New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
UNDER BLUE-COATEDESCORr
THE ENUMERATOR> BEGIN THEIR WORK.
EACH MUST REPORT N THE EVENING TO THE
TAMMNNY CAPTAIN OF HIS ELECTION

TAMM\NY CAPTAIN OF HIS EltA llON
DISTRICT.
Crn,us-takIng began and went merrlly In this
city yesterday the 857 cnumerators being alded IN
their task by s-7 picked policemen. Tie men III
uniform did not write down any names In the p'o'-
ters7 which the enumertors carried from house |"
house but they did part of the talking and their
presence FASTENED the work. The enumeratorS re-
ported at the various police stations ut 3 Il. m, ara
showed their credentials All Of the Ss7 must have
reported, because no information OF vacancy was
sent the Central Office, and on saturday super
inendont Murray sent out a special Order directing
that if any enumcrator failed to report for duty the
officer in command at tic police station mnst send
Information OF the fact to Headquarters
Most OF the enumerators young men ana
members OF Tammany Hall district ORGANIZATIONS
The rule had been to appoint each man Tor WORK III
the election district In which he lived IN orucr tl'
he might have personal acquaintance with some Oh t'
persons whose names were to be taken FOR dlsu'O'
In which there wcre many italian residents the ram
many captans had selected young men Of Italian
parentage The same Course pursued In districts
Inhabited mainly by the Polish Hebrews. 1t WAC
evident that the under the direct cohO oi
tho Tammany political machine which had dictated 'lie
appointment Of the enumeraors.
The assistance Of the police in the census was
providsd for by the act which the Legislature passed
recently Upon the request Of the Secretary OF s'e
the Police Commissioners Obliged to cause ponce
officers 10 accompany the enumerators to any mousse,
houses or places for the purpose Of rendering ah
and assistance
The nature ot the aid and asslstance' was not eX'
planned in the law. and when the Commissioners
ordered the details to be- made they took care that the
police should be Instructed not 10 he hasy and arrest
persons who refused to give information 10 the emu
merators one of the Commissioners said Tile
poicemen may be able to keep people from throwing
the enumcators Of doors. but they must not under
take 10 compel people to give Information asked lor
OF course the police be used witnesses II suits
FOR penalties are brought under the following provision
Of the law:
ANY person being he head Of family, or member there
o. above the age tNentyone year. who shall rIue 70
give % any cnumegitor the informal on required b' hm
latyc u ANY particulars whh such enumeit" IS
required TO his rturn- concerning such family or
person or shall wully give ia" information" % 9lfh
enuuerator concerning hr sane. shall forfeit ana pay
pnalty " nfy dollars b, sud for and r'c"'rr'u WIN
ooete OF suit, by md the ninr of the supervisor OF teF
respective towns, and shall DEE paid over 70 the County
Treasurer for the benefit the common schools Of such
town except in ~ York such suit anu F"rpF'
ev hall te in the name the Mayor Aldermen and Conn
monaty Of e said city and such penalty shall b" pain over
to tho Controller OF -ad cty for te benefit OF the common
schools th.Io
BY observations In some Of The districts Yesterday
IL wa, asccrtancd that the policemen were not
called on to use persuasion in most cases AZ sight
Of thc familiar blue uniform and brass buttons the
understood that the ccI.,uS-taker at work. anr
they ohcerfully gave the desired Information. some
time, whea the demand for and Was not
answered promptly. the policeman would ask uI3
qie, ions with air NJ authority. Many II the
polc,uen who wrr, detailed 10 accompany the
eiuuc-at.r, rId b'l over the ground before ln
the census which the police took last fall While
the present cegsus continues they are on duty only
from . a. m. until y. each day, and are en-
c,ised from night duty. Many OF the enunefatorS
reported at the police stations last cNehe although
required report only t. the morning lheI s-t"
they had taken nom 200 to 400 names eacA. ono
Of the enumerators who leaving the Mercer'
noNo station with his MANILA blotter In his
pocket .ald to "A Tribune reporter soon after p m
Tn. only trouble have had oday has been III iHlI'
INK T., ind a few peop" - their homes, NhaIl nave
10 ~ back 10 those houses again. but a. live III the
district / may be able to call at the houses tbs
evening
Do You keep your b1ttcr with you until YOU hni'h
,lo canvas. Of N. district >" the reporter Inquired
"Nc,. but have to sho" 1t to tHi ''P'"" 1T '"'
club room tonight
"Oh. mol The rmmauy captlin q ih" election
district. who appointed ne to thN !''' lie j. -'- "
Do you e>p'-t to find mogc people ia Tie 'ty thHh
were .OuId by p,rtcr- cnum'rat u, last Ndll't IN
Why. wen bury Porter, cci,r, out u eight. 49, ,.
the cnircr,"r, win report Win their cord- At the
county clerks onco. Mr. Mckonna said ye-t'dN
Ia
away or took some other means Ui tfrl'r Nt'ii''''
he expected 10 hear nOiAup from them uuil tl'l N'r'
thryu,h with the ct.-u-. They are 90 h' Irtd - II
day and one cent f,Y each name registered
The dist rrt bounded hy stanton, DIVISION ara Nor
fpk .ts and the Howery j, mdlrlv glNeh over u ,n'
Polish Hebrews and thr sweating nhu~irN. ne
ennncrit r hal expected a'd prepared thrm>'Nr, iI
- taxi of eNccppia. fruty her. but ID th~ respect
they exceedingly supri- q. IN" P' >e'i'c
of the blue uniform iu nearly al ci~', U
,urrd for the cnumcfat0r ~ 'otihl welcome
I.-t ter. Orchard Alien trd other street n tli- III,
uirt are covered Ly big hve>iory t"ucnr houses win
about forty people ol 20 IA 0p0r. Back oi th'~r
hol.c. I, a rear tenement with anoth'r hundr"l
people. or - 10 bc accounted for ndcr tho cir
rum-tnncc~ piOgr-s, necessarily slow. Inc can
va-,"r fourd Ms hardest task iu the sweater.
dcn- when, from twenty 10 thirty lc.pl" All hllu'n
together on the noor mr'9tainrd I'll n'c uni one :"
their number brighter than the other. uhdoi"'h !"
"a a, spokesman. =. ,,
IT,. WORK ~ enumeration In tho upi'Mn d~itl.tH
along the aveauc, lined with The i me, OF the NruW
was carried on without any trouble The p'ppf udn
read Of The coming Of The crlunc'tt0r ana MS p,'
coated escort. and they view ready Tor NM nc
cuumcratnrS reported promptly In Tia" morning W t2'
stniiolr hoIses and the celebrity with Whiu lh'E In'
work AT ; o'cl,-k IN the evening wa Iciiirh''r'
When the policemen lined up hei,'e ne ''ls,''n
dc.k, I'm The station -hnus"s they reported i~i TIE
c1mrncrof, whom they had In charge bad met with no
dihNilties.