New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-25

coins t, let that have helper. are you1"
lilo swcars disabled" replied the Inspector lana
that's enough for me-"
"Al right you the Judge" said Williams. 'but II
7 VA. ., insnector wouldn't let him have one"
Brt YOU not the inspector Pm the man that's got
10 decide and whenever a Is willing to swear that
he !. dI-ab!cd I'm going to give him a helper
FoRTv.oNE ABr.F-BoDIED .CRIPPLEs'' HELPED.
This settled IL the rest Of the day and before the
pos closed fcrtvonc able-bodcd who could read
their tickets or could not he trusted TO vote they hal
been hired IN unless they were watched, Were prmtd
10 enter the booths accompanied by one OF the" helpers
who mad brought him from the street. That this was
par. OF vsen carry ont which these vag,bonfs had
received lnructin and education was demonstrated when
very aoniec Italian entering alone was handed trk"t
which he confessed could not mad and he was toll by
one OF poll CLERKS 20 % to the Inspector ana swear
his disability To my surprise the inspect abandoned
tho storeotypcd oath asked him whether his only dis
ability was inability to read English and followed this
with other questions. This cVci.ed my curiosity, ana
arose from my and walked t. the rail- when heard
some one say: "Oh. he's hpnhli'an; give MN
chance tho same a. the others. II was finally decided
70 give him, belror and true he selected the
nIt.d States Mar.hal who the only Republican b"
could around the place
bave list Of names Of special cases with their Dc.
.c-aions approxiuste ages etc. and venture to say
thu, with one exception as abe-bodied a.
any In this room and the exception man VINO was
lchilv lame in left foot and walked win -"c"
In some n-anccs who hni declared th'y co"u '"u
their ballots failed 70 do 50 correctly ara one Of INV
hoclers was permitted return 70 the booth WIN '"
after going through the farce ~ the oath In ah"ule
case drunkca man was taken the booth. who und"r
oath confessed that his only disability was that NJ na
taken drop TOO much' duly accredited Democrat"
watcher sat bv nv size list ~ voters from when
during Tn. dav furnished names 10 the h"cierS OF men
Win had not voted whrc-ipon "a hatch was promptly
brought in from street "ach fc'lo" going th'o"'h
thc sane motions A. hough drilled expressly for IT, They
had c,icntiy instructed Ia 20 n Ii" iar thb' "'
tie, nam. anl address anf g., .o ~ b'llos 1ho''
,ho had the ncccs-rry INTEL rcncH entered 81" boz y"
md returned to tn rail aud handed them 10 III" Inspector
hut those who could not be relied upon I" 90 mr"'"
the whole thing help Instructed to say upo
receiving Their ballots That they needed help "he'enp'
IN. .ero,ynci oath WIS umbled anl the Lceor led him
into the booth.
Every election officer behind rho rail part - MS
conspiracy thou INV exception II could not l' other
wise II facraat and often - bnnsh2v oNe'"""
that sometimes compelled to smile AM '"i- va
ayaed Of a. license 20 everybody ei"" 70 a"gh outright
x,.rt,o the Identified smooth. follow who was pre-
,liug and knew that he committing crime every
minute which h. should DO In the p'nt"h1 'N' ~
abou, . o'clock it bc~ane evident. as knew II "oun'
tho IN. real Il the hcelcrs had eXpos'd the game ~
~en,e ? man whose had alrafy been No'd upon
u became Indignant but coaxc1 ont to m" sidewalk
AMI after while back and dena'd'd his rl9" 10
vet. The ooh administered, he swore t. HI IDENTITY
and his vote scccDd A. tao clos" Of the po there
ny co,l.aerc and myself called attention 10 te law upon
the subject AMI nine ballots were taken from til" box ana
destroyed.
