The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-28
SCHEME TO DEFEAT ADLER.
rIMMANY SAID TO BE cor ONIzTNG
V0rERS nv HIy DISTRICT

Martin EngsI Determined to Win, so He
Has Borrowed y Few Hundred Men of
the sullivans. 1t II said, and IL Planting
Them in ''Ds Ats''-MeCnllnEh Warnsd.
According to "A story going the rounds In the
Eighth Assembly district the Republican lead
ers there have discovered an extensive scheme
Of colonization which is being put in operation
by Tammany Hall for the purpose Of defeating
Assemblyman Charles s. Adler in tho coming
secton. The facts have been placed in the
possession Of John MoCullagh. the State gu
psrintendent Of Elections. who will exert all
the force at his command to prevent the plot
succeeding.
According to the story the plotters belong to
the Timothy D. Sullivan Association Of the
Sixth Assembly district. which adIoins de
Ate" who are openly boastinU that nothing can
prevent the election Of the Tammany Hall
Assem- blyman in de Ate" this year. Assem-
blyman Adler has carried the dstr let FOR
five successive years. although it is nearly
always Democratic 30 far as tho other
candidates are concerned Last year Mr.
Croker sent for Martin Engsl and told him
that unless he succeeded in electing
a Democra Assem- blyman he night as we'll
give up the leadership Of the Eighth district,
but the warning was served on EngaI too late
Every effort was made to defeat Adler. big
sum OF money eIacted from keepers Of disor-
derby houses was used as \ cam paign fund
and tho police forced the keepers OF small
stores IN the district to remove Adler's pic
Adler was re-electad by safe majority,
d. The riot act has been read to Engsi again
mowers OF Tanmany Hall that no excuses for
the loss OF the district will be- accepted this
called on Dry Dollar" sullivan and told him
his troubles The Sullivan contingent has
more than once been useful to Engel when his
year wnsn a crowd Of repeaters from Sulli-
van, yaas district invsded Ide Ats" and
followers and saved EnEsl from defeat, The
appeal to the sulliyans this year. the story
van Association discussed EnRel's plight. and
It was agreed that there was plenty OF Demo-
sTatie yotss TO spare IN 5 ths SIKH Al
over to him. Agents we're sent out TO hire all
the vacant furnished rooms IN the Eighth dis
.eetion. Word was then sent around to the
different pooiro3mI and other resorts in
hsId their Jobs through political favor
would be expected to register this year in
Hail Ticket The furnished rooms wers hired red
in their names So far IL is estimated. 40
Adlers supporters say. chat about 300 voters
Office has bssn opened In Allen street and
agents are sul searching Tor more vacant
rooms.
The promoters of this scheme declare that
the ttoaters will be bonahde voters in the dis
trct under the Iaw and cannot os disturbsd.
super ntendent McCullagh, however, has
plenty O time TO checkmate them. The oaou-
pants ot these furnished rooms. most Of whom
will not Cocupy them. will be traced to their
regular residences and il they attempt to vote
from any other residence will be promptly ar
rested. A committee of Republican voters of
the Eighth Assembly district will assist No
Cullagh and has already organized.
Assembyman Adler said to Sun reporter
yesterday that he was cOgniZant OF all the
moves Ut tho coIoniZers. but was not disturbed
in the east by them. e have NOT decided 70
run vet he said. but II do all | will ask Is
= fair show from the voters OF the district
These schemes generally work like a two
edged sword. They have been tried on No
before and failed The secret ballot IS a great
thing. YOU know Men who think they carry
votes IN their pockets cannot always deliver
the goods. superintendent McCullagh knows all
about this scheme and will act at the right
tina