The New York herald., 1921-11-08
BOTH SIDES FEAR
FRAUD AT POLLS
Grand Juries Charged to Give
Exclusive Attention to
Election Cases.
COLUMBIA MEN WARNED
Cu1ran Stronghold Alleged to
Contain Many Not En-
titled to Vote.

The Republican and Democratic camps
displayed marked suspicion of each other
yesterday regarding the possibility Of
fraud at the election to-day. and elab-
crate preparations were made by both
sides to prevent or detect such occur
rences. Strengthening that vigilance.
Judge Alfred ]. Talley charged the regu-
lar and additional November Grand
Juries to give prompt attention, to the
exclusion. Of all other business. to
charges Of election fraud. and promiesd
prompt trial of indictments.
John J. Lyons. campaign manager for
Henry II. Curran, coalition Mayoralty
candidate. indicated that the Republic
can-coalition camp is anticipating unfair
tactics by the Hylan-Hearst- -Tammany
outfit. and are ready for any emergency.
I'VE know what Hylan's friends ara
UP to-" he said. 1--WE have the goods
and we await the moment that they start
the rough stuff at the polls. We have
not been asleep on this angle of the
fight. Men who tampered with the bal
lot have gone up the river, and I hope
that what 1 know will not send others
on that journey. I warn the election
officials that they have certain duties to
perform and nothing else"
Apparently dldTIHcu Wy lic oNci WAicAiu-
ing majority given Henry H. Curran,
coalition candidate for Mayor. by the re-
cent straw poll at Columbia University.
the Tammany District Attorneys Office
lad $50 students of the university sub
poenaed to find out whether they were
really residents of New York and en-
titled to vote here In addition more
than fifty students who had registered
to vote in to-day's election were sum-
moned before Chief Magistrate William
McAdoo.
Judge McAdoo dismissed about thirty
cases when he found that the registrants
appeared to have moved their residences
to New York and were actually earning
their livelihoods here while going to coll
iege. Fifteen or twenty other students,
when 1t was discovered that they con-
tinue to get checks from home and ap-
parently have not settled here to work,
were warned not to vote
A great many OF those who appeared
at the office of tie District Attorney
were warned under similar circurn-
stances.
The Honest Ballot Association, as q
disinterested party, arranged to have
about 1000 watchers out
r. S. Conklin, Deputy Attorney Gen.
eral, swore in about 200 special deputies
VINO Will De on Ine iookout IOr iTduO to-
day.
They were instructed to prevent any
attempts to turn out lights in school
houses where ballots were being counted.
information having come to Mr.. Conklin
that such attempts might be made.
Janitors will be instructed to preserve
careful watch, with the injunction that
If the lights go out they will be held
responsible. Mr.. Conklin also Is deter
mined that the police shall attend to
their duties strictly. and any oversights
will be called to severe account
Police Commissioner Enright, in re-
sponse to a communication from John III.
Delaney, chairman of the campaign COM
mittee of the Hylan League, assured
him that any attempts at disorders at
polling places Twill have the immediate
attention Of the department" Ten thou
sand members Of the police force are ex-
pected to be on duty to handle the elec-
tion programme.
Judge Talley said that only responsible
persons known in their neighborhoods
should be called upon for work at the
polls and that the count OF the votes
should be postponed until the day after
election, II necessary. in order to prevent
tabulation by persons dragged IN from
the highways and bywaye as. he said.
was the case often in the last election.