New-York tribune., 1890-08-08


Of 1882. when swinburne was a candidate against
Nolan the same district of the Fourth Ward the south
ern, that had figured in the Mayoralty contest OF 1o'2
was used by Boss Manning to count out swinburnc
and count In Nolan. The fighting DOCTOR however,
invoked the aid of the courts; and legal canvass
of the voters of the southern district of the Fourth
Ward proved swinburne TO have been elected Before
the decision of the courts was announced Nolan sur
rendered his office to DR.. Swinburne' who thereby
secured the Office to which he was elected
In 1885 Danie! Manning went TO Washington as
Secretary Of the Treasury ana was succeeded as Demo-
cratic leader here by d. Cady HerTick, leading
LAWYER Mr.. Herrick's talent for rolling up Demo-
cratic votes was first displayed startlingly in 1887,
when Henry Russell, Republican, was pitted against
Norton Chase Democrat. Mr. Russell was leading
business man. of wide popularity On the night -of
election Mr. Ierrck and his followers believed Chase
elccted Until now the secret OF the deluslon mas
never been revealed. 1t was due, however, to the
failure of the Democratic calculators 10 include the
town of Cumberland in their estimates. The Boss and
his ueutenants went to bed on that November night
In 1857, believing Chase elected, While The omitted
town of Gulderand had given Mr. Russell over 3Oo
,,urality. They awoke in the morning filed with
dismay But true to instinct the Democratic leaders
sent tr1sty agents northward into the town OF
watervet on discovering their error. The Republican
inspector was met and an attempt was made TO bribe
him II WAS unsuccessful Then attempt was
made 70 produce a second set of returns from the
XIth District, Watervet. In Judge John C. Mott, OF
Albany however, the Republicans found an honest
cratic Board of supervisors to count the original re-
turns from the XIth District, Watervet and declare
Mr. Russell elected by The narrow plurdty oi eiehl
in poll of 81 900 votes.
FRAUD COMMITTED BY THE POLICE.
In April 1889, there was the crowning outrage Of
the present Democratic rule of the county. Demo
cratic control of the Board Of Supervisors was threat
ened by Democratic dissenson in the northern por-
ton of the county, caused by quarrel between Mr.
Herrick and Edward Murphy, jr., of Troy, chairman
Of the Democratic state Committee. On election day.
while peace and quiet reigned at the polling place Of
the XIth District of WateIvlet, a posse of Albany
City police alighted from AlbanyWest Troy horse
car and rushing up to the polling place surrounded It
clerk and watcher. leaving the Democratic election
officers to count the votes. on the pretext that
Under Sheriff of the county had sworn in the city
police as posse, and the police had gone two miles
on the returns from this district the Republican cand
date for supervisor credited with only eighty
appeared before the Grand Jury and that they
had voted for him The rate Inspectors ,s were fr
were, of course, acquitted; the jury disagreed.
to IN HStsSta Soron Chase @ State State Senator
riot all day long Gangs OF repcers from
from one polllng-place to another, and voting the
names given them by the Democratic MaId leuenants. LIEUT.
were cast on that were not registered, and
fuily $50 on the registered names Of dead men,
tricts Of the Fourth Ward fraudulent votes were
polled in the southern district Of the seventh Ward
sWarmed % with the agents Of fraud the scum o.
humanity that had been gathered in from the high
ways and byways for election day purposes Decent
men on coming to the polling places foqpd that their
names had been voted on by rcpeaters Double ballots
irned together used generally by the Denocratlc
workers Every vile practice known to the Democr
suffrage ealers was used m to y swell the fraTdf fS
northern part of the county, through me notorious
orchard district of Cohoes and the village OF West &
those employed in this city George H. Ireadwel
the Republican candidate for Senator su5stan1Ia TIA
partment Commander of the Grand Army OF the Re
public Of ewYork. was the popular hepaohGan Tn
the award of his long delayed rights at the hands o.
the Republican party cheated is made evident by a
comparison of the vote for Senator IN 1887 and 1881
,5sss $50 x5'! ifS$SS55SS i5SSs go
Such a disparity of majorities is the result OF
AT this same election in the Ivth Assembly Dis
Gt S the osO%aSe sOn %% or o
out by the frauds directed against M iSs ea nc
but after thorough Investigation Of the case Gca
expelled from the ana Votes Le were cast at
that end Of the county.
REPUBLICANS UNABLE TO PREVENT FRAUD.
l. At the municipal election Of last spring the Repub
Ilcaps made only a nominal contest, realizing ITO"
useless it was to waste time and effort. There was
M rcstraint whatever on the vile creatures OF the
Democratic machine Reporters would cast lrduuu-
lent votes and turn round again and vote t"o Ut
three times without obstruction, while the police
lauebed or INDUCED in profanity when asked TO make
arrests Fully $500 fraudulent votes were cast LOT
lanes H. Manning the Democratic candidate nh,
,ne VIII as stTaneen said ir southwick, that tho
Repnblicans have been unable TO prevent or enec1
fraud in Albany County But what @ GOod Dg 1Uad
nspectors would continue to copy names from one one
wears poll list TO next years registry & men nss
inspectors would not their names from the reg,
istry rolls. Furthermore, at the last Stng n ci sf
Boards Of SsGs Election III e hundreds of fraudulent
names would be added. This allowed only SATURDAY M
and Monday before election IN wf 20 E npSse the
rerstration rolls 1t has been physical impossibllty
s an honest ,ss Ssst said to S me- UHder
ing law honest registration cannot be hao III "'c
Guy things RI are somewhat different now, however
under the new law of last winter by which the Nem
York Brooklyn system OF personal ana % aa .a with tSe
last day of registration ten days prior to election day
Having filled the rolls with bogus nameS repeaIeGS
the vagabonds swore in their votes and demands for
their arrest simply provoked aushter scorn OF pre-
snbicct TO the orders Of the Democratic boss Re-
pubcsns have been in position 70 reclprocl,Hi.
Pocause even II there had been disposition 10 commit
Td f would have been found impossible; the police
immediately would have been defenders OF the purity
oi 0nly in congressional elections, when we have had
United states Marshals has there been anything ihse
prepared to use force II necessary, would be
h,.bv Conducive to honest elections hercabouls Not
Republicans SSi or Ss Of the Lodge
Rowell bill or a similar measure III the mueiesI Va
electoral honesty and purity"