New-York tribune., 1918-11-13
Socialist Tells of
Tammany 'Roughing
Gerber Thinks Homes,
Count Will Re-elect the
Governor


any such move.
SO desperate is the Democratic de-
termination to fight against a reopen
ing Of the ballot boxes that Repub-
licans say they are convinced a re-
count is needed. Endorsement Of the
suspicion of Democratic ballot box stuff
ing came from an Unexpected source
yesterday, when julius Gerber, execu-
tive secretary Of the Socialist party in
New York City, asserted that Tam
many's rough tactics In the recent
election surpassed former outrages by
that party.
"a just recount will, have no doubt,
show that Governor Whitman was re-
elected" he said.
Order Returnable Friday
The Republicans opened fire yester-
day, when Abraham S. Gilbert, repre-
senting Governor Whitman, appeared
before Justice Newburger and obtained
an order, returnable Friday before
Justice Gavegan, requiring Alfred Z.
Smith to show cause why an order
s|ould not be issued for recount in
New York and Bronx counties.
An attempt was made yesterday at
the Manhattan Democratic Club by Mr.
Gilbert, Herbert r. Limburg and Emil
Fuchs, representing the Governor and
the Republican State Committee, to
persuade Senator James A. Foley and
John Godfrey Sake, representing Mr..
Smith and Tammany Hall, to agree
upon the scope Of an order that both
parties might unite on in asking JUS
tice Gavegan to sign. Foley and SAKE
refused 70 agree to this.
First District as Test
The Republicans desire that the
Democrats assent to an opening Of tho
ballot boxes in the First judicial Dis
trict, all of which now are in the
thirty-odd station houses, where they
can be got at without much labor or
the expenditure of much time.
It is believed that the Democrats
will oppose from the very start the
issuance of any limited order. 1t is un-
derstood that thsy will demand that If
any order is issued it be made to
cover the entire state.
The official canvass began yesterday
State Chairman Glynn was Informed
over the telephone by Jeremiah Wood
!
ty, that The canvass there showed a
gain of $50 over The Associated Press
returns Thursday. The Whitman plu.
rality last week was 1856, while the
official canvass shows 4,216.
Whitman Makes Gain
George W. Benham, leader of Cay.
uga County, reported that the official
canvass there showed a gain Of 125
for Whitman. The 1st Election Dis.
trict in Syracuse showed gain of 7e
for Smith, due to g clerical error.
The official canvass in Manhattan
will begin this morning by the Board ol
Aldermen, with Alderman Edward V
Gilmore as chairman of the board o1
canvassers. In Kings County the off
cial canvass will begin tomorrow morn
ing at 10, at 80 in the afternoon il
the Bronx and in Richmond at II
o'clock Friday.
Expense to Be Heavy
Expenses of an investigation Of the
ballots will fall upon the applicant, II
this instance Governor Whitman. Il
the Republican plan carries, the return.
in fifteen station houses will be in
vestigated all at one time. This woule
mean the employment of at least sixty
lawyers, and four or five days woult
be occupied at each station house
After New York and the Bronx are ou
of the way the same method probably
will be employed in Kings, Queens ane
Richmond and the other counties in the
Second Judicial District.
an all the thirty years of my con.
nection with New York politics." SAID
julius Gerber, executive secretary Of
the Socialist party in this city, az have
never seen Tammany Hall resort te
quite such rough tactics as character.
ized its work in the recent election
1t ecllpsed anything pulled off in tbs
neyday of Tiger manipulation"
Mr.: Gerber added as his opinion tina,
the Republican machine sold out Gov.
ernor Whitman in this city.
a large number of Socialist votes
MIR. Gerber feels convinced, were stoler
by the Tammany henchmen and added
during the crucial hours when the
gubernatorial decision swung in un
certainty to the Smith tally AS We
no official application for a recoun
mas been made by the Socialists, he
/ said. but it will be made before the enc
of the week.
1.-The Old Stuff"
Ut was" summed up Mr.. Gerber
the odd stuff with a vengeance Al
an example of how it worked let m,
tell you an experience of my own. I
was at noon on Election Day. hae
dropped lrto the polling place on Riv
ington Street, near Suffolk, to see how
things were going. There, behind tn,
railing. | found group of tough-look
ing men-eight or ten of thenl-whc
we're unwilling to give any explanation
s TO why they we're there. AS on,
voter entered a booth enc of thes,
men stepped out, drew aside the cur
tain and started looking over the vot
er's shoulder. I asked one of the DO
lleeMen there to arrest the man. Th.
policeman replied that he couldn't be
cause he didn't belong at that pollin,
place. / appealed to the chairman o.