The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-10
FEDERAL SUPERVISORS
ORDERED TO ENFORCE ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL MILLER's INSTRUCTIONS,
New York Democrats Declare Against 1t and
Say They Will Not Allow the officers
Near The Polls-Trouble Is
Looked For.

NEW YORK, Nov. within the
twenty-iour hours last passed birth
has been given to elements which
NAV come together in this city on
election day with sharp crash. One
of the elements is the announced ad-
herence of Attorney General Miller to
the customs of the past under Judge
Bradley's decision in accordance with
which federal supervisors of election
will be placed anywhere it is deemed
wise within election enclosures. The
other and opposing element lies in the
fact that Lieutenant Governor Sheean,
chairman of the New York state DEM
ocratic campaign committee, has is
sued an address to the Democrats of
the state in which he cites JuCge
Bradley's decision and calls on Dem
,ocrats to see that federal supervisors
do not enter the booths.
Judge Brewer of the United States
supreme court has ruled that super
yisors had no right to enter booths or
90 behind the enclosure in which the
ballot boxes are. Secretary Defrees of
the Democratic state committee speak
ing today of Miller's circular to fed.
eraI supervisors and of Sheehan's OPP
posipp order to the Democrats of the
state, said he believed federal super
yisors had no right in booths and
would not be allowed to go there.
The Democratic election officials OF
this city particularly will make
stubborn resistance to federal officials
If they encroach upon the lines Mr..
.Sheehan has officially marked out in
onnosition to the directions
in the general circular. That
this outcome is anticipated by the
federal officials of the city is evil
benced by the fact, United States
Marshal Jacobus today sent tele.
gram to Acting Attorney General
Aldrich, calling attention to what he
designated, explanatory proclama'
ton of Lieutenant Governor Shee-
ham, in regard to the presence OF fed
.eral supervisors at polling booths.
Judge Aldrich responded he had
nothing to say about the proclama-
ton except to refer to the policy of the
government on the question as out
lined in instructions issued to-
marshals, supervisors, etc., yesterday
by Attorney General Miller
He also telegraphed Marsha
.Jacobus this afternoon to b
gov erned by instructions contained
that circular. 1t has been today ascer
tanned that the law officers OF the de
partment of justice at Washington
have carefully examined the statutes
and opinions rendered in the cases
arising out of alleged violations of
election statutes before yesterdays
circular was Issued by Attorney Cen
eral Miller.
A poster has been sent out by the
Democratic state Committe all over
the state by tens of thousands. 1t is
a sheet almost 2x3 feet and is printed
in fiaripg writing. The head is
Democrats, enforce the law" At
tention is called to the law re-
garding United States marshals
ut polling booths and to federal
supervision of elections. The poster
reads: democrats, enforce the pro-
visions of the law to the letter and
stand on your rights as American citi-
zens. Do not permit the Republicans
to use rooms or buildings within $50
feet of polling places for the purpose
of bribing voters. You have the power
to prevent it and it is your duty to ar
rest all all such maleiactors." "Tbe
circular MEANS" said Democrat,
HHthat there will be no monkey bust
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