New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-03
READT FOR REPEATERS.
Policemen to Haze Last of Those
Illegally Registered.


Thousands Of arrests will - made by IN.
police in this CITY to-day if a determined attempt
is made by 'colonizers' and 'repeaters'' 70
carry out the Tammsny plot TO steal the cleo
ton. As already told in The Tribune the police
investigation Of the registration this year has
been unusually thorough and il has been sup
plemented by careful work BY the deputies OF
George W Morgan State Superintendent OF
Elections for the Metropolitan District Il has
been established oy these investigations that
about $500 names have been placed on the reg
istration books Illegally. and in every case the
authorities have ah1davits OF witnesses on whose
testimony persons who registered illegally. or
any persons who Try TO vote in their names can
be convicted
Before the polls open this morning the police
ar every polling place at which there has been
Illegal registration will have ready a list Of the
names which have been placed on the books
unlawfUlly. With eacl list the police will re-
ceive letter. signed by Mr.. Morgan. calling on
them to aid in the arrest of each person named
in the list
Police Commissioner Greene has given the
most positive orders to the police to assist the
State Superintendent Of Elections and has made
it known that failure to arrest persons who have
registered Illegally if they appear TO vote will
be sufficient to place policeman under charges
in the department and to have his case referred
TO the District Attorney on criminal charges
we'll As fast arrests are made the prisoners
will be taken TO the courts and will there have
TO face affdavits sufficient 20 have them held for
examination. and Mr.. Morgan is so confident OF
the suficiency OF the evidence to be given by
the witnesses that he believes the arrests will
be followed by convictions in most cases. and
that the sending of large number of fraudu-
lent voters 10 prison will be a positive check TO
.colonizingr ia the future.
GENERAL GREENE INsTRUCTs POLICE.
General Greene called the police inspectors be-
fore him yesterday to give final instructions for
Election Day. and he said 10 them:
The first and most important duty OF the police
on ELECTION Day. as on every day. IS the preserva-
ing any disorder in district the inspector IN
f for Of that district will be held accountants
want to caution you yourselves and everybody
will see that the captains and the men under them
gsF m a t9 R9dS work 9 a p KIND If not 5o
zeal leader-an Assembly district leader OF an cleo
ing place mat Is a verv good reason VIv t5at man
other place or e on reserve II member OF the
uniformed force does take part in politics. ne not
violates the criminal law which provid 8 penalty
want TO speak about the Liquor Tax law.
the otRer Gay followed the orde- Of prsyious years
and stated thar section 81 OF The Liquor Tax law a.
exhibiting. giving away or selling OF liquors within
quarter of mile Of any polling place while ths
that this is a mistake so far as hotels are con-
cerned, The liquor law distinctly excerpts hotels
from that provision 50 far as the selling Of tguor
ton Day during the hours when the polls are open
Is precisely the same sunday. Bars must be
place. but liquor may De sold with meals under the
same terms as on sunday
REPEATERs FROM OTHER CITIES
General Greene has heard reports that gangs
of repeaters from other cities had been brought
here by Tammany agents and had engaged to
go out from certain liquor stores in Fourteenth
ST. and in Sixth-ave. early this morning and
vote in the names Of Republican voters IN va
rious parts OF the city General Greene said
Inspector McClusky. Of the Detective Bureau.
had instructions to his entire force IL ueces-
sary in looking out for "repeaters" and arrest
ing them il they showed themselves az the
polls. Mr.. Morgan summoned 20 his Office sew
eraI keepers OF the liquor stores mentioned in
the reports. and questioned them under oath
yesterday. but he declined later to tell the re-
suit Of his investigation Mr. Morgan said that
il any lawful voter found on arriving at the
polls that sOHe other person had voted in his
name it was his plain duty to have himself
identified the real voter Of that name and
swear in his vote
Mr.. Morgan said yesterday that some persons
had registered illegally from the buildings on
Coney Island which were destroyed by fire but
the destruction OF the buildings would not pre-
vent the arrest and conviction or such persons
II they tried 10 vote. FITS statement was
wrongly interpreted 70 mean that no person
who had registered from one Of the destroyed
buildings could vote legally. Deputy Attorney
General Grain sent out a statement calling ar
tention to the law on the subject In part as fol-
lows
In the case under consideration th- cause OF rs
sIectOr leaving his residence acc Of Col
and il is 70 Be assumed that tne siectcr has tr4
right TO return 20 the sire 3 a SUIT
able structure can be erected as place az abode.
fected is 70 permanently situate elsewhere. and
make a new dounicile or permanent residence his
right 10 Is affected BY reason OF the demo
Htion of the property by IRE
That Is good law Nr Morgan said last
evening and there has been no thought OF pre-
/ venting any legal voter from voting. even though
his house has been burned. IL he still intends TO
keep his residence there. but the IRE viii not
make less certain the arrest and conviction %
any person who registered illegally from any OF
those houses.
TWO HUNDRED DEPUTIES IN BROOKLYN.
On account Of the information that Is possessed
bv the fusion managers Of colonization. Illegal
regisrratioE and attempts that VIII be made %
/ int iraidate fusion voters n Brooklyn. Superf1-
tenGent Morgan viii have two hundred depU-
ties IN that borough. Deputy Police Commission
er Ebstein has obtained the transfer OF go po-
liceTnen from Manhattan 20 Brooklyn for TO-DAY,
The greater number o. election deputies WIN ts
stationed IN the With Senate District, Ser
atOr McCarTens district. and at Ccnsy Island.
Matar Ehstalu said last ntsht that IL Waa pos