New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-15
OUTRAGESON THE SUFFRAGE
ELECTION FRA I'D IN THIS CITY
A SPECIAL CRANE JURY WILL ACT on
MANY CHARGES.
up,zFN CRIMES IN THE I'D ASSEMBLY DIS
TRICT-oNLY TAMMANY VOTES cANvAS>ED-
AFFIDAvITs FROM CITIZENS WHOSE
B,IIOTS WERE NOT COUNTED
WATCHERS DEPRIVED OF THEIR
DIcJITS AND ASSAULTED

WATCHERS DEPRIVED OF THEIR
RIGHTS AND ASSAULTED.
Annie proof Of the appalling election frauds
~ last week in this city. and particularly in the
TIA Assembly District. is being rapidly put In
shane for the Grand Jury District Attorney
N,coll yesterday decided to have an extraor-
a,narv Grand Jury in the Court of Oyer and
Terminer in December chiefly to dispose or
election and excise cases.
pile Of affidavits showing the most shame
less and open frauds to have taken place
throughout the Id Assembly District has been
gathered. Old political workers of Tammany
Wall concede that they have never before seen
an election like this one The books were
Aued with false registration. and names We're
voted in groups Not only was no notice taken
n the regulation keeping workers at least
forty feet from the polls. but workers
actually stood inside the railing. picking out
tickets for the voters, while in many instances
watchers were not allowed inside the railing
In several election districts. the Eighteenth and
Tbirty-second for instance. the booths were ar
ranged on both sides of an open doorway, lead
ing into n hall Into this hail the purchased
voters were required to step. after receiving
their tickets. where their voting ballots were
ncked out for them by gang of 'heelers
Who at the same time, paid them
WORKING FOR DIVERS PRIZES.
One cause of the vast amount of fraud and
rasca,itv in the Id Assembly District this year
was the offer by Paddy" Diver of a first
sacond and third prize to three election dis
trict CAPTAINS showing the best percentage on
the MAYNARD vote. The first prize was $l,5oo
appointment the second a gold watch and the
third a diamond stud. The contest was waged
between Jim Diver, a son of PADDY, OF
the Thirtieth District; Charles Auffarth, OF the
Twenty-second: Michael Padden. of the Fif-
teenth: Patrick Foster of the Eighteenth. and
John Davis of the Nineteenth. Auffarth won
the first prize. a vote of 1863 to nothing'
Davis came next on a vote of 2n TO nothihg
and Foster third on vote OF 26' TO ho'mhs'
Young Diver, whose books showed the remark
Sble registry of go names polled exactly that
number of ballots. but he permitted twelve op-
position votes and thereby lost a prize. Ihe
vote of the ten banner districts-the Fifteenth
Eighteenth. Nineteenth. Twenty-frst. Twenty
second, Twenty-third, Thirteth Thirty-second.
Thirty-fifth and Thrty-sixth is. Maynard. 3,sss;
total opposition, (which not only out-Mc-
Kanes McKane but surpasses anything ever
heard of in this city.
NO VOTES FOR BARTLETT COUNTED.
Among the afidavits is one made by Daniel
F. Ring of No. "a Cherry-st He swears that
he was a duly qualified and registered voter
of the Nineteenth Election District of the Id
Assembly District; that he acted as Repub-
hcan watcher at the count or votes In TINS
district and tina. he voted for Edward T.
Bartlett; that he was not permitted inside the
railing either by the Tammany inspector or
the Republican inspector, although he had
watchers certificate properly made out; that
the police officer on duty there would not in
any way assist him in the maintenance OF
his rights; that he was not permitted to see
anv of the ballots that when the poll was
announced as 2T to nothing he protested;
that the Republican inspector, Michael Fay,
at first refused to count any votes for James
Connors, the Populist candidate for Assembly,
but on deponent's protest allowed the said
Connors three votes. while utterl; refusing to
count single vote for Edward T. Bartlett
Thomas s. Ring is brother of Daniel F.
Ring He lives at No. 962 Pear-st He swears
that he voted for Edward T. Bartlett.
ONLY TAMMANY BALLOTS REGARDED.
No vote in opposition 10 the Tammany Hall
ticket is recorded for the Eighteenth Flee
ton District The McAuley Mission Is in this
district. at No ZIG Water-st., and four names
are registered from ii. The assistant
superintendent of the mission Franklin Smith,
makes affidavit that he lives at No ZIG Water
st.. and is a duly qualified and registered voter
In the Eighteenth Election District; that he
Is so well-known to one of the men who acted
as insnector at the registration booth that his
name residence and place of business were an
nounced by this inspector when the deponens
entered the room; that, nevertheless. another
man was permitted to vote on his name; that
ha i,, nd "A
hibition ballot
Peter A. Youngblood also lives at No BIG
Water-st lie was the Prohibition candidate for
Assembly in the lid District He swears that
he voted the Prohibition ticket except that he
voted for Edward r. Bartlett for Judge of the
Court of Appeals and for Charles II Murray for
District-Attorney.
John Williams. the janitor Of the Nassau Ma
tional Bank. Nassau and Beekman SITS, swcars
that he lives at No. 81 Cherry-st.. and is a
duly qualified and registered voter for the
Eighteenth Election District. OF the Id Assem-
bly, District and that he voted the straight
John II. w Nage owns a grocery store, and
lives at No 81 Cherry-st., also in the Eighteenth
Election District. He makes affidavit to the
statement that he is duly qualified and reg
istered voter in that district. and that he voted
the straight Sociast-Labor ticket.
MANY SUCH CASES.
Hugo V. Wesihoven has scrupes against TAX
Ing an oath He therefore afIirms, instead Of
swearing. 10 the statement that he is in the
grocery business and lives at No. 81 Cherry-st..
In the Eighteenth Election District, and that
he voted the straight Socialist-Labor ticket
John kruse swears that he lives at No. u
Cherry-st, and is duly qualified and registered
voter in the Eighteenth Election District: that
when he went to vote at No. 43 Cherry-st. he
was informed that some one had already voted
on his name, thereby compelling him TO swear
In his vote; but that he was well acquainted
with a Mr. Buckley, one Of the inspectors at
that booth. having known him since childhood.
Although the Investigations so far have been
confined chiefly TO the lid Assembly District, a
number of affdavits have been obtained from
different districts Of the city. The same tactics
prevailed generally. and IL was evident that the
frauds were most extensive and outrageous.
Otto kempner suffered seriously from frauds,
and did Samuel Gompers. John Fenne!l.
who commanded the Kempner forces, says that
= IN the frauds In the With Assembly District
Mr. Gompers suffered even more than did Mr..
Kempner.
CRIMES UPTOWN