New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-08
HODCMAN'S
MACKINTOSHES.
Sensible and stylish.
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COR. GKHSU sIhi;rET. ADJ. 5TH AVE. HOTEL
THE POLICE AT THE POLLS'
MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THEY FAILED ~
PREVENT TANINlANY FRAUDS.

SUPERINTENDENT BYRSES INvESTIGATE ALL
CuARGEs-uIs MEN MANAGE TO KEEP
THINGS QUIET AT THE ELECTION
EOoTHS-PLENTY OF WORK FOR
THEM IN "DRY-DoLLAR
suLLIvAN's KINGDOM.
Peace and quietness prevailed IN inns CITY ',
the election yesterday. although there was e'''e'
that the Tammany bosses were resorths u ",
cry and petty buldozing in many OF the e'e
districts in their efforts to keep RepuDicah 'o'
away from the polls and to procure Illegal votes
for the Democratic ticket. a number OF Complaints
made TO the Police Commissioners anu ~
Superintendent Byrnes regarding the in'e''N'
with the rights of the Republican Watchers anu
chaengers at the polls. and in numper Vi '"'e
the police were declared be acting under the or
ders OF the Tammany bosses Mr.. Byrnes Kept IN
spectors Williams and McAvoy busy invesusa'iiis
the complaints and directing the policemen AT '"e
polling-places to perform their duties faithiuy anu
mpartially
Early in the day Captain b. F. Walton OF '"e
9Th Regiment. who had been sent TO act as d
Republican watcher In the Fifteenth Election Dis-
trict of the Id Assembly District, went 10 Ponce
Headquarters and declared that he had been h'p'
out of the polling place at No. &c Oiver-st Inc us
trict which he had been assigned Is Iainhaiy
stronghold, and most OF the voters OF the uiS.lc'
are Irish 'longshoremen small room on the hrs'
floor of the house No 95 Over-st., near Water-st..
had been selected as the polling-pace for the as
trict. At the hour for opening the polls captain
Walton found the packed with men WHO
smelled strongly Of liquor and declared they "e''
Democratic watchers. man VINO was u'u'"
enough TO be in a fighting mood tried to pick
quarrel with CAPTAIN Walton, and accused him OF
stepping on the toes OF the other watchers. po-
ceman called to put out the drunken man iron,
| the place The Tammany chairman OF the Boaru
Of Inspectors Of Election then said there was hot
enough room for many watchers inside the cua'u
rail and he directed the policemen to keep out all
Of the watchers. Seeing that he could not assert
his rights without danger OF being assaulted cap
tain Walton went to the Central Office 10 make
complaint Inspector Williams took him back 10
the pong-placc in n cab, and said that Repup-
lican watcher must be protected In his tights
there CAPTAIN Walton said he was content 10
s,,,d outside the guard rail. where he could see
all that went on in the small room. and no person
lnterferel with him there during the remainder OF
the day.
COMPLAINTS FROM CHARLES II. MURRAY.
Charles H. Murray. the Republican candidate for
District Attorney went to the Central once III
companv with John Sabine Smith several times
Yesterday TO complain OF Irregularities in the llIl
Assembly District, lie declared that the inspect
ors of election and the policemen at the polling
nlacos In the district appeared to have no regard
| for the rights Of the Republican watchers. ana
| that many fraudulent votes were beng cast III
| the district. Superintendent Byrnes IN the ioff-
| noon directed Inspector Williams to take CAB
| and make personal inspection Of every polling
| ,Ioce In the lid Assembly District. inspector
Williams returned IN the afternoon ANA reported ne
had not found tina, there had been cause TOT ar
| rests at any Of tn polling places.
