New-York tribune., 1905-11-07
TO ARREST MANY TODAY
MORGAN HAS W4RRANIS.
Elections Superintendent Has Last
of 5000 Suspected Cases.

|
ton to-day, George w Morgan, State superin-
tendent of Elections in the Metropolitan District
has arranged for wholesale arrests of "foaters'
/ and "repeaters' who are believed to be in the
| paw of Tammany district leaders. About 5000
| warrants were issued by magistrates yesterday
| and last night on evidence furnished through
| Mr. Morgan's office
Attorney General Mayer has appointed depu-
| ties to aid in the prompt prosecution of men VINO
| attempt to commit frauds at the polls to-day
| Police Commissioner McAdoo has promised ful!
| cooperation with the Attorney General and Mr.
Morgan in the task of keeping the election free
| from illegal voting.
In sending list of his deputies who to
serve at the police courts to-day. MI Mayer
Yesterday wrote to Magistrate Wahe. expressing
qualification at the aid given by the magistrates
at the recent primaries, and confidence that the
magistrates would give all desired aid to-day,
adding:
OF course every person presenting himself to
vote should have the opportunity to do so II ne
takes the oath provided by law whenever re-
quired. IT, by any mistake. any citizen is ar
rested before he has been permitted TO vote. my
representatives will consent that he may return
with the policeman to the polling place, in order
that he may have an opportunity to cast his
vote if he desires.
Eyerything will be done to expedite the dis
position of cases presented to the magistrates
There
not possible to produce the witnesses, because
they will be engaged elsewhere on official bust
ress. 1 therefore ask your cooperation IN the
matter OF granting adjournment wherever
the application is made upon any such or SIM
liar grounds
Commissioner McAdoo arranged to have the
police serve the greater number Of the warrants
at the polls to-day. He said the arrangement
he had with Mr.. Morgan was entirely harmoni-
Gus, and it was understood that the police would
allow any person arrested on warrant to vote
If he wished to swear in his vote before leaving
the polling place. This arrangement will pro-
tect in his right a legal voter who has been
named in a warrant by some blunder, and any
illegal voter apprehended will fear to vote and
thus make his offence greater.
Mr.. Morgan said yesterday that he had IN
formation that larger number of "repeaters
and "loaters" than usual had been hired for
work in the election to-day. Warrants for the
arrest of many of the hirelings have been OBJ
tained and intrusted to Mr.. Morgan's special
deputies who will lie in wait for them at the
polls Mr. Morgan, however. issued the follow
ing warning:
Every citizen who desires his vote to count
should go to the polls early possible. Many
cases have to my attention of names ap
pearing the registry books where these cit1-
upon them "Floaters'' will, in all probability
attempt to vote upon these names. There is
question but that in the early hours, and in the
late hours of the afternoon, many attempts will
be made by "foaters' to vote upon the names of
respectable citizens who have not arrived at the
polls.
A who had been arrested suspected
"f1oater'' at a house in St Marks Place held
for examination in police court yesterday. He
said he was Michael Smith, of Hoboken, and in
his pocket were found cards which the fol-
lowing had been written:
John Burns Nassau Hotel No. oT5 Bowery,
Room 81. twenty-one years. three times
Frederick White, twenty-five years. No. 2I5
Bowery Room So. There since September ).
1905.
William Nc ermott. No. 31S Monroe-st third
floor, four flights up, twenty years, six
months in house.
On the other card was written:
James Blair, No. Il 2d-st first floor twenty
three years, No. % Mangan-st, last year.
Eleven months in house.
Louis F. Cromwell an inspector Of elections |
was arrested yesterday the charge of having |
Illegally from the house No. 12S Wav-
erly Place. lie paroed when it was shown |
that he had informed Superintendent Morgan |
that he had registered under mistake as to his |
right of residence. and had made the promise not |
to vote in the election
Mr.. Morgan is pleased with the good feeling
that exists between the Police Department AMI |
his Office this year. Both Commissioner McAdoo |
and Superintendent Morgan working hand |
In hand to-day, although considerable friction |
has existed between them in past years. Mr.. |
Morgan has met the Commissioner half way by |
taking off his hands a large number of warrants.
and giving them TO his ''secret service men.
Mr.. Morgan, speaking OF the outlook to-day |
said: Il shall be very much surprised IL the day |
passes without trouble of some kind"
Some of the older deputies declare that more
has gone on than has taken place
before any election in the last ten years This I
is said to be largely in the 3D. 14th |
5th and 18th Assembly districts. Several men
we're arrested yesterday for illegal registration.