New-York tribune., 1918-12-07
London Charges
Election Frauds;
Seeks Recount
Socialist Alleges Men We're
Allowed to Vote at Home.
Watchers Were Assaulted
and Ballots Misllandled

After taking thirty days to work up
their evidence, Congrcssan Meyer Lon
don and his counsel, alleging fraud and
repeated violations OF tho election laws
on November .. yesterday obtained
from Supreme Court Justice Philbn
an order requiring the Board Of Elcc-
tions, Henry N. Goldfoglc and others
to show cause on Monday next why
the ballots cast in the 18th Congress
sional District, where Mr.. Goldforlc on
the face Of the returns has a majority.
should not be opened and inspected.
Congressman London was represented
by his brother, Horace London.
Justice Philbin took action after con
sldcrng mass Of aflidavits made by
the Socialist watchers and workers.
Added interest attaches to this action
by reason of the fact that Governor
Whitman is trying to obtain pcrmis-
i Sloh IRON inc courts to inspect the bal
lots IN this same district. The Cover
nor's action was argued before the
court OF Appeals in Albany yesterday
before seven justices.
IN the Socialist action Louis Safran.
OF the 18th Election District of the 4th
Assembly District, swore that he had
seen LOUIS Iheaman, ballot clerk. look
q, ABOUT 100 voted ballots and open mn
ABOUT fifteen of them, while Harold
huhstler' Democratic worker, talked
eo persons waiting in line to vote, in
soins SUI INSTANCES calling them out of line
and telling them how to vote. w
Ballots Taken TO Voters
Late in the afternoon" Safran con.
ttInued. 1.-TWO inspectors went ont fo,
the purpose of having a number of per
sons who could not come to the polls
20 vote. vote in their homes. Ono of
mem announced that they were GOOD
Democrat'c votes, and that he did not
want to lose them. | saw one Of the
y LWo go out with five official ballots in
nis pocket and take tho signature book
WIN MN; They came back and the one
who took the signature book nlacnd
thrce ballots in the box DESPITE nv
protest. he ballots were received bv
'"o inspectors against my protest.
nile Louis Thcaman was in a
oootn showing woman how to vote
Mi1cheil Loeb, Socialist campaign man
a&er OF the Congressional District. Oh
JuI;eo, ana lheaman assaulted him. A
XVI man ,r'' "heh asked by Loeb to ar
re, 1Sst Iheaman, assaulted Loeb instead.
eoa;I neaman was subsequently, held for
special Sessions, charged with violat-
rigan' '''c No'-
Mitchell Loeb. in an affidavit cor
rop0rateS Safran as to the alleged as
sault. In the 10th Election bistric
OF the 4th Assembly District. he savs
mere was shortage of seventeen
voVes SHOWN on The tally sheets, but
!, lhS inspectors refused to recount the
o"!lotS' stra iehtcnlnG out" their diff
ilcuity by dcductng a certain nun,ho,
OF votes from the void and nrotosto6
votes and those cast for Mr.. London
He Accuses Dollar John"
In the 22d Eieceon District. 4th AS.
sembly District, he alleges tbat "Dollar
j ohn,' though ont even an election
oHicer' was continuously looking into
one voting booth and handling ballots
aller they had been handed to the
pailo1 clerk to be placed in the box.
III III many cases. says Loeb, dollar
people voted
Says He, Too, Was Assaulted
Samuel Breiter. watcher in the
same assembly district, 9Th E!ectio'.
District, swears that when he objected
to the chairman calling vote for
Goldtoele when it had been cast fci.
niohdon,' he was assaulted by "Paddv"
Harden, who struck him in the face
lsldor Levin, OF the 21st Election
Dlstrlct, same Assembly District
swears swt'' that he saw w the ballot clerk
open up voted ballot and heard him
shout to one Berman, believed to he
the Democratic Election District can
tam, what do You think of this mar
voting for Mayor London 2" to which
Berman replied that he knew where
the mans business was and would
fix him for it,
Harry Berger, a watcher in the 2Otl
Eiecelton District Of the 4th Assembl,
DIstrct. swears that 1870 Goldfoglc
votes and 172 London votes we're re-
corded as 1856 for Goldfogle and 120
Tor London. Many watchers tell of
ballots made void and defective bv
ssmudging. extra crosses and what-no.
inserted by election officers
While counsel for Governor Whit
man have not alleged fraud in their
cndeavor TO obtain an examination OF
inc ballots in the boxes of the lower
Manhattan districts, they are conf
dent that an inspection of the ballots
VIII disclose Irregularities.
Whitman, TnEoS E;gLt