The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-08

All Sorts OF serio-Comic Complaints to the
Comml ioners.

All Sorts OF serio-ComIc Complaints to the
Commissioners.
1t was a long. uuiet tedious day Mt Police
Headquarters Supt. Byrnes reached his office
at q o'clock. but Capt. Allaire of the steam boat
squad was there before him. in charge OF a
squad OF about one hundred policemen. who
were held on reserve in the trial room uil dav.
ready for any emergency. Two patrol wagons
from the West sgd street and Morrsana sta
tons stood in front OF the building all day.
Inspectors Williams. McAvoy. aud Conlin
arrived soon after the Superintendent In
spector Conlin was detailed to look after AZ
fairs In the upper section Of the city. Com
missioners Martin. Sheehan. and McClays got
to their offices about O'Clock. and found to
their surprise only about twenty vacancies to
fill. These were caused by non-appearance Of
election inspectors, poll and ballot clerks at
tho respective stations There were probably
$50 applicants tor the places.
Soon after the polls opened word came from
Capt. Doherty Of the Fifth street station that
some one had mutiiated the public copy OF
the registry list in the Twenty. seventh cleo
ton district OF the Seventh Assembly district
Two leaves were missing Chief Clerk Allen
Of the Bureau OF Elections told the police to
investigate tho matter The proprietor OF the
store will be held responsible. The mutia-
the voting. however. for there were four other
lists
lean candidate for District Attorney. and also
leader In the Third Assembly district, drove
up to. Police Hendpuartrrs in cab. accompa-
nicl by John Sabine smith OF the Republican
General COMMITTEES They saw Superinten-
dent Byrnes and the i'olce commissioners.
and that Spn6Ss sTs watchers in
fered with by the police Inspector Williams.
who is II Republican. was sent to Investigate.
several polling places the policemen on duty
had refused to allow the watchers inside tho
lice to allow all authorized persons within the
Mir. Murray made several other visits during
once lie said that a lirruhIcan worker at the
polling place at :ni Oliver street street was being
klleh by mob " hs hurried S
said that the worker at the oliver street place
had been stricken with stage fright. A police
other complain. Inspector McAyoy also made
several visits through ,ns h district but found
A Republican watcher named zimmerman
reported that tho inspectors at - Grove erect
tor McAvoy took him back To- the poll and
placed him behind the railing. Later thinner;
hae hGnrman G neai had sierted again
Guilty Guilty aGsiH he reported thrs 'AIasrman Mead
notes and then had him put Out.
About 80 John Fcrnel. manager for Otto
Kempner, with two other men reported at
Forty ninth election district of the Seventh
Assembly district. hat refused to do their
duty by not causing the arrest Of several per
T Fern T said that when the votes wefe chal.
lenged the frauds were allowed to walk away
satisfaction OF President Martin that the cleo
tOn inspectors knew II tho occurrences, but
Mr.. Martin promised to investigate the matter.
AiterMnrd TIE their to
Later in the afternoon Jacob II. Latter, 80
East Third street. l,ople's party candidate for
DELEGATE to the conyonti11
CONSERVATION depictcd on his countenance
lie had discovered ,hat his name on the ofil-
cial ballot had been rrlnten natzer lie wanted
canvass the Sat2er ballots for Latter. The
Comm issioners were away at tho time and af-
ter waiting fora while l;a'z Mrp went away.
than twenty complaints all day! and all were
OF n trivial nature.
messengers from the downtown precincts
and by the elevated roads from those up town.
Two mounted policemen were stationed Mt the
Third avenue road. and two at tho Blocker
street and South Fifth avenue station Of the
sixth ayenUe road, They took the returns
from officers from M town and hurried TO the
At 10 clock Supsrinte ndent Byrnes. said it had
been the nuietest election in years. He men
end Camden, and other places. and said he
thought It was really wonderful to think that
10 this great city Of nearly two mil
Of f disorder had been rsportei to the
police. Tho only arrest made during
aay that IN any way Win
district In one Of the election districts there
q worker for the labor party renresented that