New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
HUNDREDS OF ARRESTS
ALL BUT 25 DISCHARGED.
.4ctiUity of Election Inspectors E.r-
aSperGteS Magistrates.

0Sp6TGItS hUDtSLFUteS.
The myriad of ante-election rurnors OF con.
tenplated fraud at the polls put the police
and the election officials on their guard and
extra vigilance was maintained AZ all the voting
places yesterday. Hundreds OF warrants had
been sworn out and about Ave hundred arrests
we're made IN Manhattan. The most of these
were on technicaIities-and when the prisoners
we're arraigneG ali but about twenty-five were
discharged
Examples OF what in many cases were termed
by the magistrates foolish arrests" were
those Of George s. Hornblower son of Will
lam Hornblower. and Congressman w. Bourke
Cochran Hornblower. who lives at No 30 East
72d street. was arrested in the polling place
Of the 10th Election District of the 29th As
sembly District. at No. 1856 Lexington avenue
and taken to the Yorkville Police Court, where
he Immediately discharged. He was regis
tered as living No - East 18th street, an
error having been made by the poll clerk
The arrest of Congressman Cochran was
made on the affidavit Of servant in the house
from which he registered that she did not know
him he also was Immediately discharged
such cases as these brought out strong ex-
pressons Of opinion from many magistrates re-
Farding the discrimination of inspectors at the
polls.
= INSPECTORS.
IN the twelve years have been a city mag
istrate have never seen such an ignorant lot
Of election inspectors as are serving to-day"
said Magistrate Cornell in the Yorkviue court
There ought to be an examination held 10 look
into their qualifications before they are ap-
pointed 10 such important positions On account
OF their stupidity thirty reputable men have
been hailed into this court to-day"
The magistrate was moved TO this outburst
when he had heard the story of Frank Abrams.
a travelling salesman. who lives at the Hotel
Ellis, No IDS East Third street Abrams's vote
was challenged, and he alleged that he was so
roughly handled that he left the place He was
then arrested. policeman said he looked at
the books in the polling place. and two Of them
had Abrams at a wrong address.
William Leary. superintendent of the Stare
Bureau Of Elections. was at his Office at No. AZ
West 42d street, long before the polls opened.
receiving reports from HIS deputies He had 262
men assigned throughout the city, most districts
having two or three each but in the 1st Cd
and 30 Assembly districts. IN the downtown end
Of Manhattan Island. there were ten or twelve
men assigned to an Assembly district.
FIVE HUNDRED WARRANTS ISSUED.
Word was sent out 10 arrest between fifteen
hundred and two thousand persons If they at
tempted to vote. and five hundred warrants
had been issued. For the rest, notification was
sent 10 the various election districts that the
men voting attempting TO vote under the
names given should be arrested, On the ground
that warrants were not obtained simply be-
cause Of lack Of time. Only small percentage
OF these arrests were made, however
During the day Superintendent Learv in
formed Police Headquarters that a patrolrnan
attached 10 the 5th street station was exposing
10 the view Of every within the room
a number Of warrants in the polling place at
10 2o4 5th street. Patrolman Otto Mat
tolag assigned there, was at once recalled and
another policeman sent 10 the polling place, but
Mattoa was not arrested.
Exposure Of election warrants is in violation
of the metropolitan district election laws and
charges may be brought against policeman
who violates the statute, Superintendent Leary
may take some action.
FIFTY LEAGUERS FIND NAMES VOTED.
Fifty members Of the independence League
who went 10 the polling place Of the 22d Elec-
ton District Of the Sd Assembly District. at
30. go East 14th street. to vote found that
ballots had already been deposited over their
names. They attempted then to swear in their
votes, but were not permitted TO do so by the
inspectors.
EX-Judge Palmieri. representing the Inde-
pendence League Immediately applied TO Judge
Rosalsky for writs of Eandamus to compel the
inspectors to show cause why the votes should
not be accepted. BY the time he returned about
twenty Of the waiting had grown disgusted
and gone away.
There was a great crowd at the polling place.
and the reserve Of the 5tb street station
were summoned Tor fear there might be riot
Deputy Attorney General Reass accompanied by
Deputy Darling. went Immediately TO the place.
and Darling was left il cha<ee with instruc-
tions that ne arrest any inspector who
refused TO permit any man to swear ir vote
In the I'd Election District OF the 13tH Assem-
bly, District. which is the The McManus
stronghold the polling place is at No. 500 West
53d street, and Mr.. Watson gave the name OF
the chairman Of the election board as Oscar Z.
Johnson. said to be an importer at No "a West
36th street. Mr.. Watson said he was told by
John McGrain whose address he took as No.
bOS West 18th street, that he had seen the chair
tear open the ballot offered before 1t was
deposited !n the box. apparently to see how II