New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-04

INVESTIGATION BY THE WEST SIDE RE
PUBLICAN CLUB.
FREQUENT CASES or ILLEGAL REGISTRA-
TION FOUND SYSTEMATIC FRAUD ~
CERTAIN PARTs OF NM DISTRICT

CERTAIN PARTS OF THE DISTRICT
The West Side Republican club. which has
been doing effective work for the fusion ticket
in tho campaign. has had a committee Of law
yers and business men investigating the regis
traton and colonization frauds in the XIXth
Assembly District. Some aid has been given TO
the committee by the deputies Of John Mccul-
laeh. the State Superintendent Of Elections I'm
the Metropolitan District, but the committee has
had private detectives engaged In the work Of
hunting down Illegal voters colonized In the dis
trict. Last evening the committee issued
statement giving information Of the frauds
thus far discovered. and declaring that the per
petrators Of the frauds will be prosecuted. The
statement follows:
The undersigned committee Of the West Side Re
rcristry lists OF the XIXth Assembly District for
the purpose OF determining whether Illegal voters
have been registered in that Assembly district ana
The Investigations have convinced the committee
that certainly not less than three hundred an1
which arc either fictitious or which are the names
Of persons who have come into me d.S'il,, rH, i
other parts Of the city for the purpose oil aeqIins
a voting residence their actual residence nolHS
II viii be readily understood that proof o. these
ilegalitles IS especially difficult 10 OBTAIN p"' IN ~
committee has been enabled TO obtain concnsitc
proof In three election distrlc,~' hannsN; ~,
h.
pears that there are no less thah one nt TT an
ffty absolutely Illegal registrations. mere ~ ah
is o,ciInied entirely by women But 1t appears fi"h
the registry lists that thiry-two men were rrsS ,
men are registered thirty day Tesii"n,S atu no no
ach names those ressiered s bo aPpr%G rccinrT az az ms
house This house illustrates the condluon, ,,i oi
ana Iyeet sxfv-fourth SITS. between Central IaIk
West and Coumbus-ave and I'm We" ol ~. ti,r ~ ,o,
thai have been obtained in the cases We naye men r
u other
81 another house on Wes' Sxty-third-st i.r
committee has obtained proof that persons ", " no
have registered from that mouse are NOT ,n'a,'g III
iu eor othar cagsos Tho committee feels justified
in citing the names Of large body or ,vtVtt
Assembly District lut reffains from doing 80 az
this time for sufficient reasons. e., ,,o Xryth
There il a hotel IN Amstcrf rfam-aNr.' id ~ li. y y ~
Assembly District. from which nitcen ii,in'S .tts
regisicrcl An examination "i IN" ,a min fha
iniddl. Of September. The names generally alpoT.
John Jones and wife. John h's''T" ,hi. hotel
Fow ~ these persons lI'i,, ~ h. accom-
,,iad gv he ,nl u.fc But during the latter
,ari Of September these hit"en slh-.' it'- e..s
from th,r cases which prove TO- us tnat Iacy are
nor lawful voters of 'h" NlNth Assgnniy D'9, ~
q number ~ persons nave Illegally register ~
voters. and where an Mrfost ana @ ,.i ID fn1,
Election districts Win more par'icllariy be,.5-e w.,
tcma,izcd hut r an n the election district OF me
lower Part or The XINth Assembly, Di-'ric. sro.s
are found where undoubtedly Illegal rcsstraiion
exists. one of these places contains room VIZ.
fha Board ~ Registry met and whore tn' 'ou'-
will be done on Election Day AmonS in' l'il...'
fhere are relatives Of politicians living IN g ~, l'l
districts fhan the XlXth Assembly Disir.ct , ns-e
have been coionized for the PURPOSE or maNlhs
votes In tho y IXfh Assembly District ln.tan'cSS
arn known 20 the committee where the names %,
rlghtfn voters have been emrloyed 20 ~ -
rertstrati0nS This committee has OpiAueu Hith
o,ldence coyerIng suspicious cases OF registration
throughout the Assembly districts whi'h II hf5
placed in tho hands II the proper aufAoriilts. ana
a large number Of warrants nave been apphed, TOT.
and arrests Of persons uniawfully voting VIII DE
made -,,., ...,,..
District bv fraudulent devices is plainly "Si aniSh'
hv tho evidence I'm the committee possession ana
warning is hereby given 10 every person ln lnS
conspiracy that The committee viii prosecute 10 the
full extent OF the law-no matter how much iime "
may f4ke before justice has been done every per
son who commits the crime or unla"iul Nolhs III
the XiNth Assembly District
= EDGAR IEAYCRAFT
r-fJrS ~ SEYMOUR.
JOHN ELpBHhlt'
!. g.. FtNpEIl>N.
FRANK X KOHLER.
a. y TAfNTOK.
FRANK BRA1EELp.