New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-25
BALLOT FRAUDS PICTURED.
GENERAL COI.LIS'S VIVID DESCRIPTION
OF THE WORK LAST YEAR.
HIs SPEECH AT THE UNIGN LEAGUE CLUB
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ElEC-
TON OLE 1872.

The indictments which have Leen found III con-
necon with fraudulent registering ana Vo'ihb
and the action which has been taken upon ''''ih
make it appropriate reprint the speech OF Cen
eral Charles H. T. Coils before the Union League
Club soon after the election last fan Ills speec"
follows:
At a meeting Of members o; tn Il publican ClID h"In
a few di,s ago a proposition ma ic to enroll coFi'
10 appointed under the provision OF SC
ton 1902 CHAPTER CSC. OF The Laws " lS2 Nhi'h On
bowels tho comnittr, Of political Organization d" "p
point each election district, Who nav b.
PIE, nj in the room oc,urcl by III" inspector, OF ecGod
IN position WsbI the r''a'a iai ""rFr h'N 'a' "''
the reception and deposit o. every halio, c"t rom III
teen minutes b. fpf, thc LaotboN IS oi'h'i UNI" u" WV
Of the canvass.
Realizing the Importance Of such organization IN The
lower districts volunteered and consented to D. a.
signed 10 the OF them provides might '''e NY
own assoclat. This was conceded and | selected
Mr j. A. West who resides 80. los We't one'huhaci
And second It. Nv example followed by about forty
Other members Of tie club and upon the Following owe"
ing the n.ml.cr Nss Increased aocut tvo hnndr'd
Mr. West and niyscf assigned To the Twenty
second Election District 4 the lid Assembly b''r't 'Ac
ponr Lace being at No Gs oi''r-t near oa"-st.'
about midway Chatham square ard III brooHNh
Br.dge | arranged with my cole aRnr that "odu "'
present at the opening Of tn polls AMI NJ eonu JON III"
latr after he had vot d.
THE poss OF THE ELECTION ON HAND EARLY.
Promptly at a quarter before ) a m arrived at
no 6s Oliver..t It VS. pitch daiH ard rlinnS he''lN
~ I on, red the little hop. being Informed by n.y.
s,andcr that il WIS the lone place. took rea and
AWAITED the coming Il tho ton ohi'er- fr'';
pocc o,,,cer arrived Win half Go''n men VINO conn
mcnc,i ARRANGING tables. ballot boNr- ana p""S
,,up ,l,u va. one who evidently the DO oi ih'
di,r. . he ouenv rro,rd h.rl,cf - l.. O." J. 80
II the election during ritirr d'' Thi- man ''o u
policeman ly Lapel u a.s ,oa; :" the i'~i Oh wv ''
,nd viii c cd 10 him whcrlp,n tc policeman addressed
me a. follows:
What doing herr
II r,n = watcher" | rci lcl
What Kind 4 watcn"' r a. '-hcd
Appointed by tine E'publc,n County Committee"
told him.
well. youll have 10 stav out Oh l.'fr tl' o''"'''
he said
then told him tia, was not What i tn'Nn a.
candidates watcher but watcher appointed u''f '"e
law to b, pres ut from the ornns Of Ia" I''e nn '
closing Il The canvas and would RAJ T. HIM "S oi'
tincate which held In hand aud ao IL" ia" "n we
subject which Wa ludor.d "a room II" h-'l"itN r..
pied tina, he didn't anytin. sioH In" Rim ,'' ana
I nu-t get out insi-tei. however upon fca'in' H.
and while doing cc ton Officer 'r'"dd round A'
threatening 20 lut inc ous didat 20 AM II th'
officer didn't bounce they would B' TIL time ADO"
Golen men who fair typ"> ~ tn cl'-- VINO 'i~'-
wand held the -ocall-d election had assembled rPh t
| pavement and Joined the demand that -"'hIu DC
eecteI wArieupon oicc; piofy orie"l me IL
TIE street and when reached &c D''in'" 'o"na "''
,cl, at the mercy ~ n thug~ VIII irr''i uI"h NY
acceer.tinr INV ,Iccl In neither Iolt nor 'n'
hl.uous. IL Tin dark aud raining ha'd ~'- -b-
-oltoy alone hal announced myself Reuhiir.i "hd
wa. therefore regarded enemy. and Ma "n'''u
rrtl er resistance would lni nbeey ha'" been sfic-'l
aud locked 10 after being roughly handled By tn moo
Thor, va nothing DO Int TO temporarily reilr" from
the field and whether ! -nould succeed IN doing this
-siely va. pr,blcnatl'a To- Wa followed b. tFp H.
| until / rachel the Boser and wa s'~i 10 mount TIE
| elevated RAILWAY Chatham square.
