New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-08
FRAUD ATTEMPTS SCARCE
"Floaters" Hold Aloof from the
Polling Places.
CITY'S QUIETEST ELECTION
Most of Those Arraigned in
Magistrates Courts Prove
Their Innocence.

Relatively to the vote cast there were
few attempts at Illegal voting, and Police
Commissioner Waldo and John r. voorhis,
state Superintendent of Elections. said
that 1t was the quietest and dulest cleo
ton in their political experience
There was unusually heavy early voting.
officials said that by . a. m. fully one
third of the total vote had been cast. and
that by p. IN. the city from the Battery
70 The Bronx had cast 20 per cent of lts
vote. The entire vote practically was cast
by 40 2. m
For a time there was great confusion
In the 32d Assembly District. which takes
In the upper section of The Bronx. Owing
TO printers mistake in labelling pack
ages of election ballots fifteen of the cleo
ton districts found themselves voting on
tickets intended for other districts. When
the mistake was discovered 1t promptly
was rectifed.
Mr.. Voorhis said: II have had fifty
years OF experience in politics and know
Of no election In which as much apathy
las been shown as In that OF to-day. /
attribute that to the fact that the offices
voted for control only a small amount OF
patronage. From the small number OF
arrests for attempted Illegal voting and
from the comparatively small number Of
warrants served for Illegal registration I
believe that all classes OF voters. espe-
clally those who in former years had vio-
lated the law with impunity. now under
stand that the election laws were made
TO be enforced.
To-day we had about three hundred OF
our men out keeping tabs OF the various
polling places. Wholesale fear OF the
heavy penalties imposed for Illegal regis
tration and for attempted Illegal votinB
undoubtedly deferred even the most reck-
less 'foater' or 'colonIzer' from approach
ing the polling places The Police De-
partment and the District Attorneys Of
flee and my own have co-operated I'm the
good work, and think the results speak
for themselves"
For violation of the election Law three
persons were taken before Magistrate
Freschi, In the Tombs court. The officers
had exercised more zeal than discretion,
making the arrests on hearsay or on
technical points, and all the defendants
we're discharged.
Magistrate House, in Essex Market court.
rested for alleged attempted Illegal voting,
but he held in $500 bail for examination
tomorrow Isador Forndsky, Of No. 100
Ludlow street. an inspector Of elections,
who was charged by Patrolman Roahe
with having abused the voters while they
were casting their ballots.
Few cases were brought before Magis-
trate Corrlgan, in the jefferson Market
court, and in each case discharge followed
appearance. OF five cases before Mags-
trate Kernochan in the Morrisania court.
all the defendants were discharged. One
OF these was Samuel r.. Smith, thirty
years Old of No 1891 Fifth avenue He
had registered twice, thinking, he ex-
planned to the court that he would not
only have to register to vote to-day. but
also TO vote IN the primaries for the next
election.
OF three cases before Magistrate Butts.
in the II lem court, only one defendant
was held. He was David Davies, twenty
FIVE years old. of No. 1925 Third avenue.
which IL In the 18th Election District of
the 18th Assembly District. II vas said
that he had moved from that address yes
terday He was held in fl,0jo for examina-
ton to-day.