New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-03
BENSEL FACES
ARREST AT POLLS
Tammany Candidate Un-
der Eyes of Honest
Ballot Men.
VOORHIS DODGES
ON CHALLENGE QUIZ
Tiger ColoniSts Ready to Take
Advantage Of place Of Stay"
Clause in Law.

Clause IN Law.
John a. Bensel, State Engineer and
Surveyor, will be arrested to-day should
he make any attempt 70 vote from the
Marie Antoinette Hotel from which he
registered. according 10 a statement
made 20 The Tribune yesterday By
George W Kessler, secretary OF the
/ Honest Ballot Association, which Is
watching the polls throughout the city.
"Mr Bensel is not a resident o. the
I CITY" declared Mr.. Kessier, and has
no right whatever 20 vote 10 b. Should
he try to do 50 he viii be promptly
arrested. lie will get precisely the
same treatment as any one eise'
Shortly after Nr. Kessler's state
mont TO The Tribune. John r. Noor-
his. State Superintendent Of Elections.
declared that he had been unable 70
find any evidence that Bensel was not
a resident Of the city, though he had
heard stories 10 that effect"
"Do you intend 70 challenge Bensel?"
he was asked.
mt him on the challenge list Why
ebould we? So far nothing has been
found 20 justify our putting MN
there?"
ont whether he lives in the city or
mott"
81 am always trying TO find out some
+birg0 Voorhis answered eyasiyely.
yoorhis Still on Trial.
Mr. Voorhis has been on trial Tor
ircomnetence and inetficiency m once
before John D. Mcmahon, special
commissioner appointed by the HoV-
ernor 4 decision is expected soon,
and Mr.. Kessler said yesterday that
onIv the efforts Of the defendant
counsel prevented IFS being handed
down before election. ,..Li
Asked what steps he purposseo taxing ngg
in respect 20 Congressman Ieotse ";
Loft and John f. Carew, VINO registereu
from a factory building AZ the corner
- Rroone and Centre SITS. ana from
9ta Fast 57th ST., respectively Noot9l'
eaid he didn't know. Mr. hessler oe'
oiored H. Common knowledge tnal
ho,b men were residents OF Long ISL
and and not entitled 20 vote I'D tAe
ci,r adding that If they did they
would 90 TO jail. -..:... .f,er
"Carew heard we we're getting al'ei
LIN, - no added. "The Tribune, as
re .,, il. printed a story showing
-, wore not entitled 20 vote mere
C ', bought a cot, put u m a TAX
oah and sent il TO $40 East e'th 81
- fatber's house, from when ne M
ta,ds 70 vote. He meant TO es,aollsn
residence by it, / suppose out IL won s. .
EeaIIe" ~ ne tries anything well sno"
hin, we mean business, ana ne s'
jail" ~. sec-etar,, o.
.bo Volunteer Watchers League L,ee
lion Day will be warmer man - ""'
been for some time. . .bo c;,v
"There are many thugs IN NE C'.y
who would do anything Snot, o. -
dor 10 get their man elected -
..os+erd9v. Here is report no" ~
a. hands Of the Police CommlssloH.i
rrbicb indicates the gangs we nav ~
i,oL out for most and the places ""'''
are most apt 10 have TROUPE.
a9ere IN the Sth Assembly, lot ~
..once we find twenty-four men req g
tered from the Carmel hotel' 20 ~
80 II Al this hotel we ind Forses'
!" Tommonv captain in the. l5th L,e1
a, D;strict IN trouble with the ponce
- 80 Last year his wife was d,
eIto6 IN connection with illegal reg.
trot;on from the hotel, but was ie
''S THE 4th Assembly District Anear ~, y
III sc aoa+ers and reporters an"
last year the decent citlLehs n"u nro.
biye ;Dopev Benny Fein's gang 70 r. y,
~. .bo-nselves. Conditions are pau y.
Iso1 eo.L Assembly District and worse
in the 3lst.
One Notorious Section.
From Eighth av. 10 Park near ~. 10, y,
% the district is termed notorious ~ ~
tbe report. as the gathering place
s,ancmen. repeaters and CROOKS MI.
Fiohtv men have registered Oh p IN.,
wells Island, none Of them Oei"s -,
titled 10 vote there; and though 49, 4,
haze promised to make no Wy 80
two strong-arm men have oeeh "''
20 icon them out Of temptation
Tammany Bothers Students.
"rt,s our busy day." said mem,oe.
If Tho Honest Ballot Association l"s
,;o-b+ "The only activity OF Mf' Oo'
tis state Superintendent OF Elec''o..e
hag hean routing out COLUMBIA s'e
aon4s He subpenaed 1000 students %
and out if they were entltleG 70 ~,
and half his staff was used dong ,n' .
instead of working in the bo"efy DIV
more corrupt districts 81.
Voorhis denied he had bothered ,.''
students more than anybody elsv'
adding that there were fewer m gPe -,
~ ,be citv than ever before. lie @ou.
t ~ WI he Was working in harmony WIZ.
no nolice and that he had access y
all tbeir reports bearing on 'he y Soo
iect He admitted that some Nt| 80 io' A.,
iTo;, students will be Challenged
~ II was announced by the Wn i.. y.
College Mems League that oy oIue, 80, ~
tbe Attorney General Of the s 81; wv
or three Columbia students WIZ DC a..
! Dasto5 on warrants m an election ,IS.t
80 today when they vote IN ne 80
Tioc,;op District Of the l9th Assem-
, Iiv district. which takes IN Oolgnlo /
r i ~ The Attorney General ~ p
j Sa;d wili carry the cases up 70 .,L
; Court of Appeals IN an euoty 70 80
: for all time the constitutions t- .s, y,
o 90 whether a student acquires o.
20 a local residence when attendina
an institution of learning. ne -
dents for whom warrants nave ~
issued. it is understood, came li0"