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Show WILL WATCH mi FM11S Roosevelt Hires Detective Detec-tive Burns to Prevent Corruption at Pells. " 0.ster Bay, X Y, Oct 30 Colonel Rooseve.t announced today that he had retained William Tiuvers Jerome and Detective William J Burns to look out Tor frauds at the polling placou In Now York stale an election day. ' Mr. Burns came to Oyster Bay today to-day to take luncheon with Colonel P.oosovolt and go over with him the plans for oloct'cn day. 'I told Burns." said Colonel Roosevelt, Roose-velt, "that I wanted the polls watched watch-ed and tljat I wanted any kind of fraud stoned. If theic should be anj fraud on oir side, 1 want the guilty pertons to bo prosecuted just as vig-oious'y vig-oious'y as any others. "I want the people to understand that, whatever the outcome of tho lection, wo are going to prosecuto right up to the limit any persons who aro'gtllty of frnuds an 1 put them behind be-hind the bars if possible. "We are not go'ng to have any repetition rep-etition of the spring primary In this caso vQ haio tho law behind us." Colcnel Roosevelt said that othor lawyers would work vith Mr. .Jerome, two or three of them, but they have not yet been do'Inltely selected. "B'irns nnd his men will watch for frauds at the polls." the colonel continued, con-tinued, "and tho lawyers will be In actie consultation v. 1th them from row en. 1 asked that Mr. Jerome be enjarcd. I did not care whom ho was sui porting: I am not concerned about that. My only cenrnrn is that the man who doc3 wrng shall he caught. I expect that frauds will to attemoted. but I want it understood that those who try it do so at jr-cat prrll " Cc'rncl Rrcscvolt left late t'diy for New York to spook !n Madhon Sqjare garden tcn'ght. Ho Is keening secret bis movements in Now York bef re h's arrival at tho s&rdch. on tho a 1-vice 1-vice of his physicians, who told him that ho must avoid crowds. "l feel perfectly woli." said Cc!onel Roosovelt. -oo |