New-York tribune., 1891-12-30
COLONEL BLISS INDIGNANT.
DEyoUNCING THE ACTION OF THE STATE BoAh'
IN THE DUCHESS COUNTY CASE.

nryoIrxCING THE ACTION OF THE STATE BOARD
IN THE DUTcUEss COUNTY CASE.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TKrBCSE.1
Albany Dec o0.--The Republican counsel are nat
urnlly indignant the action 0f thc oouc Doar'
Of Canvassers. Speaking upon this subject tonsh''
Colonel George Bliss said "Thc action OK inc oCioe
Board OF Canvassers IN tho Dutchess county oa,e
was great outrage. It Is dificdit TO speak Oh !.
without impugnlng the chamcter Of the members OF
the Board who have concuTcd In 1t, ana nave ho
disposition to refrain frm mpugning ther characters
Mr. Tabor says that he knows i no
other return than the MylOd return WIN III
Difference TO him, / say that this staehc". -
false. lie knows perfectly well that there IS an'.e
return made under the order OF the supreme O"ur''
and that his associates on the Board OF state
have deliberately consped 70 prevent that return nom
formally coming before them. They know thot
propery certified copy OF II has been delivered 10 inc
secretary OF state the chairman OF the Board oi
State Canvassers; they know that the Court cl hp'
peals to-day declared that 1t made no difference 10"
the return reached them, provided II was aaphehuo'
and the return was by Uc Oou"S
Clerk whom Hill has Just appointed and they kno"
that copies OF that return duly certified, have been
served upon each member Of tho Board OF state Cah
vassers.
"They know also that three copies OF that retur,
were forwarded by Governor Iills County CierK Hon
Poughkeepsie by mail TO the Governor, the Controher
and the Secretary OF State that they were receiVed
In their respective Offices from the United states mail
and they know that they were sent back by hose
three officers to the County Clerk, ana thnt In
so doing they each ard all committed On
ndictabe offence. Knowing all this 1t is moro chla-
sh than the ostrich when 1t conceals Its head Tor
Mr. Tabor as their mouthpiece, to say that he knew
CT no other return. In fact, he knows that he ana
his associates have been engaged In conspiracy 10
dcfraud the voters OF the XVIII Senate Distnct ana
through thin the people OF the entire state.
"You notice that Mr. Rice, who was supposed 10
lave some character. when asked whether he had NOT
in his possession the return 1 referred TO- dd
not dare answer, although the question was thrice
repeated lie knew he had IL, and his whole appear,
ance showed that he had engaged In Inean drty anu
ndefensible trick; and his associates knew H. 700.
Now, AS to the decision OF the Court OF Appeals
Mr. Tabor pretends to constgue that dec aon Us ao"
ing TIE canyasslng OF the Mylod return. lie Is N!
fool Of lawyer, and he knows better lie Knows t.s
the Court Of Appeals declared the Myod return mse
and fraudulent. lie knows that the order OF the s,
preme Court implicitly forbade the Board Oh Su,e ne
t,anyassers to canvass the Myod return; and ne
knows that the Court OF Appeals emphasized ts Oruef
because they struck out another portion OF the orue
and expressly left In force and affirmed tiat pOru1
OF the order which forbade the canvassing OF the
Mylod return. Mr.. Tabors bubble that the Myiou
return was the only one before them, and they must
canvass something is disposed Of by two consldera
Nons: First they refused TO canvass anything IN tle
Selben district and secondly, that they had before
them the returns from Putnam and COLUMBIA coull.
ties and would have caDvassed them, SAYING tiat
there was 10 legal return from Dutchess. They did
not do II, because that would have elected Deanc'