The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-05
WATCHFUL IN THE FIFTH.
FoR FRAUD THERE IN 1893
TAMMlNH MEN WENT TO SING SING.
Attempts at Fraud In tina Assembly Dis
trict VIII BE Attended To-The Failing

Attempts at Fraud In That Assembly Dis.
trict VIII BE Attended To-The Failing
OF Of Registration in tho dewey"
or Tuonty-fourth) Election District.
According 10 the reports OF the Republican
election district captains and their anti-Tam.
many allies in the Fifth Assembly district. the
liberal distribution on circulars and p~lacards,
recalling the events OF 1893. has had a s~alutary
effect. II appears TO have frightened many OF
the Tammany workers from their meditated
padding OF the registry rolls. particularly in
those election districts In the Bowery section
OF the district where such frauds would be
comparatively easy.
The Twenty-third Election district OF the
Fifth Assembly includes the three blocks north
OF Astor place and south OF Eleventh street. be-
tween Third and Fourth avenues. 1t Is a great
stamping ground for transients. and the oppor-
t%unities for lodging without board" are
many. II is normally a Tammany Hall cleo
ton district. and in the contest OF a year ago
Van Wyck tRobert) polled 90 Of its 1Sl votes,
or more than all his competitors combined
tGen. Tracy. Mr.. Low. Henry George and Pat
rick Jerome Gleason). This year the total reg
istry in this election district under Tammany
control of tho Police Department. Health De-
partment. District Attorneys Office. Bureau OF
Membranes and Street Cleaning Department
Is 8 votes less than it was a year ago-an hon
ssst registration, The Republicans and anti
The Twenty-fouFth Election district OF the
Fifth Assembly includes, among, other places,
Tim Sullivan's Dewey Theatre, Wulfer's saloon
II Thl ESaq aTsHne is st wSich MAP SsI f aoehsii sal2 Is in ON
t%erested. Clarendon He'll. managed by, Fred
Lubin., and more than fifteen licensed saloons.
tenth e DS stFses. T RI dfls snd fo o'Hsis any aSe S :
s south. In deed the. Dn statue Of the Indian
Tammany from his niche on the Four
on this election district in which. q year ago.
Van Wyck distanced all his -competitors He
polled in. It 1856 votes to 81 for Low, 20 for
date and /. for Gleason. lie had 165 votes
year It was expectedtbat the ,Tammany leaders
IN To this s district. P tSe %fa sG ffs : for tsrs seea aeEls'T whiSR
are many, but there are actually only 267 voters
registered in It this year. 20 less than there
On the other hand, in, the Eighteenth Elec-
ton district OF the, Fifth Assembly. of which
Postmaster Van Colt is e resident and In which
y ye : s91 more eth" than at there ere we're yerer votes aest east a y SmsT
ago. and In the Seventh Election district, the
polling place Of which Is n W9Eerley place,
creased from 396 to 41s. a material gain in a
section the population OF which is not increas-
inf FFbo r,mm.rv man IN t,o Firth uh,v d,s-
trict, have been closely watched, not only since
registry was started. The feeling OF bitterness
officers is especially marked in this district be-
cause in it the Tammany leaders deserted
their followers who got in trouble and per-
Blackwell's Island without objection. while in
some other districts, the Second notably. the
Tammany organization paid the fines OF the
prisoners and furnished counsel to those on