New-York tribune., 1922-11-03
Gilbert to Ask
For Removal of
Poll Inspectors
Attorney to Urge Board
to Name New Officials
in 3d Election Precinct
of 4th Assembly District
May Indict IL To-day
Investigation Reveals Gross
incompetency; Replace.
ment Held Certain

A. S. Gilbert, Deputy Attorney Cen
erai, will recommend to-day to the
Beard Of Elections immediate removal
Il election inspectors in the Sd Elec-
ton District of the 4th Assembly Dis
trict, The territory involved specif-
ically includes Gouverneur Street.
Henry Street, Madison, Monroe and
Scammell streets.
Following meeting last night at
the Deputy Attorney Generals office,
1913 Broadway, in which Democratic
as we'll as Republican inspectors of
the district were present, it was agreed
that new assignment of inspectors
should be requested.
Twelve indictments will be returne d
by the Kings County grand jury this
morning following examination of
forty witnesses subpenaed in Brook
lyn by Deputy Attorney General Mos
cowitz.
; Referring to the matter of inspec.
ticn in the ath' Assembly District, Mr..
Gilbert said his investigation had re.
yealed SO gross condition of incom-
potency that replacement of the in
! spectors was foregone conclusion.
More than 5000 cases involving men
who served in the United States
Army during the war were convicted
Of crimes by courts martial and sent
enced to terms of imprisonment, are
believed by Mr.. Moscowitz to warrant
immediate action by Federal courts. Evi-
dence in many such cases was present.
ed yesterday TO United States District
Attorney Ralph G.. Greene and later
to Judge Garvin in the Federal Court.
A decision covering the status of these
voters will be rendered by Judge Gar
vim to-day. Mr. Moscowitz said he re-
garded as conservative all estimate of
at least 5000 voters registered in the
greater city who had been admitted to
citizenship after conviction of crime.
:, After the meeting last night Mr..
Democratic leaders in the Foley dis
trict He said they had Joined him in
sincere effort to keep the election
clean. He added:
81 am pleased at the prospect of a
clean and honest election as the day
for voting approaches. There were
some bad spots, as the registration in
spection revealed, but we are clean
ing them up through cooperation Of
party leaders"
No grand jury Investigation will be
held in advance of Election Day with
reeard to election fraud charges pre-
ferred by the State Attorner Generals
staff. This was made plain yesterday,
when Judge Grain declared his ruling
that no representative of Mr.. Gilbert's
staff could appear before the grand
jury would stand.
only an officer of the New York City
prosecutors office could appear before
the grand jury. 1t was denied that a
would consider the decision of Judge
Grain. In view of this situation it was
said Mr.. Gilbert will appeal to Gov
ernor Miller to grant him special au-
thorization. 1t was confirmed last night
that no conference of General Sessions
judges will be held.
Referring to the large number of ex.
apparently debarred by court
martial proceedings from registration
as voters. Mr.. Moscowitz said he had
been informed by an official of the gov
ernment that these men were auto
matically deprived of the right of
franchise.
I'VE are merely endeavoring to en-
force the law whatever the law may
be-" said Mr.. Moscowitz. at is not our
task nor is it our desire TO unearth
skeletons or to persecute. But advan-
tage ls being taken of so-called doubt \
full votes. We do not propose that
there shall be any doubtful votes il
we can prevent their being cast"