Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-02
Fusionisss in New York Wary Of
Tammany Methods.
MUCH ILLEGAL REGISTRATION
Supt. Mccullough Makes State
ment to the Public.
VAN WICK UNDER FIRE

Special From Stan Correspondent.
NEW YORK, N. Y, November 2-The
main concern of the anti-Tammany forces
now is to guard against election frauds
and the perpetration of faEorite old-time
Tammany tricks. In the opinion of every
one the contest seems to be so close that
very few thousand illegal votes might
turn the tide.
There have been rumors for several days
of contemplated arrangements by Tam
many to counteract unfavorable conditions
confronting them in some districts, and to
this has been attributed in part the conf
dence of the Tammany leaders in those sec
tions. The superintendent of elections de-
clares that he has evidence of preparations
for fraud. The governor Of the state of
New York, after visit to the city and
personal inspection of the situation was
also convinced that danger threatened the
anti-Tammany ticket from that source.
Governor Odell wrote letters to the mayor
of the city and to the commissioner of po
lice enjoining them to suppress the threat
ened frauds.
The superintendent of elections notified
the police commissioner of cases of fraudu
lent registration, giving names and street
numbers.
In his letter to the police commissioner
Superintendent Mccullough says:
Registration Lists Stuffed.
"The investigation of the registration of
voters by deputy state superintendent Of
elections demonstrates concusively that a
vast number of names are Illegally regis
tered as voters in the city of New York
Notwithstanding the best efforts of this
department to prevent fraudulent registra-
ton am convinced that thousands of such
names were enrolled upon the registry list
and in this belief l am supported by affi-
davits on file in this Office from housekeep-
ers and others which prove conclusively
such fraudulent registrations. AS usual
these gangs of repeaters and colonizers
have been recruited from the low dives,
pool rooms and gambling houses which
have been allowed full operation, evidence
of which is in my possession as a result of
my connection with the work of the COM
mittee OF fifteen have already caused
the arrest of numerous ex-convicts who
had registered as voters under various
names and in various districts upon the
east side below 14th street, and many more
such arrests may be expected before the
day of election.
.! am in possession of information which
indicates that gangs of repeaters will be
recruited from the pool rooms located in
Long Island City and adjacent thereto for
work ON election day In Queens county and
the borough of Manhattan.
The names and records of members of
each or the gangs are given in the letter
THESE gangs are to be divided into two
parts-one to do the repeating, the other to
Is,
sault deputies or the members of the police
force who attempt to arrest any of the re-
peaters. In consequence of the disclosures
made, by the superintendent of elections the
Cltlzens' Union last night placarded the
town with offers of rewards for conviction
of violation of election law The sum of
$4,000 is to be used for this purpose di-
vided in amounts ranging from $500 to
81 600.
Gratifying News for the Fusionfst..
The tuo 6a1-c bay
ing contributions to the anti-Tammany
forces. The gossip is now that the meeting
between Senator Platt and Mr. Vreeland
and Mr.. Whitney of the Metropolitan rail-
read. that furnished the basis of Judge
Jeromes sensational attack, was really
for the purpose of receiving a contribution
from the Metropolitan company to the anti
Tammany campaign fund. 1t has always
been the policy Of that corporation to con-
tribute TO the campaign committees of both
parties.
The most interesting turn the campaign
has taken within twenty-four hours is the
onslaught upon Van Wyck, present mayor
of the city and candidate on the Tammany
ticket for judgeship of long term at SIT 500
a year. He is being viciously attacked on
all sides and his connection with the in
famous ice trust and alleged association
with other municipal scandals thoroughly
ventilated.
AT meeting Oh o,oUO people last night,
presided over by prominent lawyers under
auspices Of Independent democrats, the
Tammany judicial ticket was bitterly de-
nounced. Wheeler H. Peckham, demoz
crat and one of the prominent lawyers of
the state, said that neither Van Wyck nor
Dayton was worthy Of receiving a single
vote from the people OF New York, and
that with one exception the whole judicial
ticket was bad and typical of Tammany
Prospect of Scratching.
1t is evident there is to be a great deal
of scratching of ballots, and some Of the
candidates will doubtless run far behind
their tickets. The dissatisfaction within
the Tammany ranks with some Of their
leaders will account for as much of this
as the sentiment voiced by Judge Peckham
The anti-Tammany forces are taking con-
siderable pains to instruct voters who may
want to vote the regular democratic ticket,
but vote against Van Wyck, how to mark
their ballots. They think that there is
enough opposition to Van Wyck even
among the regulars to make it worth while
looking after. N o. NJ