The New York herald., 1922-10-26
1000 POLL GUARDS
TO Fight TAMMANY
Deputy Attorney General
Convinced OF Vote Manip-
ulatiOn Scheme.
FINDS FRAUD DATA
Gilbert Promises to Prose-
cute All ViolatOrs Of
Election Laws.
INSPECTORS SUMMONED
Ten Voters Indignantly Deny
Asking for Help in Mark
ing Ballots.
INSPECTORS SUMMONED

Convinced by his Investigations yes
terday that Tammany is working a
new trick in the manipulation Of votes,
A. S. Gilbert. deputy in charge of the
Attorney Generals Election Bureau,
began TO organize force OF 1000
watchers for the polls. There is evil
dence to indicate that frauds are being
practiced on big scale, involving
thousands OF votes.
After he had questioned several eiec-
ton inspectors and obtained informa-
ton that they had violated the law,
Mr.. Gilbert said:
II have not yet decided whether
will go through with criminal prosecu-
tions against the inspectors who were
before me to-day. have warned them
and told them that my action now de-
pends on their conduct on election day
would rather have the warning OBJ
served than go through wholesale
prosecutions.
Examines Registration Books.
''But want the election officials to un'
derstand clearly that the Attorney-Gen-
erals Office will prosecute to the limit
every violation OF the law on election
day. All the large cities in the State
have voting machines excepting New
York. This will enable US to assigr
nearly all OF the 1000 watchers TO the
polls in this city 7 shall also appoint
special deputies in Queens. The Bronx
and Richmond in connection with the
election"
In response to subpenas the rcgistra'
tion books of the Second Election district
Of the Fourth Assembly district were
turned over to Mr.. Gilbert yesterday
The inspectors OF the district and ter
voters who had registered were sub
penaed. In each instance the voter:
were recorded as having declared theJ
needed assistance to mark their ballots
There were no oaths accompanying tho
declaration. as required by law. The
voters denied indignantly they had called
for assistance.
Marcelus Hawkins. a negro, of II;
East Tooth street. was arrested yester'
day by Detective Emil Kochman while
walking in 101st street with registra.
ton book under his arm The book had
been taken from the election booth oi
the Tenth district OF the Eighteenth AS
sembly district Hawkins explained, &
was said, he was taking the book nome
to copy the names off FOR "the captain
He was held in $500 bail by Magistrat,
Hating in Harlem Court
The inspectors examined by Mr.. Gil
bert are Max Gottleib. Theodore Good
man and Beatrice Bernstein. More thar
seventy persons. nearly all of then
women. were summoned to the Attorney
Generals Office. The State officials hav'
gone into several districts. In each th'
| same condition was found.
| Gottleib admitted he was not familiai
With the law and said II had been tn,
practice In his district for years to per
NIT men and women who said they were
married to go into booths together. On,
woman who professed to having "shiv
ers" when she voted was marked dowl
FOR assistance.
| The districts in which the investiga
ton will be carried on for the presen
are tho First. Second, Fourth, Fifth
Eighth and Twelfth. These showed
democratic increases in the registration
There frauds were found last year.