New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-31
SERVE 5000 SUBPOENAS. 7
Tommony Plot Disclosed No
Netcy for Fraudulent Voters.

The investigation Of Illegal registration and %
the colonization Of heaters in lodging houses
in the city Is 70 be continued to-day and Mon
day by Superintendent Morgan's deputies, work
ing in conjunction with the police, on q scale
which is expected 70 prevent most Of the frauds
in the election which Tammany workers have
been making ready 20 perpetrate- II has been
the Tammany hope that the contest az the polls
viii be close enough 10 enable the colonizers TO
steal the election by means Of a few thousand
fraudulent votes Taking this gamblers
chance" certain Tammany agents we're busy
just before the registration in the work CT colo
MIXING thousands OF "hcaters" who we're 20 be
found IN the Bowery lodging houses in the
bailiwicks Of Big Tim and Little Tim SuIh
van and in the large lodging houses in Charles
2 Murphy's 'gashouse" district
These "foaters" were colcuize6 in hundreds
Of places in other districts, under engagements
10 register from the lodging houses where they
have been found, and also from the other
places ar which temporary quarters had been
provided far them. II was the plan 70 have
some Of the "foaLers'' vote on Election Day as
many times as they had registered. and as for
those who could not be trusted TO vote right
their registration could be voted by the regular
Tammany workers. it was thought.
All this plan Of fraud is TO be defeated by the
systematic investigation which the police and
Mr.. Morgan's men are making. The police have
made an investigation Of tie registration such
as never has been made before. Under General
Greene'S Strlct orders patFOlmen have been COM
Delled 10 make reports about every house IN
writing and sign them To-day the patrOlmen
viii begin serving subpCsnas and taking 70 the
police stations for examination the responsible
occupants Of every house under suspicion
Every such fraudulent voter will be arrested If
he appears at the polling places. whether he
votes or not. II IS probable. however. that many
'dCaters' VIII know that they are sure to be ar
rested convicted and sent 10 prison II they at
tempt 10 vote, and will remain away from the
polls. and the entire system Of fraud planned in
the interest OF TauUany may fall 70 the ground
Already Mr.. Morgan's men have served about
eight thousand subpRnas in the investigation Of
illegal TegiStra ton.
Tammany evidently is frightened by the plan
Of sUmmoning thousands of witnesses TO the
against the repeateTs and ColOniZers. Charles II.
Knox chairman OF the Tammany Law Com
mittee, yesterday cent to Superintendent Nor
gan e warm letter declaring that there Is 10
authority in law for such extensive investi-
CATION Of the Tammany plot TO steal the cleo
ton. Some of the paragraphs IN his letter are
the following:
According to the best information I am able to
obtain almost none OF the thousands OF subpCsnas
which have been issued ~ you have been served
81 behalf Of the Democratic organization IN the
city Of New-York. protest against your having
SsRPfS5S oT t5eY re sdressed ana then ony 6v
further against any one suoDCeDasd 70 give evil
dence at any place other than one At which YOU
and conduct the examine ton
vour part designating several places in the city
of New-York as. for instance, different station
houses al which examinations are 70 be conducted
A. the same hour 2 nd al all OF which il would be
Impossible for your chief deputy or yourself 20 oe
present IS usurpation Of authority, certainly not
justified by any provisions Of the Elections law.