New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-14
TRYING TO COUNT OUT DEANE.
DEMOCRATIC WORK IN DU1cHEss.
DECIsIoNs OF THE COURT WHICH WILL PREVENT
THE CONTEMPLATED OUTRAGE.


THE CONTEMPLATED OUTRAGE.
Poughkcepse, Nov. 10 (speciaD.-David B. lliiis
snort to steal the seat In the state Senate 70 winch
Senator Gilbert A. Deane was reelected Is oeins
pushed with all the effrontery ard audaeity that inc
Hin politicians in Dutchess County can command.
This Is saying great DEAL but the men VINO nave
immediate charge Of this hghhanded outrage on ,hc
people Of the state. and on the people OF TINS dsc'
particularly, seem to be not lacking In the least III
boldness and courage The Governor-Senator onght
10 be proud Of his pupils, for they are credit 70
Ills school Of political trckery. One OF the most
profeient pupils is Major 400" Hinckey OF this
CITY, who has been OF the leading spirits IN oie
attempt TO seat Democratic candidate Tor the Sei'c
who failed BY nearly 100 votes to obtain MS eiecoh
to that Office
Back Of Major Hnckley are eighteen Democratic
rembers OF the Board OF Supervisors OF this county
These men are led by one OF their number. ~ Wnshs
vai who in the Board represents the Town Oh
Pleasant Valley so strong is Major Hinckleys con-
troll over these men, that hint from blm 10 van
would cause them to vote that yellow was blue or tha'
two and two make six. This may be looked upon as
an exagceraoa but from the time that the canvass OF
the vote of this county began their votes have been
recorded In equally as foolish manner as that wouu
be- II is the hope Of the Democracy that these men
Will continue to obey Hinc1aey throughout ana oy
twisting around the official returns secure the election
Of Edward B. Osborne, who the Democratic can
didate against Mr.. Deane To this end the meetings VI
the Board Of Supervisors have been marked by con-
stant efforts on the ysr of the Democratic members
to cause much delay In the canvass OF tue Voo a
possblc The Board held It's first session on Tuesoay
last yet up to yesterday morning, the vote rom ohS
five towns had been canvassed. The eight kepuphcan
members powerless to prevent TINS oeay OF 10 pu'
stop TO the tactics which the majority is pursuing
This desire to cause delay to-day led the Democratic
supervisors into tie performance Of an Illegal act whch
is likely to bring them to grief The law prescnoes
that the Board Of Supervisors While canVasshe 'he Wv
and while awaiting the correction OF uie ciof's'
errors which may be found on the returns may aa'
1ouln from day day, and for not longer thah 'reo
DAVIS while the returns are being corrected Upon TINS
point the law is specific II does not permit OF al
adjournment for than twenty-four hours anrins
the progress OF the OF course sunday Is eA
cepted But the provisions OF the law seem 10 nave
not the slightest effect upon the Democratic super
yisors for to-day BY strict party vote they decloed
IN adjourn the meeting OF the Board until Monday
afternoon at 80 O'Clock. This was done on the
motion Of Vail
During to-days session more work was accomplished
than during all the other sessions put together some
Of the returns not in the best possible cohdioh,
but the errors were all clerical aud the most careful
scrutiny Of the papers by the Democratic supervisors
,uelr shrewd attorneys and the political manipulaors
failed to change single vote from that filed in the
Office of the County Clerk. The errors consisted
mainly in the msspellns Of names, the leaving out OF
initials and the incorrect 2ddlng up OF totaS Ineic
was hardly town in which some such as men,
toned was not found. The Democrats are
hoping that they will fnd sufficient errors
TO destroy Mr.. Deanes plurality Of eighty-one.
But they cannot go behind the face of the returns
TO do this. On this point there plenty Of de-
clsions Of the highest court In the state, and 10
Judge, no matter how intense Democratic partisan,
VIII dare defy such wellestabshed presidents. Two
recent in which this point was raised, and which
determined the theory that when the election
inspectors signed the papers announcing the result
their duty in far as the result is concerned
performed are the Noyes Rockwell election contest Of
last year. and the Watervet election scandal OF two
years ago.
The democrats claim that in the Second Election
District of Fshk there has been trsnspOsition of
the vote for Senator that 13l votes credited to Mr..
Deane by tic inspectors should 90 10 Mr.. Osborne,
and III votes given to Osborne should go TO Deanc.
Upon this 1imsy claim they hope to cut down Mr..
Deanos plurality by rs The nght on this point Is
expected 10 come up on Monday when the corrections
attempt to make this change, application Immediately
will bo made TO Judge BarnsiI flr msndamus TO com
pei the OF the vote it appears the face
OF the returns.
ono Incident occurred to-day which only COOS TO
show the desperate frame OF mind which the lin
heclers arc in Accompanying the return from Pleas
ont Valley. Vail the leader OF the Democrats in the
Board, read the ai;davis OF Henry Hart, voter In
that district and the thee inspectors Of election there
which declared that straight Republican ballot voted
into the wrong box ard not counted. Mr.. Vail
himself vUuched for the truth Of these statements, but
his pertisan mind compelled INN TO vote with the
Democrats against counting this ballot