New-York tribune., 1900-10-23
HONECK MUST ANSWER.
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ing and give them carfare If they would not
drink too much and would keep quiet and
register and vote in the election. The men
We're to get So apiece for voting. They were
placed in a front room on the second floor or
Honeck's place. There were only seven cots
in the room. and only four sheets for the seven
cots Twelve men registered from the place.
We know that at least ten of them were
colonized there as illegal voters.
To make the case against Assemblyman
Honeck all the stronger. we have his return for
the place He required by law to send his
list of dodgers here by October S. but it came
few days later. The list was held back ap-
Parently because the dodgers did not arrive until
October s. He certiies that some of the men
named had been dodgers at the place as long as
sixty days. The case against Assemblyman
Honeck seems to he strong. We have the testi-
mony of three of the men who were colonized
at his place and considerable other evidence"
Assemblyman Henry c. Honeck was born in
the XXth Assembly District in 1871 and has
been Tammany politician since he was old
enough TO vote He has been engaged as
liquor dealer in this city and at Rockaway
Beach. He elected Assemblyman in the
X&th District last year as the Tammany can
didate. receiving 4021 votes. against 2,SI6 votes
for J. s. Shea. the Republican candidate. In
the Assembly last winter Honeck was mem
her of the committees on Excise and Internal
Affairs. He was renomnated by the Tammany
Gently and the Tammany nomination has been
regarded equivalent to election in recent
years, as the district is one of the Croker
StronghOlds James p Heating the CommlS-
sioner of Highways, is the leader in the district
CAPTAIN GODDARD OFFERS REWARDS.
Captain F. Norton Goddard, the Republican
leader in the XXth District. went to see Super
tntendent MCCullagh last evening and author
lied Mr. McCullagh TO offer rewards in sums
ranging from $50 TO $500 for information that
will lead to the arrest and conviction of persons
who have been colonizing illegal voters in the
district or for the arrest and conviction Of re-
peaters. Captain Goddard drew his check for
5000 as a guarantee of good faith in authorizing
the offers of reward. and he said he would pay
any additional sums that were earned for the
detection and punishment of Illegal voting in
the XXth District.
Captain Goddard is a brick " said Superin-
tendent McCullagh last evening, "and his Of
fers of rewards probably will aid in bringing TO
light more colonization in the XXth District
that my men have not been able to detect L
have no doubt that there has been cor siderable
colonization that we have failed to discover. but
[ think we have prevented a great deal of
fraud"
Superintendent McCu1agh said that he had
found that In the August primaries a number of
voters in Nev-York County had gone TO Brook
lyn. and voted with the Democratic machine to
put down one of the leaders. To do this. they
secured certificates of transfer. saying that they
had moved there. Mr.. McCulagh said that he
had hunted up the men and found that they
had since come back to Manhattan and reg
istered from their former addresses he Sald
that if they attempted to vote they would be
arrested Some of them had already been ar
rested. but he refused to divulge their names
Deputy Elsmer. of Superintendent MCCul-
lashs staff. yesterday aTraigned in the York
Vile Court Bartholomew O'Connor and Richard
Livingston, both OF No. 2SE Bowery the
charge Of having Illegally registered on Satur
day in the Nineteenth Election District of the
With Assembly District.
He charged that both men voted at the Kings
County primaries I'm August last. in the First
Election District of the Ttirty-first Ward and
consequently could not have legal vote in this
county at this election. The men waived eX-
animation and were held for trial in bail of
81 600 each. which was furnished by Alderman
FleCk.