New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-28

courts afterward to determine whether or not they were
marked with the intention OF being afterward ioent
aed. Judge Barnard lie quoted as deciding prvatey
That rhs Democratic majority Of the Board OF su'
pervisors did rightly in throwing out those ballots
This particular question has net been brought before
him because Il was understood that he intended to de-
eide this point In eeare he had talked to his friends
and acquaintances But the point which he settled Oh
"Wednesday last 60 similar to that raised by
ting out of the Red Hook balots that II easily could De
used a precedent.
In the election for member OF the Board Of Alder
in Newburg last spring, the inspectors OF eecoh
gave out sample coored ballots to the voters Iney
were Democratic ballots, and wore known at the ue
TO be such. BY using these ballots the Democratic
candidate for member of the Board Of Aldermen was
elected During the OF the votes on eiecoon
night the Republicans objected 10 the couhuhg VI
these colorcd ballots, for clearly they were ve'e1 III
tentonally. The inspectors OF election look 'is s
Of the case and threw the colorcd ballots out s''
was brought by the Democratic candidate, VINO was
defeated by small majority by the throwing "u' VI
the ballots to compel the cahvsssers 10 sho" cause
why they should not count the colored paots' ihe
decision which Judge Barnard handed so"h on weehes
day elected the Democrat because the Ju'se HON a'
II the inspectors Of election gave eut the coioreu
ballots they must be counted for the candidates whose
names appeared upon them. In this instance, as we'll
as IN the Red Hook CASE the ballots were HANDED out
nv the inspectors Of election That being true upon
Judge Barnards own rulings, the Red Hook osllos
should have been counted for the entire Republican
ticket To be sure there is difference, put the
Ssrsnce Is in favor 0f the Republican side Of the
question In Newturg the coored ballots WERE win
ont aueson, given out for the purpose OF aliowihs
the. Democratic watchers to know VINO voted uie
Republican ticket. In the Red Hook case, no one
knew that any of the ballots had printers marx upon
them They were given out by the inspectors, ID o.
eleftion In regular Order and 1t would nave requico
q combination OF at least forty men TO secure the
illegal marking and the Illegal voting OF those ballots;
As ID Is, no one knows how many ballots SO marked
wers voted In this town. for the inspectors OF election
did not notice any of them when they canvassed tne
vote ON election night and two Of them now are ready
to swear that they saw no such ballots at that TINE
II IL reported tonight that In all probability Judge
Barnard will be asked for writ Of mandamus com
polling the Duchess County Board OF Canyassers 70
rccanvass the vote Senator as the retrns appear
mon their face Application Ii Is also said, Will De
made later for the indictment Of the Democrauc mem
hers Of the Columbia and Duchess County Boards
who declared Osborne entitled to certificate S TIE
matter Ia now In the hands Of the Republican state
commitfee and the lawyers engaged are w. A. suher-
land of Rochester, and Messrs. wilkinson and Cossum
Of this city and Colonel George Bliss and E. Root OF
New-YOrk City.