Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-08
NEW YORK.

Sow Yok. Nov. S. Almost perfect
weather prevailed In The Greater New
YORK From the moment the polls open
"a 40 o'clock the booths IN many cleo
ton districts were filled and lines OF
men stood awaiting their turn to depos
tia ballot, Trouble begn In some quar-
ters almos, at the start, with arrests
for alleged Illegal voting. In some cases
the arrests were accompanied by dlsor-
derby demonstration and at least two
persons % policeman and a citizen, we're
injured before the voting had been In
progress 20 minutes.
The hrsi surprise Of the day was
sprung by State Supt. Of Elections Nor
saD. Wnen hs distributed nearly 5000
deputies representing his ncethrough
The election districts of the greater city
j had been expected that the 500 depu-
Ne, ina, ;he superintendent OF elections
is authorized TO appoint would be re-
l1i0rca1 today By about 200 men, in
Guiding "a large number Of secret SER
Vice agents. whose whole attention
would be- directed toward the holders of
alleged Illegal naturalization papers
u developed today, however, that Mr.
Morgan bad found that under q section
O., lne metropolitan election district law
lhe state superintendent or any OF his
deputies Is empowered 10 call on any
person 20 assist him In the perform.
unc. ot bis duty. This law raised prac-
tcally aIl restrictions regarding an.
Io.niment Of deputies and 1900 add
,Vn". men We're sworn, The men Sc
lso'el Tor this work are volunteers. and
w9y Went on duty at the opening Of the
Pu' 20 remain until the votes are
Vgullel Each OF the deputies was sup.
pnel with q list OF registered voters.
Nno were 10 be challenged. The list
nlylua'l lne name Of every person
NNos. tlght to register was challenged.
WvNlqel that challenge had not been
WhlrWn. Hundreds OF other names
a'so Oau Deem placed on the list as a
Wou, o., Investigations conducted by
or MOrg5u.s office since the registra.
u01 closed Arrests for alleged illegal
,OHNg began early, and the officers AZ
PUle headquarters soon had an the
cIec,ts.' 1Aey could attend TO In the
erection cases alone.
H., ~, UISl real trouble was reported in
:, uiouIent Eighth assembly district |
NJ, l"e lo"er East Side. At ono polling |
s sc,i,. d gong OF so or % men. apparently |
s ro. upon a prearranged plan. sur. !
NV, ro-U'g 'ae polling place and began IN |
o ,'''Ne ~ unpleasant for the policemen |
b suaIa there, Finally they rushed |
va. DV9lh and began 10 jostle the am. |
i,,., nNo stood az the door. other mo-. |
sss',,JiI came 10 the Assistance of me- /
,ga, "u 5ll officer and the mob finally |
peised In the melee ono M tha /
va '-vuishI ana one Of the assoll,nts !
,gSi. injured, Similar dlstnrb,nres fl,
c ~".n 'ne police had 10 drive an oibo.
Z" me district. ''''''h P''ce'
the ct,y districts IN the lower part of
was w.. we early morning ballotIng
the no-,g neayy Nearly one.thlri m
the G,,, '.ol vote had been cast during
dlctej '"o hours, and the leaders pre.
closed ~, record vote before the polls
ne es..' b o'clock Further nm Town
yoisrs nours passed quietly. Inns H.
una oebdn To turn out In good ,oi
ull,lhg The forenoon eV'' WIZ
tons ~ ss',g'es were sitting IN all SOC.
hssr,, lhe city 10 give an lr,oedtat,
ineg5ib 70 men arrested on cbarces ~
alenea Jung and prisoners were mr..
statIo,, as soon as they reached tha
successor us Many OF them .yere
their b,ra'," proving their right TO cast
At the IT,. anI We're promptly released.
ton ID 49, 49, tofty-seventn street sta
made b. 1S,r.sIs In election cases were
We're no, 'y an o'clock, but the deputies
ience to t pIie 70 present sufficient eyi.
lnefs we ro'9 any Of them and the pris.
N.,. AT AT HEADQUARTERS.
luarte,ii Or T Nov. S.-PolItIeal head.
WITH tha 10y Few persons connected
we're al ~ .Ng Si,al and state committees
.ay VIE 1llnerent headquarters 10.
Foodsop ana chairman Nlcoll. sew.
he Democr'oo august Belmont we're al
''V headquarters shortly