New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-28
MORGAN Has RECORDS.
Uon't Be Safe for Those Falsely
Registered to Vote.

George w Morgan. state Superintendent Of
Elections in the Metropolitan District. has been
unwilling 10 adopt the method which Supe-iu-
tendent McCulIa gh pursued OF issuing statements
regarding the number of warrants for Illegal
voters in advance Of the election His plan =
20 get evidence against every person who regis
tiers illegally and be ready to make arrests when
Illegal vot-s appear at the polls. He wants 10 pa
able to convict and send to prison all who vote
Illegally or try TO vote illegally He believes that
many convictions would be the greatest posi-
BILE check TO election frauds.
MI Morgan said yesterday in his Office at No.
q william-st. that politicians Of any organiza-
ton who thought il would be safe TO coIontze
Illegal voters for this election would be mistaken
He added
Every complaint which IS received in this Of
fee is thoroughly investigated and in every in
stance where the facts submitted are found 20
IN addition 10 this, every name Vnich appears
the registry list Is thoroughly investigated
and every available fact gathered in relation 70
any case Of illegal registration discovered by
reason Of this Investigation
The number Of cases which are complete a.
the present time is far in excess Of the number
Of cases Of any previous year. and those who
attempt 20 vote illegally upon these names
which have been fraudulently placed upon the
registry books will find that their detection has
not been hindered by reason Of the fact that the
matters have not been spread in the daily press.
We shall have on Election Day at the polling
places every name which has been placed by
fraud upon the registry lists. Afndavits Of Wit
nesses TO prove that the intending voter IS not
a qualified electOr VIII be on file in this once
Nv deputies and the members OF the police
force viii have instructions to arrest every man
who atteI lpts TO vote upon any OF rlsse IA mes
If after warning. any nan swesrs IN his vote,
he will be prosecuted 70 The fullest extent OF the
law General Greene and myself are working
in harmony both as 70 method and as 70 me
manner Of arrests
The Taulmany colonization scheme - not
going to succeed if the Board OF Elections has
ANYTHING 70 say about r. OF the list OF more
than one thousand names % persons suspected
Of being repeaters which President VI. Linn
Bruce Of the Republican County COMMITTEES
turned over 10 Superintendent Morgan, some
nine hundred were examined yesterday. and
many cases for prosecution resulted Inc "oTh
AT the Board Of Elections is at It's height nov.
II lasts until 1890 o n. and some GAYS more
than thousand persons are examined
That Taun1anv Hall Is scared a deep green oy
This ac1ivftv IS shown by the fact that man
rsnrese1+fng himself as a lawyer from the
XXVIIIth District Taurany organlzatIoh- VINO
had been soliciting cases for SUITS against ~
BOARD OF Elections had TO be threatened WIN
srrest before he would leave the COrrldOT out
side the boards Office. The deputies Iad o.
served this individuals activity ana JUN l.
AIaher chief deputy, sent out a Ioft1Wl W. SUI
mona. - which brought the lawyer highly IN
dignant. inside the office &C.. - -.
Nov. then" said Mr.. Maher. Re on 20
t -L5s b,,i15frlc inst as fast as you can go
The Taumany man stOrmed ana prOl7sI71
about his rights" aging that he was there %
look after the interests OF clients me ues1
ties had seen him approach too many men,
however 70 be easily Impressed by that story,
and under penalty OF arrest lot ulsOIdeLII
Conduct he was driven 70 the street
Another man. who represented nlTnSelI as
Ia v-ver-one Abraham Isaacs-was hneo LOT as
orderly conduct at the boards once ne ~
,it..S oersors thu the sIbpCenas on which
+bev had been summoned were no gooo ana
should be dfsregarded- TanlrnaIy han IS eNL-
3a-,+i,- sFr.id that the Board Of Elections, with
+Ta rewards offered by the Citizens Union ana
the activity of the Republican lead@rs' VIII
drive the army Of fOaters out OF the CITY