The sun., 1891-01-11
TIE CONTESTED sLKcrYoN cAsEa
Grounds on which IL 10 Proposed 60 Uu.
seat seven ReHnbllcan AsseAblyNen.

| Grounds ON witch Il 10 Proposed 60 Uu
seat Seven Republican AsseHbiyuen.
| ALBANY. Jan. s-The Assembly Committe,
on Privileges and Elections will probably dc
nothing regarding tho seven contested seats
pnfil the Legislature resssembles.
In the UsweRo county. First district, con.
test, tho petition Of William B. How ard against
the sitting member. Nevada N. strsnahan. Is
accompanied by the testimony taken before
Recorder Charles N. BulRsr. Tho evidence
shows that the offlcial ballots in two districts
were differently endorsed, 30 that the Repub.
lican ballots were distinguishable from the
Democratic ballots Ono endorsement was
"Offcial Ballot. First district" 30. and the
other "Oficial Ballot for First district" &o
Other testimony is to the effect that money
was procured from the candidate and spent In
cigars. drinks. and hotel dinners. A man whose
name appears in stranahan's certificate OF ex-
penditures as having received 81. swore that
he got $40. and that $10.30 was still owing to
him. Frank @. Reynolds got his money from
Fred GaKe, but was sent to Cage by Stranahan.
who said that he would fix It all right Patrick
Powers, the father Of ono OF the witnesses who
swore to the expenditure OF money, testified
that his son was threatened by Stranahan. who
said he would mako II warm for him for his
testimony. NJ. Powers also referred & to one Of Of
box than W. were tailed on the poll list. -Four.
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candidate, Clinton. despite a written protest,
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ihat there was a .ridinE dIneEenYs ip no spell:
Ing Of the name. They should have been
ton OF the voters. Reinhard claims to be able
TO show that at least 10.29b votes were cast for
him. making his plurality 16.
g. johnson in the Third district OF Oneida,
avers that the nomination Of johnson was pro.
cured BY the improper and unlawful use OF
money, and that votes exceeding the majority
alleged to have been cast for johnson were
procured by the unlawful use Of money and
other IMPROPER means. Tho returns show an
apparent plurality Of 38 for Johnson.
The case In the First district Of Saratoga.
whore Robert 9; Davis Of Ballston contests
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votes counted for shelter arc declared 70 have
been improperly counted for him. In the
towns Of Malta Milton. and Clifton Park the
irregular and improper practices are said to
have amounted to actual fraud sufficient to
vitjate the returns made from them
Tho contest from Columbia county Of Aaron
B. GARDENER against Henry L. Warren is on tho
ground that the apparent majority was pro-
CURED through bribery end other fraudulent
and unlawful meanA The returns show that
Gardinier received sol votes and Warren
1927. . plurality OF ia.
Tho MONTGOMERY county contest is ono in
which o great deal OF testimony. has been
t9ks1 but does not the Petition
The petitioners afIidavlt says that more thap
corrupt. fraudulent, and illegal votes were
cast" and that they were counted tor Dunlap.
The returns give Dunlap plurality Of 1873. the
figures being 4,6k7 to k700,