The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-18

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city or county ofcer 70 DO chosen at the election IT.
therefore, they had endcavored q the law required 10
sid the voter they would hayo received tho ballots IN
0cned "Cfy and County, and put them In THO boxes
labeled "Comptrolerr Most OF thoss inspectors arc
probably mon who arc honest In matters Of private
in value than property IL the wrong that dsfsuds
man OF bis vote greater than that which robs him Of
dollars The fact that in oneha Of the districts Of the
city majority OF the inspectors would participate In
such wrong 10 melancholy instance Of the excnt to
whicn craftsmanship sometimes subvers the action OF
men ZEN ~a s may be othsrwis: honest win be the duty
guilty Inspectors In order that future elections may not
be subjected TO their injurious control
CONSPIRACY "RnG !"
~ not probable that the inspectors would voluntarily
nave done this wrong Len TO their own impulses they
would naturally have aided voters to exercise their
nknis instead OF seeking pretextS 70 prevent their
voting manifest that the rejection Of the ballots
was secured BY thoroughly organized conspiracy on the
every district the inspectors appointed In the interest or
the ring" were posted 70 object 70 the reception Of
Judge Connoliy's ticketa When tho tickets were re-
teeted concerted cry was started everywhere that
Judge Connolly had sold out 70 Richard b. Connolly
and had printed his tickets wrongly prevent the votes
waiting who proceeded Immediately from pc 10 poll to
spread the news ofhs rejection Of the tickets that ts
Injurious effect might be felt In every district The
the candidate whose nomination had forced him
rom INC held, by gong from district TO district In
the Sixth ward. and assuring voters that Judge Con-
noys tickets wonld not he counted, oven " they
were received: and ono Of Richard b. Connolly's
intimate friends has boasted that he took carriage and
ous story that jades Connolly had sod out to Richard
y CONNOLLY, evidently started BY prior arrangement,
wssthe moro unjust because Il IL well known that he
mfgnt have received large sum OF money II he would
have retired from the canvass and hs friends know that
he never for moment tolerated any proposal that he
democratic Union candidate.
rArAi vrAup.
y impossible 70 convey TO persons not acquainted
With tie practical working Of the election machinery
full idea OF the fatal influence upon the OF can
ddafe prodnced BY the rejection Of his tickets at half Of
me polling places IN tho city, II Is much the same ~
though half Of army should find facing the enemy
that their ammunition nscless The result IN this
case was universal suppression that Judge Connolly had
no chance-an impression not confined 10 the dis
trtcts In which the tickets wore refused In conse.
quenee thousands who won't to the polls 20 vote for
Judge Connolly voted for Richard b. Connolly; thou
sands Of others went away without voting for Comp
troller, and aoms, who were determined 70 do
all that they could TO defeat the special ring candi-
date, voted tor Richard Keilv will cits the vote in
two wards 10 give by Contrasting them somo idea OF the
Injurious effect OF the rejection OF the tckesln the
ward IN which resds the Twentieth, the tickets
refused IN only two districts Of the twenty-five, and
Judge Connolly received 5O2 votes Richard b. ConnoI-
ly ,s23 and Richard Kelly 500 In tho thirteenth
cratic Union ticket the Tanmany and also the
republican, tho tickets fret refused all the dis
ricfs and IN all but two they refused ali day Judge
Connolly carried those districts, but the whole
ward he only received 400 votes while Richard b. Con-
molly rceved $40 and Richard Kelly asa II cannot be
doubted that Judge Connolly. tickets had been re-
csved from the start every district he would have
been elected, and Richard u Connolly would have been
the lowest OF the three candidates That Judge Connol
20 400 votes ~ o0e FOR Richard r. Connolly and
25 600 for Richard Kelly gratifying evidence Of tho
great strength Of the independent democracy.
yrDGE CONNOLLY CONTEXT.
The great fraud perpetnted upon Judge Connolly aud
his supporters compels him 10 the election.
His honor, tho interests OF his friends tho purity
Of the elective franchiss-svery consideration public
political and private that may properly Influence him
iemapd that he shall take surh action He has assured
his friends that be will take IT,
"niSG" oRJprIoys cDyrksr
writer In this organ OF the 'sripg, said "a be Mr. A.
0skey Hail. takes two objections 10 oon,ss, by Judge
Connolly. Frsf he saws that the provisions Of law In
respect 10 the endorsement Of ballots drecoy aud
not mandatory, aud, therefore,, that tbs ballots for
Richard y. Connolly, II wrongly endorsed, cannot
b. thrown out Exactyso; and for the saus rss on tbs
had not hesn esally coreef should mot have been
ected The protest Of Judge Connolly 10 the Board OF
tanvarers vas bsscd upon the only point they could
CONSIDER, and not ntcudsd q statement tho
grounds npon which contest would be made In tho
Mr. Halls other point Is To the effect tina, tho law vii,
only act upon votes poed and not upon those excluded
from the bAllobox- II In snfcient 10 say without dis
putting bis position, that does not Affect the contest
Judge Connolly will make In certain election districts
Judge Connolly has. in tho aggregate majority over
Richard b. Connolly In certain other districts the cleo
was nvadacd by the great fraud that perpe-
irated in refusing 70 receive Judge Connoly's tckrts
Throw out thesc Districts and Judge Connolly " ahead
To exclude them would be proper punshnent 10 Rich
ard b. Connolly whose friends guilty OF this great
wrongs wrong by which only no procures certificate
OF eiecnon.
PLAN COMPROMISE
perceive that there " danger attending the pro-
posed contest which will state because Always desire
70 look danger squarely In tho face Although we
throw out enough districts 10 place Judge Connolly
ahead Of Richard 3D. Connolly, may not be able 70
place him ahead OF Judge Reilly The fraud Of which
We complain was chiefly accomplished IN stronv
democratic districts, In many OF which the
chino vote OF the "rng' has been grest In
such districts that notorious cabaI mad. special
efforts to prevent votes for Judge Connolly because they
wished 20 conceal long possible the fact 81 their
loss OF power such districts should Of be thrown
out; bat their exclusion would nrch Affect Judge
Keilys vote; and not yet advised % what
the fraud pcrpstrnied In the districts which gave
him majority II tho contest should evsntnsie in the
OF Judge Kelly, tho friends OF Richard b. Con-
molly, who planned and accomplished tho fraud at the
election would be responsible for the result, and not
Judge Connolly, who the victim Of the fraud
Richard II. Connolly. however, AVOID this danger nv
reslgnng the one the rst OF January There would
then 10 new election for Comptroller next December
and. probably. tho Mayor aud Aldermen would appoint
him TO the ONCE until tho vaancy ned by popnl.r
election IL he persists In retaining the Office which
only by gigantic fraud, Judge Connolly will he
compelled show tho fasty Of tho sanderous report
circulated him BY Richard ~ ronnoy's friends
NELSON J. WATERBURY,,
Chairman Democratic Union Executive Committee
HFv Ypss, Dec IL. 1890