New-York tribune., 1902-10-11
FIRST DAY A LIGHT ONE.
REGISTRATION OF ONE DISTRICT WILL
BE DECLARED ILLEGAL ONLY
DEMOCRATS DEING AL
LOWED TO VOTE
LOWED TO VOTE.

The district leaders Of both parties said last
night that the FIRST days registration had been
unexpectedly light IN nearly all the districts
This was accounted for in the Jewish sections
~ the city by the fact that yesterday was the
Jewish Day Of Atonement and many voters put
registration over until next week.
John McCuIlagh. State Superintendent of
Elections. said last night that his men had been
kept busy in the lower part Of the city.
Mr. McCullagh cited d case In one electlon
district yesterday where all the registration
would no declared Illegal and those who regis
tered win have TO do over again. This was
in the Twelfth Election District of the With
Assembly District the polling place being No
10 Allen-st Here the four inspectors sphl, ana
the Democratic members only allowed Demo
Gratis 10 register Republicans refused TO regis
ter. and in consequence the registration VIII be
declared Illegal.
Mr. McCunagh briefly replied TO the charges
of colonization and intimidation by Repunh0ahs
made by Charles +. Murphy, and said;
Ny own answer would be TO ask JOIN r.
Carroll what he thinks Of Mr. Murphy as d
colonizer in the NAINth Assembly DlstrcI
SUPERINTENDENT McCuuaEh's men made TWO
arrests in the With Assembly District the ar
rests having been made ON suspicion th7' '"'
prisoners were attempting 10 register iHeSaIH.
When asked why ne did not have as many
deputies this year as formerly. Supcrntehot"
McCuagh said that IL was because ms difl"-
priation had been cut down. Tie added now
ever, that the prevention 81 Illegal registration
was as much the work Of the Police Depart
rnent as Il was of his deputies The police knew
ne said that ne was prepared 10 furnish mem
with every facility for prosecuting such cases.
Registration on the middle West Side oi me
city was slow. and much confusion prevailed
Every five minutes policeman would rush INTO
the West Forty-seventh-st station 10 ask for
instructions OF supplies. Many of them IN
sisted that they had not been supplied WITH
sufficient AFFIDAVIT blanks for the use oi 'hdl-
lenged persons ,. ,.
captain, ] haven't got the paraphernaha,
exclaimed one policeman 10 captain S'hl'''
berger
What is the paraphernaliac' 90 asked the cap
a Bible and a bunch Of afidayits' vas the
reply. ..
In every election district in the precinct every
man who had not lived IN the district "heh Ils
last registered was challenged. which a'couhl'I
for the hig demand for afldaNu blanks.
The Bureau Of Elections yesterday heard from
tvsentv-tWo out Of twenty three sldeW alh ft-s-
rrstion booths in a way that uckled me tlrl ~
and commissioners Al the MulhrrrN-st "eal-
quarters The telephone 81 the bureau began 20
ring by : O'Clock, and the hrst complainant salo
thar n was awful cold m the mdkrshit "''La.7'
and he wanted something done ahoui H. L"g
next man said il cold, ana inat ne Wahlv'
some coal There were more who wanted ''al
Tell an those fellows who call up ana ask
for coal 10 so and saw wood said ConIlS-
sioner Page 10 the telephone boy.
Thereafter every "kcker' was told nov ne
could get warm.
the FIRST daVS az registration during the years
1899 1900 1901 and l9o2.