Az APPEAL At POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
went at once to Police reaaauAr,er, ana told nv
story - Inspector Bl 1t GI moi tiSc ti' che"
and imIari.l oncef a moment 10 dctsf..ne what va.
| nj, duty INSPECTOR Wilhahs "as sDnHoncd, end lie
| and got INTO inspector HyIncss cab aud drove la a
TO the classic Ol.,cr.st. 1t no" nearly oco ="
and the election full binst tAesr being t"ir'
milling places IN Proximity. md the hosicr. Icing
nar,nacd and kept buy gong from onc b. tie ourf.
when Inspector Williams oligt'd from the cab coist'F-
nation lci,sdcd the cath" crowd-"ciy bnrs"i P'"'
pockct and sneak thief VINO Jaw him Thought ~ um'
nad cone lis busnc--. However, ws- with the ponce
| officer and not with them. POINTED him out ana III
IN. urc-etce Of the election officer, narrated what h"l
| LaIpencd aud indicated the men who Lad thrrr ".'
| me- The Officer 81 denied y, and va. corroo.
GRATED by all the bystandeF. but the lnspeo. informed
| them that lie knew we'll, and hnc" ws' %.'hs
tho truth and that they lying. lie then read tr"
cherSntl-uc lecture, Instructed The Police oh'ef 70
, that Was sustained the exercise oi ny Once ANU
informed him that would bc back during the d'y 70
$50 that his urderS obcytd. lie icIsh'd "D'''
,e, minute, and then his Departure att '''NS
| NV thinks for the service h" had rendered iN'''
cyen ,o,., had been pol'd during NY ah-encl ana w'
.c,n d down to wora realized my uttef Ione'''s -
| and inability to accomplish ANYTHING more VA" - ~
| a memorandum Of whAs tfanSlhffd
| The democratic and Republican in-pc tors were
| hrotLcIs, the Democratic supervisor WIS IA '"''''
| buly the Republican supervisor dd nothing Du' ~ "
| of the registered names a. they were voted "'' y" "
t-ni,.d STATE, mar,lals old crippled ."iu'cf p"''
| q, on. e,. and not permitted 10 very much Win u'
| ,ho, and the other marshal / id not discover uh'
late in the day, when he unbuttoneh MS coat anu
ritt.d ne to his badge. which MP T." that Tine ~"
been carefully concealed. and thea whispered 10 ~" "
italian English This the Kind a ting maha ne i'
publican; / want, have Il Forca bIh''
When | Challenged a whom hal REASON !"
Icvc was Il repeater 1 Was tod ty the tmt'd '''
,utrr,isor In a most in>oleht manner. that mu'' :"
worn. and that unless swora That hne" t'' h"'
wa, not crttid he would not let the inspector
challenge the voter ana il tbs H. SUSTAINED Dy NV
Inspector tatding the fact that the statute pr"
ydes Of the person chall ngins 'i''l ''
| be Disclose by elc ton officer except III "a J"''''
| proceeding. 1 the challenge in loud voice r''"
time and assumed all responsibility that stta'hru "
| IT, but often a. | made IL tn Inspector ic"S "
challenge except in Ialpabc where r''ot"""
man who hal AHEAD, voted undrr his or some o'''
| name when thr Inspector sworc him. and then "'s""'
| OF asking bis aud address SAIL isn't your ''"
70 ard .oi" Don't you i've u number 80 and 10 oh''
IT, r. which, Of course. he ieccivd Affirmative rp"'
| The repeater escaped and | rcsumcd my seat
A voter appeared who could rot stand how 10 10"
his ballot. whrrcuIOn the chairman OF tn losri ca'
| him Ia" iail placed the Bible III hi, hama AM V"
the following language. which down verbatim
swear you phJ >cay di.abl and unable To 'ou you
ballot without aS>lstan'c'" whcruIon the capa" VI "
gang Of his chosen rui'nants (ther were wv"
took the man into III booth. arranged Ms o'"
brought him out hlly equipped. Upon this De'hs "
p,atcd In few minutes. and net knowing the 'N'''
which T. night lie carried unl"s | protested, c"ied Wv
attention OF the chairman law which clearly spec
nes what constitutes disability and requested nm !" "
qulic into the cause In case he replied ,na
lie wasn't doctor snt there examine men ana /"
. swoir he wa disabled THAT enough ana "''
| were his Instruction.
About ia" miid' Of the dry Inspector NIha'S ~
~ a second Visit To whether | had anything W N
, | Main called his attention ablc-boiieh ma
. | who ju>t then being permitted Win ""' "
.he>c hcclcr u the booth Williams oked at hi"' ~"
: ,riling at the very suggestion such rlan bns W
flint. NM h1i,,durs OF designs and perisStt