The evening world., 1893-11-07
Ballots Cast BY Dummies After
an Inspection of the
Registry Lists.
"fLOATERS" FOR MAYNARD.
ColoniZers Found to Be Busy
in Many of tie Uptown
Districts.

Never. perhaps, in the history OF Tam
many Hall have such wholesale frauds
been attempted and SO successfully car
ried out as those witnessed in the cleo
ton which has Just been brought to a
close. Men have been bought and sold
like sheep; honest voters have been
robbed OF their right TO vote, while hire
lings paid to do their masters bidding
have cast ballots in their stead.
Registration frauds were great. but
were as nothing to the great crime
of to-day.
Honest citizens were DISTINGUISHED,
while from the lodging houses and the
dives individuals dressed In mems rail-
ment have been marched out or picked
up drunken from the gutter. given their
instructions and a name and. promise Of
d fee to vote.
Tim" Sullivan's Third Assembly Dis
trict will perhaps carry off the palm for
the frauds of to-day.
Everything was peaceable aa5 orderly
during the early morning when Even
ing World reporters made their rounds
that is, orderly for the Third District.
AS the hours sped by, however, a change
came over the scene.
Indignant citizens called at The Even
ing World'' Office. declaring that al
though their names were on the registry
list. when they called to vote they were
rudely thrust aside with the remark:
Say. how often do you intend to
vote? You have voted already. Now,
get out. See?'
An Evening World reporter was
sent to the scene to verify some of the
stories. Proceeding to 3S Division street.
where was located the polling place of
the First District OF the Third Assembly
District. he saw a crowd OF about sixty
men on the sidewalk and in the street.
One policeman stood at the outer edge
OF the crowd, while towering above all
others was a man before whom all the
others cringed.
who is he?' asked the reporter OF
the policeman.
That! Why don't you know him?
He is the Tammany Hal captain OF the
district"
The alleged captain had both hands
buried deep in his pockets, and as the
reporter advanced a man was flung
bowling from the polling booth.
at Is an outrage" he cried. II have
not voted yet and they Won let me.
They say I have voted already"
What the - are o s~aying?'
angrily cried the supposed captain. "Of
cours- you voted before"
II did not"
well. II you did not. somebody else
80, fr ,.N,, Tho - as o,o,l ten. to
Now get out. What. you don't believe
me? Well, any Of youse fellows what
want to can come in with me and I'll
show you the list where he has voted
before, or some one for him."
Just then four men made their way
out of a hallway three doors below.
With them was n tramp who evidently
had not seen fresh water in n week.
The supposed captain pushed his way
towards him. Instantly there was a
whispered conversation.
The supposed captains man went down
into his pockets n he produced a paster
ballot, This was given the tramp, and
he was quickly pushed into the polling
place and voted. Then he was taken
down to the hallway again. A moment
later he came out smiling and took his
place with the crowd.
The supposed captain was everywhere
at once. Having seen that the tramp
voted properly. he came out looked
around the group a moment. rushed in
again to the polling booth and hastily
scanned a copy OF the list OF names Of
those who had not voted.
Then he ran into the street again,
t-,i----I 10 % 49, xrhlg~A-nl aA~,a
thing In his ear, and gave him n past
err. The man followed the captain in
side and voted It.
This was repeated about a dozen times.
and then the policeman whispered some
thing in his ear. The supposed captain
turned and stared at the reporter. He
became quiet for a few moments, Then
he forgot that the reporter was there at
all and began his practice again, 1t
was. as one OF the bystanders who had
been disfranChised declared, outrageous.
No attempt at secrecy VAS INDUCED
in. The supposed captain seemed TO
know where he was. lie owned that
polling-booth. and while the policeman
hit a man several blows on the head
for staring too hard. he was oblivious
to the supposed captains conduct.
Has there been much trouble around
here today" the reporter asked the
policemen.
mo; none that ! heard"
What about those stories OF men not
being allowed to vote; that others voted
earlier on their names? Is there any
thing in it,
"Oh, there has been a lot OF 1t all
day" was the reply. II have not been
In long myself. but a lot OF complaints
have been made even while | am here,
but them and he shrugged his Shout
dcrs and turned away.
For exactly twenty minutes the re
porter watched the operation Of cheat
ing the law, During that time he saw
4 one man vote no less than three times.