New-York tribune., 1893-10-31
TO GUARD THE BALLOT-BON.
LAWYERS WILL HAVE WATCHERS Al THE
POLLS
4 STRONG COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CARRY
on TIE FIGHT AGAINST lsAAC H.
MAyyARp AND FRAUD.

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| Fifty TO whom invitations were sent y" las.
| Saturday afternoon. met In the Id" e "
Wheeler II Peckham at p. M. !eHs' "
most every who had been inVi''' w ~
member OF the committee ATTENDED III
those who did not as rule. sent WORD 'na' 'ney
| would ba oIad ~ cooperate in any work that
| would be done or could be suggested oy 'he law
| yers 10 secure the defeat of Isaac H. ''"'
| for the Court of Appeals Among the ia"!e'' "'e
| Is the utmost interest In the election anu WIZ
| such men as those who are named as "e'"' "
this committee will give up their time to work IN
| an election at one Of the busiest seasons vi 'ne
| year it means great deal The con''"''ee !"
| composed as follows:
Wheeler H. Peckham. ex-ofiicio; r. h''e's ""-
derson. Samuel ID. Babcock Benjamin ba'he'' -
Francis c. Barlow. Henry Il. BeeKmai, 'o"''
Crosby Brown James c. Carter. Frederic H. oou
dert. Austen G.. Fox. John Frankenheihie', h'o'"
Mex. Garrison. Clifford A. Hand Aoram ,. hewm'' wv
Edward A. Hibbard. Jason Hinman d. "hhS
James. William Travers Jerome otto henp"e''
John d. Herman. Percval knauth Waiter ha's.'
Joseph Larocque Wallace McFarlane iooe'' D.
Minturn. Hamilton Odel. Samuel H. o'u""s'
Alexander f. orr Oswald Ottendorfer. Johh f.
Parsons Rufus W. Peckham jr.. Frank ~ rem
deton, Franklin Pierce. Orlando b. Potter "eorse
l.. Rives. John Harsen Rhoadcs. r. Rando'p"
Robinson. Carl Schurz, Gustav II. Schwap' fra"o'S
NJ Scott. Henry -. Sedgwick. jr. ~ l." HesS'o"H'
Thomas G. shearman Albert Stickney. lsidor
p. Wheeler, Rgnal ID. Woodward and Anred H.
Conkling
FEW RErUBLIC,Ns on TIE LIST
There are not more than one two Repub-
lcans on this committee. The original intention
to have 1t composed entirely OF pemo',".s'
but 1t decided a; late hour that Aireu H.
COnkling would be of great service 10 'he 'o,'
mittcc in the line OF preventing election irau''' "
was necessary that men Of experience III '"'S
ind of
az Mr. Conkling has had much TO do with mat
ters OF this nature. Mr.. Pcckham sent Tor MI"
yesterday morning and asked him to serve MI
Conkling gladly consented 10 do so.
At o'clock nearly all the members OF the com
mittce were assembled in Mr.. Peckhams rooms
at No ~ broadway Mr.. Peckham called them
to order and In "A few words explained the OBJECT
OF the meeting. lie told the members present '""'
much work to be done In various ways !"
secure the defeat Of the criminal judge LOT tn'
Court OF Appeals Mr.. Pcckham was promptly
elected permanent chairman OF the committee ana
Henry r. Beekman was chosen secretary Then on
motion. a Committee Finance an EN'cu'''
Committee and committee to see 10 ma'''''"H
the polls and preventing fraud either III c".''"'
the counting OF the ballots on f'i'cti"' '"''
were made up. The Executive committee wa
appointed first 1t consists of Wheeler H. f'cN-
than and Henry r. iIcekman. who are eN-oiic'p
members OF IT, Albert Stickncy. John -. h"fh"h'
the chairman Of the Cleveland anii-snap ''h''"-
ton in Syracuse: Jason Iiinman. Seth >. l''iS
and Lloyd Mex. Garrison. Immediately after III"
meeting the Executive Committee ADJOURNED 10 'n'
law office Of Henry X. Beekman. nt No. III iroad-
way and discussed at considerable length th'
plan OF the campaign. The members oi 'he ~
nance Committee are Robert = Minturn iS'nor
sraus. .bhn Franhenhemer. T. Eisry Mnae'sH, rh.
comsnittec to man ihe polls - maze ul o' s,
c. Fox Francis VI. Scott and William ir"'''S
jerome.
ruI o.r corr, AsrofS N\N NJ S.RNT GA.
During the meeting of the main committee hop-
ert G. Widemann. OF Rocklsnd County. made
strong speech against Maynard ana III ia'o' "
the opposition to him. Mr.. Widemhnn ~ 'h' ''"
ocrat who distinguished hmfelf at 'he SarH''s"
Convention by being the only Democrat VINO h"h
the COURAGE To- face the machine D-Iocfh'H 'nv,' ny.
and denounoT tni no .nDr out II large mum
MIie,nnnm r ady'lS ha,os espcc9ily among ihe Ger
mans whom he said would not vote for Ma>h
manning the polls can do the utmost servlc" In
this city Election Day II IT, meinbefg d'STe ,o 70
do There Is no doubt thnt r'eiy rno,o ~ - 80
be mad BY the r"mmany h" rnds,s sa 70 S,lo,s hSrt
The lawyers can prevent this II they nayc mini
DO II. They can hrst e To sup ny c
ION and learn what he intends to DO 70 sec That
one Is had There * ample legal authority for thr
section OF thc Consolidation act 'No. 1850 shows
Each cand.lac fsr office to be- ned At the "i"ct"
NAV by a certificate in writing signed by him. d"-igia"
one rrr-on .r election district IL which n Is can
ddate lrc.c~' tn canvass ~ the ballots contain
ing the nasn-- pcr~n d'sisnl"d for that on'''
The In pncor. ana the pole" and Othrf o:hrrf~
attending a, suc, district Irciird In ~aif r"i
ncatc shall make passage flr ,u pc-,on 10 IA" -'d W.
.,ectois and aid inspectors shr lrrn: hun . u"
.ct AZ the canvass all tn" ballots Ia tn toN contain
In, the ballot, for III" ofc" specified IN the sld cc'
catn and 80 them that he that -uch 'ai
v,s aud the statement required o ~" ,o fund IN zach
ho~ are cofre,t, made. inspector Of election or
o,,d of inspectors police other Officer shall allow
such .rsnn ~ uoc~t'd r'mN"d during thc crh
va.. Of such balo.s uuil such sat'n'n' has bcri
,de conto.ri and signed unless h. -hal BE- personally
entity of fiudl,cGl ~ Gi-orrriy cndrct.
INSPECTORS MIST PROTECT WATCHERS.
The section quoted provides for ~" presence OF
watchers at "A place where they g"r what Is go
ING on and II Is made the duty Of tn" inspectors o,
election TO protect them In ttis work The follow
p. section indicates the powers or dnly appointed
,~.tcher during the counting of m" vote.
n rfouct~d bv any watcher. the Inspectors or can
...or. -hau during the ca'Nr-s "Nhimt any AMI rll
,uo,. ca. AZ such elect such watchr fully opened
.d in such condition that h" haf fu!lr ard carefully
,d and c~anne but such inspector or canNHN-"r
b, rot allow any ballot Ia b. inrn from hS hands
II watchers are appointed and the police are in
,ruc,ed nv SupcrInte ndcnt Byraes to protect them
T., ,bcir work there vii be- little false voting ana
fal .c counting II the watchers do their duty.