New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-15

REGISTRATION NOT HEAVY.
RAIN KEEPS MANY VOTERS FROM THE
POLLING-PLACES
SUPERINTENDENT MCULLAGH AND HIS pEpU-
TIES HAvB BUSY pAY--THE AR

RESTS MADE
The registration In the city Yesterday, the
hrst day Of registration for the election on No
vember 8 was not heavy the rain keeping
many voters away from the polling places
Many Of the voters who did register failed to
enroll members Of political party either
through ignorance Of the Primary Election law
or desire to avoid the trouble of answering
the questions necessary in case of enrolment
Many vacancies among the inspectors Of cleo
tion had TO be filled before all the registry
boards could organize for work yesterday morn
ing. About two hundred such vacancies were
flled before noon. the inspectors being appoint
ed at the Bureau of Elections at Police Head
quarters.
John McCuagh, the State Superintendent Of
Elections In the Metropolitan District and his
seven hundred deputies, had busy day watch
ing for cases Of illegal registration. In the
With Assembly District known as the Lodg-
ing House District. the registration was light
This district takes in the Bowery In this dis
trict McCullagh's men were thickest. and kept
strict watch on every applicant for registration
1t in this district that the first arrest was
made
Morris Donstag. one Of McCullagh's deputies,
arrested Henry Webber of No. 90 Rivington-
ST. The registration place was AT No 26 De
lancey-st Webber admitted that his father
had not been naturalized and that he him
self had not taken out pa pers. but he registered
at the same place last year and voted at the
election. Dlonstag turned Webber over to a
policeman and afterward communicated with
Superintendent McCuagh. who advised him
10 have Webber arraigned before the Magis-
trate at the Essex Market Police Court Super
intendent McCullagh received word at noon
that Webber had been discharged by Magis-
trate Kudlich. in the Essex Market Police
Court
The second arrest Yesterday was made by
Deputy ~ j Fedman. at the Thirteenth Elec-
ton District Of the With Assembly District
Fedman placed under arrest Morris Hyams.
one Of the inspectors Of election, on the ground
that Hyams lived at No 1913 Allen-st.. and reg
stered from No. 102 Allen-st. which is in an
other district Hyams said that he had for the
last seven years registered and voted in the dis
trict having hired room al No lO2 Anen-st.
for the purpose Of giving him that right few
months before the elections Hyams was hand
ed over n a policeman, taken 10 the Essex
Market Police Court and paroled
Superntendent McCulagh ascertained in the
afternoon that Webber, the first man arrested.
was an inspector Of elections. He said that IN
order to get the appointment he must have
made false statement at Police Headquarters
and was therefore guilty Of perjury. The false
statement was as to his citizenship. Superin-
tendent McCullagh said that Magistrate kud-
Itch was not In possession Of all the facts In the
case when Weber was arraigned before him.
The policeman who took him to the Essex Mar
ket Police Court made out case OF misde-
meanor instead Of a felony. AT the time Web
ber was arraigped the arresting deputy was
consulting with Mr.. McCullagh
An inspector Of the Registry Board In the
Twenty-frst Election District Of the IAth AS
sembly District handed in his resignation 10
CAPTAIN II. g. Halpin. of the West Thirty-sev-
enth-st station last night stating as reason
that he fclt himself incompetent. The man
name is D. Brandon HIS case VIII he reterrea
to Superintendent Rodenbough OF the Bureau OF
Elections at Police Headquarters.
The law requires that the chairman OF each
Registration Board shall accompany a police
man 10 the police station in which the registra-
tion nlace ia situated and hand over the returns
10 the captain or sergeant in charge and sign
a receipt at the close Of each days registration.
In numerous cases. the chairmen in their hurry
~ get down to the election bureau last night
gave the papers either to a policeman or 10 d
citizen to take to the police station The cap
tains sent out policemen 10 hunt up these char-
men and bring them to the station. This FAIL
ura to carry out the election law caused much
Inconvenience and annoyance to tn police.