New-York tribune., 1904-10-08
CARD INDEX OF VOTERS.
Morgan's Plan to PreUent Fraud at
the Polls.

Arrangements we're made yesterday between
George " Morgan. state Superintendent o. Elec-
lions and the Police Department to have the lists
Of registered voters delivered 20 him at the Office Of
che Trow Directory Company on the various days
Of registration. beginning next Friday Superin-
Eendent Morgan has employed the Directory people
70 make a card index Of the registration through
out the city. Commissioner McAdoo ts sending out
general order to the precinct commanders requir-
ing them 20 comply with the request OF the Super
tntendent OF Elections.
MY arrangement with the Trow company said
Superintendent Morgan last night provides that
J shall be in possession OF & complete card cata-
iogue OF the voters who register on each Of the
four days by midnight OF the following day With
IN fortyeghf hours after the closing OF the lists
on the final day OF registration / shall have as
Esmbled here in my ONCE az No. q William-st q
complete card index OF al the registered voters Of
Sew-Vork City. probably comprising nearly seven
hundred thousand names.
With this index as basis for work. clerks will
transfer 90 the proper card AL the information
which has been gathered by my deputies within
me last SIX months regarding many thousand men
who are suspected OF intencing TO attempt 10 vote
NisBaiy- This viii provide with the final work
ang list which We intend 70 use In the effort 20
make this years election the cleanest ever known
n this city. or. al least. the eeanest Of many
years ] think our investigations have given Us
tne necessary Information 70 enable Us &c separate
me wheat from the chzH and 10 keep away from
the polls thousands Of Illegal voters who heretofore
have been able to exercise the elective Franchise
with iDpuuity'
From one Of Ton" Foley's constituents vesfer-
day Information obtained which NAV furnish
an important clew 20 the manner IN which natu-
rEzatlon frauds have been carried on IN the United
STATES Court Tor The Southern District az New
aoTk The man Is Giovanni NIarturano Of No
eeepsFlnsnL ae said that he came 70 thls conn
Try II Su;e. lAs2- and took out hlg arst tarers IN
taP CnnEty Courthouse January lRs5
ABOUT that time he decided 70 seek a fob IN the
Street Sleanlng Department. but discoVt red thar
ne cputc not be employed until he had obtained
DIS nnal papers. Then. he says, he aent 10 a
friend Ly1ng az &c. 70 ROosPvet-st who took him
70 the Postoftee Building He says this friend
anfrodnced him 70 Italian. who declared he va
81 eInploye IN The United States Court TO ms
man re paid $3.50. and from him on the 70 lowing
Cay Be received set OF dnal naturalization papers
under which he has been employed IN the Street
Cleaning DEPARTMENT and voting at every election
since that time.
one OF Superintendent Morgan's deputies inves-
nEate6 she naturalization records Of the United
efotes District Court and discovered that fhey had
been altered IN connection with the tion
% NartuFano. TIE word ave had been blotted
and the lElre 3" had beer changed IN two places
70 g" 60 as 90 make Il appear that the man had
obtained has hrst papers in lssa Superintendent
Morgan called the attention of Assistant United
States District Attorney Marx this altera ton
Of the rscoTds OF the Federal Court and suggested
that Ehe book Be sealed pending an Investigation
.ficl win be begun to-day Aiarturano was ar
whom he had obtained bis bogus naturalization