The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-04
HOT AFTER COLONlZERS.
kLzhT'S FRIENDS ARE BOUSD TO
STOP ILIEG<L TOTING.
Evidence Of Colonization and Illegal Reg.
istrntion IN tho Sinsts~nth District Now
In the Hand. OF the Republicans ssd
Arrests to ne Made on Election Day.

Evidence Of Colonization nnd Illegal Reg.
istration IN tho Ninsi-~nth District Now
In the Hands of the Republicans snd
Arrests to re Made on Election Day.
The work Hthe com N ittee Of the West Side
Republican Club that was appointed to run
down the eolonlZing frauds which IL 10 alleged
have been committed In the Nineteenth As.
sembly district in the intsrest OF the Hon
Perez ~ Stewart. the candidate Of
tho Tammany Hall and Citizens Tn
ion combination. has been completed
and yesterday the lists OF those persons
who have registered Illegally in the districts
ware ready for distribution. The committee
made statement last night. which Is printed
below. II is interesting to note In connection
with the registration frauds and tho COLOMBIA
ton frauds in the Nineteenth. Republics
say. that the Hon. Perez II Stewart was II
membe OF the Legislature In 1893 and that
during tho special session OF tee Legislature
In that year no WORKED and voted with
Tammany Hall to beat the bill providing for
the appointment OF the Supsrintendent OF
Elections. This MEASURE had for It's object the
preventing OF frauds similar to those II Ia
alleged are being committed in his district
now for tho purpose OF again sending him to
the Assembly. The committee Of the West
Side Republican Cub In its report says.
The Investigations have nvincsd the Com
mittee that certainly not less than $50 to 400
names have been registered which are sithsr
fictitious or which are the names Of persons
who have come into the district from other parts
OF the city for the put pose OF acquiring a voting
residence. their actual residence being else
where. 1t will lie readily understood that
proof OF these ilegaliti,s 10 especially difficult
20 obtain. but In many eases the fraud In 90
bare'aced that the committee has been enabled
TO obtain conclusive proof
In three election districts namely the
Ninth. the Eighteenth and the Nineteenth
II appears that there are no less than $50
absolutely Illegal registrations. There 10 an
apartment house In West SiIty-iourth street
which Is occupied entirely by women but IL
appears from tho registry lists that ~ men
were registered from that house this year
and all OF these men are registered as thirty
day residents. aud no such names as these
registered APPEARED at tho time o. registration
In the house directory OF this house
At another house on West SiIty-third
street. the Committee has obtained proof that
persons who have registered from that house
ARE not entitled to vote and that two Of these
persons are now in lail for other causes. The
Committee feels justified in citing the names
OF large hody Of unIuestionably unlawful
voters in this section OF the Ninstsenth
Assembly District. hut re'rains from doing 90
al IN time Tor sufficient reasons
There IS hotel on Amsterdam avenue 10
the y ,n-teenth Assembly district. from which
fifteen names are reg stored An examination
~ the register tthis hotel shows tina. during
th- summer and until the middle OF
hrpiember the names generally appear.
smith and wifi. John 'nJr Sns, ' sn9
wife. John Robinson and wife Few OF the
Irrs?ns r.glsi-tei At this hotel until the mid
de OF S.ptenher failed 10 . accom- nan eli by
the ana vile. But during the lattar part Of
s.r'emhcr ,h.s. i',"en sinEIe men have regis.
from their cases which prove 70 us that they
are not lawn, voters of tho Nne,esnth AZ.
There ia another house on Amsterdam
S S.r wnsrr number Of rsrs1n. have NE.
and inictmen, have aIr.ady BEEN %e ma "H A' Tns
s%n H'h h.,ss,"n district, with more
lse.pecaly fragrant aud systematizsd. but in
A. OF he election d.,ricts Of the lower part OF
found whher" vndouo,.diy Illegal rssistrstion
S Sss 'ss bS SS!ns Of fsSy a % and
election .ny. Among the tenants there
S "FH fT1'yS ,b, {" eol.sa. living
purpo," OF making votes in the Nineteenth |
the committee where the nRmes Of rightfml
voters have been employed In unlawful regis |
This committee has obtained much evi. |
uenre covering suspicious cases OF reg NJ ration
throughout the Assembly districts, which n |
has placed in the hands OF the proper authori. |
ties and large mum her Of warrants have been
APPLIED t2r. and arrests OF persons uniawfuily |
voting vii he nN'". Ths conspiracy to carry |
Inc Nineteenth - .cmhlv district ny fraudu. |
lent devices is plainly established By the |
evidence in the committees possession.
anu warming 10 hereby given 10 every
nerson in this conspiracy that thu com m ittee
VIII prosecute to the fUll extent NJ the Iav-no
matter how much time il may take before jus-
:, zee mas been don" every p"rsOn who commits
, ne Grim" OF unlawful voting in the Nineteenth
Tn" Hon. seth Low wrote n letter yester.
Day advocating the defeat OF Mr.. Stewart and
u" election OF Mr. MaZct. Mr. Low doe. not
1--we in thu district, bur some OF the men
Who have been booming Mr. Stewart
election have asserted that the President
oi columbia was against tho return OF Mr.
Ma2cl 70 the Assembly. The district 10 one in
Mhlrh Dir Low got u very large vote when he
was running for Mayor two wears ago Ths
men who were stumbling for him then are now
standing for Mr. MaZrt. '
4, n. hrpuhl.cans NJ the district are confident
'nh' II they can prevent the voting OF thu col
nnhlE'fs. Mn2et VIII hc"lected by big ma orlty
IErfH "nlnniNrr who tries 10 vote will ia ar.
rested, ana II he gets his vote in IL will he on
IN" ORDER ~ n court. New York courts hnys
never assisted cOlonizcrs up 70 the nrrsant
Inc. and there is no likelihood OF their doing
II now. "~