The evening world., 1900-03-27


Ninth Assembly District to-day during
Councilman Frank J. Goodwin are max
ing another and more desperate at
tempt to knock John c. Sheehan out Of
the Tammany leadership.
II Is charged that the district Is over
run with Tammany repeaters.
The polls opened at /. o'clock this AZ
ternoon. and the voting started In with
. rush. The ballo,ing will end at 10
o'clock tonight.
Mr.. Sheehan took flying trip around
the district In cab and returned to
the Pequod Club well satisfied with the
indications. He said his only fear was
Of reporters, but he vas sure OF winning
with anything like a fair chance.
Goodwin was much upset and was
volubly profane. When asked how the
prospect looked TO him he replied with
an oath. 60 and ask that crook across
the street." referring to Sheehan. II
won't talk to reporters"
Goodwina state OF mind Is due to a
difference between himself and his fell
private secretary. over the authorship
Of the Merchants letter." which prom.
iscd tunnel jobs to all good Tammany.
ties. and which has come back upon
them like a boomerang. Each wants the
other to stand" for II. and each Just ~
holly objects. ....
Under special orders from Chief Dew.
cry. Capt. Coonsy. Of the West Thirty
seventh stfVet station. accompanied By
two werd men. went throvSh the die.
trict and to each policeman on duty said:
Give everybody fair Show
Arrested ~ AssenhIymsa.
Assemblyman Phillips. a sheehan man
claiming a residence at "a West Twsn.
ty-second street. went 10 Q poiinG place
at 81 Eighth avenue TO vote and was
met there by Mr.. 6heehan and John
Lynch. Thomas J. Goodwin, a brother Of
the Councilman, challenged Assembly
man Phillips registration. lie claimed
that Mr.. Phillips lived on Fifth avenue.
Phillips insisted on putting In his vote
and was arrested.
In Jefferson Market Police Court
Goodwin said that he was unable to
make complaint as he did not know
~ his own knowledge that Phillips lid
not live IN Twenty-second street. The
reason he challenged his vote was be-
cause II was common rumor that he did
not live there. Magistrate Mott dis
charged the Assemblyman.
Mr Phillips was highly Indignant. and
after the proceedings he said: u shall
-can the laws very closely to ascertain
II there n not some law that covers this
case OF mine. Ny arrest was malicious
and unwarrsnted. and shall bring pro-
ceediass against those who caused II II
It costs me every cent have"
Mr. Sheehan. who places small con-
fdence in the police. has PInkerton men
watching all polling places. These
detectives. especially picked for the
work. are all over the district. and 1t Is
not improbable that there may be .
clash between them and the police.
wsssiss Of Fraud.
When evidence vas brought to- Shee-
Aan's followers OF the intention OF fraud
this letter was sent to Police Head.
quarters:
The Hot. Hsrnard j. York. PTesidsnt ~ the 70.
lice nafd.
NJ pssr sifi espestisiy call ysw sstss.
tioa 10 the fsst that .afermstion hss cone "a
my .hbosisdss saordins grounds 10 rs'sSasbiy
sppssAssd that ., The pnmAry slsc,iss TO 10 held
10 Tie Nissh Assembly Ds,dd to-merses . ess.
esrtrd snert vill IA mad BY .sfss number q
men. b. repeating and other Dsshsas. to violate
the rrtnary E.sttiea iasl ! Sqsssi thsi Joe