The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-16
FRAUD IN LOW PETITIONS.
CASUAL INQUIRY ENOUGH TO SNOW
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tratcd by somebody become. The Republican
City Committee have had detectives AT work
investigating tho commences Of tho sigma
lures to the petitions for several days. The
investigation has been carried on by Assembly
districts, and the reports of most OF the detoo-
tivcs have been made.
Here Is n sample of tho cases investigated,
From 304 and 306 Delaney street tho Low
solicitors obtained what purport to be twelve
signatures. These are all written in tho same
handwriting. From u certain number in East
Houston street, according to tho petition, If
teen signatures were obtained. Tho building 10
a two-story structure. On tho ground floor is a
cigar store. The proprietor Of tho store lives
above II. He employs no help, his wife attending
TO tho store in his absence. The man has two
children, each under IL years of age. No other
persons live in the building. A canvasser for
signatures called upon the cigarmakcr and
asked him to sign the petition. Tho cigarmakor
said he was going to vote the Tammany ticket
and. therefore, refused. The canvasscr went
away. The petition tlled at the Bureau Of Eleo-
tions shows that fifteen mon 1.-Two at the cigar
makers address and that each one signed the
| petition. All the signatures are In the hand.
writing OF one man.
notary who acknowledged signatures in the
Twenty. third Assembly district told Otto Irving
Wise the other day that the Cit loader OF the
district told him to take all the signatures he
could get and assure those who signed the petit
tion that they needn't vote for Low unless they
wanted to. The notary worked on that plan,
and, as he got 80 cents u signature, he dragged
in everybody he could.
A reporter Of THE Sun went over tho hv0
petitions from the Twenty-seventh Assembly
district yesterday afternoon. On these Pc
titions there were forty.seven names that looked
a. il they had been written by one person. An
effort was made to see the owners of thirty Of
those names. This is the district In which
William Brookfeld Is the boss Cit.
One OF he alleged signers I is william lillian Dalton
No such person has lived there in two years.
Another name was . That Of John Murray. who
person was ever hoard OF at that address. some
OF the men. mostly colored men. whose sigma
lures on the petition look surprisingly like 9TH
ers above and below them, said they had signed
the petitions. Others couldn't remembe whether
notary would get his 80 cents for each name.
They said they never had any idea Of voting for
they are going to vote for Henry George, one for
Van Wyck. ard one for Gen, Tracy.
yers engage in the case, said yesterday:
t.tissSas' t end Mr. 4. pe sRa po Tes Ff Sasrd inau thS
in connection with the names that az:
nomination. satisfies me that they were
afraid to permi; an investigation upon, the
Parker moved before the board that subpenas
be issued. returnable this morning, for the pur-
pose OF attacking the honesty OF the certificate,
that motion was only made by him after ! had
expressly stipulated upon the record that We
were in a position positively TO prove the follow
Ing facts: 49,, x.ou. p.,,,o .as
there were about 200. had failed to administer
the oath required by the statute which reads:
Independent nominations shall be made by 9
s %Sam sht,i iq nsS 10 bis BY si snld s1ss' 6js n ssss Of of
residence, and make oath that he is an eleetor
and has truly stated his residence We had
stipulated upon the rcco d that we were in Q
signed under Seth lows certificate had made
Stipulated that We we're in a position 70
prove that more than 400 addresses on the GER
law above quoted distinctly and in express
write his own address. We stipulated and
agreed to prove that more than 300 names ON
sons sons themsei. We stipulated to prove
that in over $50 cases the persona whose
eate did p no1 Eve at 70 the spP places sp that tn they S' gave
for their residence. and finally that more than
$50 names upon the certificate were signed by =
know what paper they, were signing. These
were the allegations Of fraud which we were in
absolute position to prove, and the exceedingly
Counsel for the Citizens Union to avoid and pre-.
vent the introduction of such testimony salts
fes mt that they are convinced we could sub
s~lantiate fully our claims.
i WISH W uitkc IL ClCdE dieO lhhl WIS bkub IL
made in good faith. IT cannot. no matter what
the outcome. prevent Mr.. Low from securing a
mated by the Ship Democracy. We want to
expose, however. the fraudulent methods en-
ployed by a candidate who stands for pure
Justice Gaynor. in the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn yesterday, granted an order asked foE
by Roger NJ. Sherman, representing William
McCloskev. requiring the Board of Police
S0%%iss ot Fiec IF the to city shove SSm Fss.a M the
the certificates OF nomination of Seth Low
clared null and void. The order is made
returnable this morning. The ground on
which the application is made is that a large
number OF tho signatures attached to the CHI.
zens' Unior petition were not acknowledged DO
f tD fb n0 pnesenc s" Of mott notar rne T OK "]cfn %'@ "dGs tS6e
signatures as their signatures. Ii was stated
by Mr.; on sh her Iaw ' SsH,ih fssTs We're Which oT siso s sS
peared on the petition for the nomination OF
Joseph 5. Handlcy, Edward Bodine. and ste
phen S. Anderson. as citizens and taxpayers
through Lawyer OTTO Irving Wise, obtained
s sioner,s and the ]ofieers Of the citizens Union
tho 7,lard in declaring the certificate of noni
nation OF the candidates OF the Citizens Union
valid, should not be set aside and the case re
Winfield S. overton Of whitestonc, l.. L.
4 fled a prottsst, y yss @rrsi fc at on, on the n" nemin 9,
lion OF Henry Georges name on the ticket, Of
: the democracy Of THOMAS jefferson, Mhict
the certificate is irregular, illegal, and defco
tive, il Efficient and void. and doesn't comply
with the law. Mr.. OvertOn is one OF the United
/. Democracy Nominating Committee:
The Hon. Jimmy Diver lent a little variety
h fore tile Police Board yesterday. The Hon
JimIny appeared as protestant against twt
claimants for tho nomination Of the Tnitet
democracy for !Asscmblyman in the Scconc
district. Al to one. Isaac, T., Herwant, hi
o alleged that at least a hundred OF the signer
urarn RpDuhlipanS in good standing ana mem
beers OF the regular organization in the district
A to the other. William ID. Kclland, no In
a sisted that his Signers were TO "A man rcgula
a Tammany braves, some of them members OF tn,
u General Committee OF the Wigwam organiza
ton.
Ralph Nathan, counsel for Mr.. Berwant
shocked the Hon. Jimmy 10y alleging that h
u was not n resident OF the Second Assembly dis
g tri,t. Int lived on Staten Island, HLi was there
fore not entitled to protest. Mr.. Oliver rolle'
his eyes heay inward and sighed deeply, Who
= he could sneak he said tlIat he had voted thirty
h nnn iimas in the Sec nd dieirirt and was pro