New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-13
loting Machine
lpq,liiry Biased,
avs C.. E. Heydt
,.,.hlican Member of Elec-
* ian. Board Asserts he
offered Testimony. but
uu;r.h6efd Dodged Issue
,,,ectiye Watched Plant
<...... Tells of Sudden Ac-
,;s;ty at Shops Where the
ysx Devices Are Made

r H.ydt, one Of the Repub-
'.' -,mber. Of the Board Of Eiec-
' =, issued the following statement
lss Night; 81. ~. r.v>>.ne,s
Investigation by Commissioner
10. ....s,.. Hirshheld was in progress
q ..,iou With legislation requir-
10 =. Installation of voting machines
'as W. - York City and the adoption Of
Ii ~ ...;n make Of machine by the
4 =, safe. I am in a posi-
i've The commissioner valu-
' y. ;.tarus.ion upon this subject
' a',' d. reasons why Tsmmany de-
. -. = keep voting machines out OF
y.- Yerf City.
:, ~,o.e the commissioner OF my
,-;,;.rtv with this matter and Of
.-a n rive him the benefit of my
,..,vu.tion. He replied assuring me
-, i. would be glad to take it up
-ah me this week. ] saw him per-
...,)lv on Wednesday at the City Hall
~ he stated he would be ready for
:. next Monday. then told him that
ass;red 10 20 at once so that the
.,sl;c NAV know the truth about this
after, and | have since called at MS
a.. half dozen times IN an en-
:..vor to make an appointment to
~, INV testimony and have never
s,n able to get into direct contact
nth him.
Not Seeking the Truth
aHe does not want the truth regard
;,g this situation, but, using his meth
Il, alresdy we'll known to the pubic,
s,efers to adduce testimony which
,.,ourh misconstruction leads only to
he drawing of nasty differences against
,,blic officials concerning this matter,
h,u the Governor down. Regardless
4 yhst he does, voting machines are
ssing and the pager ballot with all
i. frauds committed during its use
r. iamniany Hall in New York City is
pig
The courts will soon decide whether
!. law of 1922 is constitutional or not,
ed that decision, and that alone. will
ds.ermtne whether the citizens of New
York and candidates for public office
will be entitled to have votes properly
recorded and correctly and honestly
counted"
At the resumption of the hearing be-
fore Commissioner Hirshfield yester-
day he announced that he had issued
subpoena for Samuel C. Hamilton,
business representative os the Auto
matte Registering Machine Company,
Of jamestown. N. Y, which manufac-
lures the Standard Voting Machine,
which Secretary Of" State Lyons has
selected The commissioner said that
process servers had so far been unable
to find Nj. Hamilton, although it was
known that he has been in New York
during the Investigation. The commits
sioner said he had also written let
M' % William Lausterer. president Of
the JAMESTOWN concern, who refused
fssNous invitation to testify.
Hirshfeld's Detective Testifies
Iaeph F. Kennedy, a private detec-
ne who acted as an Investigator for
Tie Commissioner of Accounts and
spent nine weeks in jamestown. re-
amsd his testimony yesterday. Ken
ledy testified that on March 5 last he
spilled for a job in the voting machine
iaetory and was told there was moth
ing doing. as the plant was practically
1t q standstiil. On March ii, the wit
ness said. Governor Miller signed the
''osing machine bill and he heard Mr..
lausterer speak about charging the
pant. He said he talked with en-
ployees OF the factory and they were
q good spirits and at seemed as if
p,iehty OF work was coming, because
~ Aausterer had called for estimates
= pulio additions in order to enlarge
he plant" N"-8' t'e
The witness told of talking with In
'ec,or carlson, an employee of the
'ncerh' VINO confided to him that since
No governor had signed the bill Mr.
~ had forwarded a letter from
many in which he stated there waa
y ~. order for $500 machines. Is mar sr
snt, OF which would be delivered hx
sAs November and the balance bv ~
e y, PRESIDENTIAL election. WIG
aae witness testified that "youne
asisseter' son of the precedent Of The
' n.a. hacnlne company had purchased