New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-18
MIS- POOR GAME OF BLUFF.
r,,rop1s TO COUNT OUT Mr. DEANE.
vvry OF SLY METHODS OF MARKING
BALLOTS

s. Nov IL QSpeciaD.-Davd r. Hill
fous ~ nand to-day and played what he expected
sno"0s ,as, hover; but 1t turned out that what he
70 % .,ses mon 10 win his game OF bluff in trying
hsa ont Gilbert A. Deane as state Senator, was
" roorest card in his pack. When the returns
soo1' town Of Red Hook were canvassed last night
ron sfurres the supervisor from that town, DID
IN his report any reference to what the In
NV ~ election might term marked or deiectVe
fpec~ :, therefore was with considerable surprise
bA' .,,ht Republican members of the Board OF SUI
tnS' " listened TO the supplementary statement
F'Ss~ .ss this morning. Sturges, u will be re
vDca uas a member OF the Assembly from Column
nem IN 1860 aud 1870 the days OF William NJ
ms - and at that time some pretty serious charges
i"o' 80 asainst him as TO his connection Win tne
ve~ T.mmany Hall. His supplementary report
p~s Ia. effect that in the First Eecuon Dislrlct
- uook the inspectors found loose pasVer oalloo
~, which was not counted ana three uohets III
u D. ~. name of Justice Of Sessions had been
when - .nd another candidate voted in the place
sc's~H Republican candidate. These ballots
o. 'ne orr,eo for all but the Justice of Sessions.
na r S..ona district four Republican paster ballots
ID wv .s m which the name OF the same candidate
Then here comes the trump card IN
80 district thirty-one marked ballots voted Ior
!" .,sh, Republican ticket had been POUND Inc
VIC an these ballots was not done by any "icheu
D-sS,.ns. however, as the ballots plainly snow III
BePeo,n s tickets the leads" used for spac
p'mus ,he tyne had been pushed up
ing ,.avs two black square marks IT
nmcn' Nv a little questioning of SturGes TO bring
rqn,O 80. NJ the little plot which the Democrats
%, Wv s.a M to count in their candidate. 1t was
% .h.. the inspectors OF election, when thes Gun
An. vote on election night. did not consider tnese
49,. marks of sufficient importance TO make ineh-
a, their report, but two days after the eiecIoh
60 found out that the marks were on the pa1ioes'
$500 the returns from the First and Third DIS
M . a. ou, Warehouse, one Of the Democratic IN
@..,o-s 10 have them fixed up. These returns were
W :, b,s hands for two days. while they were being
s-.. ma nv the Democratic inspectors
,.o,h.r ballot which was part OF burgess sup
800 ,report was n paster which had an ink
~. !, h. The inspector who fixed up this ballot
r.. rnor II that the ink spot was not there wpen IL
vas first found
These returns which you fled here to-day are not
4. originally filed with you9' asked supervisor llama
Of ssurees .,,,,
mo they are not.' admitted the e1-Assemolyman'
swSsr, are the other twenty ballots9' next was
vk,d
AZ oocr know faltered sturges
aDn Won call meeting Of the inspectors Of cleo
Anr inquired Mr.. Hanna
sya ! simply gave the returns TO one OF the In
doctors to have them fixed up
This was al that could be gotten OUT Oh oturecs'
ana hs hurried into a corner 10 escape the inquring
Chances Of those In the room. Even his Democratic
associates pulled themselves little closer together
when be walked by them.
An attempt was made by the Republican members
Of the board to have the returns counted originally
made out by the inspectors Of election. This was
frustrated BY E. Wright VAIL the Democratic leader,
who presented o motion, which was adopted by Demo
cratic votes, lay the entire matter the table
In the returns from east Fishk eighteen ballots
on which the Democrats base their hopes of reducing
Mr. Deane's majority by that number. These ballots
were counted by the inspectors but they marked
detective by them, because the who voted them
saw TT 10 scratch certain Republican candidates and
vote for other This is privilege which the new
ballot law gives to voters but the Democrats wish to
make independent voting sufficient to throw out the
ballots thus cast. The word alone of Democratic
watcher is taken by the majority Of the Board of
Supervisors to warrant their throwing out these ballots
Is marked II this Is attempted trouble is likely to
follow. for here the supervisors run up against sec
ton Of the law which was drawn to fit Just such cases
this 1t is Section No. 81 of the Ballot Reform law
and Is ~ follows:
when an inspector Of election or ether election officer
or ouy authorized watcher shall during Of the
vetes or Immediately after the completion thereof de-
clare HIS belief any particular ballot or paster xed
tnefeto has been written marked any way
The intent that the may be identified the inspectors
shall write their The back thereof attach 1t
the original certificate OF canvass In said
tfse statement Of the specific grounds upon which
validity Of such ballots Is questioned When votes
Gre 70 be estimated and the result declared by board
Of county canvassers other officers performing similar
duties such board officers shall mention separately In
the statement certificate Of the number votes
thus questioned which for each candidate and
the specific grounds upon which the are held
invalid Get forth IN the original certificate of
Such ballots shall be counted in estimating the result Cd
election but within thirty days after the filing Of the
certificate declaring such result writ OF nandamus may
issue out Of the Supreme Court against the board OF
vassors officers acting such board, by whom the
ballots were counted upon the application Of any candi-
date voted for at the eeeon to require recount Of the
votes and all questions relating the validity of such
balon and TO whether they properly counted,
shall be determined In such proceeding. All such ballots
shall be preserved for at least year and until the
questions raised by such writ shall be finally determined
Election boards and boards eanvassers shall
unel In existence for the purposes of such proceedings
1M supervisors completed their work Of reading
the fcurns nom the various towns the county to-day
and now the real battle Will begin. This Will be one
IN The courts, and it will probably open tomorrow
morning Motions made tonight by Republican MEM
ers OF the Board to complete the canvass of the vote
In accordance with the returns voted down by a
sret party vote. 1t is the intention Of the Demo
cratic members OF the Board to go behind the returns
and try 10 count in Osborne the Democratic candidate,
by taking away from Senator Deane votes which were
cast for him and counted for him. II this Is tried an
appea 10 Judge Barnard will be made for a writ OF
mandamus returnabe Immediately 10 compel the su-
peisor 10 sign Mr. Deane's certificate in accordance
Win the OincIal returns Judge barnard Is on RECORD
deciding cases exactly similar 10 this one, and he Is
E. Hill. 'O1s' " ''"'-' -'''~- "
DELAYING The CANVASS AT HUDSON.