New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
TO REPEAT 100 TINES.
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one who moved into q district OF October 10
The decision. it is thought. viii throw out at
least one thousand votes at present registered.
Governor Odell estimated from his figures
yesterday that the registration below Four
teenth-st. had fallen off about five thousand as
compared with the last Presidential year He
didn't want to fatter himself" but he thought
that the system of checking up registry lists and
vital statistics adopted by the State committee
might have had potent effect toward accom-
plishing this resul. For the first three days in
1900 the registration in the Ist, I'D, lid, WITH
With. With. With Xth. xIIth. xIvth and
XVIth was 72.2S3. he said; for the first three
day this year, 67.s2S. a decrease OF 4455 In the
With district, part Of which Is above Four
teenth-st. there was a decrease of more than
five hundred
we are pretty close to the man higher up" OBJ
served the Governor.
TAMMANY HALL DESOLATE
Tammany Hall was desoate yesterday
Charles F. Murphy was not there all day, and
the place was turned over to a few workers
and Frederick B. House, of the law committee.
who listened perforce to divers moving tales
from braves who had not been allowed to
register or had to make affidavit to their right
TO vote. On this sUpJect or dire oppression"
J. Sergeant Cram sent forth the following
dictum
The thing. that has served better than anything
else TO awaken Democratic action and Democratic
hog hopes !: the despeTation Of the Republicans about
intimidation adopted by Governor Odsii and car
red out under his personal direction by Superin:
Elections is using his great office not TO prevent
ineg9l voJng IN The city OF New-York but to IN
tOrney whose subordinate Morgan was before he
any cognizsnce of this intimfdStion These acts Of
ne me. kePuhllcan managers headed by Odel are
escion law These RiSh han5ed % proceedngs s 9 have
unquestionably driven away many straightout Re-
puoHcaus who believe in decency In politics TO the
Democratic candidates. The effect Of this startling
abuse of power on the part Of the adyocates Of
State. but throughout the United States
The investigation Of the citizenship papers Of
naturalized citizens VIII be continued vigorously
this week. Superintendent Morgan said There
existed doubt he declared. that one certih-
cate Of naturalization had been used for regis
tration several times in many cases. He thought
that there were not many forged papers in use
this year: the favorite scheme was to obtain
duplicate papers on the plea that the originals
had been lost. and substitute another name lie
did not feel alarmed over the suits being brought
against him to compel the restoration Of papers.
He felt confident that he was within his rights
as State Superintendent Of Elections, and said
that he absolutely had the right to demand the
surrender of a mans papers for examination.
despite all Tammany's lawyers opinions 10 the
contrary.
Investigation Il the O'Nein case. that Of the
hotelkeeper in Tom" Foley's district who was
arrested on Friday night on charges Of abetting
Illegal registration, was pushed vigorously yes5
terday o'Nein vas held by Magistrate Whitman
in 81, 500 bail for examination on Tuesday. John
Hoyer his lawyer. told the magistrate that
O'Neiu's place at No 1S3 South-st.. was head
quarters for the Republicans in the district
ONE MAN; ONE HUNDRED VOTES
Emil Fuchs. Deputy Attorney General. ap-
peared for Superintendent Morgan against
O'NeuL He said that William ]. White and
Domlnick Fgnelli. Mr.. Morgan's deputies dis
guised as longshoremen. had gone to O'Neilrs
Hotel and registered after becoming acquainted
with the proprietor. O'Nein Mr.. Fuchs de-
cared, changed their entries on the hotel reg
lister TO make it appear that they had lived
there for two months, and urged them to reg
lister Illegally.
Dlr. Fuchs declared that the disguised dep
uties were told they would receive 80 cents for
each time they registered and would be expected
to register not fewer than twenty times. while
they could register as many as one hundred
times For voting they were to get 81 a vote.
The deputies IN their testimony swear that
they went to O'NeilFs hotel on October IA, and
met the proprietor and Dave Smith, one of his
henchmen White swears that he registered as
William Wilson. and that O'Nein wrote the
name in the register behind the bar On the
following day O'Neill called him and said Now
Wilson, make it two months IN the register"
Dave" Smith then wrote In the books, two
months" O'Neiu Witnessing the action. O'Neiu
knew that he had been at the hotel only one
night. yet he said: Everything will be all
right Come around and register
Whites testimony continues:
On October d, Dave Smith brought the reg
ister 70 the back room and said 20 me- I've got a
fellow in here by the name OF William Iults Whom
l have never seen. and ne went around ana reg
on the same day James O'Neiu told me ne had
thirty men coming to his place that day whom Ee
20 NeilD had never seen In his life before and
O.Neiu told M he was going 70 register them
nsr. came into the hotel and after learning thar
under the OF Wilson. had been in the place
could register without trouble On Octobar q
O'Nein olfersd to accompany me 10 the place q
Everything viii be all right l VIII 20 around
with YOU myself ONeiI sai5-
OMEN then took AgneIi ana myself 70 register.
don't forget 10 say two months, and don't forget
the number OF the house and the nUm6er OF the
room"
we do not intend to vote" White SAID. and
VIII make application to the Supreme Court IL
have our names stricken from the register OF
electors OF that district" His afidsvit con
tinues:
On October n at l O'Clock in the afternoon /
overheard a conversation between Tom" smith
and Dave" Smith and five other men to the ef-
twenty timss FOR which they we're to 2e6Sis e
cents for each time they registered. and bring hack
which they registered Tom smith gave these
Ave men a list OF addresses. and told them 10 use
In eonverssiion with Samuel Brown n. ssid th,y