New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26

NOT n. bought nv money or the promise Of
place had been duty in all the election dis-
trcts during the period Of the registration OF
voters and on Election Day ana eiecuoh might
during the voting the counting, the canvass
and the preparation of the returns, such mass
of testimony bearing upon the frauds committed
would now be forthcoming as would probably
increase the number of prisoners In the
hands Of the law northumberland, and make
exiles or convicts of scores Of politicians who hold
their heads high and pass for respectable men.
The capable and earnest lawyers engaged IN the
work Of bringing to the bar the iaw-breakers WHO
succeeded under the tacit direction OF sachems
and chiefs in frauduently rolling up these amaz-
ing Tammany majorities. know that they nave
no. succeeded In taking even the veneerng on
When Mr.. Con said at the recent Cooper Union
mass-meeting that the tremendous rauus'
nroved to have occurred in the Tweed regime.
were really insignificant when compared with the
open and barefaced scoundrelism pracrised by
Tammany Hall in the last election. 1t is not prob
ahe that the statement was at all exaggerated
THE STORM BREWING OVER DRY DOLLAR
Timothy DRY Dollar Sullivan Is expected
home from Hot Springs, Ark, on Thursday morn
,ng and those who are active in bringing men
guIlty OF election frauds to punishment expect 10
greet Mr.. Sullivan with an indictment. ~!
Dollar Is the autocrat OF the llld Asselnpns 60, 80
the With Senate District Ills methods are
notorious and 1t the lid Assembly Dis'slc' t
which, last November. furnished the nost Ire
orant and Nagrant cases Of repeating, bulldoZins
and general fraud. The news that he Is likely 10
be indicted is not surprising to those VINO hahe N
expected to see some tangipe results VI tno
stropg feeling against the outrageous electloh
Sramds Speaking on the subject last night, John
w Goff the ex-Assistant District-Attorney anu anu
the man who Is pushihs tic -
S,shonest men, said:
aThs Case against Sullivan Is among the strong
est that we have Our evidence Is cohNiii'Is' In
and on the testimony OF the Witnesses ING IL, IN
,raordinary Grand Jury cannot fail TO ihaic'
him To-morrow we shall take the case OF , II.
sullivan before that body, ana ne VIII Propdpi!
be under indictment by the criinar Iire has under
NOM TWO surgical operations at Hot Springs and
tbat his general health is somewhat impaired
WORK OF THE REPUBLICAN CLUB.
r. ponubIican Club did a most important
work in keeping watch on elecuoh oi'iciai' anu
20 its efforts is due much OF the circuit
for the indictment and arrest Oh at least
como Of the criminals. In the election oi
1909 its watchers reported extensive 1rauus'
General c. H. T. Coils, one OF theni'
made a startling address at the Union League
Cluh in which he described the utter ois-
regard of law shown by Tammany inspectors
IN n Cherry Hill polling place Several lhoict-
ments were found in consequence OK Heherai
Colliss disclosures.
Th,s wear the club determined to repeat its
good work. but on a larger scale corps oil
watchers was organized. BY agreement with
the CITY Club and the Committee OF Fifty the
climbs men were assigned to the lid and
INA Assembly Districts. 1t known that
fraud would be practised there on an alarming
scaie Investigation before election revealed a
| great amount of colonizing in DRY Dollar Sui
| uvan's district From the house in the Bow
erv where his barroom now is. although the
| place is ostensbly owned by relative. num-
| her OF men were registered although there
| wasn't bed In the establishment. Later. Sui
| uyan had a lot OF cots put In there. This at
| tempt to conceal election frauds was SO palpable
a crime that the manager OF the house. Bar
| tholomew Buckley, arrested on numerous
| charges.
MIR, LEARY's EXPERIENCES
William I.eary who is third vce-presdent OF
the Republican Club. and one of its most active
| members. was especially enthusiastic on the
subject He was a watcher In one election dis
trict himself To a Tribune reporter he said
| yesterday:
| by the Campaign Committee OF the Republican
| Club were supplied with memorandum books for
n use them Un any Violations OF the law which came
| ihcir notice The books were returned to the COM
| ,nI.ree ON election night and some of them con-
taned mighty interesting reading. In one election
district OF the lid Assembly District about sixty
haiiots In excess OF the total registration or the
| district were found In the box. Numerous In
| STANCES OF repeating. assisting voters not physi-
| callv disabled electoneering on the part OF Tam
| many captains In the polling-places cutting holes
in the booths and passing paster ballots 10 voters
| and throwing paster ballots over the tops or the
! booths, we're reported. The matter contained In
| The reports was collated by subcommittee OF
| the Campaign Committee appointed by Chairman
| Henry I, Elnstein at meeting held rev days
affer election. and. understand, was furnished To
Mir John w. Gof. ,
"a week or 80 before election | presented to Dis
,ric,- Attorney Nicoll the names OF nfty inmates
| OF the Charity Hospital on BGckwers Island who
| / claimed under Article III. Section OF the Con-
| stution OF this State. not entiueu I'D vote
This section provides that. FOR the purpose & or vot
| ing no person shall be deemed TO have gained or
| lost a residence while kept at any almshouse or
other ssylum at public expense. ana l eisrre9 INC