New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-24
HODGMAN'S
MACKINTOSHES.
Comfortable. stylish. Durable.
yvn.n,,. ~ WEST ?3D ST..
Cou I'D M .r,;vvr All. STU AVE. HOTEL.
DELVING INTO THE FRAUDS.
AFTER TIE REGISTRATION RoGrES WITH
A SHARP STICK.

NEssEs or THE CEMES-THE CITY CLUB
WILL, GET TO WORK" DRY DOLLAR
SULLIVAN As ELUSIVE AS
A SWALLOW.
,e,,.. c,,.o~,,,oraer, Rvrnes said yesterday mat
he had read the published accounts OF ."e "'e"
,o,is,ro,,on IN the TIA Assembly Dstric'' anu
tho nub,,c might rest assured that the police "oun
take measures to prevent Illegal voting III w.
city. THE lists of the rcgisterep No'''' -. >, ~
district Of the city vcrihcl ny ''V PIN
said land each captain Of the force mas
,ho s,r,c,es, o-ders 10 make the most careiui
Investigation in places where there u '."'O
suspect Illegal registration or COURSE 49,
NOT n. nro,er for the police TO let the puphc NM"
what evidence the police are able TO ge. "s"',','
the persons who are registered hlega'!'
TO arrest and punish those persons anu
evidence were published. they woulu heVp WV
reach. As a rule. they are men WHO am, ".,
found at the places from which they have res's'I.u
and they are not known 10 the po'i'' ~ "
on the registry rolls H.,
THE usual plan is to collect the eViue"'e 'e
them and present 1t 10 the D'stric'-"''o'"'s
has warrants procured. Those warrants Va"
the arrest of the persons named an" '"eS "
placed In the charge of the policemen s'""o''
at the polling places where the ne" nav
registered Illegally If ore Of the men goes 10 '''o
rolling place on election day and tries to vote ne
Is arrested nrnc Iiatcly. Many men who nave ho
right TO vote are registered every year, p'' 'i'''
of them stay away from the polls on ee'''o" ""S
fearing arrest and conviction Every year '''''
\ howl raised about this Illegal resis'ra'oh' "''
every year there Is nest Illegal voting IN 'he
city The elections In the city, under ,hc P
law are conducted honestly. and everybody IS WHITE
IN admit the fact after the election * over
In addition to giving orders 10 IN" ponce cap
tains the superintendent has detailed some oi ~,
Central Office detectives TO get evidence VI '''7'
registration In some places where there are reasons
for suspicion. 49,,
The CITY Club last evening decided thorouenN
IN inves,igoto the charges Of Illegal registration
In the IIId Assembly District. II Is not likely th"'
the club will confne It, attention 10 the III"
trct Alfred Z Conkling is tie member Oh '''
club whose zeal is responsible for the acuoh IAN"
last evening at the special meeting OF ''' ''''
called to decide something on the Con'roli"rsh'p
Nr Conkllnr smoke Of the exposures OF illegal
r.olstration made within the last few days ana
sa.a that II was tho duty Of the club To nV'S'lb"''
them He then offered a resolution IroNfilhF ""
a committee Of nvc he appointed to conHnc' '''
Investigation In Offering the resolution MI. '""N-
linz, said tina, h. wanted to serve on III" committee
and he promised 90 do throc-fourths OF It's WORK
Mr. Conklirc was thoroughly in earnest Anybody
could see that Iic said that h" had already nFe@U-
gated most OF the charges male by Inc h'''"I
on sunday AMI h. haI found them 70 b" true ~
every particular. ic -alI moreover. uai ne pro
Iosol to con'.nu" lis work Of inN'siHiu"n anu y"
d. all that he could 10 prevent hI"t" t'-'~'""'"
and voting
u was finally decided 10 refer Mr. Contings
resolution 10 tho trustees % tho club - NOR" "N-
pel!cnt than the action suggested by Mr.. ''nhhhs'
The trustees will act on the resolution al once.
