The evening world., 1894-04-07

wan NV blI'IS " ''lN'llt Wv hilfll0
spoken OF, by Levy. to write their
names. and brought out every vote !
could, This Is my reward"
Morris bernstein, of li7 Madison street,
another officer ~ the association, says
h. was promised the position Of Dock
Inspector by Justice Diver in considera-
ton Of his work for the Tammany
ticket. lie IL stiIl waiting for it.
sam Silvermnn, of u Bayarl street, "A
pcddler. is one OF the men who voted on
a NATURALIZATION paper obtained for him
by the Abe Meyers Association. He
has been In the country ten years. but
never had the slightest intention OF
becoming Il citizen until approached
last October lie could not write us
in the rooms of the Abe Meyers Assoc
citation learning how TO write II. He
admits It was the hardest thing he ever
attempted.
Hesides obtaining n certificate of nat
uralization free. he has admitted to his
friends having been paid to vote.
Paid to Vote.
Abe Glmbcrg. Of 81 Bayard street,
an intelligent young fellow OF about
twenty-five years, Is ready to make
AFFIDAVIT that in the 1882 election, al,
th9nEh then not OF age ne was onerId
register and vote. The offer was made,
he says. by n member of the DiVver
club, but he refused. Last election he
took out his papers and received u
for voting lie did 1t. as he says.
deliberately "to make a dollar out of
the enemy" because instead OF n Tam
many pastcr he voted the Republican
ticket.
GImberg was closely questioned in re.
gard to these matters by a reporter OF
1.-THE Evening World" In his convcrsh.
ton he expressed an Idea now prevalent
in many quarters Of the city.
THE Diver men do not pay as mucn
as they used to for votes he Said,
because. on" mans vote Ices not make
40 a irT, 81 To than
They can get mon to vote four or
i've times without any trouble, ana that
is a great deal easier than to buy votes.
Justice Diver escaped Indictment by
the Grand Jury which investigated the
recent election frauds because SUFFICIENT
evidence was. not Produced to prove ne
was guilty of an Infamous crime. the
crime which the law declares infamous
consists in Offering prizes or positions 10
men to influence their votes or to induce
them to iniiu"nc" the votes OF others;
Many Of Divers henchmen who heard
the offer ard accepted his advice are now
In exile or in prison.
The PInin situation.
of the Diver club, and his speech in
part was printed in the newspapers at
he time. Merchant Campbell. OF Nesey
street, told the Grand Jury of the offer,
Maynard for the Court OF Appeals was
to he made the test. Other members OF
the Diver club denied that such "A prop
o2ition had been made.
Since that time, however, many have
been found who can ~corroborate Mr..
Campbell
The Evening World" offers to-day
the evidence Of three men, who tell Of
the positions promised to them. and
what followed. If their statements
are true, then Police Justice Diver was
guilty of an Infamous crime.
Many things appear on the surface to
glhgtnntintp the story told bN the OIL
GERS of the Abe Meyers Association. In
confederation of that part of their story
in which Diver offered protection, they
point to the fact that on election day
Diver presided over the Tombs Police
Court. All election offenders caught in
his district were taken to that court,
the prisoners at will. That very fact
was pointed out to the men by DIVERS
b%enchmen. &C.,,
It is also true that the Diver Club
Of all the Second Assembly District
election officers who were tried and
convicted.
II is also true that rs fast as the men
were arrested Alderman Nicholas Brown
DIVERS MISUNDERSTANDING around to
procure the bondsmen and that the
same gentleman paid the fines for some
of the convicted men.
It is also true hat after DIVERS de-
parture for the Pacific coast n great
cry went up from the men he had left
behind that he had deserted them In
their o Of need after getting them
to do his dirty work"
II Is also true hat Congressman Dun
ply and other honest members of the
organization are In revolt at DIVERS
methods. They know OF the election
frauds committed, and what part Div
Yer played in them.
Whether Mr., Diver IL guilty in the
eyes of the law for the false naturalizn-
ton Of aliens Is n matter for the Grand
jury to determine.
Will he he indiCted'
WIN the naturalization laws he
amended so that there cannot he n repe-
tition Of such disEraCeful scenes?
The time has come for Congress to &C.
act.