The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-18
BIG TAMMANY FRAUDS.
Only Tammany Votes Canvassed in Some
Observation-Disclosures Deprived of their
Rights and Assaulted-How Paddy DIV
ner Stimulated the Faithful.
New York Tribune.l


New York Tribune.]
Ample proof of the appalling election
frauds of last week in this city, and par
ticularly in the lid Assembly District,
is being rapidly put in shape for the
Grand Jury. District Attorney Nicol
yesterday decided to have an extraordi-
nary Grand Jury in the Court of Oyer
and Terminer in December, chiefly to
dispose of election and excise cases.
A pile of affidavits, showing the most
shameless and open frauds to have taken
place. throughout the lid Assembly Dis
trict, has been gathered . Old political
workers of Tammanys Hall concede that
they have never before seen an election
like this one. The books were filed with
false registration, and names were voted
in groups Not only was no notice taken
of the regulation keeping workers" at
least forty feet from the polls, but
workers. actually stood inside the rail-
ing. picking out tickets for the voters
while in many instances watchers were
not allowed inside the railing. In sew
eral election districts, the Eighteenth
and Thirty-second, for instance, the
booths were arranged on both sides of
an open doorway, leading into a hall.
Into this hall the purchased voters were
required to step, after receiving their
tickets, where their voting ballots were
picked out for them by a gang of "heel-
ers," who.at the same time, paid them.
Working for DIVERS Prizes.
One cause of the vast amount of fraud
and rascality in the lid Assembly Dis
trict this year was the offer by Paddy"
Diver of a first, second and third prize
to three election district captains show
ing the best percentage on the Maynard
vote. The first prize was 81, 500 ap-
the third diamond stud. The contest
was waged between "JimD Diver, a son
of Paddy" of the Thirtieth District;
Charles Auffarth of the Twenty-second;
Michael Padden, of the Fifteenth;
Patrick Foster, of the Eighteenth, and
John Davis, of the Nineteenth. Auffarth
won tine first prize, on a vote of 1863 to
nothing; Davis was next on vote of 271
to nothing, and Foster third on vote of
267 to nothing. Young Diver whose
books showed the remarkable registry of
$40 names, polled exactly that mum Der of
ballots, but he permitted twelve opposi-
ton votes, and thereby lost prize. The
vote of the ten banner districts-the
Fifteenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth,
Twenty first. Twenty-second,, Twenty
third, Thirtieth, Thirty-second, Thirty
fifth and Thirty sixth is, Maynard, $500;
total opposition, 41-which not only out
-McKanes McKane, but surpasses any
thing ever heard of in this city.
No Votes for Bartlett Counted.
Among the affidavits is one made by
Daniel F. Ring, of No. "a Cherry street.
He swears that he was duly qualified
and registered voter of the Nineteenth
Election District-.of the lid Assembly
District; that he acted as a Republican
watcher at the count of votes in this
district and that he voted for Edward
L. BARTLETT; that he was not permitted
inside the railing either by the Tammany
inspector or the Repu blican inspector.
although he had watchers certificate
properly made out; that the police officer
on duty there would not in any way assist
him in the maintenance of his rights;
that he was not permitted to see any of
the ballots; that when the poll was an
nounced as 271 to nothing he protested:
that the Republican inspector, Michael
Fay, at first refused to count any votes
for James Connors, the Populist candi.
date for Assembly, but on deponent's
protest allowed the said Connors three
votes, while utterly refusing to count
single vote for Edward 7. Bartlett.
Thomas S. Ring is a brother of Daniel
F. Ring. He lives at No. 1862 Pearl
street. He swears that he voted for
Edward T. Bartlett.
Only Tammany Ballots Regarded.
No vote in opposition to the Tammany
Hall ticket is recorded for the Eighteenth
Election District. The McAuley Mission
is in this district, at No. 316 Water street.
and four names are registered from it.
The assistant superintendent of the mis-
sion, Franklin Smith, makes affidavit
that he lives at No. 316 Water street, and
is duly qualified an registered voter in
the Eighteenth Election District; that
he is SO well known to one of the men
who acted as. inspector at the registration
booth that his name, residence and place
of business were announced by this in
spector when the deponent entered the
room; that, nevertheless, another man
was permitted to vote on his name; that
he swore in his vote, and cast straight
Prohibition ballot.
Peter A. Youngblood also lives at No.
BIG Water street. He was the Prohibition
candidate for Assembly in the Id Dis
trict. He swears that he voted the Pro
hlbltion ticket, except that he voted for
Edward T. Bartlett for Judge of the
Court of Appeals, and for Charles H.
Murray for District Attorney.
John Williams, the janitor of he Mas
sau National Bank, Nassau and Beck
man Streets swears that he lives at No.
81 Cherry street, and he is duly quali-
fed and registered voter for the Eigh-
teenth election District, of the lid As
sembly District, and that he voted the
straight Prohibition ticket
John H. Nagel owns grocery store
and lives at No. 81 Cherry street also
i'll the Eighteenth Election District. He
makes affidavit to the statement that
he is duly qualified and registered
voter in that district and that he ,.otad