The morning call., 1893-03-14
REPEATERs WERE THERE.
Much Illegal Voting Checked by the
Non-Partisans.

Rocky" Kelley, the 'Bango-eyed KID"
and a crowd of San Francisco ward-strikers,
repeaters and all-around hoodlums made
their appearance early In the day, duly
armed with the deadly certificate of regis
tration, procured for the occasion, and all
ready to cast their vote for the machine.
They waited only for the appearance of
the sack. The matter of pay was evidently
settled satisfactorily soon after the arrival
of the repeiters, as within half an hour
they made their appearance simultaneously
at different pulling-ulaces, but were sadly
demoraliZed by coming face 10 face with
several keen-eyed city detectives who per-
suaded them without much difficulty to
leave the polling places without even the
formaity of attempting to vote on their
certificates of registration. After this they
put in their time on the street corners, con-
graduating themselves on their escape.
The Non-P artisan Central Committee is
jubilant over the fact that owing to its fore
sight In providing competent officers, the
strongest card in the hands of the bosses.was
made useless.
The toughs from San Francisco were by
no means the only ones of their ilk ON hand,
as the hoodlums from the south Of Frank
lin street were on hand In large num-
bers, and from the reckless way
in which they spent money for hack hire
and their frequent calls at the back doors of
corner saloons it was quite evident that
they had been seen" by some one with
evident profit to themselves. The evident
intention of at least one hackioad of these
tough-looking individuals was to vote at as
many different places as possible during
the day.
A CALL reporter took the pains to. fol-
low one load of repeaters during their round
OF the precincts. and so thoroughly had the
Citizens Municipal League" guarded
against this kind of crookedness that not
one of the lot were permitted to cast
vote.
Although 1t was a well-known fact at the
Non-Partisan headquarters that Illegal vot-
ing was being attempted at many Of the
poiling-places from the time of their OPEN
Ing until they were declared closed at 5
p NJ, there was but one place where the
officers of election refused to give heed to
the challenges Of the Citizens.
This was the polling-plaee OF the First
Precinct of the Sixth Ward, where chal-
lenges made by several Non-Partisan Gen.
trail Committeeman were ignored and the
ballots OF the challenged voters dropped In
the balot-box iD open defiance of the law.
But few certificates Of registration were
voted after the decision of the City Attor-
nsy was posted in the different polling
places, but the most Of those holding GER
tifcates who were permitted to vote did so
In this precinct.
The officers of election there refused
openly TO heed the law as set forth by
certified copy Of the opinion, ana received
the votes of those holding the certificates,
until shown the original decision and threat
ened with arrest.
Chairman White Of the Citizens Munich
pal League and Mr. Harper of the Central
Committee are authority for the foregoing
statements, and also that the officers of
election at the First Precinct Of the Sixth
ward will all be arrested this morning on
warrants sworn to by members of the
league. and that the charges will be prose-
cuted with yigor.
The Third Precinct of the Sixth Ward was
another place which received great deal OF
attention from the peace clubs.
Repeaters and heelers lined the sidewalk
all day, but as far as known succeeded in
doing dirty work.
Out at the Second Precinct Of the Second
Ward early in the day matters were con-
Quoted very loosely.
Very few fSnIs occurred, but sae cases Of