New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-14
WILL HILL ORDER AN ELECTION SOON?
MEN MENTIONED As CANDIDATES TO SUCCEED

WILL HILL ORDER AN ELECTION SOON
MEN MENTIONED As CANDIDATES TO SUCCEED
SENATOR GILBERT A. pEANE.
: Pougnkeepsie, Dec. 13 SpecaD.-Now that Davlt
b. Hin has been defeated In his attempts to steal TIT
seat IN the State Senate to which Gilbert "A. Dean'
was elected new election must be held to MI tht
place made vacant by Mr. Deane's death 1t VIII bt
remembered that Mr.. Deanes funeral was being held
at the hour when John J. Mylod was signing the
manufactured and fraudulent table which had been
dOctored up to give Edward b. Osborne, the Demo
cratic candidate for the scnae plurality OF fourteen
The gang of seasteslers had not the decency to delay
the carrying out Of their part Of the theft until the
| man whom they had robbed buried. Then there
was Joy In the heart of David B. Hill and In the hearts
| Of TIT common toughs" like MylOd Hinckley ana
VAIL who did the open part of the robbery for none
of the conspraors believed that The law would reach
out to interfere with the successful carrying ont OF e
plot Hinckley and his gang now cannot find language
base enough in which to abuse and mahsn Judge
| Barnard.
Now will the chief of the gang Of conspiraton con-
tnue to play the contemplate part that he acted when
he removed Theodore A. Hoffman, the County Clerk
from Office because he would not commit crime 10
help the theft along and refuse to call special eiec
ton This would be about the calibre Of Mr. Hill
AS 1t now is, the people of Duchess Columbia ana
Putnam Counties have representative in the present
Senate, which will be organized on January 3. AT the
best that be done. there would be no repre-
sentative for this district In the Senate much before
February l. This however, is Republican district;
each OF the three counties composing it usually gives
safe Republican majority and 1t is possible that Hill
may wait and give Governor Flower the duty of issuing
a proclamation calling special election. lie WOULD
not relish the ebuke that is likely to lie administered
to him at a special election aud he would naturally
prefer wait until after he has been forced to &c 70
Washington because of the legal expiration Of his term
As Governor before calling the election.
In spite Of the money the Democrats will pour into
this district If special election is held any good Re
publican can carry Ii In proper amount OF
legitimate work is done by the Republican leaders and
the Republican press Senator Deane's small vote wai
due primarily to two cause.-the enormous amount or
money that spent IN the district by the Demo
Gratis for the candidates tho Democratic state toAse
and the lack Of interest among Republicans In tAo cs-
paign. The use Of money for the Demoorsdc 6ssec
ticket helped the Democratic candidate for the senate
as much as it did Roswell p Flower. Mr.. Deape also
had against him the fact that he was thrd-term
candidate and the opposition OF certain hepuDhcaLs'
who were led into working against him for various
reasons. Now, however, the man who is nominated
by the Republicans to represent them in the senate
will have with him the united Republican party OF the
district The attempt TO steal the district, which was
carried on under directions from David Il. Hill, has
been valuable object lesson for the stay-ahome Re
publicans 1t has shown them the true character oil
the men who were to benefit By the theft. Opposed
to the Republican candidate there Will be only tDe
lowest element in the Democratic party men
of the stamp of Jim" Hinckey John ).
Mylod Z. Wright, Of Duchess County and samuel D.
Tilden, IT,. of Columbia County With their part I'D
the theft all the better people are Disguised and they
will not much support from this class OF voters
for any man who will consent TO be their candidate.
As a matter OF common decenoy, the Democrats must
renomnate Edward Il. Osborne, who sat quietly by ana
allowed them to proceed with the theft but there Is
considerable talk of their naming Samuel 1llden IT,
in the hope that It's money may carry MN uousn:
He would be willing to spend, IL Is SAID, at least
$50, 900 TO go to the State senate.
1he Republicans have plenty OF good tiHipcr from
which to select candidate, and number O1 names
have been mentioned by the party leaders One OF
these is of Theodore A. Hoffman, the County CLERK VINO
was deposed Office by Hill because ne would nCt
commit crime. 1t would be lust re9uke V tne
arch-con spraor II the people OF the district SHOULD
nominate and elect Mr. Hoffman TO the ofce OF SEN
ator Archibald Rogers Is another man whose name
has been mentioned, but II is not altogether certain
that he would candidate. Most OF the tax, now
ever centres on Hamilton Fish. il, of Putnam county
MIR Fish is an experienced parliamentary ana ne
knows lust handle the lfascibie anu notteni-
pered young Lieutenant Governor who Will pIeslde over
the senate He has served under and with nun In Ls
Assembly, and he knows him thoroughly. Besides al
this Mr.. Fish IL able man, and no would Dc sood
representative Of the district.