New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
PLOT TO COLONIZE DISCOVERED
oOFhHANIhNDENT M'CULLAGH DEHANDS THAT POLICE CUT
OFF SOURCES OF "FLOATER" SUPPLY
OVER TWO HUNDRED ILLEGAL RESORTS POINTED OUT.

which appear wise TO me- omit the names men.
On October s. 1893 encountered a city offciaI OF
sn5 1t Sew4ork on the corner OF sxueth-st
ment with him, in the presence of -. Of No 100
BGWery to furnish two hundred C2OM voters for the
/ XIXth Assembly District for the election OF iSs9
| Not caring To accept verbal agreement. / asked
| do and asked to call his ONCE the next day,
DTeooeF t 5 :. % winch did. The agreement was writ
| cred to me by him The agreement reads as fol-
." hereby agree to pay to Charles Moon two
au9dred dollars $500 on the completion OF speci-
| se The said work referred to the men 70
daTnSn Ior voting IN that district each man
nished him with 10 names and ages. which he To-
to me in the 4rSstersn, % % b S 2So M 9b FeeVered @
vions 70 the first sv of rssisrrtI & % ne gay pre- Is
ISts the same names located in various houses and
one 70 six months with the UNDERSTANDING that I
@ tnsreoL 20 the men intending 70 reglster
| aiG aN9I- N9Ie- District captain -. of the &IXth
tlG si5in %hoSe place or business e at George Con
dTce 10 oe mouse @ IN sl8Jh-aye was intro
| toned after my agreement with the city Official
| and agreed to repeat the same men for the same
piNh amount he he also giving me- written agreement.
u agree to pay Charles Noon $40 to register
I transacted all my business that is copying
until l copied of about sixty. In the mean time
complaints were coming in to me that no money
was forthcoming for the men I got tired OF writ
a sims istad ia ,6 0I S6ePyng ~ them m dysTed the
sent out to register from that place about
stated that the ca1tain 5esirs5 70 see M W. ~
corner or SlXty-hfth-st- and Columbus-ave
immediately hurried over to the district captain.
he had the names and addresses OF fifteen persons
that he desired used before the polls closed. and
returned and claimed that they had received no
been reeistare5 F1 FrSr o H some s OF @ men R's m %
Ninth Election District Of the XIXth Assembly
II bdm, make this statement a freely and voluntarily
ANOTHER CASE IN POINT
Another case tending establish the truth OF
the statements herein contained is that OF William
gaR5fsd the e. strong arm Sans Of TeRsateTs and
and from the gambling house at No 1SS East Thir-
ally coHined to- the SIt6 VfffTh and Nm Assem-
INV disfric1s on tbe tSas+ sids Esa1i1r- a1So ia
now serving a long sentences OF Imprisonment in
the XIXth Assembly District. under plea OF
/ Many other members OF the gangs taken into the
XIXth Assembly District in 1888 also serving
with the violations of election law IN and
otner dlstrlctS last year, ana a NUMBER OF other
convicted of these crimes have been the employees.
hangers-on ana hahifuss o. the kind of places
above enumerated - s-Es
2 Realizing, therefore. the necessity for close
espionage OF sueh places, have caused an 1nyesJi-
cation 10 be made OF them in the city OF NeV-Y Orz.
fishing Violations Of almost every provision Of law
and ordinances relating 70 saloons hotels; 5 d7GT-
houses, poOrooms. crap games and other places OF
East Side below Fourteenrh-st. from which are
recruited the gangs of hoaters and repeaters who
work in connection with the ha5itues employees and
hangers-On of similar resorts in the old and new
: From the evidence which has come into my pos
session am convinced that an organized attempt
is being made cOIOnze illegal voters for the next
sspsciaIIy rom furnished room houses. many Of
4 ne
do not consider il wise at this time 70 speclIy
all the places asanst which haye secured svldsnee
OF the violations OF law OF TO give thsT locetJloti;
; | your consideration, partial list or houses ana
from which the organized gangs Oh repeateFs and
1t is not my oficiai duty to proceed against any
OF these places for violation OF any "a" e6esps
the laws relating to the election but u pr45nse,- 5
| action taken by you IN suppresSlng tnes5
places and resorts Whlch SIeaHe % iI SL ne sS 0S
' registration ana electors sLla-l v1o,I
7 the State authorities, who are speclnceAy enlpO"-
cred by law 70 proceed IN these Rl@Il@E & ro,ztoDs
9eslre 70 qlr{c re Srri & ~ rbe Penal Code which
ro,,iJeS maj public officer who oInits refuses or
negects to perform any act required or aim oy the
act authorized thereby is punishable by impIisen-
ment for more than three years os 2y bI,, ne
Formally notify YOU that shall, from time 70 time
Go Command and records of your department 10 This
Office shall examine them under oat1 m 80 d %
| figating any case where it appears that the pro
Visions of the Penal Code relating to crimes against
T., order that there may be no MISUNDERSTANDING
Of mis- determine my part Dy the command
| ing Oficers OF the Police Department Snall serve
! tHsu with a COPY of this communication
herewith submit list Of the places hereinhe-
fore mentioned for your prompt action lIclqded IN
rha Iisr YOU will find the resorts kept or packed oy
| MAY" FIochsten. Charles Kramer, sonny SInlLh.
| .1my,t Carroll Jim" Davis. 'Micky' DAVIS NC
| C1rk and other recognized leaders and organizers
| ~ hands of cOIonizerS and repeaters.
T desire 70 particularly direct your attentlou %
/ H. FACT that the places herein referred 70 es-
| naClaIv the saloons which masq1erads as notes;
rs IIse1 as A base the corruption OF voters and
| raDdszvous for repeaters the days OF regtstra-
fon and election and kept open IN direct VIOLA
toD ~ the provisions of the Excise law during tas
| time the pols are open on the day or election. .
| shall detail my deputies on the gay OF sIesttoit
evidence against these places IOr VIOLA
lions of he provisions of the Excise law, ana n al
| cases where evidence is procured Snau proceed or
| cSTIge 1rnceedings to Instituted 70 revoke the
licenses of such places, and demand from you tnaI
/ ,-CU snail take such action viii prevent these
| places violating the provisions OF the Liquor Tax
! law on the day of election -.
! Now therefore. T. John McCullaSh- the Star9
| Srnarintendent Of Elections for the Metropolitan
| Elections District. in pursuance or the authority
| I-asted in me under the provisions or Chapter SO
tbe o 1895. amended do HEREBY Iorrnallg
| yotifv Won that I demand that and the MEM
| bers Of your command shall take such action as
| ~ The election. and TO render me and my deputies
| such aid and assistance as may be required 70
that end.
BISHOP POTTER STILL SILENT.
FRAME. MOSS SAYS NTCULLAGH COULD GET