The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
EXPULSION OF
CHALLENCERS IS
SERIOUS FELONY
& JUDGE HALLY.
Jurist Advocates Prosecution of
Offending Policemen and
Election Boards
MAKES STRONG ADDRESS
TO CITIZENS LEAGUE
Members of Body Tell of Crook
ed Work in Gang Controlled
Precincts

Declaring that the expulsion OF duly
accredited challengers from the cleo
ton booths OF the city, constitutes a
felony punishable by $1,000 fine or
one years Imprisonment, and adyo'
eating the issuance or warrants for
such police officers as force the with.
drawal OF the challengers on the or
ders of the chairmen of election
boards, Judge T. j. NJ. Hally discussed
the various election evils prevailing
here, In an address on The oppor-
tunities OF citizenship" before the
members of the Citizens league, In
that body's conference and banquet
in the Board OF Commerce building,
Thursday night.
THE chairman of an election board.
under the law. has no more power
than any other member OF the board"
said Judge Hally. THE Michigan
election law provides that the mem
bers OF the board and the city police
shall protect duly-accredited chal-
lengers, which includes those from
any regularly constituted civic organ.
iZation interested in an election, from
molestation or interference. Instead,
the chairman constitutes himself
boss, and with the aid of the city
police and apparently OF the city po-
lice department, orders the chal
lengers from the booth. Prosecution
OF policemen or two, and infection
or the penalty prescribed by law,
might bring about a different attitude
on the part OF both election boards
and the police department"
Judge Hally declared that the pres
ent election booths furnished by the
city are totally inadequate. He said
that the election board and chal-
lengers had not room TO sit inside the
railing. much less to conduct their
work properly, and advocated the es-
adjustment Of permanent voting
places.
"The law says that the booth shall
be open and the canvass OF votes shall
be public" he said. Observance of
this provision In our present booths
is physical impossibility."
jacob Brown, challenger in the
third of the Third" gave his ex-
periences In the August primary, in
that district, controlled by ABE"
Ascher. He declared that, after re-
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of personal violence, he was ap-
preached by representatives OF
Charles c. Simon, candidate for con-
gress, and an acquaintance of Brown,
who urged that he was injuring the
candidates chances by insisting on
the observance of the law in regard
TO assisting voters.
Judson NJ. Perry, challenger in the
second of the Third, where Jim"
Novels is king, declared that voters
were assisted" without having asked
for such assistance or having sworn
that they were ignorant of English,
as required by law. A man standing
at the door OF the BOOTH he said,
handed out cards bearing the names
OF the candidates on the liquor
slate" Then the voter would be
asked If he desire1 assistance. On
replying in the affirmative, he was
told TO Give the inspector your little
card and tell him to mark the ballot
that way"
Charles M. Carson, challenger in
the ninth OF the Fourth" told of
similar experiences with "Batty" Nc
Graw and his cohorts. He charged
that in the last election, 81 votes for
anti-gang candidates for the Office of
election inspectors were spoiled by
having the name of third candidate
written In on the ballot.
Edgar A Guest read an original
poem, and music was provided by the
orchestra.
F. c. Gilbert presided as toastmas.
ter