New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-11
FUNNY, BUT EXASPERATING.
CFACNCEY NJ. DEPEw AND GENERAL c. II. T.
COLLIs TELL SOME TRUE STORIES.

COILS TELL SOME TRUE STORIES.
When there luIl in the routine Of business
nj inc regular monthly meeting Of tho Union League
Club last night General G. II. T. coils arose and
proceeded to entertain his felow-members with an
account OF his experiences rs Republican watcher In
Iahhdhy voting precinct last Tuesday. The polling
place was in Olivci-st. between oak and Cherry sts
In the Ia election precinct Of the I'D Assembly Dis
tnct General Coils was hand when the polls
opened Tile Tammany boss" ordered the police
man In attendance to throw him
ont, saying he lad TO right there
General Coils read his certificate and the printed
tract from the election law on the lack Of It the
roicc officer but II made 10 difference ont he had to
60. lie then went to Police Ilcadquarter and super
intcndcnt Hyrnes sent Inspector Williams back with
him. To the Inspector the policeman said he had
merely asked General Coils TO step outside, while they
were fixing up The booths and tie election inspectors
all c0rrOb0ratcd him.
Inspector Williams told them they were all liars
and t!at If General Coils was further molcsted they
would hear from Headquarters. General ColliS's
account OF what he during the rest of the DAY
was amusing He sid the Tammany boss would
write of number Of names from his list and his
worker would 20 out and bring in the men. After
they mad voted they would 90 the erect and
vote in the Twenty first precinct Again and ngan
be the same vote twice under different
names. Forty one men came In in orderly procession
Then he went up to the proper officer to be sworn
without needing any directions Every mothers son OF
them selected the Tammany boss" 90 Into the booth
and fla the ballots for lin. What financial trans
action took place In the booth can BE- imagined.
Tho election officers refused 10 let General Colts
cha lcngc any voter unless he would swear tint no
knew the voter. knew his place Of residence and
that he not the man under who's, name ne was
vCting. The IsitcI states Supervisor was tho
of lanlmnuy e. ~ on
board and would do anything or Jet General Coils
do anything - prevent the open frauds porpetrated
one United states deputy marshal a crippled
veteran. who couldn't t his arm, md M other was
an Italian who kept his badge under his coat all
the time When General Coils expostuaied with
this representative OF the majesty Il the Nation. he
said: Il friid. They kla me here. You ALA
rlght Yol Iva here. ! Iva here. They kllla
me'
General Coils said that some Of the voters wcrc
little late 10 getting around AMI their friends. fear
Ing their votes would bc lost kindly voted on their
registration before they came. The result that
when they counted the votes there were nine moro
than there registered voters Il the district There
upon the supervisor put IN his hand and pulled out
about twenty ballots selected nine. and ton them
up putting the Others back j have not time L.
tel Won all the imam things done by that pack u
thcYes.7 said General Coils In conclusion. Every
one OF them belonged ID the criminal classes The
present ballot law IS the most perfect instrument
Of fraud imaginable II you only Ct control Of The
inside officers, TIE board " registration l. thc boar!
OF election inspectors. and they bfnzcn anything
through r. they have enough daring"
After General COILS had finished Mr.. Dcpcw said Il
few wOrl, " was lot a watcher a. TIE polls" sail
he. but wa, an observer before the election. /
made a few prediction, which didn't come out. Laugh
tor II /, dnich, o. ct AZ tho causes Of the defca
our candidates were lfrcproa 'hablc. The Democrat
are a, surprised az the result "a We are. bolicv"
WAS principally due 20 a fcelng among the wording
men that they were not getting their -hanc % The
profits. man toN this morning
that BE WIS iu Tie Icarhution manu-
featuring business. Willie before the Mckinley law
be- struggled along and pad few hands ~ % week,
under me Mckinley law he bushes increased 8" he
couldn't get enough help, and had % Jay 80 llH -
week. and yct all those men Whose Wne's lad been
trTl'd voted The Democratic uch't know myscu
Of a factory in Wc,chrscr County whic''s absolutely
dependent the Nc kincy tarih for 1t, eNst"nce. aud
YET eight 10 ten OF the wor'm'n there Voted Tor
Cleveland"
Mr. Dcpew was confident that the Democrats woul1
not dare 10 full the plcdrcs Of The Chicago PAT rn;
p p fTee esS 20 Thcy mis6 ruin The tnpa aai
pearl button industries. bit be- thought n would stop
tscrc lie hoped the senate would become Demo
craft 50 ina. he Whole r,,p,n,lly Of the Govern.
ment might bc thrown on them Ihrn th'y Wpul
have 10 Nv ~ their wonderful panacca> for an
National Ms or else write themselves down fraul.
Speaking Of h., recent cHprricnce~ IN EuroIs'. MIR
that people NJ opposite I,,ia opinion. wcr. never
invited u nc same Glun"r party. At a Conservative
dinner partv~ said Nr Drpcw. pole NJ tic injury
H. GlaGston - csc by The lauOu' ginger real bal
Don't waste any sympathy on him. Mr.. Dep'w' .hi
the lady NJ ms h-lt. THAT al arranged before
hand Then tlpu-t IA try joke. aud suggested
hat tho effect, II the sneeIhfGd bail ~rr' - dra'
that II must have been baked D.; graduate 81 ono
~ Amor cooking school.
Not at al' Not at all! Mr. D'pcw.' replied
INDIGNANT nesill'r We know cAictly Who the woman
wa
Not even Horace Porter could hnve saved ta'
liratlon." added vi. DcpcW. with an eloquent icni-
uiscent SIGH.