New-York tribune., 1914-11-02
Whitman College Men
Plan Excitement for Col
OniZers Tomorrow.
FLOATER HOST FILLS
LOWER EAST SIDE
Auto Patrol of Scouts to Watch
Polls for Frauds Dur"
ing Voting.

Coloni5ing on gigantic scale haS
been carried on in this city by lam
many Hall, according to the evidence
gathered by the associations whose
self-imposed duty is to prevent crimes
at the ballot box.
District Attorney Whitman will cease
TO be a partisan tomorrow, and VIII DC
NJ his Office to aid in preventing cleo
tion frauds.
The greater part of the colonizing
has been done on the lower East SIDE
Bowery lodging houses and other
"places of stay" arc crowded with re-
peaters who hope to be able TO Vo,e'
thanks to the Tsmmany joker IN the
law.
Hundreds of these reporters hoaters'
guerillas and colonizers are apt to ma
themselves crowding some such place
of stay" as the Tombs or one Of the
other city prisons if they attempt to
vote.
The District Attorneys Office has
called upon the Volunteer Watchers
League. with membership of 5000
college men, to help safeguard the polls
tomorrow. and the 5000 TO a man have
responded. r 4.
In issuing the call the District Al
torney's office made it plain that the
men who would act as watchers were
such as would not be intimidated, ana
who knew how TO take care or tnem-
selves in a physical encounter.
L. Horatio Biglow. jr., who is pres,
ident Of the Volunteer Watchers
League. said yesterday that he has
-1st the men the District Attorney
rceded on the lower East Side, 10 ham
die the "Aoaters" and gangs" Big
low was tackle and captain OF the
Yale varsity eleven in 1907
William Ziegler, jr. Harvard, pres
ident. and George Brokaw COMPTON
campaign manager, of the Whitman
College Mems League, nave also VOL,
urteered for watchers duty anu
Ziepler has given the use Of a motor
car for duty at the polls.
Among the gridiron stars who nave
ioined the colors for Tomorrow oattie
is John Reed Fitzpatrick Yale, All
American end, shot putter and hurdler'
Kilpatricks father was the trst amer
ican all-round champion athlete. lheie
are also Robert V. Mahon Columbia,
All.American basketball forward; AT
.bur Howe Yale. All-American quar-
terback: Walter Logan, Yale emo
"Pop" Foster, "A Yale tackle in l9Oo.'
Alfred Wendt, captain OF Squadron A
and polo player; u. ;. Iomllnsoh
CYalej. and Reginald Pierce, both foot
ball stars. . 49,.
The Honest Ballot Association thus
wear has turned over the job OF watch-
ing the polls. making the necessary
challenges. ordering the arrest OF ac-
cused voters and watching the count 10
the Volunteer Watchers League, whicn
Is made I'D Of college men. The organ
ization is non-partisan, and its Ousl-
ness is 10 see that every candidate r.
respective Of his party, gets the vote
cast for him.
An automobile patrol, manned by a
lying squadron Of officers from the
District Attorneys staff, acting under
the direction of Assistant District At
tornev Weller, will be on duty to-mor-
row from the time the polls are opened
until they are closed Mr.. Weller mas
had charge of the work Of detecting IL.
LEGAL registrations and has obtained
evidence which shows that efforts VIII
be made 20 cast several thousand IL
a. result Of the "John Doe" herr
ings before Magistrates krotel ana
Freschi more than two hundred war
rants have been issued, based ON the
testimony of ianitors, owners OF lodS-
ing houses and of Loren {. Horton
handwriting expert, who has examined
the election books Of several dlstrIcts.
These warrants will be placed to-day IN
the hands of policemen assigned 70 tne
various polling places. An ehort VIII
also be made to prevent the distripu-
the designated ballot numbers OF can,
didates for whom they are supposed
10 vote. 4,
The entire staff of the District At
torney's Office will be on duty all day
to-morrow. In each Of the seven dis
trict MAGISTRATES courts, which open
at 1880 o'clock a. m. two deputy as
sistant district attorneys VIII De on
duty to handle expeditiously all al
legged violations OF the election la"
which reach these courts.
In the Supreme Court two judges OF
opposite political faith have been as
signed by the presiding justice OF the
Appellate Division to sit throughout the
time the polls are open. In the Court Of
General Sessions also there will be two
Judges, who will sit during the entire
time.
In the "John Doe" proceedings before
Magistrate Freschi Mr.. Horton testified
that one man, known as Charles Hart,