New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-12
FLOATERS ON THE RUN
DIDN'T DARE REGISTER.
Republican Committeeman DnUc
Ont Tdmmany HeelerS.

President Parsons Of the Republican County
Committee and eX-Assembyman Edward Il.
Finch, chairman of the honest elections commit
tee of the same organization. witnessed at close
range last night the operations of the Tammany
repeating and vote-multiplying machine, They
broke up one or two gangs of foaters and gained
insight into the workings OF the registration
machinery that will enable them to deal under
standingy with the election law amendments which
the county committee will ask the Legislature to
adopt this winter.
Between and 8 o'clock a hurry call was sent
to the headquarters of the county committee say
ing that in the 18th Assembly District. where
Charles F. Murphy is the boss and Brother Jack
the district leader. there trouble i'm the I'D
Election District. Messrs Parsons and Finch went
there in an automobile.
Albert S Bard. Citizens Union man. posted at
this election district watcher thought he had
a right to challenge who couldn't give salts
factory answers TO questions. Jack" Murphy was
at the polling place at the time and said that Bard
didn't have any right TO challenge, not being a
qualified voter in the district Thereupon, after an
exchange of compliments. Murphy ordered the ar
resS Of Bard, who was taken to the police station
in East 22d street.
william Henkel. United States Marshal, the Re-
publican district leader, and Everett V. Abbott
went to the station house with Bard When he
saw there going to be a battle over Bard
Brother Jack got cold feet and didn't press
the complaint Messrs Parsons and Finch got to
the station III time TO escort Bard back TO the
registration place.
From there Parsons and Finch went to the Sd
Assembly District, big Tins" In the 14th Elec-
ton District there was trouble because Republic
can watchers had had the temerity to challenge a
string OF hOboes who could not give a straight ac-
count of themselves. The Tammany inspectors in
sisted that the Republican watchers had right
to challenge they were not qualified voters. In
the midst of the controversy Mr. Parsons and Mr.,
Finch arrived. When it looked as If the hobo on
the front OF the line would get his the
books Mr.. Parsons stepped forward and challenged
him.
"Aw-w-g'wan! Who you?' asked.
I'm Congressman Parsons. chairman of the Re-
publican County Committee" the answer.
We'll you haven't any right TO challenge" said
man named CardOne Of the Tammany law COM
mittee, who sent for to defend the sacred
rights of the Sullivan men,
The controversy held up the line but when the
word Challenge again used by Mr.. Parsons,
the second man in the waiting line. without warn
ing boted for the door. and got away despite the
frantic efforts of the Sullivan heelers TO get his
the books When the first fellow the
line that his trailer had escaped from trouble,
despite the fact that he had preciptated the strife.
he also bolted for the door. He was grabbed by
the Sullivan men and impiored TO stay and get
his the books but his attack of weak
heart too much for him. While this was go
ing the hobo line wavered and finally broke,
and the Sullivan TRUSTEES fed in all directions
Mr. Parsons and Mr. Finch then went to The
McManuss district, on the west side of 42d street
and Eighth In the first election district
visited. out of men challenged by the Re
publican watchers, under the direction OF Messrs.
Parsons and Finch, stood his ground the
other six beating it" out of the polling place.
Mr.. Parsons said afterwaTd that the County
Committee would follow up all the challenges. and
names on the books yesterday would be arrested
II they attempted to vote on the names