New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-23
GOV. HILLS SCHEME FAILS.
FARMERS RALLY AND SAVE THE STATE AG-
RICULTURAL SOCIETY.
THE ATTEMPT TO TURN 1T INTO A DEMOCRATIC
MACHINE MsCARRIEs - YESTERDAYS
STRUGGLE OVER THE AN
NUAL ELECTION.


STRUGGLE OVER THE IAN,
NUAL ELECTION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsEJ
Albany. Jan. Ex-Governor Hill persisted to-day
in his attempt to grasp the machinery of the stalc
Agricultural Society and elect Lawrence j. Fitzgerald
Of Cortland lately the Democratic state Treasurer as
president Of the society 1c result of this acuoh u
the Governor to bring 10 Albany an unusuaiiv
large number of members Of the society deterihlci
that il should not be transformed into one oil INC ny
wheels of the Democratic machine. The socIeN mas
IN the past elected Democrats as It's presidlis o"'e'
never from political motive, however. but SocN
they representative farmers ana "I"e''
citizens Mr.. Fitzgsralds election was opposeu ue
cause his canvass Ind A political origin ana IL he
successful the influence of the society "ouiu oe
Used in the politics OF the State. There VIZ afso
feeling Of wrath that James O.. WOODWARD I'M me-
publican OF this city, should have issued cHcua
soliciting proxies for Fitzgerald. This circular ue
ceived many members OF the society. who believed II
came from j. $ Woodward, the regular secretary ann
led them to send proxies 10 J. o. WOODWARD WHICH io
declared he would use for Fitzgerald
The society held its annual meeting in Geoogcal
Hall ANY one who attended the first session this
afternoon could not help perceivng that there was
political infusion among the members. never before
observed. state Treasurer Danforth. with j. c. WOOD
ward as his chief aid. led the Democrats ON the
other hand the partisan members of the society
and the Republicans had their leaders. Louis +.
Pesn of Chatham: Speaker Hustled, Assemblyman
v NJ Curtis Senators Hendricks Deane, Robertson
and Richardson and John >. Kenyon clerk Of The
senate. Farmers Payn. Hustled, Curtis, Hendricks
Deane Robertson and RICHARDSON fairly dazed the
other farmers present with Their knowledge of political
and parliamentary law one of the earliest achieve
ments Of these Republican farmers was to elect John
: Kenyon as of the tellers who TO count the
vote for president.
The session opened with interesting report by the
Executive Committee on the crops of New-lork the
last year. Poor financial returns were reported.
committee 10 nominate the officers of the society for
the coming year next appointed This
is the usual custom. General y. VI. Curtis
a Republican. appointed chairman OF this
committee The Democrats made no opposition al
the committee meeting the selection Of James Wood
Of Mount Kisco. Republican. for president When
however, the committee reported a ticket to the
society the Democrats. under the command of J. O.
Woodward moved that the Democratic ticket. heaOed
by the of Lawrence J. Fitzgerald. should be sub
stued for il. speaker Hustled carried motion that
one Of the two tickets should be selected by yea
and nav vote, but then it discovered thai the
vote must be taken w ballot. The ballotin. began
II was apparent that a good many proxies would be
offered bV both COntenGng parties, and therefore these
documents looked afte with great deal OF care
senator Richardson, Of Orange County. stated that
Vice-Presdent Morton had been deceived by the ar
cular issued by j. q. Woodward, and had sent him a
proxy, and also had sent another to himself senator
richardson. Mr. Richardson further stated that the
VicePresident had perceived from the newspaper re
ports Of the socieys approaching meeting that he had
Inadvertently made mistake. and therefore had sent
a telegram revOkng all proxies he might have signed
The regular, Republican, ticket was as
follows: President James Wood. Of West
chester; vice presidents. lst District, J. Pierpon
Morgan. of New-Yori; lid District Joseph II. storm,
of Duchess; lid Dstr.d, q. a. Dean, OF Columbia
WITH District, F. d. Curtis Of saratoga WITH District,
". JudSoH smith, Of Onoudasa. With District, I. D.
>mead Of schuyler; With District NJ c. Remington,
Of Cayuga; With District IL. Bowen. of Orleans
spOndns secretary, Jabez = Woodward, OF
Niagara; recording secretary, seth Fenler, Of Erie,
treasurer, Adm Thayer. Of Rensselaer,. Executive
Committee-David Cossit, Of Onondasa; c. stevens.
OF Wyoming; \. c. Chase Of Ouondago; Frank u.
Redheld OF Gene>ee; J. F. Converse. Of Jefferson
" illian r. Richardson, OF orange +. o. Ch@ADeiIdIh'
ontario, and James Hilton, Of Albany nu..,.o..
The Democratic ticket vas as follows: president
acnts~Ist Distnci. Levi ?. Morton. Of New OH
lid District Nathaniel ". Foster, OF suffolk; liza
b. 1 EgMaSd !" we pI, Of M@uso T"! Via
Distinct, Charles W. Hutchinson. OF oneida; Win
Elisha Cook. Jr., Of Cayusa; NIlth District Hliau
J. hoPAins' Of L"e cV GbedpsnSn record
INK secretary, seth Fenner, Of Erie
treasurer. Adp Ihayer Of Rensselaer,: EAecuuve
Of Madison; James h. Iendrich Of Albany y. -
POTTER, OF Onondaga, Isaac II. Cox, Jesse owen
~ H. richardson, Oi orange, Alfred DegIai, Of Mont
gOmeiy. ,....,. ILL.,. NO.
Mr. NOrton's name upon the Democratic ballot was
az cour,e nut there without consultation Win nm
and without his consent. TIC names OF several
other DeDutlcans were the ticket also Tor the
purpose OF deceIvng Republicans. The Young enHed
AZ O'Clock, but Of the l,IOO members Oh inc
society had Hv.n proxies and then revoked theh
and issued new ones that the work Of examining
fIc,e documents was necessarily slow one Near
midnight ouy one-third Of the ballots and proxies
lad bren examined. and II seemed probable That the
result of the c>atest would not be known uhtA 10
morrow. -., -. 81. g..
Al midnight the vote had been counted only a. far
&C the name, OF the voters beginning with "f." Inc
votes which had been counted were more than TWO TO
~ e., 60, ~ the Republican ticket. 1t looks"
aid one who had witnessed the counting OF the
t.lots A, IL Governor Hill Is dsgracefuily beaten
i'm his attempt 10 capture tie SAe AGRICULTURAL
-occfy Apparcutly, the Democratic ticket Will nave
onIv small proportion Of the votes which we're cast