The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-16

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vote and that his right to DO this must far6 be
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be permitted to register or TO vote 6bt. Psip az
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should combine TO safeguard the citizens
rights nnsep2ssned q b Seen spponea
committee. Of the before named orgsnIIi MIA
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such Immediate action as viii prevent the
reoccurIenee or contnuSnee nee OF the t Wrongs
CHARLES Il. KNOX. n WARLEY PLAIzEk
I$ME,J Nfa5IS T aNpa4EEfD SYLVAN
JOHN r. AHEARN.
MORGAN WILL WITHDRAW THE ORDER.
After the conference was over the lam,
many men said that Mr.. Morgan had
promised to make answer to their complaint
after he had given It d1e s. hs Ssd
given to understand that Mr.. Morgan's
order to the Board OF Registry would De
qualified by another order, releasing the
registry officers from making CHALLENGES
ana putting ILlaI outy III 'AA' NAo' D.
Mr.. Morgan said that he had assured
the committee that they were laboling
under Misrepresentation OF the facts.
exercised he said, over the possibility
Of there being SO many. challenges. !hey
feared that a wholesale swearing IN OF
voters on election day would 30 delay mat
te's in the polling places that many or
time in line before they got their ballots and
that some latecomers might lose their
votes because Of being in line when the
polls closed. That seemed to be their main
Il told them that 80 far as persons on
the challenge list are concerned, every one
would be investigated before election ana
that as fast as man was found to be eligi.
hle to vote his name would be removed
withdrawn In that way. and ! do not an
ticipate that swearing in OF votes Will block
the business Of any. poll.
Mr,Morgan explained the fact that there
are many more names on the chanenge
list in. some districts than there arc voters
by saying that for three or four months
his deputies have been making canvass
OF the city, getting the name OF every per-
son who Is not qualified to vote. Their
list includes unnaturalized foreigners, per,
sons who have lost their citizenship and
those who have not lived in the State or
district long enough to fill the require
ments The name OF every such person
has teen entered on the challenge lists
foreigners predominant, the challenge list
is ten times as large as the list OF quail
fed voters. We have put all those who are
not qualified on the list, so that they will
he challenged promptly il they attempt to
register, but there is no doubt that very
large NUM- er Of them will not attempt to
register at all.
NO ORDERS TO ARREST ON CHALLENGE LISTS.
Mr.. Morgan said that this system had
made the challenge lists bigger than ever
this year and that the number was further
Increased by the addition OF the name Of
any one sent in BY either OF the parties
with request that the person be challenged.
Such REQUESTS were sent in by Republican
organization s, Mr.. Morgan said, and by the
leader Of one Democratic district. What this
district was and how many men these organi-
cation challenges affected Mr. Morgan
declared that he could not say. He said
however, that every name so sent IN had
been put on the lists and that orders had
lenged If they attempted to register, but
that in no case should they be arrested
Between now and election day, deputies
will investigate every such challenge, and
the only people who will have to swear IN
their votes, Mr.. Morgan said, will be those
who, according to the report Of the deputies,
are not qualified.
Morgan declared that only a small per-
centage OF those on the challenge lists had
been challenged on Friday, which showed
that q large percentage OF unqualified
voters on his list would not attempt to vote
at all.
Little Tim Sullivan said after the con-
ference that he had no serious kick at the
state OF affairs In bis district and that he
thought that after another day OF regis
tration the matter would be 30 straighten ed
out that there would be clear sailing on
election day,
WHO GOT UP THE BOGUS CHALLENGE LIsT1
Superintendent Of Elections Morgan re-
oeived word last night that a man was going
through tho Eighth Assembly district
with a list Of men to be challenged il they
attempted to register. Tho list was type
written and the man announced that 1t
had been issued by Mr. Morgan. On the
list were the names Of a number Of the
most respectable residents OF the district
mon who have lived there for number OF
years.
Mr.. Morgan sent out to find the man
who had the list. He said that he hadn't
issued any such list and that 1t was bogus
The list he made Of challenges in the distric,