New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-02

DETERMINED TO STOP THE GRAvESEND
FRAUD
HE SECURES Az ORDER TO COMPEL JOHN Y
M'KANE TO GIVE CLERKS AN OPPOR-
TuNrTY TO COPY THE LISTS.


TuNrTY TO COPY THE LISTS.
William ]. Gaynor invoked the power Of the
courts Yesterday to defeat the effort to stun
the ballot boxes In the town OF Gravesend with
horus votes When the enormous increase in
the registration of the town was MADE puohc
Mr. Gavnor sent a man to Gravesend to copy
the list OF names He was told that written
order from John Y. McKane would be required
before the names could be seem Although
NcKano is the Supervisor of the town, he Is not
a register and has no authority over the poll
Lists When he learned that MIR. Gaynor
wanted the names he sent word to him that he
would furnish him a copy OF the names
Rut Mr. Gaynor preferred to make his own
COPY He then sent dozen clerks 10 Graves
end TO copy the names. but they found that TWO
men were already copying them. Mr. cay
nors men were told that they could nave the
us,s whom these men were through with them
AS they promised at the rate they were pro-
ce.ding to be busy with the lists FOR week.
MFR. Gaynor decided to take legal steps TO get
the names.
Through Johnson Lamb application was
made Yesterday afternoon in the supreme court
r,r an order requiring Supervisor Mckane and
the eighteen registers of the town or Gravesend
to appear in court at 10 a. m. to-day and show
not permitted to copy the registration hsts.
The order was granted by Judge Cullen.
This is the first step in proceedings against
NcKana and the registers Of the town to
learn how 1t is that there are 5000 persons
registered when the total population OF the
town is only SO0O United States District-At-
torney johnson will bring the matter into the
Federal courts and an application will be made
to the Attorney-General of the State in the mat
ter. No effort will be left untried to prevent
this monumental election fraud from being con-
summated A statement has been secured from
a trustworthy source that last year 1000 votes
were stuffed in the ballot-box In Gravesend In
order to bring the number of votes up to the
number of names on the poll list, tnere peing
no effort made to vote all the names that hao
been registered -
In one election the candidate Tor Shern was
asked by McKane how many votes he wanted
In Gravesend. and the exact number ne would
receive was announced to him before the elec-
tion He received that number after the form
of counting the ballots had been gone through
with. Last year. with popnlauon Q, !:saS'
there were 4l9O names registered In Graves
end The number of votes cast was 1882. of
which 1852 were for Cleveland ana zso ior Har-
rson. The enormous increase III reslstraton
this wear Is I'm the interest OF Maynard for
Judge OF the Court Of Appeals. Pearsall for
Supreme Court Judge, and Patterson Tor
Sheriff.
Mr. Gaynor addressed another large mass
meeting last evening in Tivoli Hall. at
E'ifth-ave. and Second-st.. upon the issues
Of the Mayoralty campaign, There were
many workingmen in the audience; He set
forth the facts and figures with which
his previous speeches have bristled, ana
portrayed the damning record Of Mayor
Boody in strong terms Speeches were also
made bv lanes McKeen. Robert Stewart and
Edward NJ Shepard. Mr. Gaynor will speak to-
night in Arion Hail. in the Eastern District
a score of meetings were held in all parts of
Rrool,Ivn last evening by Republicans the Citi-
ems Union. and the Brooklyn Democratic
club and enthusiasm for Charles A. Schieren
was at fever heat. Mr.. Schiersn was booked to
speak at dozeh si,a Ea ,ne nesungs and reached
with the greatest possible demonstrations OF IA
vor He will appear at many more meetings to-
night