New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-29
INFAMOUS ELECTION FRAUD.
HOW rAMMANY COT us BIG MAJORITY.
VOTES BOUGHT CONTEMPORARIES IN DEovEs

inaOritipS 10 be Drought 10 ln' d''VhbV" va Wv
Grand Jury before many days have passed ana II
rron.r recognition can not b. had there. the United
staes courts will be appealed 10. som" Of the ca~"'
win be taken 10 the Federal courts ANYHOW. The
Republican Club Is back OF the movement to BRING az
many Of the offenders TO justice as possible anu Johh
: smith, Alfred r. CODkling a. IL. steele, "iih"W
Erookfed and T. V. II. Van Wyck say that every choft
oossible will be made 10 bring the evidence winch
Inc clubs watchers secured Election Day 10 the
attention OF the proper authorities. Names OF many
offenders Including election inspectors. SUPERVISORS
pon clerks and reporters In the possession VI
the club and II the offenders are not sent 10 o'1s
Sing Mcssrs. smith. Conkling. Van Wyck ana e''Tie
say that 1t will not be their fault.
General Coils. who witnessed much orazeh
ef,rontery on the part OF Tammany In the d'suI'u
where he was watcher Election Day has sec"'rn
the Indictment OF three election inspectors VINO VI"
moi perform their duty al the polls ana P''"'''"
the most fragrant frauds to take place am nc s''
that he IS dc ermined u send the O1ehue'S !" ''"e
sing if possible
Charles W. Earring. OF No l39 West tOftS '"iN' ST.
ia another Republican watcher who secured eV'ue"e
an election Day that Will probably result In increaS
ing the popuation ut the state Prison. lie WIS dp-
ponted a watcher al the polling place ol '"r n'N'
election district Of the lid Assembly, DN"'' any
,ouiry nloce wa. at No IS Di,i>IOn-st. in a bird
store not far from the Bowcry. and Is In longing
house district The law relative 10 "h'chcN rs l"'"
W
Each nocol pa,tv duly ning certificates OF nonino.
on of candidates for office to be hed at any snch ee'"o
may by whiting signed by the committee or other s!h"
representatives OF such organization OF by the ch'""
thereof and delivered OF the inspectors VI cIe'""'
anront not more than Watches 10 attend each polling
MACE thereof such watchers may be present q" S"'h
,volpr Mace and within the guafdiah. from at I"a'
fifteen minutes before the unlo king and examination VI m
ballot box at the opening OF the polls Of such election" %
after the announcement Of the result Of the canvass OF inc
votes cast thereat ana tue >'+IhI "' ''
thereof ty the in-p cto's.
Mr.. Caring Notwithstanding Ms authority, was not
permitted to stand within the euaidrail. rs Soo' 10
ne took up u position there he was ord"r'u ou' y!
n Tammlany policeman and when he rrmoNS'i'''u '''u
showed his certificate OF authority be was roughly
pulled out of the place.
Il was perfectly amazed when saw The way ina,
Tammany was conducting things IN my ds'h''' Sa'u
Mr. Zaring to a Tribune reporter yesterday.
thought AZ least that some show Of respect Tor Inc
Australian ballot system and the law III gen''" "'"'"
be observed by the Democratic politicians bN was
in error. l had supposed that II any Tand were ~
lie perpctratcd some attempt would be mace 10 u' IT,
but there was none. Iammany ran things TO pi'"'e
Itself went to the election district ana end-"NOf'N
to get a position inside the g'ardTail. but was
not permitted remain there. The D'Wocrsc
election inspector ordered policeman 10 PAL NE
out and WAS put ont. Votes were purchased openly
and I'm order to that Gle goods we're delivered the
DpmOcyTflC
booth and fold ballots for the voters. II Is safe 10
.sv that fully fvesixths OF the ballots cast In the
district were purchased. The voters were taken mo
the booths by tie men buying The ballots. the claim
being made that the voters were Physically nhiol'
TO fold their own ballots. The men. although as
physically we'll n anybody would swear that they al
left their glasses home That they were unable to use
their arms that they had Rheumatism In their myers
and all sorts OF things. Men with "yeNighi rs sood
as mine said under oath that they were blind one
man was brought up 70 tie polls by a man WHO
asserted that he bis hoher-i"|aw ana 'h'
latter said ihut his relative was deaf and dumb
lie therefore claimed the right to go Int" the DOOM
with him and fold his ballot maintained th't
even II ne deaf and dumb such an afcnoh oid
not make him incapable o: folding his own ballot
Ny protest did not any weight, for Ia" Demo
cratic supervise. said That he would swear In the
man. The oath administered orally.
