New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-08
Barefaeed Frauds Alleged,

Bsrefaced Frauds Alleged,
The fraudulent work in these eiec-
tion districts in the 9th Assembly Dis
trct was of the most barefaced kind.
In the lst Election District IS names
were returned as voted. or that num-
Der 20 either had moved away or did
not vote.
turned as having voted. OF this num-
Der IS either did not vote or else. they
had moved from the district.
In the Sd Election District no votes
were cast for the Taft delegates. although
the Taft alternates received exactly the
same vote as the Roosevelt delegates.
This is easily accounted for, as the Tart
alternates were both personal ftiends OF
the leader of the 6th Assembly Dlstrlct
In the Attn Election District ITO Repub-
licans enrolled In September, 1911. OF THIS
number 100 we're recorded as having voted.
Not one single vote was cast Tor the iall
delegates. although the TAFT alternates
got exactly the same votes as the Roose-
Welt delegates The poll book In the ith
Election District also showed another Pc
culiarity. to say the least, and that IS
that the voters in that dlstrct Voteo
practically in sequence. according 10 the
alph~ betical arrangement OF their names;
An .vestigation of the district showed
that out of the l09 who, II was Claimed,
voted Sc either did not vote or had moved
out Of town. In fact. one man reported
that he could not vote that day as he
was AT the hospital having his leg ampu-
tated, but a small thing Ike that did not
seem 10 make any difference 10 the
Roosevelt captain-he voted just the
same.
In the 18th Election District 30 men were
recorded as voting, but the inspectors re-
ported 40. Out Of this 40 votes the Taft
delegates got nome, but the Tart alter
mates got the same vote as the Roose-
Welt delegates. An investigation of the
district showed IL men who stated they
did not vote at the primaries at all
In the 10th Election District ~ votes
were cast Again none OF them were cast
for the Taft delegates, although the Taft
alternates received ~ votes, the same as
the Roosevelt delegates. Ten men IN THIS
district likewise reported, upon investi-
cation, that they did not vote or partici-
pate in the primary.
In the other nine election districts OF
the sth Assembly District conditions were
somewhat similar. but owing TO the fact
that they were In another Congress dis.
trict In which there were no contests not
so many names were voted
Leader Gets an Office.
II Is interesting TO note the leader Of
this district Louis Friedel. resigned as
leader Of the district in the Republican
party and was appointed by William a
Prendergast, Controller OF the City or
SUPERINTENDENT Of Markets and Collector
of City Revenues. which place he now
holds.
the upper end ~ the city CThe Bronx.
word was received on the Sunday pre-
ceding the primary that the Roosevelt
workers intended to have men vote on the
names Of Italians before the ltanans
could get home from work on primary
day. In frustrating this attempt, the
BURNS Detective Agency was hired. II
Is Interesting TO note that this agency was
also nired by the Roosevelt people TO
r. Ss further Interesting to note that the
only irregularity that the Burns agency
found, according 20 their report, was
in the 18th Assembly District ~, IN the the
Roosevelt people had bought up a TAFT
captain.
"On March o." said Mr.. Mills In
his statement concerning the New York
election, "some one called up Samuel
s. Koenig, president Of the Republican
County Committee, and informed him
that one Of his district leaders, the
leader Of the 9Th Assembly District.
Louis Friedel, had sold out to the
Roosevelt people.
"Koenig called up Friedel on the
phone and put the proposition up to
him perfectly straight. Friedel denied
It. said he was acting on behalf OF Mr..
Taft, and would continue to be loyal.
We took his word for It,
"The 9Th Assembly District was one
Of the two, and only two. districts to
go for Mr.. Roosevelt. The other one
was the 7th Assembly District. where
there was a factional fight. where there
were three tickets in the field. and
where Mr.. Roosevelt's delegates ap-
peared on two. The vote In the eth
Assembly District shows some extraor-
binary figures. which can only be ex-
planned when we remember that the
people who were supposed TO look after
the Taft interests were under the d.
rection Of Mr.. Friedel. and did not look
after the Taft interests. and the Roose-
Welt people probably did not have any
watchers there at all. in view OF the
fact that they knew Mr.. Friedel would
look after their interests.
IT submit these figures to this COM
nittee for what they are worth" added
Mr.. Mills. presenting the facts as out
lined in his summarized statement. L
do not want you gentlemen to believe
for one minute that am insinusting
that Judge Duell or Mr.. Hooker knew
If these things. but do state that they
put the pre-convention campaign In
New York City in charge of some gen.
tlemen who knew only one kind OF poll
t,cs and, to that extent. they were re-
sponsible.
IT will say" added Mr.. Mills AFTER
some Interruptions. that 1t was COM
monty reported to me during the two
weeks preceding the primaries that one
xa..Aiican laaders who had