Mr.. Conklins offered the following additional res
olution which was also rc.crrcd to the Bodrh OF
Trustees:
poso,,c1 iva, u "a the sense ~ this meeting
that challenger and watchers should he pr,scht al
IL TIE nd h9 anfoI lsG the aee ,e law law " "
Jamcs G Garter, who presided. remarked when
the resolution was on'rcd. that IT did not seem
necessary 70 ocr In the form Of resolutions. every
obvious proposition Mr.. ConAnns explained that
he wanted 10 impress on the ca-footbalI ald bare
ball PLAYERS ami oarsncn c'c.. that their services
v.,yld be acceptable am. most useful IN the lower
wards at thc polling places N Election Day such
uon hc said co..ld Do rgch good Ia seeing that
tie laws wore enforced These remarks were
heartily apIarl"l
Mr. Conkllas visited the District Attorneys ofiice
YESTERDAY morning. and laid before Mr Ni'oll proof
OF fraud Ilc,i REGISTRATION. Tn" following wer"
subj ocnaci 20 appear before t. Grani Jury to-
day: Augi.st N,bncr. OF ~ 4 For.yth-st: Philip
strohol 20 - Eldr.lse-st. John Fargo. No -
Eldrid~e-st AMI Nicholas Eercrs No. - i;drllgc-
-.
,lr Eicou sail ~ proof is laii before me that
persOnS nave r. 'flNT ~ Hi't NY 'i'"" '"'
Immediate stops to nave item punished ! DO NOT
rrNUOSN permit az o.. )uiI ZION II can N"IP u
Ia ~1c, | s.ail 500 tat offenders are most strln-
gently PUNISHED. II would Mt b. necessary 70
have tho cus.s go bc.p!e a p1!ite intENtiA., hIst
/ can rcser TO chaIe-s - ~ Grand jury IN the
first instance ana should DO .. -
'.ae WhcrcthDr 0! A.. 'TnlN'aJN iHyiN ~
Sullivan Is moro or jos II mystery. repeated
call, Yesterday ~ his barroorn. at ~. ~; Bow"ry;
al The Co1nanchc cub tssi twJ doors north 81
the blrroofn and At MS home. over IA" barioom al
Sr.lng ana Marion 81. failed Z" reveal Nj suit
vans vnere .boUts. II was irmcr"h ttlt b" was
In 81, ENGAGED In closing contracts WIN several
furrl,ur. manufacturers for a arg" number -!
c,fs 10 b.. riacsl The rarIJOi1 ~ 80 ~. HpwHry
rd IN se"cra other d!-r-pu'ablc PLACES from whlcn
mon have been registered Whenever MIR. Sulil-
Vau's name VAS mrH'ion .t"rlay II va i,
connection with references 10 laEbrelNlng maj
narticilar for.Y OF i.N breaking "itn which Tam
many leaders who arr Succession must be thor
oufEly familiar - ,..,,. -, a.,
Sullivan ,cstcrlny. bat al - no purpose. sine"
the exposure Of tne attempt 10 ''olpniz" voters
in Mr. -uivahs ''pd'' At 80. ~ l'ow"ry, II"
has nern a most c.uv' i'cr*on. fevcrt. +Ioi Keep
or In tie n"chhCf..0od OF the sullivan blrr"pin.
ia tho l,0wery. sold yesf-risN that a number 81
COTS hsd ben taken 20 The upper nooIs during
The carly morning hours y'si'rda.. one OF Sulli-
vans fr!euls remarked 10 The Iribuno reporter.
what's 10 % yOrsc I'opi" trying To b"
funny, Dol't yOuse know dat Tim Kin get "A
,ousanG PEOPLE to swear dat desc people has been
iiv,n' hero FOR yeas N"use p"op!" MAKE me
tired Yousc mean al right but yOusc give us n
main. Seer