New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-29
: 5 Donohue's Son Was Appre'
.,vded by Steinbrink
Challenged.

Z
l.-.-,her OF the Honest Ballot Assoc
So and a volunteer worker for
G..sssv. was thrown out of the poll
nlsce in the 10Th Assembly Dis
- which is Charles F. Murphy's DIS
- and arrested for disorderly con-
asL .A.,+ 80
,sss Madison sv., was arrested on the
.s,isirt Of Dennis O'Brien, jr., a
-,tsSer At the polling place at SO East
90 Il on charge of illegal voting.
~ Reilly. Of q East l2lst St,
=, crested at the same polling place
= complaint OF another watcher.
Tsrry Connors, Of 1853 Third av.,
-, arrested BY William J. McCay, 8
..t.bsy AT the polls at 2S49 Third av.,
1900 with illegal voting. Thomas
S..riop. of 3 East 129th ST., was ar
..,tsS on the same charge st the poll
~ place at 2057 Madison av,
conpors. Reilly, Stanton and Byrne
r,go an discharged when arrHigned be-
isrs magistrates. The compliments
s,nisine6 in each case that a mistake
III bsen made. The regularity with
-b;eb the prisoners were discharged
.lsopgb mistakes Of the watchers led
Vsvistrate Murphy, in the Harlem
,onTt 10 remark that the proceedings
r,re sliding backward into the opera
houfe class.
William F. Donohue, son Of Philip
Donobue. treasurer OF Tammany
gsu was arrested on a charge OF
i1egsl voting, at First av. and 18th st.
4, was later discharged by Magistrate
irplstop. in the Essex Market court.
developed that a new telephone boy
ne house at 223 East 18th St,
where Mr.. Donohue lived, miSled the
INSPECTORS, when, upon inquiry. ne told
bsm that DOnohue did not reside
aere. Donohue's father and several
fr,endI easily established his residence
IN the police court.
Is Charged with Plot.
Robert Emmett, q stonecutter, of 3S4
Fifth av.. was arrested before the polls
rpened and taken to Police Head
nsrters from in front of l61 BOwery,
he Headquarters Of Harry Perry, who
vas eontesting the leadership of the
4 Assembly District with Patrick H.
allivan. He was charged with con-
giFaey. Soon after Emmet's arrest
hteetiyes arrested David Cook, clerk,
81 2l9 East 18th ST., who was said to
Zee Tammany leader in the goth Elec-
ion District Of the Sd Assembly Dis
net, on a charge of conspiring with
Emmett and others Cook was arrested
d the polling place at 1903 Third av.
Only two arrests were made in The
Bronx The prisoners we're taken in
kkn Ia. 80 ~ nGg,, 80 yynfNh-
rs but we're both discharged when ar
ngned for lack of evidence.
Leslie s. Lockhardt, deputy assistant
district attorney, of 101 West 18th st.,
Ehen he attempted to cast his vote at
80 Amsterdam av., the polling place
u the 18th and 18th election districts
q the 18th Assembly District, late in
be aftenoon. was detained under the
hshef that he was not the man he rep
resented himself to be. After fifteen
minutes friends came and identified
am and he was permitted to vote.
Challenge for Steinbrink.
When Meyer Steinbrink, Republican
andidste for delegate to the. Consti-
ullonal Convention, attempted to vote
Kings County, he was challenged by
N board Of primary inspectors on
70 ground that he had moved from
ae election district to another and
vas not enrolled.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Nc
laoe appeared for Steinbrink before
slpreme Court Justice Benedict, and
sAed for an order directing the board
inspectors 20 show cause VIII his
srleht should not be permitted to vote.
ne showed that Steinbrink had been
registered voter at the last election
20 had moved from 1853 Windsor
race, IN the 29th Election District of
a 18th Assembly District, to 1918
ruler Place, which is in the 9th Elec-
son District of the same Assembly
district.
Under Section % of the new election
~ the board Of inspectors may bring
70 court review Of the enrolment
any citizen whose vote is chal-
-nged, IN order to show that he is
@ enrolled. This was not done, and
.ll!iee Benedict ruled that Steinbrink
lgat vote in the 9th Election Dis
aes although his name did not ap-
9asr on the rolls.
Commenting on the matter, Stein
eng said: 81 am surprised at the
.it It shows another loophole, in
e biggest fool primary law ever
mated In my opinion, the decision
,vulo have been the same il / had
-gsed from one Assembly district TO
n Lev. in the Harlem corrt, was
ioled until October ). Levy, it WAS
S.-Ieed, had attempted TO vote in the
S',I9oefatie primaries, asserting that
asa registered as Democrat, while
~, inspt .tOrS charged that he had
stered az a Progressive.
= mere was row in the polling place
y we 10Th and 10th Election districts
~ ne SVth Assembly District, At 1907
w. av, over the question whether
4 4 sample ballots given out instead
NC omeial green Democratic bal
should be counted.
hasfe Is q fight in this district be-
sr.i Fercy Nagle and Frank ]. Hen
49, 10Y the Democratic leadership.
A. ns florea, of 105 East 123d ST.,
n.o, sls.euon district captain, made a
49, On the ballots. He AYERS that
sss levy, Of 1902 Park ay., the chni'
~. stated that the sample bRllC
~ ~ all he had.
e,ra,sg Nagle declared that the viii
asS, we're no good. A hunt wa
No,s. e s the green ones were found.
ALA. lnen contended that The white
,a5 ~ should be counted, and Levy
ns "a chairman said that they should
ions an order from the Board of Elec-
asept.S iayising that they should be
N' ended the dispute.
ter S;.. men were arrested in an cleo
lfet s.Llet Of the Sd Assembly Dis
lsA me polling place at SO Eliza
We M SSiaarged with attempting to
Is ~ Wy, and were later arraigueE
tlotsl 40nos court before Magistrate
"a u.sk Colombo, Of GO Bayard ST..
sln 49,. A. Hattou, Of % Bowery,
"a .slargeA The nther seran rrara