The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-12
CANvASSING THE VOTES.

CAN Y ASSlNG HE VUlEO.
FRAUD AND BRIBERY ALLEGED IN ONE
TOWN IN DUTCHESs C0UNTE
HspuSiscsn WORKERS Accused OF ORE. and
sh.neiess Violate. or the nsiiet Law
Democrats TO Contest the Elections fer
Senator In Three Districts.
pouoHKrrps1E, Nov 11.-Several instances
OF illegal and fraudulent practices Of the Re-
publicans at the last election in Duchess
county have been published In the newspapers
OF New York. but they are only forerunner OF
the disclosures that are to follow. as will clear
ly appear as the Board OF Canvassers proceeds
with It's labors. The Hon. J. H Ketcham. the
great American "whisperer." lives in the town
OF Dover in this county. He was deeply inter-
ested in the success Of peane. the candi-
date for Senator who Is but the shadow
OF Lou" Payne. the Republican boss OF
Columbia county. The provisions Of law
in reference to the conduct Of elections were
openly and contemptuously violated In the
First election district Of the town OF Dover by
the Republicans. Bribery was shamclessly re-
sorted to. Republican workers accompanying
the purchased voters behind the rail and al
most into the booths. in defiance Of tho law.
One OF Ketcham's lieutenants. DR.. Thomas
Hammond. who deals out physic between cleo
lions and assumes to have o knowledge oflaw.
acted In the place Of one Of the inspectors for
time and handed out ballots to voters The
Ballot Reform law says in section 35:
mo voter shall receive an official ballot
from any other person than one OF the ballot
clerks having charge Of the ballots. nor shall
any person other than such ballot clerks de-
liver an official ballot to such voter. Whoever
shall violate any provision OF this section shall
be deemed guilty OF q misdemeanor."
Tho provision forbiddinR olectioneering
within $50 feet OF the polls was totally, disre-
garded. the Republican workers carrying 1t
even within the rail. and Republican cleo
ton officials furnishing voters with Re-
publican pastors within tho precincts OF
the polling place. Democratic workers were
driven back and forced beyond the legal limit.
A non resident was registered by Republican
officials on tho morning OF election and voted.
while two residents Of the town. who had been
registered the Saturday preceding. In &C.
cortance with instructions from Judge Bar
nard. were threatened and bulldozed by DR..
Hammond and his satellites until they refused
to vote.
When the votes were canvassed Mr.. R II.
Ketcham and others, who had no official con-
necton with the Board.were called In to assist
in counting Congressman Ketcham. DR.. Ham
mond. and other Republican leaders crowded
around the tables. while to William 8. Ket-
cham. brother OF the Congressman and the
Democratic leader OF the town. admittance
Democratic paster attached to each. but pasted
@ the ehe
them to the Board Of County Canyassers, but
II Mam SneaSn' they aitsrward Fs1essss ths%
and returned them as blanks" Mr:
ousders @ho assstsd eoantns
without right or authority: now says that there
were four for Fassett and three for Flower. ~,
such action taken as the lsv dl5ests. There
0Ati nsss4 S ssyoYR o3} was small gath
e4ss at cspto spd m Gcp Fs%s r.
consultat ton. with the Governor. but insisted
that hef
the the Rensselaer, Washington district, the six.
esssa sses
The face Of the returns still 1o show Mr. Derby's
collins, claims that he will yet show
. sot ahd hin Collins Ri soRssR4 %tH Ho Msssf
Judson. Democratic Xssemblyman elect from
Fulton and Hamilton counties, were here os-
yTha e. thP
ia ed here being q q III thf he Rt
naH e 81
c GdI statemcnt shows that he spent but
H.Osborne DEM OF Duchess county was also
Senate ssnstsF d Rys5 Gilbert O. DeAns in the Fifteenth
WATEHTowN Nov 1.-THE Board Of Can:
Dem ~ plurality i1H ii the Second Assembly
district t. This change makes the Assembly
q SJS 'n ns% ssSnts oea
sheshan; 02a; Hunter Rep oyer Shaw tPem.)
. CoRTIAxp. nov 1.-THE Cortland County
today; BY It Fassett has a maiority Of .SJas
Rufus \: PECK: ths hRep1bbican Senhht9r1elect.
VIII Fl IN by
majority from that county for Nichols. No no.
tice Of contest was filed. as was expected. but
to es9s
Illegal ThS Official s2ant a Is fsSWs For
man. 3.Jsi; Sheehan. 2.StS: HaIlock. 423:
Gssser. 81 For Senator. Peek. 1913: Nichols.
AIN XinAsY, Nov {i.@fhe official returns OF the
Board Of Supervisors Of Albany county as can
Tor State officers: Governor. Roswell r Flower.
3.225: Lieutenant; Governor, Wm. f sheehan.
4.7O1: State Treasurer. Elliot Danforth 1893:
Srcretary Of State. Frank Rice. 4,l63: State
EEgiRceT Nj dbo Sehsnsk m:s. copptP5oleT
tDem.) was declared elected Senator. and
Walter Ward tRep). John 7, Gorman DemL
Vim. T. Murphy lDem.). and Archer LeGrange
(Dem.) Assemblymen. %,
,I3ALLsToN. Nov. 1l.-The Board OF Super
visors OF Saratoga county reconvened Mt vthis
afternoon. pursuant to adjournment from yes.
terdny, An inspection OF the returns developed
tho fact that all OF them are erroneous. The
Weed Il Parsons canvasspg blanks had been
used In al Of the sixty-two polling districts.
candidate for Lieutenant Governor Is printed
cFrederick Ges a,r when It is actually Frank
the returns back to the several inspecting
boards for correction iI that hat parti.ular and
FONDA, Nov 1.-THE Supervisors are still
cnnvassing the vote Of Montgomery county
The report that the returns from some OF the
Districts mr. missing has no foundation Spna