New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
TO REPEAT 100 TINES.
HOW TIGER WINS IN CITY.
Morgan to GiUe Startling Proofs
This Week.

AS soon as the registration lists are finished.
positive proof of repeating in this city will be
forthcoming, says George w. Morgan. State Su-
perintendent of Elections and just about that
time. his busy season will begin. How exc
tensive this repeating has been. or what arrests
VIII be made in connection with it. Superin-
tendent Morgan is not ready to say now, but the
repeating, he said. had not been confined to any
district.
"EeTly next we=t -nen tie registration iists
have been completed" said Superintendent Nor
gan last night I'VE will give to the people Of this
city not a statement that there has been repeat
ing but the absolute proof of repeating. This
proof will come in the shape of extracts from
the registry lists. This repeating hasn't been
all in one district. either, Mr.. Murphy is sup
posed to have said. I can't say anything more
about this now, but we shall have the proofs.
and shall take action accordingly. Next week
will be our busy season here"
To questions about the identity of 1.-The man
higher up" to whom Governor Odell has re-
ferred Mr.. Morgan would not reply. That
much Of Importance toward maintaining clean
election lists had been discovered by his dep
uties Mr.. Morgan was sure. No charge of par
tisanship could be made against him because OF
the result of these Investigations. because two
deputies-one a Democrat. the other a Repub-
Ican-were sent out on the cases. and always
submitted joint report
The expected rush on registry places just be-
fore the 10 o'clock closing time last night which
was the subject of a special opinion from Dep
uty Attorney General Collins and special or
der from the police did not come. In only
few districts were there more men in line at 10
o'clock than could be inclosed within the reg
istry places. Most of the boards were able to
close their books promptly on the stroke Of 10.
for there were no electors waiting.
Friday the fear was expressed that many Of
the men on Superintendent Morgan's challenge
list would wait until the last moment last night
and then crowd the registry places. At first
Superintendent Morgan decided that none who
were not actually within the registry places at
10 o'clock could be registered. This decision
was modified after conference with Mr.. Col
Inns and the boards were Instructed to register
all who were in line. Policemen were detailed
to mark the ends of the lines. but In few in
stances only were they needed
Trouble was expected in some of the crowded
election districts Of the With Assembly District.
It became evident early in the evening that the
fine weather and the Importance Of the election
had brought out the voters early.
Challenging from the lists sent out to the
election deputies from Superintendent Morgans
ofIice went on yesterday. despite Tammany
Halls frantic endeavors TO have the lists can
celed and the objections OF some of the Repub-
lican leaders. There little trouble during
the day and comparatively little challenging.
This Superintendent Morgan thought. was be-
cause most OF those who were expected to try to
register illegally were frightened by the suppo-
sition that their names were the lists Mr.
Collins. Deputy Attorney General said that
there was little challenging. because the boards
Of registry took advantage OF his opinion 10
challenge according to their own Judgment not
from the lists.
LESS THAN PER CENT CHALLENGED.
The challenging has amounted TO less than
! per cent of the registrations percentage
heavier than that OF last year. but stn no,
heavy. Superintendent Morgan thinks What
ever challenges are found to be unwarranted
Will be withdrawn before election. On Friday
there were 1.415 challenges in New-Yorls and
167 In Kings. For the first two days OF regis
tration there were about 1000 challenges.
Many voters who have registered have con-
tended that II they moved into house on Oc-
tober 10 thirty days before election they could
vote. This question came before Mr. Morgan
who asked an opinion from Mr.. Collins on il.
Mr.. Collins said that voter must live tbirt,
days IN a district. exclusive of the day on which
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