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TYING A JUDGES HANDS.
DAVID B. HILLS DESPERATE AND LAwLESa
TACTICS.

JUSTICE MORGAN J. o'BEIEN SENT TO SYRACUSE
TO HELP CARRY OUT THE THEFT or THE
LEGISLATURE = FRESH REVELATIONS
OF POLITICAL CRIME AT THE
STATE CAPITAL.
JBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEBUsEt
Albany, Nov. 30-GovernOr Hill on Saturday
provided for the holding of an extraordinary
special term of the Supreme Court tomorrow In
Syracuse, in these words:
1t appearing TO my satisfaction that the public
interest," requires IT, therefore, in accordance with the
statute in such case made and PTovded @ G 40
Court to be held ut the Court House In the cay OF
sST Of pscemSc sSny o. st 10 coe
Of that day. and to continue so long as may be neees-
fr before Il and do hereby designate the Hon.
Morgan. J. o'Brien, Justice OF the supreme Soers
supreme Court
Every politician here says that this announce
ment can mean only one thing, namely, that the
efforts of Judge Kennedy of the Supreme Court, TO
compel the Board of Supervisors of Onondaga
County to give a certificate of election to David
A. Munro jr., Republican, who received plurality
Of 80 votes for AsSemblyman, are, If possible to
be defeated The scheme would seem to be to i'm
port Judge OBrien into the judicial district for
the purpose of having him issue stays Of execu.
Kennedy issues against the Board of Supervisors.
With Mr. Munros case thus blocked in the courts,
it will be an easy matter, the Democrats say to
have a certificate of election issued to Patrick J.
Ryan, the Democratic minority candidate for As.
semblyman in the 1st District of Onondaga
County. IL is believed that Governor Hill will
move the Republican County Clerk of Onondaga
County tomorrow, then appoint Democrats who
will swiftly issue certificate of election to Mr.!
Ryan.
Lawyers tonight wondering IL Judge
O'Bren would not decline the Governors assign
ment, seeing what is expected of him. There is
much mutual respect and regard among the men,
bers Of the Supreme Court. They rarely array
themselves one against another, and that there is
an etiquette which forbids one Judge interfering
with another's cases is evident from the fact
that Judges bartlett and Pratt in Brooklyn last
Saturday declined to interfere with Judge Kennedy
in the Onondaga County cases. But Mr.. O'Brien
has settled all doubts apparently, for the news
comes TO the capital that he has already reached
Syracuse, 300 miles distant from his own dis
trct, and where he intends TO dispute the de-
eisiOns of Justice Kennedy. People here did not
believe that Judge O'Bren would lend himself
to any such purpose of David b. Hill.
Tonight there arrived here Joseph Ii. Choate.
of New-York the leading counsel TO protect the
interests of the Republican Senators-elect, whose
rights to their election certificates are disputed by
Governor Hill and other leading Democrats. MR.
Choate had been in consultation at Hudson WIN
j. Rider Cady, who managed the case there OF the
late Senator Gilbert A. Deane when the latter
was unsuccessfuly attempting 10 prevent the
Democrats from stealing his certificate of election
and giving it to Edward Osborne, Democrat, who
failed of an election having eghtythree less votes
than Mr. Deane. Tonight Mr. Choate and Judge
Cady had conference here with Matthew Hale.
who has been engaged TO defend the interests Of the
Republican party at the capital 1t was decided
by Messrs. Choate, Hale and Cady to take most
energetic steps in the courts to compel the resti-
tuition by Osborne of the stolen certificate or
election 1t was furthermore decided to make
formal demand upon Frank Rice, Secretary or
State who summons together the State Board OF
Canvassers, for a hearing by that body in relation
to the Osborne case and all other cases in which
the Republican candidates for the Senate arc
interested.
Mr. Benedict, Deputy Secretary of State. said to
The Tribune correspondent this afternoon: All
the returns of the State election are now in this
office, and the State Board of CanvasseB can meet
any day and canvass them"
when will the Board of State CanvasseN
meet" inquired the correspondent.
The day has not been set" replied Mr.. Bene-
dict.
Has any Republican made request for hear
ing for any client of his who was candidate for
Senator?"
"Yes. John F. Parkhurst, of Bath has spplied
for hearing when the State Board of Canvassers
meet to consider the votes in the XXVIIth Senate
District MIR Sherwoods seat is contested upon
the ground that he is ineligible"
Have YOU returned to the Board of Supervisors
f.l.o
Board of Canvassers to Mr. Sherwood's non-eligi-
bility?'
81 have not.'
But Judge Adams, of the Supreme Court, or
dered the Board of Supervisors to rescind their
resolution and they did So"
II know nothing about that" replied Mr.. Bene-
dict We have not received any request to re-
turn the resolution and intend TO place it before
the State Board of Canvassers"
So it seems that the State Board of Canvassers
is to be asked to tack notice Of a resolution
which has been disavowed by its authors. But
Mr. Benedict had other interesting revelations to
make.
is there any other Republican besides Mr..
Sherwood whose certificate of election is con-
tested?" asked the correspondent.
"Yes," answered Mr.. Benedict. Michael F..
Collins has flied papers cOntesting the seat Of
John H. Derby, of the XVIth District"
Mr.. Derby is a Republican candidate for Sena-
tor who had go plurality. so that Mr. Collins
evidently has a good deal of confidence in the
ability of David b. Hill to climb over ma
jOrity, howsoevcr large.
Are there any other Republicans whose seats
are contested?7 continued the correspondent.
Yes, one MORE replied Mr. Benedict
Papers have been filed here by John a. Nichols,
jr. of Syracuse contesting the seat of Rufus L,
Peck. Republican, in the XXYth District
What are the grounds upon which Mt