New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-06

DECIDING AGAINST MIR. MOVES BEFORE THE
COUNTY SUPERVISORS COULD OBEY THE
COURT AND RECOUNT THE RETURNS
FOR CONGRtSS-TAMMANY BI.
BERY-THE VOTE FOR JUDGEoF
THE COURT OF APPEALS.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE!
Albany Dee. j.-The state Board Of Canvassers
met hastily here to-day, and hastily awarded
certificate Of election to Hosea H. Rockwell the Dem
ocIatic candidate for Congress In the XXVlIth Dis
ict. This action ~ the Board In view OF the action
OF Judges Dayy and Smith, OF the Supreme Court in
each issuing mandamus thi, week. directing the
Board Of supervisors Of the counties OF and
Chemnng meet again and recanvass the election re
turns Of those counties. is regarded here with great
establishment. 4 rccanvass Of the returns Of those
counties gives undenlablc evidence that Henry J.
Noyes. the Republican candidate for Congress in tho
district, elected Iut there has been an evident
conspiracy Of the leading Democrats Of the district
ever since election TO dcraud Mr.. Moves Of his seat IN
Congress. one Of the suspected reasons Of thi, is
that Governor Hill lives in the district and that his
lentenants there afraid Of his diSplcasure If ii
should be shown that a Republican Congressman has
been elected
The Democratic election officers in Chcmung
and seneca counties therefore met agala daH
or 80 aftcr election day and again counted tho
y
upon this recount and. singularIy enough. they were
all Mr. Eockwcll,. It il suspected naturally, that
the ballot boxes opened the day after election ana
the pt-rr ballots pasted upon the ballots WITHIN
tn boxes. Th, work done 50 hastily, evidently
that good many Of those pa,ter ballots were put
upon the back OF the ballots. Then the returns "f
Chcmuu. and counties were altered, and were
made 10 show IN The entire district, that Rockwell
had been elected
Iu the Republican friends Of Mr.. Noyc> were de-
truucd that he should not be swindcd ont OF his
scat They went before John N. Davy and Walter
l.. smith, two judge Of the supreme Court, ana CD
tanned order, f. IN them addressed To the Board oi
supervisors Of seneca and Chemuns counties u count
the face II the election returns Of these counties.
pom the fac Of those returns Henry +. Noyes Is
elected Now, before the Boards Of supervisors can
meet. the state Board Of Canva,ser' abruptly meets
and award, the certificate Of election Congressman
10 Nr. Rockwell the Democratic candidate. The
state Board OF Canva>~crs could have DELAYED can
va,-inc the Congressional returns fpr month to come.
and n the meantime the Board, Of supervisors could
have met and corro ted the returns.
The member, oi the state Board Of CanvaSscr> who
tlu- met and gave the ccrtin,at" Of election 10 Rock
we'll we're Franz Rice, the secretary Of state, Edward
Wempo the Controller, John Bogar the state In
elu,rr. and Charlie, f. Tabor the Attorney General
II is perhaps needless 10 say that all of them ate
Democrats. enc evidence Of the swiftu",, of their
action revealed iu the fact that the election returns
# last mskc H., report received ony
tli- morning. but Ill" returns f the state. with the
exception II that county, already ttbulatcd, and
no -,u,r had tie m-iug figure been inserted IN thcii
pop, places than .r state Board @, Ctnva,-er, were
called srtci and the clr ton n-Ir, were submitted
&, tnc.r \ cortlncat" was then lrtci to Rock
well 81 The ,ous'- elect iu IN" NNNlltI District
The official Hgure, = the stat" election furnish some
ceidcr,c 4 the bribery ~ voter, iu Sew York city by
Iam.di Hal The state ,olNi # Cauya->ere declared
jt there Vcr: looJJJ ballot, cast a. the lat state
election. aud tlIi m THIS number there ARE Included
-O.g-l defective scattering and blank ballots, cast
u the cts OF Now orb In m" entire state thcfc
ballot, cast. DO" arr" proportion of defective
litu. sud gathering balot- iu Nc" York cry j.
TIA, ..b,lol-. Itr ItrIuarr method of bribery Wa
10 erase Iudc" Enfl. name from Lallp, gwen to a
Ii..ia.cd vrrcr. and 10 insert 10 II, place some
.. rtuIr g, ..I4uua, Jouc~~ The maine o! Thomas
J,uc." OF cuulsc Identified the ballot. and the Tam
many Hall Yaymsstcr that the voter hal fulfilled
u. u.lt co. Ulc bd gain. But Tie "hcl3i Tturh made
b.. mention uf thomas l1ur, be- Wa put down
uid,f fc head OF defective. blank or scattering
That Iauuaut I.u purchased 10000 votes III NJ"
1"Ih litt b. 3D. ,tttln. fact.
I.c -Itfr o. tff uf tatft>-"r- announces al" thHt
n o., cufffc state fI,Ir were "-7.-i3 VOTES 'a- ior
iuI eit liri. ,.r.l .ur >t- ". Mason. IT," Prnhlbl
fI.r candidate lYl I.d-" uf the touU 80 Appeals,
I3aI- i,l IId.,, G"iiu thi socialist candidate i'F
judge Oh, fr t,It .l Appeals. r"' vote Tor iIahlH
D.flu. ,I, vn',- were detective. blank or SCAT
t.r.uc.. au1 i.uot,.,I vote, lu 'lI ~cio ca't lh'
-tat" vote by couuucs i- given below: 49,.