New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-19

fingers OF HIS lefr hand had been broken. He
said he had broken his fingers by knocking a
revolver out OF Lemons hand
Before Garry was arraigned in the Harlem
court Lennon went there and swore out a war
rant for felonious assault against Magic. Maggie
appeared, with head and hand bandaged, and
made a complaint against both Lennon and
Garry. The result was that all three were held
IN bail for examination tomorrow
When he was making his complaint Magic
declared that he would have killed Lennon II
he had had pistol He applied 10 Lennon such
epithets that Magistrate Moss rebuked him
Cowan supporters said last evening that Maggie
took forty repeaters 20 the polling place OF the
ga Election District Of the Both Assembly Dis
trict, and the repeaters practically cleaned out
the place. after stufing the ballot box with
Maggie votes. The same gang. II was said. went
into the adjoining election district and threw
from the polling place into the street all tho
Cowan ballots. while Magic personally grabbed a
bunch of HIS own ballots and stuffed them into
the box.
More votes have been cast for Maggie than
there are voters IN the Assembly district"
Cowan said later.
Several Cowan watchers reported that they
had been thrown out of polling places and
kicked about on the sidewalks by the rufians IN
the employ OF Maggie Early last evening Cowan
/
because OF the fraud and terrorism practised
by Maggie and his followers.
Shortly before midnight Mr.. Cowan made a
statement. saying in part:
There has been no election in this district to-
Gay. There has been an organized riot conduct
| ed by gangs imported here for the purpose or
oefrauding the electors. Despite all that has
| happened, j shall send my own delegation to
Buffalo and contest in convention the right now
| claimed by Maggie Of seating his candidates.
Maggie caused the arrest OF several members OF
| the various boards and While they We're being
| taken TO the police station, he put men I'm their
places against the protests Of the other members
| OF the boards. Reputable citizens saw ballot
| boxes taken bodily into the street and stuffed
VIII, with Magic ballots while my workers were
In my own election district. when I went out
board who knew me. and. while I was the only
one IN the line was bluntiy told that IL I
didn't hurry Up and vote would be thrown out
TX is Significant fact that IN spite OF all this
fncessant riot and disorder not a single arrest
OF Maggie man was made during the day.
Mr.. Maggie. lying IN bed. IN his home at No
East 10Th street. at an early hour this morn
ing said. regarding his victory:
The fight. although bitter. was as honest as
any fight ever heard Of. I had previously
warned my friends and supporters 10 refrain
from any show Of violence or disorder at the
polls and 1 am reasonably satisfied that my
suggestions We're followed The only show OF
disorder was that when 1 personally was at
tackled by a cowardly saloonkeeper. I knew two
weeks ago that an effort would be made 70
murder me- and tried 10 prepare myself for II
without violating any section OF the Penal Code
In the Goth Assembly District where FrawIev
and Brennan were having an old fashioned fight
FOR the TammaHy leadership several shots were
fired in street encounters between the opposinp
factions but no blood spilled The police
did not even make arrests on account OF the
disturbances.
Roswell D. Williams. who was contestinr the
Tammany leadership in the 18th District with
Matthew Donohue, was getting into an autOmo-
bile in front or his headquarters in West IOOth
street when small band OF supposed DOnOhue
supporters, armed with clubs made a dash al
him. Two friends OF Williams drew revolvers
and fired shots I'm the air and the attaclrtng
band fed. Nobody was hurt
No serious fighting occurred at the Repubiican
primaries. but a few arrests We're made an
charges OF frauds i'm the districts eas of the
Bowery. At a polling place OF the % District
Max Wichner. LevensOn supporter stuffed ten
ballots into the box and arrested When
arraigned I'm the police court he said he had
acted under the order OF inspector OF elections
lie was held for examination.
samuel StTasbOurger the Quigg candidate for
leader in the 3lst District. declared that Presi
cent Parsons OF the county COMMITTEES had re
moved all the inspectors OF election who vvara
2ulgg men, and had appointed in their places
INSPECTORS VINO were supporters Of Harvey \,
eheteWs strasbOurger also asserted that re-
peatefs from philadelphia were being used IN
the district. s use" III