New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-15
A DISTRICT WON BY FRAUD.
ASTOUNDING CRIMES AGAINST THE BAL
LOT IN TROY.
MICHAEL F. coLLINs's VICTORY TAINTED WITH
ALL SORTS OF ELECTORAL TRICKERY--
FIGURES WHICH TELL THE ...
WHOLE STORY

Michael +. Collins, Of this G. :, Democrat who dc
nands the certificate Of election Senator from THU
district, has right to the possession of that docu
ment. No state Senator, whether Democrat or Re
publican. can look over the reported vote given fol
Mr. Collins and for General Rogers, his Republican
opponent In this city, without peceiving that
Mr. Colllns's title IS tainted with fraud II sensitive
OF his reputation he will not accept certificate thai
obviously comes to him in consequence OF ballotboS
stuing in his interest. And there Is another man as
deeply concerned In this matter Senator Collins and
that is his master-Edwad Murphy jr, the chairman
OF the Democratic State Committee who lives here and
directs the operations OF the Democratic party In this
Senate District. Perhaps II should be added That the
candidates of the Democratic party for state Offices
also are personally interested In the character OF the
vote OF the district for by the frauds of the eading
Democrats in 1t they have been CREDITED with far
larger state plurally than tho people OF this state
gave them.
Mr. Murphy, before election, when his neutenants
were aesstlng the efforts that were making 10 inc
publication of the registration roll OF Troy SAID IL
is not Collins who IS running for Senator; IL Is land
/ propose to show the Republicans what can do'
Certainly his Icutenants showed what they could DO
The Republicans had succeeded, by appealing to the
courts in purgng the registration rolls OF the names
Of 800 dead men and absentees names that hau
been used by Democratic repeaers In previous eiec-
lions TO cast that number Of votes for every Demo-
cratic candidate. Did that circumstance deter the
Democratic repcaters? Not in the least Deprived
OF the opportunity OF pcrsonang the dead voter they
personaed the live voter. In large gangs they went
from polling place 10 polling place, voting upon the
names OF registered voters They were challenged
but they invariably in their votes and were sus
tanned by the Democratic inspectors and the Demo-
cratic police. for the Police Department OF Troy Is
controlled by Democrats. II they voted on the name
of fellow Democrat so much the better. An hour
and otpd N
common impression that when name mas once
been voted upon 1t again DO used that election
day. but this error the courts have held that
voter cannot be deprived OF his vote by the mistake
OF board OF inspectors Of election in accepting the
vote OF any one who has personated him.
But the Democratic vote not increased solely
by repeating There was false counting after the
votes had been deposited and in one remarkable case
the ballotbox was directly stuffed with ballots In the
interest OF Senator Collins and Of Edgar T. Fursman
the Democratic candidate for Supreme Court Judge.
This baIlot-box stufing should have and VIII
have State fame. Some description OF inc cTcuin-
stances under which IT occurred IS necessary While
the inspectors OF the Sixth Ward OF Troy we're counting
the ballots on Tuesday night after the polls closed
some one proposed that they should have supper
They all agreed to this proposition and the balotboxes
were placed on table at the end OF the room in
which the votes had been taken. The balotbox con-
tanning the for Senator was put on Top OF the
Others. Pretty a man entered, TOOK OH MS cod'
and flung It on top OF the boxes Meanwhile the IN
spectors were eating their supper at the other END OF
the room and largo crowd had gathered In the
ROOM and its members were talking about the elecuoh
After few minutes stay the gentleman who had taken
off his overcoat picked It up and strOlled out INTO
the street with IT, 1t is supposed that he took the
ballotbox with him. In any case, u Is known tha'
he asked the Prohlbitionist who had been peddling
Prohibition ballots II he had any more OF the senatorial
ballots of that party. The Prohibltonist gave
him six ballots and 1t is singular fact that
when the ballOt-bOx opened Just SIX Daiols lor
the Prohibition candidate for Senator were discovered
II was also known that after several minutes absence
the into the room again and put MS
Overcoat in the same place. 1t is supposed that ne
brought back the ballobox at the same time In the
interval the balotbox had clearly been stuffed with
nearly 300 ballots for Collins, and the same number
of ballots given for General Rogers had been stoen'
The evidence OF this fact IS patent Any one by
lookinc at "The Troy Timess' report on wednesday
last of the result of the election IN Troy VIII see aC
General Rogers the Republican candidate Tor SENATOR
in the Sixth Ward is credited with only 20 No'es'
while It is asserted that Michael f. COLLINS received
aso ballots in that same ward Every other Repub
lcan candidate with one exception received over ooo
votes in that ward 1t would be ridiculous to assume
that any hostility to General Rogers existed in that
ward and that IL could have run his vote down 20 Only
% ballots; and at the same time It would DC equ"'
ridiculous to suppose that over 200 Kepuohcdp "oio
60 or.mocd of Michael f. Collins that they voted Tor
him. The supposition is absurd. Plainly the Dalo'
box was tempered with.
Nor was Il done alone In the interest OF Collins
There was a Democrat of Troy named Edgar f. furs-
man. who was candidate for supreme court 1uuso'
Tho scoundrels who stuffed the ballotboX WIN Coi-
lnss ballots also added 200 fursman paho's' an"
took out OF the box 200 ballots that had peen cast io
Henry + King the Republican candidate for supreme
court Judge. Any reader can Judge for himself the
extent of the niquty by looking at the taoulated
statement below which gives the votes cast IN 'ne
sixth Wand of Troy for the Republican and Democratic
candidates for state officers, for judges ana LOT sa
tor and for two county officers