New-York tribune., 1922-11-07

lance. One of hts discoveries was the
fact that there were two election dis
sticts in Manhattan which would need
SO Inspectors, clerks or ballots.
II These are the aTth and asth In the
18th ASSEMBLY District, and are dis-
Stiess resulting from the redissricfing
sf New York County. So far as Mr..
Eoorhls could ascertain they are in
part ct Central Park tenanted only
bs sparrows and other unnaturaliged
aliens not entitled to vote.
81 3AI Absentecs Vote
i The board sent out 3a4 ballots for
Hhsentee ~eters and got BAL back, OF
Nhieh all but twelve were marked in
sccordanec with the law and are valid
baitsts.
Among the absentee voters in this
state is Charles f. Hughes, Secretary
81 State. Among those who wanted to
yast absentee ballots and we're denied
Permission to do so is John d. Rocke-
feiler~sjrs Mr.. Rockefeller registered
from his home at z West Fifty-fourfh
street before going to sanatorium
sn Battle Greek, Mich, for his health.
n request was received from him, sent
from the sanatorium, for an absentee
ssoter's ba' Tot. The board decided.
however that sickness was no. one of
tee reasons under the law emitting q
voter tr rsreceive such ballot and
$50 informed Mr.. Rockefeller.
=. Until yesterday the board was not
certain that it would have enough
telection clerks to go around, but ap-
Elicants who responded yesterday to
advertisements filled ali the places.
ST Chief Clerks on Duty
esThe chief clerk of the election
board and the chief clerk in each
R6s its FIVE borough Offices will be on
hrnt fevk do ND tftsf
the ballots have been counted in order
70 deal with any unforeseen con-
ttngencye that. may arise.
The Manhattan headquarters of the
board, in the Municipal Building, will
se in charge of President Voorhis, as
Democratic representative of the
board, and Charles E. Heydt as Re-
publican representative. Jacob Liv-
iagston as Republican representative
gnd James Kane as Democratic repre-
sentative will be in charge in Brook
tYn and have their headquarters In the
Brooklyn borough Office of the board,
rs Court Street.
The amended election Law does away
With the poll clerks, ballot clerks and
polls, substituting board Of four in
bpectors, two Of them Republicans and
Esgo Democrats, who will be assisted
sy two clerks. The inspectors receive
FFo for their services and the clerks
IS. The inspectors must report at
$50 a. m. and the clerks at 5:45 p. m.
All are to remain until the canvass is
womplete.
Z. The American flag must be displayed
ut every polling place. The inspectors
asre responsible for this, as we'll as for
sseeing that the equipment for voting
Is complete. Smoking is forbidden in
sEsy polling place in a church. library
sEr school. AZ the opening of the polls
fshe inspectors will receive from the
f,olice any absentee voters ballots in
ssheir district, and hold them, un-
sSpened, until the polls are closed
& Late Voters Protected
I: Voters who are in line at polling
asIace, whether inside or outside the
Sind the inspectors are instructed to
wtation a policeman at the end of the
aine at that hour to see that no new
&oners attach themselves to it.
es woman who has been married since
sshc registered must sign her former
ssame as we'll as her married name
sshen voting.
1; The police are in charge of the dis
Eaibution of the ballots. Ballots to the
4.mong the 2,747 polling places. Each
Election district will receive 750 of
#;eial general ballots and the same
snumber of questions submitted" bal
ksots, containing the two constitutional
amendments to be voted on, except
tor four election districts in Brooklyn,
(which will receive 500 ballots. Sample
sbalots will be distributed to the mum
sber of ten per cent of the official bal
siots.
III Morris Confident
% III;
AState Committee, before leaving town
yesterday for Amsterdam, his home
twhere he will vote, said he had not
sehanged bis judgment that Governor
sMiller's plurality above the Bronx will
gbe sufficient to overcome former Gov
sernor Smiths plurality in this city.
4 81 have been in communication with
Estate" he said Among them are the
trounty chairmen of Erie, Monroe
EOnondsga, Oneida and Albany counties
sAll of them assured nae that the swing
sis toward Miller and that there is
SNothing to worry about | am con-
g;ident of the reelection of Governor
sMiller."
Smith will not have above 10000
splurality in the city," said Chairmap
: Koenig, of the New York Republican
D ECounty Committee.
~ THE claims of the Smith people til at
their candidate will have 4o0,00 OIL
5000 plurality here are preposterous
miller will do better in Manhattan than
Che did two years ago, and Smith can
knot possibly do as we'll as he did then
GAS the registration is off nearly 100000
i'm the city, where Smith people are
scounting on getting an increased plu-
stality. Smith will have about 100000
kplurality in the city, and Miller will
ftome down with more than that, as he
fld two years ago.
81 No Chance of Landslide
81 conferred to-day with thirty
sthree district leaders, one by one, with
reference to the local outlook. They
ssaid with one accord that there was no
sbasis for the Democratic boasts of q
sSmith landslide, such as was observ-
sablc two years ago. Every leader said
ethat Miller will do better this year
sfhan he did two years ago. Some of
syhe leaders assured me that the Smith
sslurality of two years ago will be
scut down ene-half. The betting favors
5Smith because Tammany believes in
SHAT sort of political propaganda, and
FURNISHES the cash for it. That sort
saf tactics probably influences a few
Hundred votes, but ordinarily it does
snot carry an election. In 1904 the
sodds in this town were 4 TO / against