New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
PERKINS bULLDOz|NG
VOTERS, PALMER SAYS
Democratic State Chairman
Sees Plot in Hiring CT
Burns and Jerome.
HAS HORDE OF DETECTIVES
Threats of Jail for. Ignorant
Ones Said to Have Been
Made by Progress
sive Spoilers.

George NJ. Palmer, chairman Of the
Democratic state Committee, in a
statement issued yesterday asserted
that movement had been set on foot,
under the lcadcship of George ".
Perkins, financial hacker Of the Pro-
gressive party, TO intimidate and keep
from the polls many voters m thc 'ig
Of New York.
This statement has reference 20 the
fact that the Progressive committee,
with the approval OF Colonel Roosevelt
has obtained the services Of William j.
Burns and a large stan Of private de-
tectivcs TO ferret out fraud on Election
Day. ana also has interested W. T.
Jerome in the work Of prosecuting such
cases OF crookedncss as the Burns men
may find.
Both Burns and Jerome have had
long conferences with the colonel, and
it is understood they have offered their
services without compensation, al
though the detective will, Of course, get
enough money to pay the force Of men
lie expects TO employ.
MIR. Palmcr's statement follows:
It has come to the knowledge Of the
Democratic state Committee that a move
ment, under the guisc Of protecting the
ballot box, is being organized, under the
leadership of George ". Perkins, To N
timidate and keep from the IrJl!s HlhIiy
voters i'm the City OF New YORK. ms
movement takes the form OF an aIeseu
attempt to prevent repeating and coiOmz-
ING I'm the city. The means employed
gupear 10 be the hiring Of so-called IN
yrStIEatOrs, who, under the Sulst OF tN-
amining and checking registration Hsts,
are sent into the homes or D"LnOCIhtlc
,,nterg I'm the crow dcd sections OF the
CITY AT times when the heads OF the
households arG absent By false assulnp-
zion and counterfeitng officers or tht
iaU' these investigators COeTce ana
g,iobten the members Of the household by
intInating that II the father or son ap-
naaTs 10 vote on Election Day he VII! e
This procedure is an outrage and =
,.rnnc that would not be tolerated IN
any other city than New York, nor ih
any other country than ours. The STATE
Committee is informed that man nameu
emerson mas for several days been en-
.aging young men TO perform thIs ne
farious work. vi.
The fact is that the city Of New lorS ,
* more free from election fraud lmSh
any other large city in the country. me
Tegistration lists are subjected TO scrutiny
and examination by the police authorlues;
,Ee state Superintendent OF Election ana
nfEcr officials charged with the duty oil
uurgIng the lists Of illegal voters ana IN
suring an honest election. The purpose
~ tLe Investigators employed by hlnei
son and paid for as We are informed, ny
fbat eminent purst George w. Perkins;
g. moi Intended to stop fraud and prOteCl
tbs ballot box, but TO keep Democrats
u,bo are entitled To the suffrage from Vot-
nc Gy appealing to the fears OF mem
hers OF their families. These men make
Gnr,iciIiary visits that are unauthorized
bV anV law, ard I'm violation OF every law
Eguilies that are subjected 10 the IN,
yaeion OF their homes Dy unauthorized
narsons should resent the afront by EJECT
lne, N an. and by reporting TO the proper
afiborities the indignities 10 which they
are subjected.