New-York tribune., 1902-08-20
THE END OF THE TRIUMVIRS
PROBABLY THEIR LAST MEETING AL
TAMMANY HALL.
ALLEGED PRIMARY FRAUDS TO BE TAKEN
TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY-HEAF1
DEMOCRATIC TRANSFERS.

Sport" 1.-TWO Spot and Joke" held what
will probably be their last meeting at TanllhaHS
Hall yesterday The alleged conference was
behind closed DOORS and when the trIumVlrs
emerged they sang in chorus, I'VE have nothlhs
to say" They adjourned subject TO the can
of Sport" but it is not likely that Sport VIII
ever issue another call The conference lasted
about twenty minutes While the three wise men
were cIoseted together. the hangers-on at the
hall poked each other in the ribs playfuliy ana
laughed. The actions of the triumvirs have De
come so excruciatingly funny as to make the
most sober man guffaw.
To-day Sport goes to Saratoga. Two spot
will go tomorrow and Joke" will folio" Oh
Friday All three are members of the Demo
cratic State Committee. which is to meet III
Saratoga on Saturday.
After the triumvirs had departed from ram
many Hall. Secretary Tom Smith announced
that they had considered the subject of primary
frauds in the various contested districts. but
that no statement would be given out untll the
leaders had had an opportunity to copy the en-
rolrnent lists and investigate the questlonao Die
transfers The primary fraud cry is regarded
by the knowing ones huge bIur TO frlghteh
timid voters. Many iliterate electors nave per
ritted the district leaders and their lieutenants
to guide them in drawing I'D their applications
for enrolment and transfer They are not IA
miliar with the provisions of the primary and
election laws and are easily led to believe that
any attempt on their part to exercise their rlght
of franchise will land them in prison
In the IXth Dictrict, the laboring men are al
most unanimously supporting BIZ DeVery loF
the leadership. It is believed that the cry OF
fraud was intended to frighten off as many or
these voters as possible Under the present prl-
mary law it is almost impossible to perpetrate
any wholesale frauds. The ballot is absolutely
of X-iT7cr II
on primary day has about died out. Even II a
politician pays an eIector for his vote he has no
means of knowing what ticket the man deposits
in the ballot box
There was a large gathering of leaders at Tam
many Hall yesterday. Among them were Sen
ator PIunkitt, Smiling Larry" Delmour. VIII
lam p. Mitchell. Councilman Tom Foley. John
J Murphy John 4. Dooner and John McQuade.
Senator Plunkitt is chairman Of the Tammany
committee on primaries and elections and mas
been watching the arrangements for the pri-
maries closely.
The Board OF Elections yesterday completed
its list of the number Of transfers and applica-
tions Of new voters for all the districts excepting
the XXXVth The IXth District, where Devery
is campaigning, leads. with totaI OF I.ooo
transfers and 131 first voters OF the transfers
Devery admits filing 513. Only six Republican
transfers were fled in this district In the
XVIII District, where ex-SheTin Thomas J.
opponent James J. Walsh 81 transfers were
fled II the XXIXth District, where John r
Carroll is accused OF questionable methods
there were 347 transfers. The Ist District, In
which Battery Dan" Finn has Michael G Mur,
phv on the run shows $50 transfers The Illd
District. where Tom" Foley and Paddy btv- .
yer are fighting 1t out, has 20 transfers. Ine
totaI Of democratic transfers IS 10.101. The
Republican total is only 1872. This indicates
that harmony reigns in the Republican party
John r. Voorhis. president of the Board OF
Elections said last night that within a few
days information regarding irregularities among
the transfers and enrolments would probably be
placed before the District Attorney for invesu-
cation. 80 -,
Every application that IS filed with this
hoard ia subjected 10 the most searching scru-
tinv" said Mr. Voorhis. We have discovered
q number of applications that appear to us to
warrant an investigation the part of the
District Attorney. and We shall place this evil
him.