New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
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TO COMPLETE THE ROBBERY,
A MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF CAN.
WASHERS SUDDENLY CALLED FOR
TODAY.
JUDGE EDWARDS GRANTS ORDERS TO SHOW
cAUsE IN TIE DUrCHEss AND
eTRUBEN CASES.
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STEUBaN CASES
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Albany. Dec. l.-When people passing tho
m0nstrous white granite Capitol Of the State at
late hour last night saw the windows OF the
room occupied by Governor Hill aglow with light.
and the rooms Of other Democratic officials also
brilliant with electric lamps, showing that the
occupants were hard at work after Office hours.
there was suspicion that some political plot was
about to be consummated Politicians especially
were interested in the fact that the Office OF the
Secretary Of State, where the official election re-
turns are kept, was open after the usual hour for
closing. Il should not wonder said Repub-
lican, IF David b. Hill was having the election
returns hastily tabulated for the purpose Of having
the State Board of Canvassers act Immediately upon
the forced election returns received from Democrat
c Boards of Supervisors and thus prevent the Stats
courts from using their powers to secure the
presentation of truthful election returns to tha
State Board OF Canvassers.'
This suppositon TO all appearances was cons
Grmed to-day by the action Of Frank Ricc Secre-
tary of State, in suddenly issuing a call for a
meeting of the State Board Of Canvassers.
The Board need not meet until December 10, but
Mr.. Rice directs il TO meet tomorrow. This Is
sudden notice to give the various Republican
Senatorselect. who learned only yesterday that
papers contesting their elections had been secretey
fled with the State Board of CanvasSers, and may
be acted upon in that body tomorrow. In view,
also of the actions in the courts in instituted
publicly by the Republican Senators-elect, 10 COM
pel a correction of misleading papers sent here by
various Democratic Boards of Supervisors, the
premature meeting of the State Board of Cam
vassers will be regarded by voters of the State, r-
respective of party, as a great wrong to them
Democratic orators have heen decaiming for fifteen
years about the alleged disregard of the will of tha
people as expressed at the polls by returning boards
in Southern States, but now il is plain that many
leading Democrats would convert the State Board
of Canvassers of New-YOrk into returning board
of the worst type-a board which, fearing the
action of the courts Oh fraudulent election returns,
meets TO canvass those returns before the lying
statements can be cancelled by the judiciary.
Mr. Rice. the Secretary of State, has had
the reputation up to this time of being a fairs
minded man. anxious to do his public duty faiths
fully without being influenced unduly by partisan
feelings. 1t is, therefore, the common belief in
Albany that Mr.. Rice has issued the call for the
sudden and early meeting Of the State Board OF
CanvasSers against his own Judgment. Pressure
exerted from the room occupied by David B. Hill
has been too much for him. Nr. Rice ought to
have considered the fact that Deputy Secretary Of
Board would not meet until December Is, and
therefore the candidates for Senator whose seats
are contested have been taken uEprcpared for lie.
fence by this snap call for a meeting. Nor
does this summoning OF the Board
imply that IIr. Rice intends to acb
personally in opposition to the Republican
Senators-elect There is much confidence that
his vote will be give the certificate of cleo
tion to the candidate for Senator who received
the most votes. Mr.. Rice. moreover, showed
his honorable nature by sending telegraphis
messages to the lawyers Of two Republican Sena-
torselect whose seats contested, who have writ
ten 10 him expressing desire TO be heard before
the State Board Of Canvassers when it meets.
These lawyers are John L. Parkhurst. of Bath, who
will represent Franklin d. Sherwood, Of IIornells-
vile, Republican candidate for Senator in the
XXVIIth District, who received a plurality Of
1900 votes, and c. X. Ingolsby, of Sandy Hill.
who wishes to appear before the Board TO defenf
the certificate of election of John II. Derby, Re-
publican, who had go plurality in the XvIth
Senate District.
But the members of the State Board of Cam
had reminder this afternoon that courts
yet exist to defend the rights of all citizens
They were served with an order, issued by Judge
Edwards, Of the Supreme Court, Democrats
ordering them to show cause before him. at Hud-
son. on Saturday next, why peremptory mandamus
should not issue against them to refuse to canvasa
the fraudulent return of the Dutchess County
Board declaring falsely that Edward Osborne.
Democrat received sufficient number of votes to
elect him Senator. In still another order Judge
Edwards directs the State Board Of Canvassers
to show cause before him, at Hudson on Satur-
day, why they should not return to the Board Of
County Canvasscrs of Stcuben County their resolu-
oil that in IL in.
eligible to be Senator.
Under these circumstances why should the
State Beard of Canyassers persist in their intention
TO meet Tomorrow and begin the canvass of the
State returns and the returns for Senator. They
are officially aware that Judge of the Supreme
Court deems the complaint he has received to be
of sufficiently grave nature for him to take the
step of issuing such order directed
to five State officers of New-York
The members Of the State Board of Canvassers
are Frank Rice, Secretary of State; Edward Wem-
pie, Controller Elliot Danforth, State Treasurer;
John Bogart, State Engineer, and Charles f.
Tabor, Attorney General. Up to 9 o'clock to-
night two of these men, Danforth and Wemple, had
been served with Judge Edwards order. All Of
them, except Mr. Bogart, held conference with
Governor Hill this afternoon.
1t was whispered about the Capitol this even
lhS iIdJ theTS WIS coibihcIuoic "Idln cAPhucu
upon Judge Edwards for issuing the order, and
disposition not to regard it as n stay of proceed
lngs, but to proceed with the State canvass. Ths
State canvass, when once begun, must be ended IN
five days. IT, therefore. the State Board of Cans
yassers begin their canvass of the State vote TO.
morrow they will do with the full knowledge
that it cannot BE- prolonged beyond Saturday
night and that Judge Edwards has ordered them
to show cause us late as Saturday why
they should not be restrained from
acting upon the present returns from
Dutchess and Steuben Counties in respect %
Senator
Judge Edwards was induced 10 act in the
matter through the efforts Of Joseph H. Choate,
,f New-York; Matthew Hale, of Albany; r. T.