New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-04
MOOSE AND LEAGUERS
SEEK VOORHEES, SCALP
Bird and O'ReiIIy Charge EleC-
tons Superintendent with
IneffiCienCy and Neglect.
CALL HIS DEPUTIES UNFIT
Governor, in Reply to Charges,
Says He Will Act When
Accused Official Makes
Specific Answer.

Charging misconduct and inefiiciency in
the Office of John r. Voorhis. state SUI
pcrintcndont Of Elections. Francis W
Bird. chairman ~ the Progressive Coun-
~ Committee, and l.. J. ORoilly, chair
man Of tho Iudepcndcce League city
Committee. asked Governor Glyun 10 re-
move him "summarlly' YESTERDAY. IN
reply 10 a dispatch from the Governor
Superintendent Noorhis said all civic
bodies had had every facility for getting
information i'm his office. nut he had re-
fused 10 give them control OF the Office.
The Governor said he would take no
action until he had received more de-
tailed statement from Mr. Voorhis.
Upon the facts Mr.. Bird and Mr..
O'Rcilly presented. and lin fear that the
election on Tuesday vii! become
travrsty Of law" they appealed 10 the
Governor TO exercise the power OF your
office 10 the end that either Supcrintend-
cut ~ Elections Voorhis Doe summarily re-
moved or compelled TO perform the duties
and obligations imposed upon him by
law"
Eight specifications were given.
"FIrst-Hc took no effective action on
the list Of fraudulent voters handed to
him a year ago and permitted the same
names 10 lc registered this year.
"Second-He made no general compari-
son Of the signatures Of persons register
ing and ignored the applications OF voters
60 have suspicious registration inquired
into. Has failed 10 cooperate with pri-
yatc agencies Interested I'm preventing IL
legal registration.
"Thi-d-Hc has appointed as deputies
men who are themselves Illegally regis
tered and who have Illegally voted.
'Fourtn-He has appointed 40 deputy
supcrintendents men totally untitled and
OF bad reputation.
'Fiuh-Hc has authorized and permitted
his deputies 10 interfere with duly APP
pointed watchers.
"SiNth-He has permitted his office TO
be used for partisan purposes and au-
thorzed prcjudiccd investigators 10 cX-
anime persons legally entitled TO vote. and
has sought 10 Cypress the families OF
men politically opposed TO his party,
while little or no Investigation has been
made Of persons Of his own political party
who are not entitled to register and vote.
"Seyenth-lIc has appointed as deputy
superintendents OF elections men who are
political and partisan captains. equipping
them with revOyors and permitting them
10 ntimidate voters.
"Eighth-His lnefiicicncy is shown by
the fact that out OF total registration
Of 26G.COD I'm the County of New York he
has asked for only forty-three names to
be stricken off the rolls
Superintendent Voorhis said last
night:
"Inasmuch as they are only general
charges | will reply in kind by making
general denial to them all, with the
exception Of the one which says that
have made no general comparison OF
the signatures OF persons registering
Il presume that they refer 10 the sig
natures Of this year. The registration
books are now in the hands OF the In
enoctore of elections and will be until
after election, which makes II impos-
sible for me 10 make the comparisons
asked.
IT think I am performing the duties
and obligations imposed upon me by
Law | have examined scores OF COM
plalnts furnished by the Voters
League. and more than nine out or
every ten of them have been found to
have no foundation. ON the other hand
have received some complaints from
factions opposed TO the league ana
most OF them ] found absolutely unre-
| liza BILE a.. ,,,,,,,,i.t,,ts
I'm the past most OF lhe COMMANDS
came 10 me from the workers in either
of the old parties the Democrats or
,be Republicans, but this year. owing
to to- the unusual excitement occasioned
~ ,p, tbe great number OF allegations
~ fraud come from rcformers.
VI 81 bave been in my office from ? a. m
until after midnight for three weeks. III
I've been negligent I'll leave II TO others
/ to decide