The Washington times., 1920-02-02

electors of the county Of Schoharie for
1917 and that the name OF John van
Schaick. jr., does not appear.
LAS to the registration, / have al
fidavits from William ii. Golding,
lawyer and former Democratic county
committeeman; Charles f. Boughton.
Republican commissioner of elections
for Schoharie county: Maynard N"
Van Deusen, Democratic county com
mitteeman, and Leland c. Jones, law
yer, that the custom for years has
been to make up the list of electors
from lists of previous years: that the
different county committeeman put
on all the names they can think of as
likely to be eligible, and that these
names may stay on for years after the
voter ceases to be legal voter.
Declined To Vote.
"T have the sworn statement OF
Jared Van Wagenen, jr., member of
the State legislature from Schoharie
county that he asked me last sum-
mer to come home and vote, and that
refused on the ground that l had
no vote. l am glad 1 went up to old
Schoharie and to Cobleskill, the gar
den spot of old Schoharie, 1 have the
facts to settle one end OF this mat
ter anyway.
"I am not a voter in New York
State, not a resident of New York,
and have not claimed residence at
any place but Washington in the
three years preceding my appoint
ment"
DR.. Van Schaick also submitted an
affidavit from his wife, Mrs. Julia
Van Schaick, showing that she had
made no application to be registered
as voter.
Colonel Lancaster asked DR.. Van
Schaick If it were not true that he
knew he was registered and had
voted from 1911 to 1920.
Senator Sherman and Senator Jones
both tried to cut Lancaster off, but
DIR. Van Schaick replied frankly that
he admitted" everything about his
voting and registration record up to
1915. II have not voted since then
and>am not disqualified for appoint
ment under the three years residence
ruling" he declared.
Submitted Returns, He Says
The opposition then inquired it DR..
Van Schaick. had paid income tax
upon his return from Belgium.
, DIR. Van Schaick said he had sub
mitted his returns for 1917 and 1918
Immediately upon his return to shis
country. He told the committee that
the penalty that had been imposed
upon him for failure to make re-
turn on these years had been removed
when he had explained that the rea-
son was due to his absence.
DR.. Van Schaick told the committee
that he had found that his name does
not appear on the new registry in
Cobleskill
Friends evidently saw the reports
in the newspapers concerning the
question of his citizenship in wash
ington, he explained. and had his
accord. He said that he had nothing
to do with II himself.
DR.. Van Schaick was also asked by
Colonel Lancaster II he had ever
voted anywhere else. The nominee
replied that he didn't exactly remem-
Der whether or not he had votd In
Camden in the fall of 1897
Que-tioned on Expenses.
The committee questioned DR.. Van
Schaick as to his expenses while In
Belgium with the Red Cross.
DR.. Van Schaick said he held rank
as n member of the A. E. f., assigned
to the Red Cross, and served without
pay. Tho Red Cross allowed him
900 francs a month for his ex-
penses, most OF which he was forced
to meet out OF his own pocket.
He claimed that his two years In
Belgium cost him $4,000 out of his
own pocket above the amount al
lowed him bv the Fed Cross