New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-03
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THE REGISTRATION FRAUDS.

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EFFORTS OF W. J. GAYNOR TO COPY THE
cp,vEsEND LISTS DESCRIBED IN COURT.
,,,s NOTION FOR 4 M,NDAMUS TO COMPEL TIE
prc,srrrs TO SHOW THE BOOKS TO
BE DECIDED ToDAY-M'KANE's
EXPLANATION.
| The order granted by Judge cullen on wednesday
o,,ornoon. recurring John Y. Mckane Supervisor OF
| the town of Gravesend l.. L. ana ,'e es''e.'
n,,s,orc ~ the election districts Of the town 10
sbov cause why ". j. Gaynor should not Do aiio"e"
| " n,, tho lists OF registered voters was made
| re,urnab,e at 10 n. yesterday IN the brooklyn
Supreme Court Judge Cullen caueu ,ne '"'e anu
| Iesse Johnson and George w. Roderick respoa"e".
| Mr. Roderick presented an Objection on oeha', .,
| ,h dorepdants on the ground that the papers had
| ~, hoor nronerv folded. and said he had returned
! - nudge Cullen sustained the objection. dis'
| ,a, tho anpcation and granted new order re-
| turnable at p. m. Mr. Hoocr'cA at ~
,ined service Of the papers but finally TOOK then'.
when the case was called the second time MI.
oderIck said that he had secured the dismissal Oh
| ,h order I'm the morning and had returned the
| ano,s because they were not properly folded Tor
| all the registers who had been served. lie 'he"
moved to set aside the order TO snow cause d" NV
code required that the papers should be server per-
| instead
ne-emptory writ OF mandamus was SOUGHT peiso'a'
| ,or,,ce vas necessary The aiidavts conaine1
many statements that were absolutely raise nc '''
| The statements In regard To the way the 'es'''
| tion lists were made up were contradicted by am
dav,s which had been drawn
| Mr. Rodericks motion to set ASIDE the oruei y"
| the ground of improper service was overruieu py
| nd. cullen and the names OF the registers upon
| whom the papers were served were read' i"e''c
out OF eighteen OF the registers had been served
Mr. Roderick then moved to set ASIDE the oruei
on the ground that the papers did not set forth
sufficient facts
MR. GAYNOR'S AFFIDAVIT
Tho oe,d,vit of ". J. Gaynor was then read The
| substantial part OF it was as follows:
William J. t.synor being duly sworn, s,ys he employed
MaNaei with Mastcr.on get copy Of the registry or
r list, FOR this year OF the town Of Grave,end anu thcy
,cpsr,-i 70 hin, the refusal ALLOW them to INSPECT Or
ony thcrl without The written order Of John J. Mchahe
49,, 4. ma, rcrlStrr or election inspector IN the sad
town. Then said NJ Kane tel phon'd 10 dcp}h'nf once
that q; Gcrcncnt was going about getting 'n' ro'''
IN his oxn way he would hard Job &, get them.
Thorupon doloncnt answered the said Mchi" IN "u""s
tai n. would send 4 Of T. copy the lists the
rcNt day Dcponcrt sent the said -,iI to the sad P'a
places q, Town Hall N "a'rSc'd on OCTOBER 81.
They were denied t. the said rolls ana wei- not
permitted to copy them
mat IN, last FEDERAL census Of tho population Of
Gr,vc.ond was Gyo7. and the last state census was
sils In 1892. and tina, Is In fact about the present
| popua,lo. SOcnhcl 49, the said poll or registry ist'
! In the aid town have place them this year OILS
ALLEGED yot rs Til, s IS mad. up its largest part Of
walters hor,cncn Other employees and itnc'aat people
uho came to Concy Island In the ad town teiHpor'rily
for a,nt siNty while the seaside season
lasted thrrc. D,Ioncnt dccs TO cop the sid rolls %
a, to b, ready {, prevent the gross election ir'ud'
which with tn the sod false and fraudulent rolls
thc oni.ial- OF the sali town intend u prleatc Oh
| election day.
The afndavits OF Arthur ]. Maxhei and James
| NJ Masterson In the matter and the deposition oil
| William t. c. Mayer also read.
| Mr. Mayer told OF his attempt to get an ORDER
| from Mr.. Kane to obtain a copy OF the registry
on the law there should BE- ample opportunity
every one to COPY the lists OF reslstere and
suspicion. the lists were not made public In Graves
Mr Roderck in opposition presented an am an,
davit OF john Y. Mckane declaring that he had
never given any Instructions In regard to requiring
an order from him to get copies Of the registry
Ne h9a sa iohn M@phiX ur to mf has s9Se
to zee Mr. Gaynor. and offered TO get copies
the copies q hin himself Mr. McKanc denied elephon
ing TO Mr.. Gaynor that ne won,d nav r;h n ,Sa
thu town Of tirayesend had grown rapidly in
the last five years and that It had nov i-'"1 OF
no, made up from the names Of persons . TEN n,
porariiy IN The town i, declared n He no, kn anS,sd
TO to do so IL had done nothin. 10 obstruct Mr.
GaynOr or any one else In getting 'op''s u the
sir' Rod.rlck said that the petitioner Was not en-
tradIc,ed oIh:r He held in regard TO the IN
crease In registration that IT was sMsiiea 10y d1pS
all new ..,s rpe D'rd entitled 10 vote;
Sir Johnson argued that Mr.. Gaynor had an abb
soIu,. right to see the rolls. The only questions
whether h. had made demand ahh h, Thn, r,
dcti Hn 10 grant the msndsmls compel access
the rolls The order could DE- grantea On ner,
suspicion hearsay. as the writ woula ohly gram
IN The case SHOVEL tina, the law had been violated
.,I IA Of L.
and MIR Gaynors efforts to get the names haa bce'
baked.
An ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO COPY THE NAMES
Judge Cullen said that une relator had an abso
lutte risht TO copy tn. names but ne wouio room ION
into the question OF fact ana give u decision 10
| Mr Gaynor gave out this statement yesterday:
| Tho district which | running comprises nin
| counties namely: Kings Quceps. Suffolk. Richmond
Wc.thcstr. Dutche., Orange Putnam and Rock and u
every these counties wLetaer III" application wa
made Demo, Republican. IN" registry i's's "'r
furnished to promptly and checully Indeed ever
ono appreciate the thousand difficulties that
am b,srt by and De- ANXIOUS To show me some Kind
ness Hut when to this town Of Grayrscnd VA
coolly told could 10, have the li>t' without w
written order ~ ore man Iohn Y. McKane-who Il no
sn election official all. aud bv law has nothing to d.
with the mat:r ard am obliged go into cNp'n'v
contest the BE- able 81; these public records
TIE population bv the state of 1892
which was literal enough. Is SAB Divide THU by five
which Il the rule and yon get lGse voter. IN the town
yet the present roll. show corrupt and fraudulent reg
ttatlon Of Gef. so cr'at crime AGAINST the franchi
has been IN this country. Those guilty OF
axe worthy ~ death fr 1t Is TREASON TO the pope.
| only ask for fair play and l appeal {, the people
district. appeal to the people OF Kings County an
appeal manly Democrats Of Kings County for ri
play People not going to stand by the cnoimon
crime which IS being committed In G'aycsend
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