New-York tribune., 1904-10-27
FIND 10000 VIOLATIONS.
Republican State Committee Has
5000 Registration Cases for Court.

With ten thousand cases OF illegal registration
in hand. the outer surface only Of roll padding
and registration fraud had been touched, said
Governor Odell yesterday in speaking of the
work which the Republican State Committee had
done. He declared that he had three thousand
cases of alleged fraudulent registration ready to
present TO the courts the last day, yesterday
on which orders to show cause why names
should not be stricken frcm the rolls could be
issued.
I'VE have discovered more than ten thousand
cases Of violation of the registration laws in
this city" said Governor Odell, "and we have
touched only the surface of what is believed to
be & gigantic scheme Of roll padding. Dead
men have been registered. Many persons have
registered from houses where they are not liv-
Ing as a house to house canvass has shown
Many who voted last year in other States have
registered here this year. OF these notice that
many come from Chicago, and there are hun
dreds who give Lexington, KY, as the place
where they voted last. I suppose these are
colored voters. If we had more time we could
prepare many more cases. but the courts are
full and We have been unable to prepare afi-
davits in all the cases.
In Brooklyn the lawyers have had their
hands full It has been a tremendous work
but our only regret is that We shall have to pass
many cases for lack Of time. In all the cases
where we have found fraudulent registration
though unable to bring proceedings to
have the registration cancelled. We will see that
the votes are challenged and the persons COM
PEELED to swear in their votes, after which ar
rests would be in order"
Justices Clarke and Bischoff OF the eme
Court, who have been especially designated to
hear illegal registration cases. yesterday issued
several hundred orders to show cause why GER
tain names should not be stricken from the reg
istration rolls
a letter sent out by Superintendent Morgan to
persons who have been voting their fathers
naturalization papers, asking them to notify his
ONCE OF the date and place OF issuance or such
papers. The law committee declared that II was
more intimidation Of the poor voter. a further
attempt to rob him OF his vote. and advised him
to pay attention to the request.
Superintendent Morgan sent out this letter be-
cause in many cases the inspectors OF registra-
tion have neglected TO see the naturalization
papers when a voter said that he was a minor
when his father became naturalzed and was
therefore entitled to vote on his fathers papers.
The inspectors. in many cases. through igno-
rance or carelessness have not entered the date
OF issuance OF such papers on the lists, and to
rectify these mistakes and keep a clear record
Superintendent Morgan wanted. this informa-
ton. II the persons named do not send it. their
votes will be challenged.
Superintendent Morgan has received a letter
of protest from Robert W. De Forest, who is
indignant because his vote was challenged when
he had lived in the same house for twenty years
and we'll known off1ceholder. When
his deputies made a canvass OF that district,
said Mr.. Morgan. they found Mr.. De Forests s
house closed and entered it on their lists as
unoccupied. AS II impossible for deputies
and canvassers to know the personal standing
of voters in district the challenge for which
ground was obtained then had been made. Mr..
De Forest would have found by Election Day
that the challenge was removed. said superin-
tendent Morgan.