New-York tribune., 1922-10-27
Hylan Assails
Fight Against
Election Fraud
Mayor Declares Gilbert's
Work Of Hunting for
Floaters Was Ordered by
the Traction Interests
Third Suspect Arrested
Investigator Asserts False
Registrations Should Have
Been Discovered by Police

Mayor Hylan attacked the State At.
torney Generals osife yesterday Tor
its efforts in ferreting out the float
crs who have been planted by Tam
many Hall in Democratic strongholds
to vote the Tammany ticket on Elec-
tion Day.
The Mayor made Abraham S. Gilbert.
who is directing the hunt after the
election guerrillas, special object OF
his attack, saying he was tool of the
traction interests, and insisted that
election frauds in New York City
are at minimum.
While the Mayor was issuing his
broadside Mr.. Gilbert charged that the
false registration discovered by his
investigation should have been discoy-
cred by Mayor Hylan's police.
Holds Police Accountable
Mr.. Gilbert said he would hold the
police to a strict accountability for any
frauds committed at the polling places
to which they are assigned on Election
Day:
"Son1e patrolmen,' said Mr., Gilbert,
"seem to think that they aIe at the
polls solely for the purpose Of keeping
order and making arrests when direct
ed by the inspectors Of election, or by
one Of my Investigators. The fact is
that the patrolmen stationed at polling
places have the affirmative duty Of pre-
venting violations of law and making
arrests in the event that crime is com
mitted in their presence. and / shall
mind on Election Day"
Mr.. Gilbert said that in some in
stances he has found that the work of
the police stationed at the polls during
registration work had been lax, and
that he was Investigating these cases.
Mayor Hylans attack on the activi-
ties Of Mr.. Gilbert consisted mostly of
a charge that the investigation into
frauds was All attempt to intin,idatc
voters and that the whole thing was a
scheme of The "public utilities ring"
Hylan Charges intimidation
ELECTION frauds in New York City
are at minimum" said MayoreHylan.
"This fact is known to the Republican
bosses and to Mr.. Gilbert. Years ago
the Republican machine intimidated
voters IN New York City through q
State Superintendent Of Elections. In
those days the agents of the State Su-
perintendent used TO go into polling
places and bulldoze not only Demo
cratic election workers, but the police
as we'll. This situation will not again
occur in New York City. Intimidation
will not be permitted.
"There is evidently nothing to pre-
vent Mr.. Gilbert from appointing one
thousand, two thousand or ten thou
sand deputy attorney generals on Elec-
tion Day and putting them in charge
of every polling place in the State Of
New York. | know Of nothing in the
law to prevent him from doing this.
Under this law the Attorney General
might virtually supersede the Boards
Of Elections in all counties and through
his deputies might attempt to override
even the police in the polling places.
Such a shocking abuse of power
conferred on the Special Deputy Attor-
ney General might deprive citizens not
only 4 their right to vote but of their
courage to protest against abuses and
intimidation
A third convict who registered false
iy in Brooklyn 80 as TO be able to vote
on election day was arrested yester-
was only recently convicted and SEN
fenced to five months for assault.
Deputy Attorney General Grover NJ.
Brooklyn hunt for election thieves,
yesterday found that number of Tam
many men and women who were reg
istered from the Fort Lowry Hotel re-
sided elsewhere.
The drive in Brooklyn has almost
swamped Mr.. Moscowitz's staff. Yes
terday he served 200 subpenas on wit
nesses and suspects.