New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-01
SAYING THE "BOODLE" FUND
BROOKLYN DEMOCRATS NOT WASTING IT
ON A CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION.
Uses TO WHICH IT Is TO BE PUT-MR. GAYNoR
INVESTIGATING THE REGISTRATION

USES TO WHICH IT Is TO BE PUT-MR. GAYNoR
INVESTIGATING THE REGISTRATION
FRAUDS At GRAvEsEND.
The enormous doodle corruption fund raised
by the Democrats in Brooklyn is not wasteu Oh
great mass-meetings. despite the fact that
Mayor Boody has professed desire FOR CAM
paign Of education With the single exception
Of the meeting addressed by Senator Hill anu
Mayor Boody on Monday of last week. no large
Democratic meeting in either Academy or rihh
has been held in this campaign me contrast
this presents to the three great Republican
meetings already held in the Academy ana Rink
and the others to be held in the remaining days
of the campaign Is so striking that 1t has at
tracted remark None Of the more than 100000
secured by forced contributions from the civil
list" has gone toward putting up banners and
transparences. the lack Of which on the Dem
ocratic side in this campaign is noteworthy. But
the doodle is to be made use Of In ways
that are dark and in tricks that 1t is hoped Will
prove vain when the votes come to be counted
for Maynard Pearsa and Boody. The SWELL
ing of the registration in wards where the bulk
Of the population is Democratic and where the
increase is small. II any, is extremely signii-
cant II is greatest in the Second Fifth. Sixth
and Tenth wards
"fLoATERs" on CANAL BOATS.
One Democrat is reported to have said to
fellow politician Of the Tenth Ward: mo Won
der you can increase the registration when you
have all the canal boats on the Gowanus Canal
to fill up with 'foatcrs.'" That the doodle"
fund will bc used to Sc the votes OF the men
who register In blockn from the cheap lodging
houses is apparent
The enormous increase IN the registration
in Gravesend has aroused action. 1t Is fully four
times as great as 1t was when John T. Mckane
was In disgrace with the regular Democratic
organization and used his influence against 1t.
William j. Gaynor took the matter in hand
yesterday and proposes to learn the facts. He
sent dozen men to Gravesend to copy the
registry lists in order TO secure a basis of ac-
ton The law requires the lists to be open to
the public. and the names were secured
large number of business men gave an in
formal reception TO Charles A. Scheren at the
Real Estate Exchange yesterday at noon. The
committee IN charge consisted or Leonard
Moody. Theodore B. Willis, Elijah r. Kennedy.
Robert Stewart and G. j. Edwards. They In
troduced those present to Mr. Scheren, who
talked with them on the campaign. Among
those present We're Silas B. butcher, John r.
James Jere Johnson, jr., y. Is. Ihon, ,. V.
Lowell. George w. Chauncey. jacob Cole A. NJ
Dow f.. II. Quantin, Thomas Edwards. H. II.
DARING William Thompson and j. IL. bergen.
Warrants were secured yesterday by Colonel
A. s. Bacon and Jacob Brenner for four men
charged with Illegal registering me mousse
holders went with the lawyers to swear 10 the
warrants. There are many other cases under
investigation. Ex-Judge Van Cott mas gwen
an opinion Interpreting the law mat any per,
son who refuses to answer questions III resaiu
to the residence of persons registering ~ guilty
of a misdemeanor.
DELAY IN ANNoC NCING TIE TAX RATE.
yarous excuses are put forward in regard to
tho DELAY in announcing the tax rate. but the
,eaI one Is that the Democrats are afraid that
II will be higher than in the first year under
Mavor Boody One of the excuses Is that 1t
Il not ready. and another Is that the law does
not require IL to be announced before November
H. Only once before was the announcement
DELAYED until after election. and that was when
Navor Chapin sought-and what his successor
is now seeking-re-election and he feared the
influence of the announcement on MS fortunes.
As matter of fact. in that year the rate
went up from 272 to 2.94 Had the fact been
announced. It would have cost Mr.. Chapm
thousands of votes. A like result is feared
this year, 80 the policy of suppression mas been
adopted.
out of ninety-sx members OF Company A.
23d Regiment. OF whom fifty voted for Cleve-
land last year. ninety-hve will vote this year
for Schieren.
The Republicans have nominated John Ander-
son for member of Assembly in the lid Dis
trict. in place of G. w Raymond, VINO de-
clined 10 run. As the declinaton of George
A. Owens in the IVth Senate District was not
filed twelve days before the election his name
will appear upon the official ballots.
NJ j. Dady. who recently resigned from the
Republican bodies in which ne was a member.
has issued long statement over his name
I'm which he abuses the party which put him
in representative positions for many years
As he had nothing more to hope for from 1t
under the reorganization he fastened to offer
his services to the Democrats. If he has to
wait as long for preferment In the Democratic
ranks as General Catlin has. his deferred hope
may produce i'll results
An offer was made by Jere Johnson. jr..
Yesterday to pay $40 each for the arrest and
conviction Of any number OF persons up to 100
who have frauduenty or Illegally registered
or who will fraudulently and Illegally vote at
the coming election in Kings County" like
offer Is made by the Committee Of One Hun
dred
Charges are made Of violation OF civil SER
vice rules in electioneering at the Navy Yard
in the interests OF Henry A. Smith. the Demo-
cratic candidate for Senator In the lid Dis
trict. Mr.. Smith claims to be both Demo-
crat and a Republican.