New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-06
4 DEADLY BLOW AT FRA UD
SUPERINTENDENT BYRNES HAS MADE
BIG SHIFT OF POLICEMEN.

LITTLE CHANCE NOW FOR THE USUAL COLI
LusIoN BETWEEN TAMMANY OFFICIALS
AND BIrEcoATs-THE DESPERATE AT
TEMPT OF THE TAMMANY MEM
BERs or THE POLICE BOARD
TO PREVENT A FAIR
ELECTION ForLED
''There is going to be fair and square election
in this city,
Police Superintendent Byrnes made that dec
laration yesterday without reserve and he spoke
like a man who knew what he was talking about
Earlier in the day the superintendent had
summoned every police captain and acting cap
tain before him and had given to them final In
struction as to the work 10 be. performed by the
police at the polls to-day. For the first time In
the history Of the department there is 10 be gem
eral change of policemen for duty in connection
with the election. that each policeman will be
stationed al a polling place away from his reg
uar precinct and where he is presumed to be
stranger to the local politicians. Tho instruc-
tinns which were given 20 the commanders Of
precincts by the Superintendent yesterday morn
ing dealt with all Of the details of the grand
change and Mr Byrnes had been working over
the plans FOR several days to make them com
rl"te. The work had been performed So secretly
that even the captains knew nothing II the de
tails until they got their orders At ihe Central
Office. Even then captain only knew that b.
was TO send certain number ~ pstrolnon to
repn't t. distant captain i'm ti1.e T. ID" assigned
To- DUTY before tn polls are open this morning
and that certain numbcr 1t men uli report
% him carly this morning 20 be assigned 10 duty
recording To- q schedule WAIch was placed in his
hands the captains had no opportunity t'
c'Muar" notes. either. because when on" "i th"n
got his instrrcti' ms hc was told 10 return di-
rcctly TO MS precinct and stay in 1t until after
election.
80 CHANCE FOR \ DEVERY THIS YEAR.
The captains ais, received the orders which
they were to read to tn policemen detailed for
duty at the polls and there viii he trouble for
both captains ana ptfrolmon II The orders are
not obeycd. Those orders should put stop -
frauds Al tho polls today and insure quiet ana
clean election ~ captain is likely to dare, In tn
face of tho Superintendent commands. To- give
T. policemen under him such orders as cX-Captain
DcVsry gave last year IN the Eleventh Precinct.
Dcvery had learned that some Of the Union
League clubs watchers were 10 be stationed
at polling places IN the precinct 10 aid in de-
tcciing Illegal voting ana he told his polio
men mat II they saw any 'sik-stockng fenows'
AZ the polls o. stand them on their heads II
Is SAFE 10 wager that the rights ~ watchers will
be protected by the police at all % the polling
places In th- city to-day There Will he two
policemen stationed at each polling place. and
many Of the policemen viii be strangers 20 each
",n'T "S Wei a. ID '"' Watchers anu e''''''"
"liIo''S' ,
-" a'"oh 3i INC Hui,rrih'cin'ni e, ls M hr,onu
win '"' !, ,S'Iu,ohs "nl'h '"'lin'ss'.lI'' , "u'
ray recently INTRODUCED az hr''hg -, thr
f"lcc hohid ana Whlch commissioners Martin
ana Shcehan. IN an atteInp; u preserve intact
Tammany methods Al the polls. voted down.
WARRANTS ALL READY FOR THEM
I'm making the big change for today the Su-
pcrintendcnt had two objects In view one was
to prevent policemen from being Influenced nj
the polls by local politicians. and the other was
t. prevent any possible coliusion between IN"
police and the election officer IN any district.
Men who strangers t. each other are more
likely 10 keep each other a'raght In the path -
| duty When the policemen - 20 the polling
places I'm many u the districts where thor" have
been Tamwany frauds in other years they viii
carry warrants for the arrest ~ mon vh n" hay"
reg stored Illegally. As ih" men registered IN
dstf'''5 "h'i' "' ''s' " -, r,
II has been imp'ss.hl" for the plll'r :" s"It'
1h' wa, rms ne, .' , ,r,,,, ,rir
/ men attempt 1, N'i' ,'."'? '". "'i aus VIII
| De- served. ana 'h'} VIII I'd "' '' j"'''
T. 1rbun" reporter Wh' inquired Az i"'
I police arr1ngn mcnts flr ihe 'l.fu'n. SuI'Ih-
| icndcnt Syrncs sad Yesterday afternoon;
II have given orders for a general change of
/ policemen for service al the polls and while
/ dn NOT want q, mention an Il the details of the
/ aeslrnm,nts can say that IN utmost car"
| has been taken SO that policemen are t. serve