New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-30
PLOT TO BEAT Mr.. FALLOWS.
pEsPrcABLE METHODS USED BY TAM
MANY IN THE MIST.
THE MOST INTERESTINGLY FRAUDU-
LENT MEANS

LENT MEANS.
Investigation Of a Tammany plot TO defeat Ed.
vard H. Farows the Republican candidate for the
Assembly in the XXIst District. has shown tina,
the plotters have not stopped at ordinary methods
=, decevjns voters, but have resorted TO forgery
~ an extremely fragrant variety and TO the most
unblushing frauds In the hope Of diverting from
Mr. Fallows the votes of many citizens of the dis
,-ict who were connected with the Citizens Union
last year the Tammany leaders decided to put u.
. dummy independent candidate for Assembly IN
tho district.
They selected the figure OF the sailor boy the
device TO distinguish the candidate. and designated
as the committee TO fill n vacancy Joseph Miller,
of No lOa West Nnety-flfth-st, and John Liebold
,r Of No 16s West Ninetynnth-st. both Tam
many Hall men. Miller formerly the propre-
FOR If the Norningside Hotel at One-hundred- and
fourteenth-st. and Eighth-ave which closed
IN about two months ago. The Tammany leaders
first sent him 10 prominent Republican in the
district to try to induce him to inde-
pendent Miller told HIM that any amount of money
would be at his disposal ii he would accept. OF
course he showed Miller the door. They made
other equally unsuccessful efforts, and finally had
10 fail back upon one Robert II. Butler. boarding
IN a fat in Columbus-ave. into which he moved
thirty days ago. lie was never enrolled Repub-
ucan but on the Other hand. il is stated on good
authority tina: he is a Tammany Democrat.
The certificate Of Buffers nomination as an In
dependent candidate for the Assembly contains 90
signatures ali OF them acknowledged before one or
the four following commissioners OF deeds: Mat
thew Z. ii alley. Peter w. Heyer Martin J. Multi
gan and Michael ]. Curley All four OF these men
are Tammany General Committeeman in that dis
trict one hundred and ten OF the signatures are
those of Tammany General and District committee
men IN the district One hundred and nine OF the
remaining signatures upon the certificate are mos
OF Democrats who enrolled at tie SPECIAL enrolment
last April and May. ,
A careful investigation has been made Of the re-
hxs
FoIlov'.6g result: Two hundred and th.rty-one arc
well-known Tammany Democrats In their reTTpec-
rive districts. ard for the greater pari the fam
many captao1s a.;d lead OF those districts TWEEN
y-hve are entirely unkn9Wn at me pScy weTe not
qua fled electors twenty-five made no oath nelole
re- We're told mat IL was the certificate for the
nomination OF the regular Republican canaiq 1
eight are non-residents of the district and at least
Among those who signed this petition besides
disfrirt are Thomas a. RYAN. a brother Of Dennis
J. Ryan, the Tammany candidate for the AS
Roddy. the Tammany Alderman from the as
tc The larges n4raber or sgndtHo ;b ron Thr T
fourth Election District where thirty men se Int
81 Pe MSaS v EMS i lie shs Tammany Assistant
Corporation Counsel. and, with charles GrisWort
tail brigade In the district. although all these men
are speaking nightly in behalf OF the laihnia"S
One of the most active workers in securing sig
natures it is alleged is letterscarrier VINO ro GaF
yied the certificate about with MIN Oh NJ
onG ohtained Signatures while delivering tho mail
In one Instance it is said, he asked father 10
IGN and when he refused got his young son. a
nov under age. who happened to have the same
maine 10 sign il. The boy did not appear peiole
arw amer and make tho required oath although
a." Tsmmany commissioner OF deeds. IL IS asserted
cortifes that the boy did personally appear before
him and make the oath a,,-.,.. 49,. ,bev
Several persons have made afhdavits thdt t tnes
signed the certificate of nomination unues ld!se
REPRESENTATIONS, and did not acknowedge men sig,
nst,lres before any notary or commissioner, 81
deeds Some nj them signed the paper az bus'eI o =
request when they were alone WIN MIN eve Ccr
~ The Citizens whose names appear on the Ger
tincate have mace affdavits that 'nfg. ng boir
stoned the document, thus proving ihat lHelts
,synss ware forged. Thirteen Tammany men OF
he dlstrtct were eager TO help to MAKE me ~
denenSenf NJ - nation that each OF them ssieH w
certidcate -. Under tie provisions OF 't ne
penal code the men who have been concerned III
mo frauds and forgery connected Win uie 0e'-
tidcate might he sent TO prison. WV. ,ssorob,v
Distr,ot nave been aroused 10 much lno,gnaHIoIn'
"a u,iu 40 all they 20 help 70 elect MI. a.
lows and some OF the decent Democrats Oh l tno
district VIM also vote fo- Nj FalloWS hecaTse r t
are djseueted at the Tammany methods OF Trying
10 defeat him