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

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we want" he said. "is to secure an honest
and fair election"
TAMMANY CALLS DOWN MORGAN.
The meeting at Tammany Hall yesterday
was held on q hurry call after the exper-
iences OF the first day OF registration. As q
result Of the reports OF what had happened
In the different districts on the first regis.
tration day committee was sent 70 call on
NJ. Morgan and represent TO him that he
haad no power to instruct electo inspe ctors
to challenge from his enormous lists. IL
was also decided to have at least one lawyer
present at every registration place on the
Democrats who might be challeng cd by
the Morgan deputies. II was resolved also
that the Tammany Hall law committee
should hold daily meetings between now
and election sd dsy to df hs eeeon
spectors who refuse to register citizens
entitled to vote. Two watchers will also
be sent to every regist ration booth, Sec.
uon % Of the Election law permits this, put
send watchers for regist ration days. I'm.
mediately after the meeting yesterday
the district leaders and within two hours
there were two Democratic watchers STA
toned In each OF the sos election districts
In the county.
SCHEME TO DELAY VOTING.
The meeting Of the committee was held
behind closed doors, but afterward this
official report Of the proceedings was given
out. ~. ,,n.on.rs y, on,,ion Of the
members of the executive and law COM
mittees that the Morgan challenge lists
were instigated by Governor Chairman
Odsll for the purpose not 80 much or keep
ing down to a low mark the Democratic
cratic voters on election day, and thus
preventing, by oongestlng the voting places.
the full and normal Democratic vote from
being cast The putting Of challenge to
voter on an average consumes ABOUT nVe
minutes time before the board OF registry
are finished with him. The polls are open
about 900 minutes so that 1t is obvious what
an interruptions delay and effect this chal-
longing process would be expected TO have
upon the regular Democratic majority OF
Thomas Foley Of the Second Assembly
district reported that two men out Of three
were challenged in the lodging house cleo
ton districts; that in one district, where
were down for hallenges, and in another
where sos were registered, $50 names were
sent in by Morgan to be challenged;
John F: Ahearn Of the Fourth said that
his experience was the same az MI FSSley yas
an increase over the first days registra-
ton in 1900, and that los men had been
challenged on Friday in his district, He
said that former AdeIan Thomas 9as Shei
i've years and active In politics in the dis
trict, had been challenged.
Bernard Martin of the Fifth had the
same story to tell. His registration in
creased 500 votes over 1900.
that last year there were 8 400 votes cast IN
his district, and that on Friday Morgan had
sent up a list OF 1891 names whioh ne
ordered challenged. In one election dis
Il *. ~ .,NtA nf In ar
year they had list OF LOO names. He
said that the Morgan men were told to use
their own discretion about challenging
the voters. Mr.. Sullivan also stated that
the orders received from Morgan directed
the inspectors to challenge, whereupon
Mr.. Knox, chairman Of the law committee,
said that the inspectors had no right to
take any such instructions from MIR Morgan;
that they were under the supervision Of
the Bureau OF Elections.
THIRTY DAT MEN NOT CHALLENGED
Mr.. Sullivan and all the other leaders in
their reports stated that in no instance
wers thirty day men challenged; which was
r. j. Sullivan OF the Eighth said that
an old resident Of his district, Mr.. Roth
man OF 70 Eldridge street. was told by the
TO register that according to the list he was
dead and that If he insisted upon register,
Ing he would be arrested. He was arrested
and taken before a magistrate, who de-
clared him to DO alive. He subsequently
registered.
William Dalton OF the Eleventh com
planned Of the great influx Of thirty day
oolofed voters. He also stated that out Of
s.6ss challenges that have been issued
by Morgan for his district, there were
three or four hundred names, IN every
election district except the Eighteenth,
which Is a strong Republican district In
thu. district there were only twenty-one
challenges.
Matthew Donohue Of the 1 Twentsy.f first
said that $500 citizens OF his district were
on the Morgan list to be challenged.
Mr. Lantry of the Twenty second said
that three-quarters OF the Democratic
voters Of his district were challenged, that
several prominent citizens, including clergy.
Of the polling places In his district were
congested by crowd Of men who were
unable to register because OF the time
taken In challenging them, and that nearly
In every instance 1t took five to ten minutes
TO swear the challenged man.
James j. Martin OF the Twenty-seventf
reported that he had noticed an attempt
to colonize his district with thirty day
voters; that the registration is 300 short
Of what 1t was in 1900, which was a gooc
Indication for the Democratic party: :.
Thomas Rush OF the Twenty-ninth said
that 1900 Of the voters Of his dis riot were
down for challenges: that the regis ra ion
was 900 lighter than 1t had been In 1900
and that he considered that an encouraging
sign.
Senator Frawley OF the Thirty second
dis riot complained that he had a great
deal OF trouble with the Morgan men over
challenging the Democratic voters. He
said that 1000 more regis cred than on the
hgst day OF 1900.
Repor were made that negro COLOMBIA.
ton was particularly marked In the Thir'
tenth, Sevente enth, Nineteenth. Twenty.
third, Twenty-ffth, Twenty-s,venth and
Thirty-fourth.
PRorEsT PRESENTED.
The Tammany Committee reached Supt
Morgan's Office at aoout 8:%6 o'clock and
for an hour went over with him their chief
objections to his methods OF challenging
They had their complaint in written form
as follows
DEAR SIR: At a meeting Of the executive
committee Of the Democratic-Rep
organization OF New York county (Tammsny
Halll held this morning, It's Assembly district
representatives reported that Wholesale ohal'
ienges were made yesterday which tended u
delay registration OF citizens entitled thereto
The attempted Justification OF the registra.
ton officers was the order issued by you
dated Oct. IA. 1904. as follows:
Inniosed hand YOU herewith six copIes Of III