The San Francisco call., 1898-11-08
DUE WARNING
 IS ISSUED ID
 BOGUS VOTERS Registrar Biggy's Arrangements to Carefully Protect the
 Ballot Boxes, Detectives, Party Watchers and Grand Jurors Will Sharply ScruHRIze
 the Counting IHFRAGT0RS OF HE LAH ID BE PROMPTLY INDICTED Preparations Have Been Made tO Complete the State Count hg F O'Clock Ta-NIght and the City Ticket Late To-HarM Afternoon
 Registration Errors
IEFRAGT0RS OF HE LAW ID BE PROMPTLY INDICTED

Yesterday afternoon Registrar Biggy had completed all arrangements and de tails for conducting the election to-day. Extraordinary precautions have been taken to prevent illegal voting and to in- sure a quick and accurate canvass Of the ballots cast.
 If the Registrars plans do not miscarry, which contingency is not at all probable the State ticket will be counted by mid night and the canvasss of the municipal ballots will be completed by o'clock to- morrow afternoon.
 This result, if achieved, will beat all previous records. Heretofore the canvass has continued. for threoNor four days at least which gave the corruptionists an opportunity to operate. After forty-eight hours on duty the election officials would become exhausted from lack of sleep or be otherwise incapacitated and the repre- sentatives of the boss could then begin their operations.
 To avoid this condition the Registrar and Election Commissioners have been extremely careful in the selection of judges. inspectors and clerks. They have endeavored to secure men of intelligence and well-known honesty and have not been at all chary about rejecting appli- cations. no matter what pull the individ- ual may have brought to bear.
 Acting on the advice of Registrar Biggy the commission has made election off, cials' warrants non-negotiable until the election is all oyer. Notice to this effect has been sent to all money brokers and warrant shavers, and if they or any one else cash any warrants on election day they will not be able to collect.
 One of the greatest evils attending the conduct of city elections is obviated by this regulation. Election officers are al- ways given their warrants when they qualify and receive their credentials, and it has been the custom with many of them to discount their pay and celebrate the night before and during election day. The effect was most pernicious in many cases The Registrar has also appointed a large number of special deputies each of whom is assigned supervision over seven or eight polling places. These depu- ties have authority to remove officials who are incompetent or incapaci- tated and they will also have charge of the count after the polls close. Explicit instructions have been given these deputies if they find any judge, inspector or clerk under the in- fiuence of liquor to summarily remove him and put another man in his place. When the count begins the deputies are to be hand to expedite matters and re- port any delay to the Registrar and he will immediately assign special men to conduct the count and hurry 1t on to com pletion.
 For tabulating and recapitulating the returns in his office the Registrar has em- ployed eighteen expert accountants, one to handle each Assembly district. MT. Biggy wishes 1t distinctly understood that no one, except the men connected with his office, will be permitted to enter the room where the experts are at work. For the convenience of candidates and their friends arrangements have been made to post bulletins from time to time in the main registration room.
 All clerks were notified to appear at the City Hall at 4:9O this morning for final in structions. Returns will probably begin coming in about p. m. The State ticket will be counted first. and in addition to detectives and deputies employed by the Election Commissioners representatives of the Democratic and Republican State Central committees will be present in each booth to guard against any illegal manipulation of ballots The municipal ticket will be counted under the watchful eyes of representatives of 1