The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-23
DEMOCRATS
Trying to stenl the Scat OF State
Senator
WHO WAS UNDOUBTEDLY ELECTED
In New York Stnte..Thc lndccency of
the Proccdurc..Tho Republican
Contestant Dlcs..Will Have No
Effect OH tho Result--Dcnnocr at 10
Supervisors Warned by q Judsc-A
Shameless Conspiracy.

ALBANY, Nov. 22.-Thc Democratic
conspiracy to steal the Legislature I'D
vanced yesterday to tho stngc OF depriy.
inga Republican who was elected IN AS.
senblyman BY plurality OF sixLy-nino
votes. Of his certificate Of election and
the giving OF that certificate OF election
to his Democratic opponent. The As
scmbly, before this revolutionary action
was taken, Ind membership Of sixty
four Republicans and sixty.ionr Demo-
Gratis. In other words, i. was n tic and
therefore there was Especial temptation
to the Democratic leaders to ialsiiy the
election returns in some one Assembly
district. Seventeen days have now
passed since tho election was held, and
ordinarily all the election returns would
have been canvasscd by this time cS-
Cept in New York. But under orders
from Albany the Democratic boards OF
Supervisors OF Onondaga, StGuben, Rcns-
sclaer, Duchess and Columbia counties
have been kept in session day after day
attempting 10 cut down the vote
given for their Republican call
didate for tho Legislature. This attack
has been mainly directed against the
Republican candidates for senator, but
in several instances Republican assem-
blymen-clcct have been picked out Tor
Il most vcnomous assault upon their
titles TO Office. Finally ono Democratic
Board oi Supervisors, that OF OnonlaSa
county, has dared to act against Ro-
publican asscmblymau.clcct. although
David \ Munro, jr., the Republican
candidate i'll tho First assembly dis
trict OF Onondaga county, had plural
lty amounting TO siSty-nMe votes, il
has counted him out and has awarded
the certificate to Patrick J. Ryan, Dem
ocrat. Apparently thus to rob Mr..
IiGEre Of Gis certificate OF election.
these supervisors boldly deilod Judge
Kennedy OF the Supreme Court, disrc-
garding orders he had given TO them to
declare the vote ior asscmblyman il the
First district OF Onondaga county pre-
ciscly rs it was cast by the voters. 1t
can be predicted that Judge Kennedy
will not thus permit the Supreme Court
TO be dciied, and that Mr.. Munro will
not submit tamcly to being cheated out
OF his certificate OF election.
The death OF Gilbert \. Dcanc, Re-
publican Standardization the Fifteenth
district, has not abated the efforts OF
the Democratic leaders to have Edward
Osborne, the Democratic minority can
didate Tor senator, counted i'll in that
district. Mr.. Deane had seventv-ninc
plurality, and his election would or
dinarily have been acQuicsced III rs Il
matter OF course. But Governor Hill
inspired the Democrats OF that senate
district 10 contest the right oil Mr..
Deane to his certificate. Deputy At
torncy General Maynard went to Pough-
lecpsic and then to Hudson giving adj
vice TO the leading Democrats OF Colnm-
bia and Dutchcss counties. The result
OF this pressure from the outside was
that the board OF supervisors OF Column
bia and Duchess counties began 10
strain their powers in al effort 10 re-
duce Dcanc's plurality. Mr.. Deanc
anXious!y fought these attempts TO dc.
prive him OF his certificate OF election.
He was n sick man, but nevertheless he
fought hard. At last he was obliged to
take to his bed and summon his phvsi-
clan. Friday he died, indirectly u vic
tim OF his political opponents mad de-
sire for office.
But Mr.. Deane's death makes no
change in the plans OF the Democratic
leaders hero to grab that senate district.
Governor-clcct Roswell =. Flower, ap.
parently, must be provided with a
Democratic senate to confirm his nomi-
nations for Office, no matter whose
political rights are tramplcd under foot.
Mr.. Deanc's death reduces the num-
Der oil Republican scnators-Glect to
seventeen. Fourteen Democrats have
been elected. MIR. Dcanc's death, ii the
certificate OF election is awardedto him,
creates vacancy in tho senate OF 1892,
which must be filed by special cleo
ton. Acknowledgement Tabor when
asked to-day tho legal consequences OF
DR.. Dcane's death, replied:
"A1r. Deanc's death has no clIcc.
whatever, upon the canvass by the
state board, and ho is Just as mich OF Il
factor dead as he would be living, SO
far as the state board OF canvassers arc
concerned. mir. Deane hasa plurality
in the district, tho board OF canvasserS
must declare him elected. The COVER.
nor, taking cognizanca OF the death,
may then order special election"
Gould not tho board OF canvasscrs OF
the senate declare that MS Mr.. Deane is
dead his opponent is entitled TO tic
scat?"
NO. The senate, in case no special
election was held, could proceed to un.
srrt tho ,lpni 1Inpnbnr mn thn ornunl