New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-08
REPEATERS IN BIG GANGS.
Starting Early They Viii Try to
Cast T5centy Ballots Each.

Win positive proofs in his possession that
pahdS OF repeaters have been organized and that
gangs Of Illegal voters have been Colonized in
many districts of the city. George w Morgan
state Superintendent OF Elections in the Met
ropoitan District. has obtained nearly ten thou
sand warrants for the arrest or men who are
expected TO attempt frauds at the polls to-day
1t is believed that the election to-day will be
marked by the largest number Of arrests for
Illegal voting ever known in the city
y large number Of the warrants obtained by
Mr. Morgan are based on afidavits by his dep
uues who were organized in a secret servtcs
force several weeks ago. The deputies IN the
secret service force are picked men who have
shown detective ability. They received their in
structions from Mr.. Morgan weeks ago. and so
carefully have they followed their instructions
that they have not been near Mr.. MOrgau's
office since then They have given their reports
and have made their afidavits in secret meet
ings with Deputy Superintendent Fuchs.
They disguised themselves as trarlps or cor
ner loafers and picked up acquaintance with
men who live in lodging houses. They became
members of the gangs of coIonized hoaters ard
repeaters. went to live at the lodging houses
designated by Tammany leaders and registered
Illegally with the others in the gangs. In that
way they gained the names Of many Tammany
workers who have hired the gangs, as well as
the names of many members OF the gangs All
this information has been given in afidavits
which have been used in applications for war
rants
According to the evidence obtained by these
secret service men, the gangs OF repeaters were
found to be made I'd Of "hoboes'' ex-couvicts
and the dregs of the rough element. All have
received food and lodging and have been hired
regularly to vote. There are both large and
small gangs The large gangs are composed
of about thirty-fve men. the smaller gangs OF
from six 10 ten men each. Each man has reg
istered from fifteen to twenty times in the va
rious districts specified. Repeating has been
planned carefully and systematically
Some of the men in the gangs have gone out
of town and are TO vote outside of New-YOrk
early to-day and then come to the city TO vote.
while others will vote early in the city. Su-
perinteHdeut Morgan announces that his men
have gone with them. and VIII remain with
them until they vote. From the reports re-
cetved by the superintendent. he has proof
that a large number of the repeatsrs have
never registered but VIII vote names sup
piled TO them by Tammany leaders
WHERE THE REPEATING WILL BE DONE
The Assembly districts in Manhattan in which
the repeaters are under orders to east many
votes to-day are the Ist. Id. Vth With. With,
Nth. XIIIth. XVIII, XVIIth XVIIIth and
XXXIVth. The secret service deputies are un-
der orders to keep with their gangs until they
start voting Then they viii make challenges
disclosing their IDENTITY Then they viii arrest
the other members OF the bands. whether they
vote or not. They will be able also TO assist
in the arrest of the political leaders or lieu-
tenants who hired the gangs Of repeaters and
save the orders for Illegal voting.
Mr. MORGAN declared yesterday that the prep
arations for getting the evidence were intended
to bring bout not only the arrest, but also the
conviction of Illegal voters in the election 1t
is his expectation that in the great majority OF
cases in which arrests are made to-day there
will be convictions and sentences to State
prison. which wiz put a dampeT on e.ec'loh
frauds for wears 10 come
Corroborativc evidence, In conjunction with
that obtained BY the secret service deputies. has
been obtained from the lodging house keepers
and Raines law hotel proprietors, in whose
houses the names on which repeaters are eN-
pected TO vote have been registered When hrE
approached by Superintendent Morsan's men.
who had been detailed 70 verify the registry
lists these lodging house keepers said that ths
men did live there bat in the John Doe pro-
cecdi--s. under which large number wers
examined In the last few days they have admit
ted under oath that the men did not live there.
and confessed that it was plan 20 allow re-
peaeers to vote. These lodging house keepers
have promised to appear in the police courts
to-day 70 testify against the Hooters and re-
peaters when they are arrested,
II is also announced that through the eVi-
dcnce of these boardinghouse keepers Superin-
tendent Morgan has been able 10 ascertain
closely who the leaders are that using the
repeaters. and exactly how they planned % work
the scheme. lie intmates that he may proceed
against some Of them crininally after election.
The superintendent refuses 20 name the Lead
erz concerned al present
IL addition 90 the warrants for the repeateTs
Superintendent Morgan has obtained warrants
for aoout three thousand persons who have
registered from deus OF vice, pooIrooms or gam
T. ling houses. These warrants Will be served
today II The men named vote. The charge in
each case viii be Illegal voting.
BY arrangement with Police Commissioners
S-cA6oo the pcfce viii convey from the polling
places 70 the police courts the prisoners who
are arrested b. Mr.. 4torgan's deputies. while
the deputies viii remain At the polling places
10 make other arrests. At the police courts Mr..
Morgan viii have other deputies with duplicaJs
lists. and the Deputies at the courts viii be the
complaining witnesses against the prisoners.
GUILTY MAN CAN'T ESCAPE
Superintendent, Morgan said that challenges
would be made in many cases where
rants had been obtained that challenge did
not ariIy mean that an arrest would fol-
low. while. the other hand. orders for ar
rest in some cases would be made where no