New-York tribune., 1908-04-01

6Isf street with attempting to vote unoer the
name of George fyas- Morris told the court ne
s,u,teres so that the inspectors must have mis-
understood him when he gave his name
William Morgan of No. 426 West 56th street,
was held in $1,000 for trial. charged by Paul
aeckenbecker. a Parkhurst society sleuth, with
voting under the Of Horace Spalding at
the Republican polling place at No 5o1 West
6lst street Morgan waived examination.
PARSONS CAPTAIN CHALLENGED.
John J. Smith, twenty-four years old, of No.
PFC Third avenue, Parsons captain in the 9Th
Election District of the Goth Assembly District,
was challenged as he was about TO cast his vote
by Nillard l.. AIillard, Odell man, of No $40
Third avenue in the booth at No. 90 East 53th
street Aiilard said Smith had no residence in
this CITY, and that the address given was that
of his parents. Smith contended that he was a
travelling salesman and that the address given
WAS his legal home
Taken to Yorkville court. charged with Illegal
voting Smith was discharged by Magistrate
Cornell when he showed evidence to prove that
he had right to vote from that address
Henry c. Proctor. a negro. was arrested for
an alleged Illegal attempt to vote at the polling
place of the 9th Election District Of the 18th
Assembly District No. IL waverley Place He
gave his address as No. 50 Macdougal street,
and il is charged attempted TO vote from that
number. Edgar Barron. Republican inspector
asserted that the man did not live at that ad-
dress
In the eth Assembly District, where the fight
was between William Hapin. the Repuohcan
header of the district, who heads the Odell eIe-
1nent and Oscar W. Ehrhorn, Halpin declared
that the Ehrhorn adherents were refusing to
allow Halpin inspectors to perform their ouues
CT the polling places. but added:
hoy rhTOXE
will win anyway. and then there VIII be no oc-
sasion for the other side 10 cry Fraud"'
Ehrhorn's lieutenants asserted that some OF
their inspectors were being barred from the
voting places by the Halpin crowd.
HUGHES BOOMER MAKES CHARGE.
( Charges and counter charges were made by
the Hughes and The Parsons leaders Of the 18th
Assembly District. There was talk of strong
.argn" men being imported. Clarence b. Free
man is the Hughes booster in that district, WIN
headquarters at Seth street and Madison aVet
nue.. while John Henry Hammond is the Par
sons hacker. Mr.. Freeman said that two men
who had deserted Parsons were intimidated- 10
support this he showed what purported to be
two kilograms addressed TO George Elwood.
night watch1nan in the Assay Office. and living
al No lS6 East 64th street. Mr.. Freeman
1refaced the kilograms by saying that Mr. Ell
wood had shown a pencfant for the Governor
as Presidential timber
one of the alleged kilograms informed Eiwood
that he should report for duty at a different
hour than usual This. Mr.. Freeman explained,
was done SO that Ewood could not follow out
his plans TO boost the Governor
ONLY ONE LEAGUE CONTEST.
only one contest characterized the lnde-
rendence League primaries, and that was
brought in the 18th Assembly District at the
last moment. the opposition Of Julius Cohn to
John Y. Campbell the present leader, Delng
made public Sunday 1t Is held Tor the
league that in the two boroughs ii has lS,Vo
enrolled voters.
This was the leagues first primary. and on its
ballots il used for the time in this city the
union label of she Allied Printing Trades. evil
dently with the idea Of making a test and estab-
fishing precedent for the benefit of union labor
in general The ballots were accepted.