New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
Again Sends Charges to
Governor Against Elec-
tons Superintendent.
SAYS HE MADE WARD
HEELERS HIS DEPUTIES
Failure to Investigate and Prose-
cute Fraud Included Among
New Accusations.

For the second time within two months
the Honest Ballot Association OF Ne"
York city has filed charges With GOV
error Glvrn against John r WORMS
State Superintendent OF Elections The
association requests the removal Of Mt
Noorbis on the grounds that he mas
abused his powers by administering ar
fairs in highly partisan manner ana
has eenerary proved himself UNIT 10 con-
tinue ion office.
When shown a copy Of the charges yes
ferGav Mi Voorhis said he didn't wish 10
make any statement until he received
them from the Governor. They were SIM
Nar. he said. TO those filed I'M November
which he answered fully at that time
,fr Vo,rhis said he had heard nothing
from the Governor i'm reply 10 his answer
% the November charges beyond nm ac-
kroUledgment that they had been re-
ceived.
The charges now before the Governor
arc s.gred by Talcott Williams. president
of the association. Walter T. Arndt' Noo-
crt { Binkerd and ether directors ana
cover wide range. I'm brief. MI WORMS
is charged with having appointed as Pe,
n,anent and spccial deputies men Who"l
lacking I'm ftress. with having seiecIeu
election district captains and oihceIs o'
poutical organizations as special ana rex
,ia~ IDENTITIES and with having assigned
su,b partisan deputies 10 districts IN
which they had immediate political III
forests. 1900.
No check was kept on the work OF 'hese
DEPUTIES. IL is further charged. ana Supe'
incident Noorhls and his deputies lai'eO
-, use the broad powers vested IN them 10
insure clean and fair election IN Ne"
York CITY in November, 1913. according 70
the association.
Additional charges. to the effect that SUI
nerjptendent Voorhis refused or failed 10
,,,yostieate alleged fraudulent resisIrs-
tions. that he failed 10 furnish the names
NJ special deputies or their assignments
and that he and his men hindered the
work Of the association and failed prop
erly 10 prosecute cases Of Illegal registra-
ton were made Substantially the same
charges have been Sled by Francis W.
Bird. chairman Of the Progressive party
IN New York city
Mr. Voorhis. in replying 70 the Gov
ernor in the former case. denied having
not taken effective action against cases OF
fraudulent registration. He said all such
cases were fully investigated and resulted
in challenges 10 many thousands Of per
sons on Election Day.
Regarding the charge that he appointed
as deputies men totally unit for their
work tire superintendent said he appoint
ed only such as we're recommended TO him
In writing by citizens Of good standing.
and that these applicants were required TO
answer under oath. the questions con-
tanned i'm examination blanks
That he permitted his Office to ne used
for partisan purposes was denied by Su-
perntendent NOorhis who said that all in
vestigations and examinations of voters
we're made by special deputy Attorneys
General. He also denied the charge that
he knowingly appointed election district
captains as deputies. and positively de-
MED having equipped deputies with re-
Volvers. as charged
Nj Voorhls admitted refusing to FUR
nish the names and assignments of his
deputies. on the ground that this would
be used for purposes OF intimidation by
Inscriptions persons The official shields
Of the deputies were sufficient to identify
them. the superintendent said
In regard to the last charge. regarding
the small number Of names ordered
stricken off the registry, Mr.. Noorhis an
sUered that he did not have sufficient time
TO prepare the necessary affidavits in the
cases.
Samuel s Koenir. chairman Of the Re
publican party in New York County, and
the Citizens Union and the City Club
have fled letters asking that these charges
lie heard In addition, the Bureau OF
Municipal Research has filed memo
randum. making no charges. but offering
several recommendations as TO the con
duct Of the Office.
Some of these recommendations are
That deputies should not be assigned To
their home districts that the work OF
each deputy should be checked from time
10 time by the work of other deputies un-
known TO him. that there should be a
special secret service force and that regis
trations from lodging houses should have
the signatures carefully compared with
those Of the registration Of the preceding
wear.
II is also recommended that the de-
rlands for information under oath. as
used by former state superintendent OF
Elections Leary. should again be en-