The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-09

Mr.. .McCullaRb connects The Democratic dis
colonization and false registration. He say
that Notwithstanding the assurances which b
has received from time to time from Dlstrif
lingness to prosecute violations OF the Electio
lay. nothinR beyond assurances, have resulted
IN some districts the registration Increases
200 ip a ye9r.. which was, caused largely, h
take MP their temporary residence in ne7
vacant buildings for the purpose OF increasinl
the registEation aud vote OF particular districts
Mr.. McCullaGh's investigation was tho whole
sale frauds discovered In the fraudulent is
italians and HungaTIans. fl calls attention {
tbs, existence OF thousands OF fraudulent nat
migrants in order that they might receive en-,
ployment upon, public works., as well as u
make s1rs their c9ntinned emp!oynenl
large number OF persona in New York city, en-.
tioS pn in Tsf for SH,f ro@ sl8 81 to ss SIS enGh n throGE6 a
re %Sam nnd iwri tt"l tRe 2 TnR HiisRRF inns1aT ThS Sp fSnia
Nr. McCuiiagh is satisfied that a large ma
lority Of the NATURALIZATION papers obtained in
since 1892 have been %fraudulently obtained.
HiS deputies ,nEeyepted 9 large number, OF
papers from. voting. His Investigations also
satisfy him that there are many men who have
lived In this country several years Who vote.
one Instance II was discovered that a Demo
cratic Inspector Of election who had voted for
the case Of Henry Weber Pe Of 81 s1 R%ivin eton s tTIsii
IN New York city. was brought to the attention
OF the District Attorneys office, but nothing
Perhaps the most fragrant attempt at de-
bauching, the franchise discovered and largely
snys Mr.. Me6ullagn." was the registration Of
the pHnpsr inma;es Of the public INSTITUTIONS q
the fact that many of the men who had been
registered as voters from these, institutions
had been inmates thereof. and had been PLACED
at nominal salaries of from So to SO per
month ,bort ;t that they they might n n. gain a re s sssidenee
from being Registered and voted by, the author
tions is to provide by law that no person,
whether employed or not, shall have the right
to claim a public institution as a voting resi-
Under The head Of Relations of the oGlce Of
RistriGt 4 tt;orney to This Department," Mr..
ing District Attorney Asa Bird Gardeners IA
mlliarity with Tammany election methods. and
b bsS the fhefIS aok Of 9t prasre sppf t6a 6 81 ! them, k I4tdEinG
made In prosecuting violators Of the Election
lew when his attention was called thereto by
make public the names Of the men against
denee, upon which these warrants had been
issued. even before the warrants had been exc
cuied, and he SAYS that the District Attorney
did not notify him when several important cleo
Jury not nStw TirS SMr' MSc%lI az bns 3Ps I
several important witnesses present to testify.
Mr.. McCullagh says that he has failed to re-
f Ger eo any Pho no ne nfS1 W.. whatever Of any steps be-
in WHICH Mr.. McCullaGh is Interested. and he
tleeis that IN the prosecution OF any Election
rather than any Ole from the District At
L. l.. e /. NJ
la Ts,efr ~: n %d sHs 2at!f"a sev 81 t the f tGs Ta De-
district leaders openly boosted of their
influence oyer the police, and that their politi;
store and saloon keepers with police persecu-
Iion unless they supported the Tammany can
and. Eighth districts. where police Officers in
Uniform and others in citizens clothes openly
nsNS ss%di thG distr ft : in 6shqIf Of the Tam
tory of the city, can furnish a period in
which such, latitude was afforded the vicious
most VICIOUS character were being run wide
open. Very little attempts were made to en-
,oses sprung up on ali sides. Houses Of pros
tuition hourished, with scarcely an effort to
Impress them. and as a result vicious charac-
Of New York, city. while bad. were es-
9w Fourteenth street. aud reached their lowest
B2 in ne Eighth Assembly district"
!, MI + Mcdniiagh strongly c%riticises the action
of obstacles in the way Of his deputies.
nd he points out various ways in which the
such as court officers securing the
ames Of people for whom warrants had been
~ the political aflIiations OF voters. Mr. Me-
ullagh says that tho experience gained during
ne investigations as to the workings of the
rimary lazy leads him to recommend that the
oters he allowed to declare their political afll-
in secret. calling attention to the fact
AXE notes Of the declarations Of afiliation.
lesc being used to great advantage by Tam
lanv In inducing their opponents TO remain
way from the polls for a sufficient considera-
The thoroughness with which Mr.. McCni-
did his work is shown by the fact that he
far in preventing the voting Of ]floaters
.der the names OF those, deceased since reg
lrtment a list Of such deceased persons and
AGING such lists IN the hands OF the deputies !
the districts wherein the deceased persons
:" The most discouraRing features of the work
the derartment. SAYS the Superintendent. !
e local Magistrates in cases growing out OF
olations OF the Election law, many Of the .
binary mind would be Convincing Of a nn !
mpts at fraud. and subIectlng my deputies to s
most savage REORGANIZATION. DO not de- !
ore than any other. but to call attention to {
E difficulty q securing a conviction for a VIC /
eide the cases as they have done during the a
tent ,rad elect election ~ tbpe period To- simply upon the de- J.
inloiit OF. tne NlOlhtOr, u
McCullaRh calls attention to the fact that 7
'Gtinn Officers are TOO often selected because 7
their abilities 10 control u few votes, rather L
an Tor any ability they may have OF under ]
,ndinR the election machinery and complet- Ii
re turns. Many. charges of gross irregu- Z
tiles have been dismissed when brought to -
3 attention Of Magistrates upon the state 1
Of the election officers that they were y
I familiar with the requirements OF the law. -
McCullagh retracts his rec p
incubation that certificates OF registration Il
1nld be issued to voters registered In cities u
ne hrst class. stating that these were thought h
place a check upon fraudulent registration A
calling the attention Of the one registered to o
name under which he was registered i'm Il
or that he might not be wrongly registered a
! another voted in. his name upon the day Of ri
elton. These cards. however, the Superln- Il
dent has found, are bought and sold by 4
'nmanys political agents and used in this I
) for identification by the voter AZ he calls fr
the name under which he Is to vote at the e'
Is. He therefore recommends the abandon IL
mt OF the issuing OF cards to registered Ell
ers. In
he report concludes as follows: OF
i might cite indefinitely cases OF attempted te
lation Of the law. but In myjudgmentl have ri
led sufficient facts to demonstrate the ne nj
for the continued State supervision OF ht
'tions In the metropolitan election districts nj
the state supervision was effective. even il
inst thp mnthnla an,pllTnI 10 prnutItntn ~