New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-04
UNION LEAGUE CLUB ACTS.
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myself expected 70 be present until lew moments
aqo All that | can say, Mr.. Chairman, IS what be-
ove you understand equally with myself that the rising
indignation In many in public and we aseetaneh az
Albany in many ways In private as we'll on
| the mart, not alone OF persons VINO are I've
| uublicans but OF people known a. hidebound
Democrats who have been shocked at the misieeds
OF the representatives Of their party has probably resulted
in the stopping OF the wrong which was unnoun'euP
Intended (Appause) would like 70 refer Just TO ono
or two Of n5 Senatorial contests with which have been
more particularly familiar showing how ABSURD ue
position
when the Boad of Canvossers met yesterday
mo ming we all seated together in room ana WIKI
out anybody knowing ANYTHING about the first thng we
tacame aware OF was ;hst the Eoard had Organized
asked them II that and they saio YES "u'
wished wait little as the State Treasurer hen eo
out fo Ten minutes before we had ser'en
uron them injunction which was surprise 10 mem
Tho Stat, Treasurer seems had TO Governor hs
room one Of the papers, and when he came oacA
asked 10 be informed II were going 10 clhe up ue
Troy case Our candidate for Senator had six hund
and majority and hadn't been able 70 hnd out we
was alleged against him They told that that would De
done byandby; but they wanted TO know In addition II
we wished 10 have 1t postponed. wanted 70 see uhs
papers. The Secrtnry Of State said could not me
Attorney the other hand was OF opinion thaI
| .mioht" 1aughter) We at length them for tho
first time There typewriter protest from the
Democratic for Senator, alleging various acts
and referring to certain package OF eight o. zen au
Wits sheets OF note paper mostly which acgeu
that one man said had bribed person not 70 vote
enothcr that fighting within certain distance
OF the polling and another that eectioneeng within
the prescribed distance. something Of that nature
HOW THEY WORK THE SCHEME
And that was all there Now, even they had a
right Of such things, even they had right
To annex these statements me returns-whch deny
they didn't pretend to account for the majority "hlch
the Republican candidate got OF $40 votes; ddht even
am certain for the odd nine votes astu O Tie
gentleman 10 see the returns Of the Onondaga district
frrnad at4 iv trOubl
said .we have no: got to yet" There good
deal Of talking back and forth and Judge GiDers OF
Ot,ego representing Democratic State Committee sara
we had no business the until we came 70
ra aoainst them In the they decided tina: must
not see them The plain truth we learned that
Just at tina, moment there were no papers agahS' e
Onondaea Senatorial candidate because the state
ing Board was calculating get from Governor Hi the
,aners Of the evidence which had taken in his pro-
ceedng to remove County Clerk because he woud not
send forward fraudulent certificate oil the onohdass
Board OF Supervisors These papers had not got hOo "
Secretary OF States Office 80 they went on VII" Tue can
| yass 7. flashed ACROSS them that there an In.
junction forbddng them to count IN any
| new return from Duchess County which was sigheu
by the alleged Clerk that they had appointed al mo
ments noJe Then they said that 1t was npossloe lor
them TO count in any State ticket whereupon one OF
the counsel said 1--WE told you that some time ago.
The Attorney General moved that they count the Con-
gressmen, and there was afterward goou ueai oi VIM"
pred conversation which could not hear, followed Oy
nation 70 adjourn until AS was leaving the
room was called by the chairman OF the Board VINO
wanted nv opinion to the meaning OF the eV'Oue ID"
| upon the question as TO no" lohs 'nis hp
| ., state Csnyassers could remain in existence
! rho statute regarding that Is only about one
and half lines In length Then the Secretary OF Sate
said to privately Colonel you can sec hese
Won want to- had been refused permission TO see
the returns and that already emboded IN an'ua'i
ns 40 the fact was the Board Of State Canvassers walked
tight into the trap and got our Injunction (@ughDe
and applause) After that. however went i.S ,
ncs N the Secretary State and said that woald ike
10 $50 those returns and clerk there told me that the
SECRETARY OF State had gone out and left emphatic orders
that nobody could these returns There must Oe
Viz. nIs,oko % said l. "He told that 1 could
| see them Just and surely this otoer io'Ouu''S
| them 10 be shown one cannot apply 10 me-
~ do not know anything about thot," said ne out
cannot 60 against the orders OF The secretary
STATE in connection with which he MADE no eAcep~'n
| mot even enc" a.,
| "No: bit wait. What returns DO you VAIN !" eo''
| "Trs ononc3g returns"
| .'oh we'll" shd he, 1--WE cannot let you see uleh,
The fa, was they had been sent back TO Governor hs
room Now Just imagine the officers Of great staso
undertaking IN that way iugge with public documents
WHAT THEY ARE TRYING.
A. n onondaga, they have got Judge Morgan J.
o,Rrisn TO 60 up and think Is developing That
no T. not intending 50 much interfere with ana over
rue and stay Judge Kennedys order as he Is 10 start
nm, on new line and direct the Board OF county Cdh
70 get together the ballots for Senator
gain The Ballot provdeS that all ballots deposited
g., . hauot boX upon which there a paster fixed and
! rnon which there was any further mark or writing
| NJ any kind pioed there by The No'er OF
nv any other person his knowledge, with the intention
that such ballot atterward 10 be Identified IN all sun
o.s az that these ballots according to law vod Now
the latest onondaga scheme arises from this state Of facs
Tho official Republican ballots sent ~ the clerk to Two or
hra Of the towns had districts mixed Their scheme
Il 70 declare that ballots which are marked Win e
wrong stricts void and they want to appeal 10 the
statute which just quoted in support Of this not
wIhstandlng that declares plainly that the ballot
shall be declared void only where the marking is done with
| the intent that any such ballot shall be after
| ward identified They have an idea that Judge
| o'grlen is going to sustain them In that kind
| ot business DO not believe it, (ApplauseJ We
feel that we have got matter plainly demonstrated
that no matter happen, it cannot be carried
| out. (Appause)
In tho case OF Mr. Sherwood It is alleged that at the
time of his election he member Of the Park Board
At Hornesyille which said make him neligblc-the
voters OF the presuming to have known itahd
that therefore Mr. Walker entitled to the certificate
Of election decision Of the Court OF Appeals has
held that In such circumstances the eanddate ls NOS
rendered Ineligible But see the trickery OF the men
In Chemung County, where the Democratic candidate had
| a large majority there criticism. The matter
in onondaga turned the fact that the inspectors
made their returns and reported votes for David A.
| Munro IT,. which his true name but they had
affixed To all OF their returns the official ballot which
showed that David A. Munro, ir. voted for
When however they write II out the face Of
the returns they put down David A Munro. In accord
ance with the law returns should have been sent
back for correction. They didn't do IT. Judge Kennedy
ordered them 20 do It. He Is still resolved that they shall
obey his orders fifteen since first became ac
uuanted with George NJ Kennedy and do not believe that
those years have had effect him in weak
enng his determination % have the orders Of his court re-
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