| At the pollng place 40 10 Marior-st. Policeman
No 975g had been accused Of assisting Demo
cratic voter The policeman said the man hid been
| unable TO fold his ballots properly ana had Dreh
| son, back 10 the voting booth four times 10y the
| INSPECTORS Of election. Thea the policeman hHn
| taken n ballot and had folded II In proper mum
| ner to show the voter now IN" toi1lns must ne
done H. said he did not know what ticket the
| man voted and his sole object was to prevent de-
| Law in the voting j. W. Hutchinson. the K"pnb-
| lcan watcher at the polling place. said lie had no
| complaint 10 make. ~
aired Lauterlach and Gordon Mccully. the Re
| publican watchers in the po!ling place nj 40. 81"
/ princc-st complained early IN the day that a
rear door was kept open. AID mat II was poSS"'"
| for fr,ttlti al voters 60 be- admitted tnht ""y;
| Tho polc9rlen al the place had "a" door c'osr
in the forenoon vent back to the place Later ana
! said they wanted to v9,e sI'o.u nm no, ar
were elected by the policemen Du' were "0' 81
Sir Murray and Mr. smith drove from place to
| noon At intervals they went to IN" ri',in
Ohce TO nae ce is.acor y ,iams or by In
| spector McAyoy. Mr.. Murray sara 10 l''D"'e
Supcrintcndent Eyrnes and Inspec,9rs Williams ans
and NicAv)y appear L. be DONG e', 3 t y, i ~
| mower TO maintain the rights OF voters ana %, OF
| ponnhllcon watchers. bat at number Of the
pollingpaces the policemen ana me S,,,n
Of lection are inclined 10 take ther oru"rs IN,
| ,ho Tammanv bosses. Fraudulent voting Il goinS
n 1r' in the lila Assembly District constantly.
rrAMrs VOTING ILLEGALLY.
! 4, number Of the polling places In the IiiI
| assembly District where "l'ry Doai 7u'V"' :"
| the Tamn,any chief, there were many COMPANY
| that warrants had been paid TO vote carry IN III"
| ~
,,r. M, a,I\gcd TO vote. one OF Su!livans h'nch-
| - ..oe soon 10 be- busy directing the work 81
| ,,i,, in fraudulent votes in the po.lingpacr AT
| ~ % DIyIsion-st. He WAS allowed 10 'h"'r '"'
| noing-place AMI loo. at the poll lists 70 Nhn OUT
| ,t. names Of men who had Registered bU h"' "''
| yoted Af.cr one such inspection ne was seen ~
| hold n conversation Win man VINO mn Wv
| .r,,oe Of a vagrant. a pa@ter ballot was
,rsrsrorred from the pocket Of the I"rimahy n''''
| ., tho tr,inp's pocket. Then the tramp WIS P"'"
,hr,urh the crowd into the polling place "'''c i"
. ,,e nam. Of the man who had registered
| no After the tramp had voted he met ''e '"'''
| ,. contain again in a hallway and they i'r,ub'i
Hl NUN ,, II was declared by persons ~ Wv.
p"ilne ,I'n in The names Of legal voters ,ne
tramp il was said. had V2tI NO. No. US e c of
respectable lah9rers, w ,od that they had voted
about noon @" made dcnias and insisted that they
air arr ny riah to vote a, the polls whrre tny nn
reriscrc1 but they were b urn" ha hnd not voted
| th. az
OF OIL that it was outrage to DERIVE m n
| anu "''b Tammany captain sild Hnpu','' a.
| YOU r. YOU didn't vote. somebody Vo'e' W.
you see ,.,rovvs who declared that they had D peer,
LWpfv deprived Of their votes. weht 10 r Jn
unii,MS,,"rters and complained to super
they were advised to apply to the p of
lynn rn'sf Tor mandamus to compel the inspectors VI
| 'ouit,n 10 receive their votes -, ,ho,
eisGtInei Ferry of No si5 iowery was ton be
hd voted once when he tried to vote III u ui
he u,mn m Mace at No 81 Second.aye., at a. m ~
poInif hi ne had voted. and declared That Sone
denleu lad been permitted TO vote Illegally III ms
psme but not allowed to cast nn,'o, There
VEN ' ovdencc that the Tammany bosses han pio-
was thc services Of Illegal voters in many us
cur ,s but as a rule the legal voters VINO l2,,a
tilc!.S No. had been impersonatcd at the polilns
that ' M away In disgust and there CONF
pac,,11,civ few appeals to the courts for redress
r,,.,,pEIMAN MEADE's UNDUE INTERFERENCE
Mr. zimmerman. a Republican watcher In the
polling place at No a Grovest' was compelled eu .,
,,derman Meade. the Tammany boss OF the
1,s,r,ct who told Tribune reporter that inc
liver had made himself obnoxious by writing