The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-19
WELCOMED HTGGINS'S ORDER.
District Leaders FOu d . Few Extra job,
at the Polls Very Handy.

~ the Polls Nery Handy.
Governor Higgins's order to the Sheriffs
to prevent violence at the primaries was
welcomed by such district leaders as we're
able to Use at the polling places the services
OF twenty, thirty or forty friends in the
guise OF deputy sheriffs, paid for the days
work by the county. There was a great
rush to get men started for the Sherif's
Office and sworn in as special deputies.
The first batch was thirty-eight strong
and came from Percival f.. Maggie, who
was in the fght to Gust John F. Cowan
from the Tammany leadership of the Thir-
tieth district. Close at the heels of this
aggregation came a bunch Of thirty-fve
from the Mohawk Club, Cowan's organiza-
ton. Sheriff Hayes swore in both gangs.
j. L.. Burke and Ex-Alderman John l..
Dietz, who were fighting for Tammany
supremacy in the Iwenty-fourth, got an
idea that they. too needed special sheriffs.
and sent down patches. So did Senator
James j. Frawley and T. l.. Bremen. who
are having IL out in the Twenty-sixth.
Sheriff Hayes allotted the W districtstyen
ty-six men Of assorted ideas and gave them
Tammany Leader Matt Donohue Of the
Seventeenth said he was badly in need OF
protection, and his opponent, Ross Williams,
ItII HE I'll ITO y ANOh NV
oath end a set Of the old nickel plated stars
that have lain useless in the Sherif's office
for years. James Ahearn and James +.
RYAN. the Mcclellan candidates in the
Nineteenth district. wanted deputies, rs did
Charles Hahn and James F. Reilly, the
Murphy representative. All got them.
Deputies were sworn in and sent to the
Tw entv-frst TO see that nothing wrong
occurred during the struggle for leader
ship bet ween Joseph W. Savage OF the
Mcclellan forces and City Magistrate Walsh
OF the Murphy contingent. They also went
DO the Thirty-hrst to protect the rights and
anatomy OF the voters for Louis A. Abrams
and p. A. Hendrick.
Down came fifty men from the Republic
can organization to be sworn in. They
weren't assigned to IN particular district
or districts, but were sent to the orice OF
County Chairman Herbert Parsons, under
the chaperonage- OF Deputy Sheriff Max
Por9es.
Most OF the Republican deputies we're
sent to the First, where F. \. ORLANDO and
Mike Hines were up and at each other;
to the Second, where a three -cornered fight
was being waged between Eli Rose nherg,
Joseph Levinson and Judge Kramer; to the
Third to see that the youthful j. Is. g.. Rine-
hart and Jimmy MarCh's man, Louis Hoen-
ninger, kept the peace. A few were cent
TO the Twenty-ffth to see that Ezra p.
Prentice and Dick Van Colt behaved.
All told, the Sheriff swore in about $50
deputies by Democratic request. Ihat the
Republicans didn't get a like number was
due to the fact that they weren't asked for,
The instructions given by the Sheriff
to the deputies were:
The duty OF special deputies will be 70
represent the Sheriff and TO cooperate with
the police and other ofhcials connected with
the primary election in preserving order Mt
the polls and preventing any Illegal conduct
thereat.
ANY disorder or attempt TO commit a crime
against the election law coming to the attCn-
ton Of a deputy should be called to the at
tention OF the police with a request that the
latter take action.
In the event that the law Ia violated in the
presence or to the knowledge OF the deputy
ne should command a policeman TO take
action and IL the latter refuses he may take
action himself.
Deputies are required to prevent disOrde
and not to cause or encourage 1t.
In case OF any serious breach Of the peace
which becomes general in its nature anc
which the deputy and the police seem unable
20 abate the deputy may call upon any Cit
zens to assist him. and this failing the deput,
shall forthwith communicate with the Sheriff
at the Sherin's office for instruction.
Deputies are by law vested with the usua
powers OF a peace officer. but this does no
mean that they may be arbitrary or brutal
FOTCt HluNN uOL Bt uSFus NANNil III tA'lFAN'
cases and where lawful methods are forciblS
resisted by the offender.
The Sheriff will not sanction any but lawfu
acts by deputies and expects them to eXercis
proper Judgment and discretion in the faith
full discharge Of Their duties.
Late on Monday night Sheriff Haye
sent this letter to Police Commissions
Bingham:
l hereby respectfully call upon you to CO
operate with me. in the preservation Of Ords
at the various polling places in, the count
of New York and in the protection Of citizen
In the exercse of their polIt ical rights, h
lAf0rthwith making provision FOR the assigT
ment OF police officers az and about all place
within this county where primary election
will be held Tomorrow. with instructions Z
remain therea until the final Announcement
Of the poll. Very respectfully yours,
NICHOLAS j. HAYES.
The Sheriff received a verbal reply b,
telephone from Gen. Bingham, who sal
that he had issued orders.
District Attorney Jerome kept his offic
open until The polls cloeed at 3 O'Clock
There was only one appeal for advice, A
uptown citizen said, his polling place ha
CLOSED about 8 o'clock. He was told to e
the number OF the election district an
witneeses' and report to the District AttOI
ney's ONCE to-day.