Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-01
TAMMANY SCATHiNGLY
DENOUNCED IN PULPITS
Invasion of East Side Lodging Houses
for Illegal Registrations.

New York, Oct 31.-At most of the
churches in New York today, SER
mons dealing with the election were
listened to by large congregations. As
on last Sunday. Tammany hall was
scathingly denounced, by inference if
not by name. At the Metropolitan
temple, Rev. John w. Hill spoke on
THE Duty Of the Voter" and pleaded
earnestly for patriotism at the ballot
box. Isn't it time, he asked that the
people should rise and put an end to
a reign of political corruption more
startling audacious and defiant
than the Infamous Tweed ring in its
palmiest days?
At Carnegie hall, Rev DR.. Felix Ad-
Ter discussed 'The Present Contest
and the Final Emancipation of New
York" He deeried Tammany hall as
a general proposition. but did not hes
itate to say that it was not Tammany
per Sc that he objected to. 1t was
the system that permitted Tammany
to exist. One of the causes of this.
he said was the imperfect view taken.
as a people. of democracy.
East Side Lodging Houses Searched.
Legal precautions preceding the
election resulted today in an invas-
ion of lodging houses on the East Side
by Superintendent of Elections Leary
and forty deputies. In the score of
lodging houses visited about four
thousand sleep nightly and about 1900
registered from these places as their
homes. Every man in them, from
midnight to sunrise was poked in
the ribs. made to get up, answer to
his name, and tell his age, nativity
and length of residence in the state.
superintendent Leary had with him
cards containing ell this information.
copied from the registration books
and when the answers did not tally
with the card, the man was marked
for further attention. Leary said
that out of the 1900 men who had
registered from these lodgings a large
proportion had done so illegally, and
warrants for the arrest of several hun
dred will be sworn out tomorrow.
In several of the houses there was
opposition to the authorities on the
part of the clerks, two of whom were
arrested.
The Complicated Official Ballot.
The complicated official ballot
brought forth a statement from the
Citizens union tonight, urging the
adoption of the Massachusetts form
of ballot
by actual count" says the state
ment. there are 104 Implications and
unnecessary places on the ballot
which is fifty-two per cent of the
total number. In addition there are
five columns which are blank except
for the mayor, comptroller and pres
ident of the board of aldermen, and
two other columns which contain but,
two names each. Three-fourths of
the ballot is therefore wasted"
Next to Last Speech bv Gaynor.
Justice Gaynor's next to last speech
of the campaign-the last will be made
in Harlem tomorrow night-was de-
livered in Brooklyn at the Masonic
temple this afternoon. He called at
tention to the mailing of circulars by
his enemies to the voters of Greater
New York for the alleged purpose of
arousing religious prejudice against
him. He characterized them as living
circulars that no newspaper could be
induced to print.
by computation" he went on. "I
find that the circulars sent out must
have cost in the neighborhood of $75.-
600 and $4,000 additional spent for
postage These circulars / believe
were mailed to New York city from
Chicago / did not think such thing
was possible"
Judge Gaynor reiterated that he, if
elected mayor, would not be dominat-
ed by any political boss.