The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-24
oNoNDAGA COUNTS CANVASS
The Republican County Clerk Cited - Ap
near Before Gov. XIII.

pear Before Gov. Hul.
SYRACUSE. Nov 23.-Gov Hill has issued
citation. addressed to George @. Cotton
County Clerk OF Onondaga county. request
| ing him to appear at the Executive Chamber
| in the Capitol In Albany. on Wednesday Of this
week. at o'clock p. NJ. to answer charges Of
malfeasauce in Office. preferred against him
| by William D. Kirk Of this city
This action grows out Of the election con.
tests in the county involving the declaration
OF the vote upon tho Senate and Assembly
candidates. The papers were brought To
Syracuse to-day from Albany by Attorney
John ]. Hallock Of Syracuse. who arrived at
$3.50 o'clock. and soon thereafter served them
on County Clerk Cotton.
This turn OF affairs was totally unlocked
for. and. as TAR as learned. was surprise to
the Democratic Supervisors, who. rs n Board
OF canyassers have been locking horns during
the past ten days with Justice George N. Ken
nedy OF the Supreme Court. These Supervisors
have refused to obey Justice Kennedy's mar
damus ordering thom to return for correction
such returns as manifestly contained clerical
rrors hty antd from hour to hour to-
tested cases The Governors citation fixes
the time and PLACE OF the response. and In nc
GG2,mipanied by the charges sworn to BY Mr..
The af1lant is the Democratic State Com
G H. alleges 6ck nySt on ss
sad 10 Of 70 ann Ss
CHARGED with the preParation and distribution
81 the Official ballots In 0nondaga county, he
he 1 81 ay f.
bridge and TubE RruSaSan ballots without
Repnblican ballots containing the printed
official endorsement Of u different election
were voted. thereby compelling every voter in
clerks, one marked ballot in each set
efs Of 'R Sn Ssfs
snsas Repubcen baot Serks to ASCERTAIN
Il Is also ebarssd that County ceTkk Cotton
in regard to their duties under the law,
a the SsSk' ratn "na
CURED by law to be furnished by him to the
election inspectors. certain so-called instruc-
Just before delivering the ballots to the
voter. and Il the presence and view Of the yot-
stub of snid ballots" N'N''
These illegal Instructions. It is alleged. were
spcctorss. in violation of the Ballot Reform law.
is slSS ALLEGED e that as q the
county bOHTu OI SanNaSSeES. county CLERK
Of election Of Patrick j. Ryan. who
had been declared elected member
q Assembly in the First district, after the eer-
tifcatc had been fled in the County Clerks
Cation refused to give a certified copy Of the
Ryan certificate; though formal demand
Cot Coon rensed Ss cered eepes
the proceedings OF tho Board OF ,Canvasscrs
under like circumstances. though such pro-
1t is further alleged that Cotton and his
DEPUTY ,r clerk De Forest Settle: who is County
ous important respects the election re-
turns filed in the, County Clerks office:
that Cotton. rs Secretary Of she Board |
of County Canvasscrs. has allowed representa-
ives and officers Of the Republican County |
Committee to have free access to and control |
,f the election returns filed in his office during
he absence Of the Board Of County Canvassers. |
County Clerk Cotton. OF course. denies that |
he election returns have been free OF access |
o anybody but those entitled to look at them. |
ind will defend this. as we'll as the other |
charges, before the Governor on Wednesday.