,sou, noon after had become rcconcilcI to sur
round ms and vas asserting myself somewhat enphat ~
was c1cI tn street By an int III cnt looSirg man
y no took block from III" poilin" place 10 nave
wi h, called confidential exchange Of views lie gave
ID. name as>rr.A me- Republican ani app"''l
To- m not 10 Interfere with what going on beran'" 1t
would break Mp BARGAIN between Tamnay and the i''
Iui,,n party ~ which Harrison To get 30 or 10
anI 700 across the -'r'~t II o." boys ""
allowed - poll their fun vo" tof him fha' t'"' "o"'
show when the Nof" was counted bn' "' III" "'"'''
either lido wa making such bargains and should 20 %
expressing ny ycvs % The frauds aud taking mem.
o,en,n Of them The boys did poll their fun 'ot' and
Harrison got - ant 90 Sot', rc,ie'tiv'y.
.;Iyr NE FOUR MORE NAMES. orIcK.'
IT,. o.,r,,o. n ,or. the closing tho polls the room
d. . ,,-tl -,blr cr,visd / IN the act ~ cha"ng-
Ing a..fa.ei hail idiot looking boy who "h'" "SN'u
him hi, nane. could not tel me- uhul IT, 'ohr"'"N wv
fellow who hal BROUGHT him. when one OF 'n' n''''',
r.a hi across me without recognizing m" an, "n'''"r'
t. a Epunloan Inspector. "oiv" me fonr NOR NAM
o,..r lis appeal being prom ty re-roii"l 10 ne
all "comc hurry mp; there's only four minute, NOR.
v- ignlncant side glance the inspector ina 'a'''
=, MIN that / overheard him. and he hurnchy ''' "'
room and 1 dli not SEQ HIN for M hour
Tho contlnc Of the votes 1t should have been III
fact thcre wa, method Of CHANGING IL except ~
adding names To- the voters M and a. they hal Vo'i
nrnrly name upon th' T'HiSr,' my ' '
EXHAUSTED Themselves. gu,
/, mi. election district returned .O8 Tor 'rV"'
,nd and - Harrison and In the adjoining One N"''
a.. c,,,,s. + Ueri.u was a wathrr they gave CieNr-
"a A ~ .nd 10; but In the for'ie'"' "ne'N
they had their way. tiere''ni gov 'so anu "'''
,.,,, I trf.ruc the Republican fn.lecpT supervisor
and two United states mar,hais who receive" y.
diem of Nv, dollar, each for .u'rAni''ng 'ha' ~ r''
,t.fs own vote. ,louil br counted. Inc 'H'"h"
se,sut,".th aid lgLiceH" as.i'-'''' W. 80
ahd - liltrtoA. $500 .
'r,. inc.,u.,, q naa could devise a scheme To
rrl r.,.,r rrllt', or the reip tiai'oi - h'u' ina
tic pre-crt election law ,....,o
o., ann. en ,or.ti.1te bo'h the I.oorI - Registration
| ,i ~. rle. ton Hoard ard. Il they AL p'""@ u W.
,,, ,,iiicai rnrty, az they undoubtedly do !" '''E
- ~, district. e. TIL. city, there i hardy any
| uuit &, which they may not go ..,.,
venture 70 a,s,rt that II lrddas 'h''''0'''."
| , ID Il, a Federal Court II De shown thai 0! tn'
49,, ,, a reoi.tored IA the rwsnt, second D"'''V VI
,D. Ild Assembly, District, tot over ~" 'N'' '''''
,,.,.. and tna ~ these not over seV'n'-h'c ''' f
| nt ,o.cf. SOMEBODY may ask how that can u' pos
mia d, In .ueh community Harrison receiver l"fN '"''
,o,,. I, which | reply that l'H'N' a' "',' '
| ~, i,e.. wcr- voted t. placatc ne ana mus "o,'
! .-u,ion for rally only contest In "h''n "'''
.,..d =, take Any in.cfc~t wa. TINT Of Nia"rman'
-. on,,,, I believe there tlUec canal "'es'
| ~, p,,ot law Of 1872 secures an honest No'c III
| -,.c,ah,e localities aud i p" enrfuN '''@" - "
| 49,, ,.ryou. or sensitive people who are no. '''S
,,,,,cot from c,cn going the polls. but for oNe'
| a nak IT, t. (, what the ruIhans wousa can eN"
| pie"
,, van rcgI.tcred:" IL the d"e"'"''
tt.L every good Hepubitra" S"""'"
III. f.Iiow Republicans when ne "''e' "
~ ,n. street. In raiIrond ears or at pi"res 81
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