The sun., 1900-11-07
QUIET ~ SUPREME COURT.
Fewer Election Cases Brought before the
justices Than Usual.

Most Of tho Justices Of the supreme Court
under the assignment OF the Appellate Division
were either az the County Court House or at
their homes In readiness to ad. Indicate disputes
OF electors whose votes had been refused az tho
POLLS. The justices at their homes were 10
issue alternative wrIts o. mandamus roturnablc
a. the County Court House The Justices at
the County Court House were Barrett. rruax.
Bis 'ipr and Fitzgerald. The work was un-
usually light The Republican Law Committee
at the County Court House consisted OF John
A. Baker. who has performed this work for
many years A. F. Campbell f II. fallows.
John =. Davenport, Roardman Wright and G..
T. Meier. The committee for Tanmany desis-
mated by Corporation Counsel Wha!en a. chair
mal OF the Law Committee we're Ass.stant
Corporation Counsel Tcrcnce V. Farley. William
IA. Page Jr.. and Charles Maitland Beatt!e
One lawye or on each side could have attended
T. much more than there was 70 he done
Aside from applications for writs several men
who feared arrest II they attempted TO vote
went to the Count curt House for advice as
to whether thcy hau better chance swearing
in vote If Chall'uEed, Amous these were
John Allen. who had been sentenced to I've
y"ars nuprisnninent IN sing sing under
conviction for .rand larceny. Nhile serving
III s,rt nee Il conf irS-lou was made hy I"r-
son At the point "f death which showed that
Allen had been uuluI'ly accused, Allen WAS
Itrdoued hy N" Governor about two wears
ago, BAT ths pardon dlG not state that he Was
restored To his citizenship. He said that ln
was Informed that a warrant wa- out for him
to bc "a rcuted II he attempted 20 vot" Be-
iug a T5tinmany man. the counsel Of that side
hunted through the authorities 10 ascertain
i that question had been 70 sed upon,,, No
decision could be found in tins stat. There
wa decision by Federal Judge in Mississippi,
who held that pardon by the President Of tho
United states, which also lacked. the clause of
restoration to citizenship. dtd IN fnct So restore
IT." man. Allen being advised 10 vote, told
the inspectors ttat he mad taken counsel IN the
matter. and his vote was received without
protest.
There were the usual cases Of men who found
when they went to vote that they had reg stored
said II was too late to correct thn registry lists
bv mHnd1mus and declined TO issue wr1ts Then
had voted under their nanles Gases %! tiAs
sort cone W every election day, but they ara
iey Alexander Pirvls. second election dl,-
trot OF the seventh Assembly district, Fred
srick u Royce. Fifteenth election district Of
tl' seventh Assembly district. lohu pAelqn.
Ieath rlrct!on district of the Eleventh Assem-
hlv district and Simon Loughmau of the Eleventh
election district oi tho Ninth Assembly district
were all in this class They ohtlinei al'"rra-
# Election requiring their votes 70 be ah"n
or Cau," to Ia shown lLeir votes we're taken
without opposition.
mother's hou.o I5l West fiftr-second s--"ot
and aftcrwprd moved - i2s W,st f'tm-thlrd
spoctors would not rermi' him 10 vote. In
opposition 10 the writ h" secur-d an AFFIDAVIT
~ IsIeCtor John = Donellen was Dros"ut"d
which said TINT stanford a!-o us'i tho rn'ne
Darenv. Tho insn"c'or was Informed that h.
kept his trunk at his mothers houae md his coat
at hiI present address. His application 70 vot"
from tuN cont rnSidcnca h"carSe II was in the
same election district rs that in which he regis
tarad was granted hv Justice Barrett.
Michae! Hart Of /? Fast ls?d street, was In
tored thev rad asoer'9i,od t,n. ha had pot re-
sided IN 'ho COUNTY four months and he had no
right ~ vote, on an 0"ldavl' preS"ntHd N the
SuiT"'ne Court Stgt.ag that he has resided IN
WIZ
Ulrich stuts found at the Fourteenth election
district of the 1"HtL Assembly district that
their books. but the Republican inspectors
did not. ON an nfliayIt showing that he VA,
entitled 70 vote ho obtained a writ
went 20 the Twelfth "lection district 81 tho
Second Assembly district. where hs thought
," had reyi-'"r"! his lame "Clla ny he found.
Search was made in 30 registry lists for lis
name and 10 see II tho insIe 'tors had not di-
Ndri the name NJ To- make two citizens He
fmaly f,uni ihe naDe Of judge Harrt-on :.
A. Judge Moore does not reside IN the district
n writ was uAtalrcd requiring the inspectors
to change the record and pormit him to vote.
JeI Dixon OF 25is Railrpad avenue, WAS
turned awav when he attprnl ted o. vote in
tho Twentieth election district ~ the Th!rtv-
fourth Assembly district he'ause his name
thsy had icy Nixon down as oi Tint address.
and on Uroof that he was the only JET in tho
house who had registered he obtained "A writ
ton district ~ tie F reverth Assembly district
was not accented ~ voter because hls name
apueared Alexander Strendvick. The sreu-
Ing was char god by writ,
that wr.ts ~ hahe1s corru. would be asked
for men held by police magistrates.