DO you swear that you deaf and dumO?'
he asked.
Louis Levy was the man who asserted that lie
was deaf and dumb, and when the oath was ad
ninistcred be promptly replied 4 do And. not
withsanding this remark. which demonstrated that the
fellow prrtnrcr. lie was permitted 10 ~ ni1
the booth with his 'broihcrin-law, who folded his
ballot aud SAW that he voted II. The election in
spectOrs only laughed when they heard Levy say
that he deaf and dumb.
IT also easy matter 10 discover rrpcdl"rS.
They did not make much Of attempt 10 disguise
themselves. They voted tw, or three times al The
same polling place. and The members Of the election
board took no notice If them. would vote
name and then he would 90 10 the end Of nc
line, put on pair Of spectacle, AID an hOnr later
vote under another name. l challenged several mcn
caused the Of nine. but It not possible
for me to prevent Illegal voting Tie Republican
inspector seemed shut his eve, TO al Tie fraud.
which he could not help ."eing. ihr United states
marshals. too. seemed TO be working In connection
with the Iammany men. The majority If The votes
came from the cheap lodging hcl>es IN The district.
and n clerk Of one Of tlr lodging house, la tine
Bowerv was the polls voting til" fast
as they came up. Tac Republican captain IN the
district did not seem TO take much Interest In the
way things beng conducted, but aid that votes
were being purchased Jy the Democrats at bten cents
rscl The showed that Harrison received foi,y-
three votes. While Cleveland got over zoo.
a man named sullivan. who Is Hl-Iibrr Of tae
D. j. O'Eren Association. WAS tie Democratic captain
Of The district. He al" wore a deputy marsha =
badge. He was O1,y ali day bringing voters 10 the
district ia referring 10 llc Aust:aiLtn Dano. sleph'
be SAID II vas regular 'lcH-i' pc Tor the bch"cI'i'
man whom ne brought mp l." N0ic gave ms name
John bincAenrn. irc1snmga nr man ~ ,,, NAV.
lin and protested that hc had no right 10 vote
i asked The fellow 10 give his name, ana This time
he said IL was joan Blackwell Inc Hian was l"r
united 10 vote. however,, IA" Democratic Inspector
said that he could identify him. rnr oni, disguise
ms man had when Ia" came ~ 10 NOt" u" SECOND
time a pair OF eyeglasses. which made the weaei
feel very uncomfortable This pair OF gla>,ts
| believe, used To try 10 disguise other repa"rs
Another man voted Charles Young and twenty
minutes later the same fellow vOtcd rs John Young
When Il man, who gave his name a. Thomas Me
Donald came up to vote. ne VA, informed that hi.
name had br.u vO;ed 'iirt have not voted, said
The man. II, that hr had not east his bal ut
and he WIS permitted to vote. The ballot how
ever, that hsd been rast IA his nam" before was
uermiticd To remain, and WAS counted know that
Ia lie a fuct, for / remained al The polls until The
votes wer, all counted The registry h,t and the
number Of ballots did not balance, bat he lection
E0ard DID no, permit All error Ike That 10 wOITS
them.
The polls did no, cO>e until long after O'Clock.
The Democratic election inspectors furnished long
lit OF names the Democratic workers lew
minutes before 4 O'Clock, aud tie voting Was lVeN
tnl 4 10 The votes wrr- received ia grcnt
haste, and 1t did not take NOR" than minute to
cast each these fraudulent ballots. some 81 NE
names that were voted after o'clock we're john
Young Timothy McDOnaid Tim O'BI1en, Thomas
smith and Edward MOriissey. IL WAS after the CLOS
my hOnr hh the MaIrhes Of he pOlicennn aud tlr