The evening world., 1903-09-14
State Superintendent Of Eleo-
lions Has Greatly Increased
Powers as Result Of Coalition
of State and City.
AFTER HOTELS AND CROOKS.
I'VE Mssn Business," He Says Of
Work ef csnvsssins All Lodging
Place. to Get at Number Of Per-
manen4 Residents.

for months been developing an elabo-
rate plan Cor preventing fraud at tho
coming primaries and elections. He In
F.. Seorgs Wilson Morgan, the new Super
~intendsnt Of E~aeotious. who voluntarily
resigned a. an assistant to Ddstrict-At-
tornoy Jerome, under whom he had
made an excellent record. to take
charge Of the elections work. Az a re-
sult OF his endeavor his bureau Is bet
ter equipped to cope with election
frauds than ever II was before.
since tho day Of his appointment he
has been busy putting his department.
In effective working shape. He has In
itiated several reforms n has origin
ated new methods for preventing fraud
ulcnt registration and balloting. One
erect Of his work became apparent to-
day when thousands Of afidavits were
received In his once In the Lords
Court Building. These afidavtts were
from keepers and proprietors OF hotels
big ana small, Raines and other varie-
tie. throughout New York. The atlantis
sat forth that according to law their
hotels flled all requirements. Whether
they do or not, 6vpt. Morgan Is pre-
pared 10 ascertain for himself. II not,
the MAKER OF the affidavit Will be ar
rested on q warrant charging perjury
I'm enforcing the hotel feature of the
law Mr.. Morgan said to-day: we
mean business"
Gets Ample Aid.
supt. Morgan has brought to his ald
ali the resources OF the city's ADMIN
,.,rat,on In detecting %violators OF the
registration and election laws he mas
through Mayor Low. been prom'seu II
corporation of the various city oephf'
ments. with added assurance tina II a"y
a.nartment head or subordinate shai'
,an "a property discharge his duty no
viii he prosecuted. The superintendent
=, elections has never before receiVeu
such cooperation.
Already Mr.. Morgan has a stan OIL
nearly two thousand deputies eacn n "
armed with the power to 'search anu
.~rrest.' In addition. superintendent
Morgan. through Commissioner Sreehe'
yli, have tho entire police foree pray
,ically at his beck and call. he also nu'
,orar 10 demand Immediate investisa-
lion by the Health. Fire ana bui,u"is
Measurement regarding certain sus
na,tcd,' hotels or dwellings where hoa'
ing voters may be haroored' :
These unprecedented powers were co"-
,ar-ed upon superintendent Morgan DIS
me result of conferences between Mayor
NV. Gov. Odell and Police Conn"'s-
.to,er ureene' and decided upon as u
means OF making more ehec'''e i.
wor,, Of the State superintendent anu
Tammany has openly charged that TINS
coalition between State and city mas
h.ep made for the single purpose VI
nr.yentinr a Tsmmany victory at Ing
no,,s next November. II any pontica'
scheme Ia hidden In this mover uhihca-
lion az state and city interests super
,ntendent Morgan declares he knows
nothing OF 1t.
Knows No Politics.
.r know no politics in my depart
n.rt" he said, with emphasis. 10 an
Evening World reporter to-day Wv
h.r. 10 preyent election frauds. i puI-
nose TO see that the law II not Vioia'ea,
- nravent repeating and to PUNISH al
-,itv Of these ofenses. Toward tnat Oh"
- h 4rne I have obtained the co-opera-
ton of certain city offhciais' the ono t,Ir
ject being to secure a clean anu
eiess,ohi uorran.s plan is comprehensive
ia hrst detail Includes an inspeSuon y
ali hotels n an inquiry regarains NM sne
patrons. 1t has long been khoNhn avs nre
many so-called Raines law reneo ters,
Toward these special attention has been
directed. Not only rave the proprleto.s
been required to f Ssir hotels fuifls in
every respect the legal requirements.
but inward of one thousand aepnuss
from ne Sssts ps %SSersonsi inspection ~
~ all hotels and lodging-houses daily.
Following this comes the inspection by
the Health. Fire; Bnildlng ana ,n nTnSe
lions are Forwarded to supt. morgan
and compared with the affidavit OF the
h~otsl-keeper, II there rs q a~lScrepssn ami
Morgan IL no stranger to the work of
criminal prosecution.
O to-" inspectors.
That there may be no COLLISION with
the nolice. II has been a"ranged between
5upf Morgan and Police Commissioner
/, -ene that the police inspectors shall pc
existence OF any hotel in their districts
which does not conform In all respects
TO the law, or the presence or any
.edsipg-h9nss or place pn 81 fsrsE a. T Tnsin
ers.
Discovery OF the existence Of such
~ cas- after an Inspector has made nus
ing preferred against the Inspector. 49,.
Patrons. OF hotels. big and little. viii
also be reached by the supertntendent
OF Elections before many days. AL per-
manent residents In hotels viii be re-
qiiired to y Supt. Morgan II they
intend to use their hotels AZ voting res
10 so notify me-" sSid supt. Morgan to.
day. will result in a subpoena being
court. Il Is aSsol6teiy necsssaSy that
we know ofiicfally tho voting residence