New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-04
PRISON FACES FAKE
VOTERS IN ELECTION
Assistant District Attorney
Train Says He Has Complete
Registration Proof.
600 WARRANTS ARE OUT
Magistrates Ready for Quick
Action in Gases of Reporters
ALL Gunner To Be
Handled Summarily.

After three weeks work in charge OF
the District Attorneys election bureau,
Arthur Train, Special Deputy Assistant
District Attorney, announced yesterday
that the election to-day would be the
cleanest ever held In New York County.
IF a solitary man succeeds in casting
fraudulent ballot tomorrow said Mr.
Train Yesterday, che deserves not only
to be permitted TO vote hereafter without
question. but TO receive a medal and
good salary for the rest Of his life"
There have been about six hundred war
rants issued and Chief Inspector Schmitt-
berger will have detectives on hand at
the polling places to execute them II the
defendants attempt to vote. Almost one
hundred and fifty Of the warrants were
bench warrants, issued after indictments
were found by the grand jury. Judge
Grain and Judge Rosalsky will sit in Cen
eral Sessions all day. in order that the
men arrested on bench warrants may be
arraigned Immediately.
In the police courts magistrates and
members Of the District Attorneys staT
will be on duty from 1880 o'clock in the
morning until the polls close. There will
be two Assistant District Attorneys and
two process servers in each police court.
Many Warrants Issued.
More than one hundred warrants were
issued Yesterday as a result OF the de-
cision handed down on Saturday by Jus
tice Gavegan. Of the Supreme Court IN
the case of George Bender Justice Gave
gan decided that voting residence
as distinguished from the place where one
actually and habitually dwells,' is not
recognized bv the law. Not only were
warrants issued for more than one nun
dred persons who are alleged 10 have
picked out voting residences in various
parts OF the city but Mr.. Train SAID TINT
If a scrutiny Of the books after election
showed that others OF the ten thousand
against whom Herbert r. l.imburg, couh-
sci for the Voters League, said he had
evidence. cast ballots, every one OF them
would be prosecuted
Since the election bureau began WoIk
more than five thousand complaints nave
come in. Mr.. Train. with the other mem
bers Of the bureau-William \. De Ford'
!. Robert Rubin and Harold Il. Plat
found on Saturday that the complaints
were coming In faster than they could
take care of them Willard II. Ellison
I,eopold Leo and r. II. Carter OF the
District Attorneys STAFF. turned to and
helped them out. other volunteer helpers
came from outside the District Attorney's
office.
Fity-hve per cent Of the warrants ~
sued are for persons registered in the Oh
Assembly District the Ith Assembly De
trict the 18th Assembly District and the
9th Assembly District Twenty-Five per
cent Of the whole number Of warrants
are for persons registered in the 50 As
sembly District
81 feel assured OF an honest election
said Mr. Train yesterday. This town
has been gone over with hne-tooth
comb and every registered voter has been
scrutinized. The work this year mas Deeh
moro comprehensive than ever before.
II WAS said that the Superintendent OF
Elections. who has about four hundred
DEPUTIES. had applied for only thirty
eight warrants. II don't know whether
his deputies are deaf, dumb or blind
said Mr.. Train.