New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-25
FOOTBALL TEAM
TO GUARD POLLS
Princeton Will Try to
Down Reporters Here
on Election Day.
COLONIZING ATTEMPT
UNEARTHED IN BRONX
AL Smith to Have Street "Old
Home Night" in Second Assem-
bly, District Wednesday.

Republicans and Democrats are pre-
pairing for swift finish to the cam
paign in this city. Each side is con-
fdent Of victory, and several mass
meetings every night, in addition TO the
MONDAY meetings that some candidates
have been holding. will be the order Of
the next seven days.
One Of the biggest meetings Of the
campaign will be held tonight in Ter
race Garden. where United States Sen
ator James W. Wadsworth, jr., Job +.
Hedges and District Attorney Charles
A. Perkins will speak. Other speakers
will be Senator Ogden L. Mills, william
Rand, Representative Walter NJ
Chandler and Frederick X. Bowers. can
didate for Sheriff on the Republican
ticket
Charges Of coioniz.Hg or the part OF
Democrats have leen made to Dr. Mar
shall, State Superintendent OF hlec
tions. Dr. Marshall. together with ms
chief deputy, Augustus 7. Allen, has
been busy supervising the work Oh
scores of detectives and Investigators
in an effort 70 prevent any violation oil
the election law. SO far they have IN
earthed one wholesale attempt at
colonizing in the 35th Assembly Dis
trict. The Bronx One man, de
tective on the staff Of District Attor.
ney Martin, has been arrested and held
/ for examination, charged with induc-
ing two men 20 register falsely from
his home. He H. John Maher, a former
Democratic Assemblyman.
I'VE can safely promise imprisonmen
10 many foaters and colonizers should
they attempt 90 vote" said Mr.. Aller
Yesterday we have evidence SHOWING
gross frauds by false registration. In
many instances IL has been difficult %
learn where the suspected men really
live. Most Of chem are lodging house
derelicts, but they can be assured Of
bed and board at the expense Of tn
state for some little time if they put IN
an appearance on Election Day"
The Honest Ballot Association vii
have several hundred watchers at the
polls. Among them VIII be squad OF
football players from Princeton, ~
charge of Maitland Dwight. who wa
track captain m 1911. The Princeton
football men Will Ut dera AlNAt w 'Nltt'
Of the districts where the doctrine o.
physical force IS better understood
than the teachings of Turgot, Won Stein
Morley and other political theorists.
One truly picturesque touch vii! be
given the campaign on Wednesday
night. when there will be an "OiJ
Home Night" ~ the I'd Assembly Dis
trict, in honor Of Al Smith, Democratic
candidate for Sheriff Two blocks in
Oliver Street, where Al lives, and which
are asphalted. will be turned into ono
big dancing floor. and all the variou.
peoples that MAKE up the electorate OF
the I'd Assembly Dlstrict-Greeks, Span
iards. Armeniaus, Turks. Russians
Italians. Irish, Chinese and all the
other races-w,ll turn out, maay @.
them in their nftiye costumes. Yes
gentle reader, we meant Chinese, for
there is at LEAST one Chinese who he's
exercised his right Of franchise for
some years pa3t) Al will receive tn,
celebrants from the stoop Of his home
at % Oliver Street He VIII be as
sisted by Mrs. Smith and the five little
Smiths.