New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-11
OBEYING HILLS ORDERS.
EFFORTS TO COUNT IN DEMOCRATS.
TACTICS IN THE BOARDS or CANvAssERs op
SEVERAL COUNTIES.
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AIhamyY Nov lO.-tiovurnor Hill seems "a
have inspired the active politicians Of the Demo
cratic party all over the State with his own
unscrupulous purpose OF counting in" Demo-
cratic majority in the Senate for in every county
in which there is close contest for the Senate,
with the present election returns showing tho
election of the Republican Senator, these poll
tcians are working hard to bring about the giving
of the certificate of election 10 the defeated Demo-
cratic candidate. Edward Murphy, ir., chairman
of the Democratic State Committee. lives In
Rensselaer, County, and therefore no one was sur
prsed when the Board of Supervisors OF that
county met to-day and the announcement was
made that the returns OF four election districts
of that county were missing The Supervisors
will demand the returns from the inspectors OF
these districts and will follow up the policy with
mandamus proceedings If the returns are not sur
rendered. 1t is amazing that thus week after
election the returns have not been filed The Re-
publicans suspect that the design Of the Democrats
is to withhold these returns in order to have
Michael F. Collins Dem counted in as Senator
over John II. Derby Rep, who has clear
majority of 500 votes
The Senate district in which Collins ran is COM
posed of Rensselaer, and Washington counties.
Washington County is strongly Republican, and
it is significant of the good faith with which the
Republican party is acting in these proceedings
that the Board of Supervisors of that county had
sooner met to-day than it canvassed the election
returns and ended its work. 1t did not attempt
to alter the returns. These show that in this
county John II. Derby rep had 1886 plurality.
There were representatives present Of the Demo-
cratic party from the Attoney-Generals Office and
from the Democratic County Committee. The
spirit of the Democrats to alter the election re-
nv Of "A DpnOcratA
member of the Board of Supervisors that it should
90 behind the returns and if the different
ballot clerks had performed certain duties pro-
cisely as prescribed by law. Evidently the idea
was to throw out ballots for Derby upon some
technical ground, but the Board rejected all Of
the motions.
The Democrats also delayed the announcement
Of tie election result in Senator Deanes district,
which is composed Of the counties of Columbia,
Dutchess and Putnam. When the Board of Super.
vsors of Columbia County met at Hudson a mo-
ton was made and carried that certain returns
should be sent back to several towns upon the
ground that they were defective" The public
will watch these corrections" with jealous in
terest, Senator Deane. Republican has only
eighty-One majority in the district.
In Warren County also the Democrats arc
plainly attempting to unseat Howard Conklingj
lcPupilCaH, nephew OIL the late ocudcor
Conkling, who has been elected an Assem-.
byman The following dispatch from Glens
Falls, the county seat of Warren County,
is printed by The Albany Evening Journal" Of
tonight:
The Board OF Supervisors, who also the Board oe
County Canyassers met yesterday and stood six Rpub
cans to five Democrats W. w. Altrich, Of wevertown.
was elected chairman, and NJ. S. Bcyins clerk One Of
the Republicans is j. A. Balloon, of Hague. lie has hel
since last spring certificate Of eeetcn signed by the
entire Town Board OF Hague all OF whom Democrats.
and conducted the duties Of the Office without opposition.
Now s. H. Miller. his Democratic opponent claims that
votes not cast for Balloon counted for Bacom By the
Democratic Town Board, and is ondeayoring
This would make the Board six Democrats Repub-
licans
w. NJ. Cameron, the Democratic candidate for Assem-.
blyman has announced that to-day he will be before the
Board to contest the election Of Howard Conkng
Assembly. That explains the Hague contest Cameron 10
acting in obedience TO personal orders from Hill The
Democrats will contest every possible Assembly Sens-
tora district in order Organization Of both
houses