New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-09
RIOT QUICKLY QUELLED.
ODELL ACTS PROMPTLY.
ARRESTS Only 500-Warrants Fright
en- AsUay Floaters.


at the polls In Manhattan and The Bronx yester-
Gay, there was serious disorder in the city. At
three places there lighting and at one place
the trouble nearly approached riot that the
police reserves called out. and some excited
persons sent appeal TO the Governor, who called
the Sheriff 30 preserve order 1t turned out
that the affair had been less serious than the first
reports indicated. AS a rule, throughout the city
the election proceeded quietly end with perfect
order.
That the deputies OF Superintendent Morgan and
the police dad not the ten thousand warrants
which had been obtained for the arrest OF organ
lied bands of repeaters and OF other men who had
registered Illegally due the fact that most
OF the persons named in the warrants did go
near the polls. The publication OF the fact that
the warrants were out had much to do with keep
ing the intended fraudulent voters In hiding. The
result, however. was the wiping out OF the usual
fraudulent vote in the city almost entirely Rare
'y. IL ever. has the city's vote in a Presidential
election been cast and counted honestly that
OF yesterday.
IL wss in the district east of the Bowery the
With Assembly District where the worst disorder
or the day occurred. There. where Florrie" Sulli-
van is the TaraC.any leader. several gangs of ruff
mans were sent from polling place TO polling place
10 intfmioSte Republican voters. Otto Rosalsky
the Republican leader, made several appeas to the
police at the Edrdge-st. station for protection
against the Sullivan gangs. Sullivan confronted
him st the police station. and declared that the
gangs which were disturbing the peace in the dis
trict were Republican gangs. He said that the Re
publicans had gone 10 Monk Eastman the no.
torious leader Of one OF the gangs the dis
frfct. who is serving in Sing Sing Prison,
and had promised TO get Governor Odem 10 pardon
him on condition that HIS gang should help the Re
pubaicans in the election
GANGS MALTREAT REPUBLICANS
Mr. Rosaisky holly gave the lie to such a state
ment. and called the attention OF the police to the
fact that only Republicans at the polling places
were being maltreated and scared by the gangs
IT was not until policemen had been assaulted at
two polling places that Captain Flood sent out
the reserves from the station quen the disturb
ences. At the polling place at No III FoTsyth-st
one Of the gangs attacked Patromen Burke and
Keeher in effort to drive away voters. The
policemen used their clubs and drove the mob
away, but Kelleher received a black eye and some
bruises IN the fight.
At No l5l Forsyth-st q fighting mob got
troll OF the polling place for time. and even
threw out the two policemen there. The police
sent IN riot CALL and the patrol wagon
sponded with a load of police. The gang was
chased away. and quiet restored in few
minutes. and as the inspectors of election had
kept at their posts the election there proceeded
quietly after that
The disturbance, however, caused Republicans of
the district TO send appeal TO the headquarters
OF the Republican County Committee declaring that
the election in the district was being stopped for
Sullivan gangs, and from the headquarters mes
sage was sent by telephone TO Governor Odell at
Newburg. The result the sending by the
Governor OF the following order by telegraph 10
Sheriff Erlanger:
hereby direct you TO preserve order In the
various polling places, particularly In the With
Assembly District and shall hold you responsible
for the enforcement OF this order.
The Governor also a dispatch TO P5hce Com
missioner McAdoo. asking him 10 increase the
police guards at the polling places in the With
Assembly District. Sheriff Erlanger went 10 the
district and made round OF the polling places
appointing deputies at each place 10 assist in
preserving the peace. Deputy Police Commissioner
went Inspectors Brooks and schmittberger with
some reserves from Police Headquarters For the
eGarded SO carefully that good oFder Was ma
1ained.
TAMMANY THUGS BEAT REPUBLICAN.
In the usually orderly XIXth District west OF
Central Park a fight growing out of the cha-
longing and counter challenging OF voters by Re-
publican and Tammany district captains. At the
polling place al No. 46 West End-ave Joseph
Cheatham, a member OF the Arcade Republican
Club was beaten badly by two Tammany workers
who escaped This was the most exciting episode
semby District The most serious Of Which, occr1d
at the polling place. No. 40 sixth-ave When Joseph
led company Of postotfce clerks from boarding
house 70 vote az the polling place. he arrested
with three OF his company The place in an
uproar at once Voting booths and tables were
lhe Mercer-st station auell the disturbance and
help take the prisoners 10 the Jefferson Market
were held for examination.
eAdoo in person at Elm and Great Jones ats not
far from Police Headquarters. The Commissioner
was returning 10 MS once from luncheon, with his
secretary. when he saw 3 crowd of boys. mostly
Italians, beating Nathan Reich restaurant keeper
Reich had tried to drive the boys sway when they
wanted to carry of some boxes snd barrels from
upon him. threw him down and choking and
beating him. when the Commissioner and his sec.
Rotary, rushed to the rescue. No patroman was in
sight Mr.. McAdoo knocked down two of the boys
with his fist and the of the gang fed. Then,
when Reich was able to return 70 his restaurant
Police Headquarters. and saw them locked up
OF the five hundred Election Day arrests reported
by the police in Manhattan and The Bronx yester-
day, only 1888. according 10 the reports received
Superintendent Morgan's Office, made on the
men Many OF the prisoners DISCHARGED by
magistrates in the police courts. while the
trate Hogan. in the Morrissnia court discharged
all the prisoners In election who brought
before him. expressing his rage because the war
rants FOR the arrests had been signed by Magistrate
Crane He said:
''DAMNABLE CONSPIRACY" SAYS HOGAN.
strate Crane and the Superintendent of Elections
10 issue these warrants over my head have hean
sitting here every day in court. and when not here
coulo be found at my home. 10 reason Why
this should be done. II IS an attempt TO (iepriye
honest citizens Of their
Later in the day he said he had talked with su
perintenoent Morgan the telephone to this
effect:
Hogan-I,n not hold these prisoners for a future
nearing unless you present some corroborating
evidence
Morsan-n you do not hold them will take Won
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