New-York tribune., 1894-10-31
THE POLICE AND THE ELECTION.
SUGGESTIONS TO THE CoMMIssIoNERs-CAsE or
ILLEGAL REGISTRATION.

SUGGESTIONS TO THE COMMIssIoNERs-cAsE OF
ILLEGAL REGISTRATION
Francis NJ Scott argued at length yesterday be-
fore Justice Barrett OF the Supreme Court upon
his application for mandamus to compel the Police
commissioners to print ballot with the names Of
the candidates Of the NewYork State Democracy
for local Offices. containing also the of the
Democratic candidates for State Offices H claimed
this as matter of right insisting that the organi-
cation which he represented was part of the
Democratic party OF the State.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Connoy raised the
point that enttle the organization to the right 10
d separate ticket with the names of the State can
ddates upon 1t ii should have fled with the Secre-
t2ry of state a certificate Of nomination for the
State Offices. and this had not been done until five
days after the time required by law for the filing
Of the certificate
Justice Barrett after further argument stated
that the question presented important one
and he would have to examine it carefully before
deciding it, He will probably decide it to-day.
Justice Barrett yesterday granted the application
made in the interest OF Theophilus Il. Steele, the
candidate of the New-York state Democracy for
Congress, in the XINth District, and James Nc
G!on and Henry SHERMAN. the candidates for As
semblyman and Alderman in the XXlIId District,
for peremptory mandamus to compel the Police
Commissioners to receive and declare valid their
certificates of nomination and to print the ballots
containing their names 8 candidates at the coming
election.
General Horace Porter. Henry r. Beekman.
Charles c. Berman and w. Harris Roome, repre-
senting the Good Government clubs of this city,
visited Police Headquarters yesterday. and held a
consultation with Superintendent Byrnes. The best
means of preventing illegal voting were discussed.
The superintendent assured his visitors that he
doing everything in his power to prevent fraud
uent voting and registration, and said he would
carefully consider the suggestions offered TO him.
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Assembly District. set down for yesterday afternoon
before Justice Simms in the Essex Market Police
Court. put until Friday next at p. In
All the accused men were present, with the eXcep-
Alfred r. Conkling has written a letter 10 the Po-
lice Coz lmissioners requesting that police officers
be instructed obey the law which allows watchers
within the guard rail at polling-places. ana TO en-
force the law against allowing liquor in such places
Joseph Larocque. chairman Of the Committee Of
seventy wrote to the board stating that on ac
should see II that the law which requires one
voting booth for every fifty voters should be fully
Commissioner Murray offered a resolution that the
Bureau OF Elections investigate each polling place
in the city. and that the provisions OF the law
that booth for every fifty registered voters shaI
vide one or two extra booths in each polling place
Isaac Salter. James Mccormick, Fountain Ioinbs'
James Coleman Arthur Mullen and Michael Boyle
Jinaded NOT guilty 10 the charge of false rcgisira-
tion before Judge Cowing In Part OF Genera
mtted to bail in $500 each. John :; Kennedy OF
No West Fffty-seventh-st. signed their bonds
The others were remanded for trial.
As a result of investigation made by Superin-
tendent Byrnes OF the lists Of persons who reS s
tered on last Friday and Saturday, Captains Gal
lagher OF the East Twenty y-second-st station. Mar
tens OF the East Thirty -ffth-st.; Strauss OF the
East Siyty-seventh-st. Reilly. OF the East Fifty
nrst-st.; Schultz, OF the Deancey-st and Grant. oi
the Madison-st.. have succeeded In getting eVi-
dence in 24O cases OF fraudulent registration.
The captains named reported 70 the Superintend-
ent the result Of the Investigation made by them
in their districts. and Mr. Byrnes directed them e.
20 before the Grand Jury with the evidence In Their
possession and ask to have indictments found
against the guilty persons.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon III" Grand jury
brought down "A large number OF indictments to
Part l. The larger portion. 1t said referred
TO false registration cases.
Charles Wittemann twenty-fOur years Old. or No
300 East One-hundred- and sixtn-st. was arragned
before Justice Taintor in the Harlem Police 'ouri
Yesterday charged with having registered Illegally
on Saturday last. Justice Taintor held Niitemanr
in 500 bail for examination.