Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-07
Excitement at Buffalo and Gravesend,
N.
POLICE ACTIVE At PITTSBURG.
Authorities Called Upon at Cam
den to Prevent f raud.
VIOLEN CE AT THE POLLS.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ALBANY. N. Y, Nov. Trouble seems
to be cropping out at the polls today. In
this city the police reserves have been call
ed out twice this forenoon.
In Gravesend, Queens county, John Y.
McKane has terrorized all his opponents
and openly defied the orders Of the supreme
court. and in Buffalo almost reign of
terror prevails In some Of the wards, par
ticularly the first, where toughs imported
for the purpose by the Erie county demo-
cratic leaders. are intimidating voters.
From present indications 1t looks at this
writing though serious troubles would
arise in Buffalo.
Last fall by reason Of the fact that
the republicans were able to secure copies
of the returns throughout the city, they
were able to detect the fraud by which 1t
was attempted to count In a democratic
superintendent Of public instruction. This
year, Superintendent Chambers Of the po-
lice department, acting under orders from
the police commissioners. Of whom State
Committeeman Augustus F. Scheu is chair
man, refused the request of Secretary Jno.
X. Hazel Of the republican general COM
mittee that representatives should be al
lowed to get the returns tonight from each
station house throughout the city. AS fast
as they come in from the various stations
they are sent into headquarters. The po-
lice returns were furnished early last year.
Superintendent Chalmers order practical
ly cuts on all chance Of a systematic col
lection of the returns. aside from the po-
lice. 1t will afford chance for unlimited
frauds His action is regarded as a virtual
admission that the Sheehan machine men
propose to win on the face of the returns
by hook or by crook.
Chairman George Bleistein of the home
rule democracy has sent letters to all the
patrolmen asking them not to yield to bull
doing from their Sheehan speriors. This
may have reassuring effect on the part Of
the force who are ready to revolt at the
work they have been called upon to do
Inc colonization OF the first ward Of Buff
falo has called forth a warm protest to
the mayor from the citizens of that ward
but the police being wholly under the con-
troll of police board out of all sympathy
with the mayor he Is unable to give the
voters the protection they seek. The seri-
BUSINESS OF all these indications caused the
governor yesterday afternoon to issue a
proclamation. in which he says: 1T is es-
sentiai to our liberties and to the fair name
of our state that the expression of popular
judgment at the polls shall be absolutely
untrammeled and honest / therefore call
upon the people Of this state to see that the
eiection tomorrow. November z, shall be an
honest one. l call also upon all election
ofncers, all district attorneys. all sheriffs
and all peace officers to see that the laws
are rigidiy obeyed, to the end that good
oIoSa may prevail az tne polls ana the right
of honest franchise be sacredly S{fe erde3
ana give warning that all failures on the
part of such public officers to discha rye
their full duty in the complete enforce
ment Of the laws shall be Considered suffi-
cient cause for their removal"
The members of the republican state COM
mlttee do not seem to derive much consola-
ton from this, nor do the democratic lea
ders. who have made plans for corrupt
wo-k, seem to regard 1t seriously In fact
unless the governors attention is spectfical-
~ directed to fagrant violations of the law
1t Is not probable that offenders will be
punished. Not even In a presidential cleo
ton have more fraudulent votes been re-
gistered than this year.
Intellectual efforts have been made to
strike the names of the repeater off the
lists. and it must be said to the credit of the
better classes of citizens in both parties
that they have worked sincerely to accom-
plish good results. The showing however
for the race of honest elections is most dis
appointing.