.
In the Fourth Election District of Flatbush
Mark r. KNIGHT. a welLknown Republican, was
WATCHING AT the registration booth on Saturday
last. registration day The place is in the school
bouse AT Albany and East New-fork aves, a
wild billy and sparsely settled country where
MANY shanties abound. Three blocks north are
the immense county buildings. comprising the !n-
sane ASYLUM. hospitals and almshouses' MI
knight saw how men were being registered there
who lived in Brooklyn. and kept careful watch
on them.
"They came out of the county buildings IN
droves" said MIR. Knight to Tribune reporter
"The street was black with them as they came 10
the polls TO register. Some OF them, hho"' h'c
in Rrooklyn and are only employees in the build
ing" =,
Do Won know Of any one instance Mr.
Knirht. was asked, where a man has registered
from those buildings who lives in Brooklyn =
"ycs do: a month AGO man engaged rooms
from me: he said he wanted to be all right for
election. He has not moved i'll Yet. His family
Hves in the Twenty-siXth Ward of Brooklyn, and
no came here and registered Saturday. There Is
q man named John Mullen who lives in the Seven
teenth Ward of Brooklyn, and Saturday aifr reg
isterinc lie went 10 his home toward Brooillyn.
About how many men FROM those buildings
have resis cr,d?" Mr.. Knight was asked.
We'll. | shoald say about eco, and 1t Is sur
prising where they all come from OF sudHch.
] notice great many new men are belng taken
on now al d always are around election tlnc
7 objected TO these lien registering here, but the
inspectors said they had 10 register all that
came along. THIS is no new thing here but
am determined TO know this time just how things
stand. All | want Is little help. | am going
down 10 the Rep,.bl:2a General Committee to find
,ut about this thing Every year It's the same
and that is the reason this district has always
such a large Democratic najority on Election
Dsv Why John NUN lhIl,. an idiot, was made
drunk last year Cn Election Day he was
taken out Of the buildings there and put In
wagon and told me when | met him in Brooklyn
he had been voting all day These men, VINO
have registered here. have also registered IN BROOK
fvn In their own wards in the city. The reg
istry In this district Of Oaklands last year was
800 In 1890 it was 422. and lSst oaIuI-
day alone $50 names were registered. Ihose from m
the county buildings swell the number far IN
excess Of any other district in the town, save ave
the second, and but for this registry from e .ne
county buildings the number OF voters mere
woniS BE- less than any district in the town
William s. Ryan, of the Kings County Repuoii.
can executive and campaign commlttses. eald Ias.
snormous The Democratic officials, he said, had
registered all those men who lived II B0okyE;
I'm nlaces 1t was their intention to vote the
county employees both in Brooklyn and M rlatbpWsn' Wn
unless the election supervisors STOPPED mn IL
G cal registrations so that action may be taken
against the men who have been illegally put on the
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