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

eral Districts Many More Names
Than There Are Voters. in One Case
5000 More-Oh, the Extras Ares
Aliens, Says Mr. Morsan-Denies That
He Ordered Arrests From the Lists.
The wholesale challenging of voters who
sought to register was continued yesterday
by the deputies Of the Superintendent Of
Elections Office and the election officers
who took orders from Supt. Morgan, bus
the reports which came last night from the
various districts went to show that the
deliberate attempt to intimidate that was
practised on the first registration day was
not repeated on so large a scale. Governor
Chairman Odell, it was said, had come to
see that bringing about the hold-up Of
hundreds OF men who were known to bs
properly qualified to vote was not proving
to be popular proceeding.
There were many prominent Repub.
icans who did not hesitate to say yester-
day that the method Mr.. Odell and Super
intendent of Elections Morgan had followed
in seeking to make registration difficult for
those who we're not shown On Mr. Odells
cards to be safe Republican voters would
lose considerably more votes in this city
for the Republicans than could be OFFSET by
the challenges which could be sustained
AS TO THE ARREST OF VAN COLT.
Many Republicans also doubted the
sincerity of the action which led to the
arrest Of Richard Van Colt on the charge
Of colonizing. When the executive COM
mittee of the Republican county committee
L.. 10, -, ~
Governor Chairman head of the execu-
tive committee, read to the committee tho
names of the deputy leaders who had been
assigned to assist the regular leaders,
Richard Van Colt, who represented his
father, the leader OF the Fifth Asseaibly
district, at the meeting, heard the name
of man read out as deputy for that dis
trict who was not only an Odell satellite,
but one with whom it would have been
impossible for Mr. Van Colt, Sr., to work
in harmony.
Young Mr.. Van Colt. it was said yester-
day, not only objected to the appointment
of this deputy but he told Mr. Halpin In
plain words what he thought of the effort
OF Odell TO foist a carpetbagger on a dis
trict which is safely Republican. After
the meeting Mr.. Halpin hurried up to the
Republican Club to talk with Governor
Chairman Odell and late at night announced
that Richard Van Colt would be appointed
deputy to his father. 1t is known also that
at the meeting some very personal illusions
were made to Mr. Odcl--by whom those
present will not tell There may be no
relation between what happened at the
meeting last Tuesday and what happened
yesterday, when Mr.. Van Colt was arrested
for colonizing, but there was a great deal
of unpleasant talk among Republicans
about the two episodes
From the talk which has been heard since
Mr.. Morgan began to get active the gen.
eral opinion is that he has been obeying
orders given to him by the Governor
Chairman. Last spring there was a move
ment on the part Of certain Republican
-leaders to have Mr.. Morgan removed.
The leaders who clamored for his removal
were surprised when Mr. 0dell took no
notice of their demands. but they learned
that he was for a long period in almost
daily conference with the young Superin-
tendent of Elections.
TAMMANy SETS OUT TO PROTECT ALL VOTERS.
Charles F. Murphy made this statement
last night after he had had all the district
leaders and the law committee together
and they had devised means to block
the intimidation game:
"The Republicans have two watchers in
every place, whose luty seems to be to
intimidate only democratic voters. We
have now sent watchers to protect the ing
terests Of all voters, Democratic or Repub-
lican and all others, and to see that all
legalized voters are permitted TO register
their vote and to report back to the law
committee of Tammany Hall, SO that the
rights of all citizens may be properly looked
after.
Proof Of crookedness on the part Of the
Odell crowd is shown in the colonization
frauds unearthed to-day In the Fifth As
sembly district on the part Of Republi-
cans. This exposure is only In line with
what had to say on that subject q short
time ago. said then that We did not need
any Of Odell's index system: that we had
an honest system OF our own and that We
would see to It that the Republicans would
not be allowed to do any colonizing by
bringing people here from Philadelphia,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania or any other
State. l think the fraud Developments
Of to-day as showing up these crooked
Republican methods Of desperate politics.
| have, to say the least, justified my re-
marks at that time.
"To-day's joint meeting Of the executive
ctmmittee Of this organization and lie
law committee left no room for doubt o.
the Democratic purpose. That is to
give yverv man who is entitled to register
and vote, no matter what his party politics
NAV be, the certainty Of doing 80 under
the protection of the law. We are fighting
In Ills canvass for constitutional rights
and there is no higher right under the
Constitution than the American citizens
right to vote IA he sees fit
OR MOTIVES ARE GOOD, SAYS opRLL.
Governor Chairman Odell, when be was
asked yesterday il he had anything to cay
I about the charges Of intimidation made
by the Te,nmany leaders. said that in spite
OF the large number Of persons challenged