The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10
HUGHES TOLD LEARY Is 0 K
MAYBE NE cI'SSED ar TINES.
BUF me- WORKED HARD.

Lac Imposed q halsn AoO County lem
. mletee oeleettsna ''Proa the lnesn-
psoSea CIasses'' NhO Are % No tee
PFaWosea Cutting Down % the FoPce.
william n. Wadhama. who was Ap-
pointed commissioner by Gov. Hughes 70
Investigate the once Of state Supsrin-
tsndene Of Elections william LSAry. has
raportod 70 the Governor that many
changes In tho work Of the once are de-
slrabls-especially the abolition Of the
| Co Generalization deputies" who are ex-
psnslve and generally wOrthless-bus
that Supt. Leary himself has shown .
sincere 6osirs 70 bring the Once 10 the
highest degree Of s6AcioOcy.
There IN evidence. especially during
poriOds Of great Btress Of business and
hlgh tension work. says Commissions
wMAhnma. "oe what have been termed
Characteristic Outbreaks On the part Of
the Superlntsndsnt. hut they have not
materially prevented the obtaining OF 70
sults during his administration. particu-
larry after the division % wOrE more
definitely into departments and the plac-
ing Of the preparation Of cases under the
supervision Of the general counsel and the
deeasl Of deputies and the supervision
Of Investigations In charge OF the chief
deputy.'
The report says that after this was dOOs
thsre waa q marked change In the spirit
Of The men. who worked throughout the
campaign with the greatest enthusiasm
and interest and surpassed the previous
mood records made under the present
q - n
both In the prevention and the obtaining
Of svidsncs for tho punishment OF crime
under che election Law, has been accom-
pllshed by the once under the pressnt
administration than heretofore. The best
record in the history Of the department.
has been made In the year 1909
Commissioner wHdhams says that the
department should not he used for the
purpose Of acting a. . police force at the
pOlls. and an increase IN the number
Of deputies regulate for such purpose
would be inadvisAble. az This would place
q power in tho hands a the State Super
lntendsnt which might at times Of politi-
cal excitement be a menace rather than
q safeguard. The Elections superintsn-
dent should not s.tesnpt TO duplicate
tine work Of chalIsngers and watchers.
which 10 more diligently performed
by partisans.- but he should have
sufhcient clerical force to keep the
records and statissics concerning
the electorate and q sufficient force Of
investigators TO determine IN advance
Of the registration and the election thoes
who are entitled to register and vote.
By means OF such invcs,l cations and the
warrant. the order Of arrest and the
challenge placed in the hands Of the
proper ofslcials tho SUPERINTENDENT can
prevent illegal registration ana voting
and furnish the evidsnce % punish offences
against the election Law.
The report recommends thai the Super
intendsnt and Chief Deputy b. paid
salaries commensurate With their re-
sponsibilities. and the deputies get
conversation that will provide a living
wage" Mr. WadhAms recommends that
ths salAriss he readjusted as follows:
Superintendent, ts.OOO; Chief Deputy.
IS ,6oO; Etfty deputies at 81 900, seventy 1--WE
% o. 20O and twenty-five At o.. tOO-and
NO more. He advises that the branch
Office in Brooklyn he discontinued except
during the campaign period.
Mr.. WAdhATns says that there has been
no lack Of discipline In the ofhce. but that
by reason Of temperamentAl charac-
teristics the language ana demeanor
% tho Superintendent have not been
sasoA M NJ az ttrsen 70 oortsfzaazsd the
euthusiAatic support ~ the enttre
force and on occasions have discouraged
the men ADDRESSED and tended to create
a lack OF confidenos and hearty coopera-
ton between the Superintendent and his
subordinatss. and % endsnger the esprit
de c rps of the department.
The report recommends that the pro
vision in the election Law Tor the appoint
meat Of Vno -organisa ton thirty day
and Ave day dep0ties Ne repealed. They
cust t2S SO last year and their services
wsrs Of practically no value. The char
acter % men obtained upon the recom-
mcndation Of the organization 10 for the
most part unsatisfactory because the
msn are recruited largely from the -un-
smployed claaA.' Mr.. Mad hams Aays
that when one OF thcss men appeared
for AppointnIsnt he was recognized a.
a crook or guerrilla torn us~d tn
designate men engaged In Illegal regss-
tr1tion and voting. Another after his
appointment was afrested ny the detec-
tive buTsau bstw cen the second and third
days Of registration. In another case
the chairman Of a county committee
which COMMITTEES n not stated recon-
mSnded for appointment . man who
had been convicted of q fel0ny.