Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-09
A M0OTED QUESTION
Which Party Has the New York
Legislature.
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS IN DOUBT.
Fatal Fires in Cincinnati and
Denver.
LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ENATORIAL DISTRICTS IN DOUBT.
LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
NEW YoRK's LEGrsLATuRE
Promise OF a Lively Fight Before the Ques
ton of Control is Settled

NEW NORk'S LEGISLATURE
Promise Of a Lively Fight Before the Quss-
ton of Control is Settled
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ALBANY, n u, Nov. s.-The control Of The
legislature, both branches. is still . moosed
question. In many districts the narrow plural
ities form basis of contention and in Others
the charge OF fraud Is made 90 that there IL
prospect of much trouble in settling the difi-
eultes. There is no question over the control
OF the assembly-the democrats have sixty-six
members and the republicans sixty-two. but
the plurality of some of the successful claim
ants Is so small. IN one being Q single
vote, that the eventual control of the lower
house rests solely with the party seating the
majority OF members upon the organization Of
the house. For a time both parties laid claims
to the control, but it is definitely settled now,
the members being ne given above.
In the senate, however, there is doubt The
republicans have fifteen members the demo-
Gratis having fourteen. whose election il by an
unquestionably safe plurality, and there is alec
one independent republican, who, IL Ia claimed,
has pledged himself to vote for a new enumern-
tion and reapportionment The election Of
the TWO remaining members Is in doubt. In the
niteenth district Osborne, the democratic can
didate. claims his election. and Deane the re-
puohcani likewise claims plurality. On elec-
tion night the election Of Osborne was con-
ceded, but since the senate is close and the
vote SO even the republicans, realizing the
gravity OF the situation, have since claimed
Deanes election. and il il now
Claimed by the democrats that the returns
are being falsified 10 secure Deane's election
Osborne claims his election by fifteen plurality
and Deane processes to have plurality of
seyenty-nine.
In the eighteenth senatorial district lie
dispute arises over the election OF Hoyt demo-
crat. and Donaldson, republican. and there is
tne hvehest sort OF post-election work being
done by the leaders Of both parties. The stake
Is a big one' Il means q reapportionment and
democratic control in perpetuam on the
one side and a fight for . continuance Of
supremacy In the senate at least by the other.
IMPORTANCE OF TIE ISSUE.
The importance of the issue cannot be over
estimated, hence the tense feeling in both par
ties There also hinges on the result the sp-
pointment Of large number Of heads Of de-
partments, whose nomination by the governor
must be approved by the senate, and the loss
OF control VIII deprive the republicans Of some
OF the appointments which have heretofore
been demanded by them. There is Q large
number Of ''hold-over" appointees such as the
health ohicer OF the port OF New York arbitra-
tion and other commissioners, whose terms have
been determined some time ago and who have
been permitted TO retain their Office by Gov
Hill rather than risk the chance of the refusal
on the part of the senate heretofore TO confirm
the appointment Of their Successors. There 10
also successor to the republican superintend-
ent OF public instruction TO be appointed this
year, ana as this Office carries with it q large
amount of patronage and Is, aside from that
exceedingly important. it easily be seen
that the strife for control is Of sufhcient mo-
ment TO call forth every endeavor.
CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION.
In addition to the doubt existing q TO TIE
elections in the fifteenth and eighteenth
another question, q constitutional one, arises
over the election of the member from the
twenty-seventh. The state constitution pro-
vides that mo person shall be eligible 20 the
Legislature who at the time Of his election In or
within one hundred days previous thereto has
been, an officer under any CITY gov
ernment," but the successful candidate In this
district, republican at the time of his
nomination, and even at the time Of his
election was park commissioner q
the city an which he resides. The democrats be-
ing aware OF the disqualification existing against
Mr.. Sherwood caused printed notices Go be
posted at all the polling places calling atten-
non TO thls TACT and warning voters not TO vote
Tor him. IL Is now claimed Shat in the face of the
specihc provisions Of the constitution the board
OF state canyassers, which will soon convene
cannot give him q certificate of election, but
Will, on the other hand, declare his democratic
opponent entitled to the seat.
1t can readily be seen what this means. II
Osborne should eventually secure a plurality
and Sherwood declared disqualified il will give
the democrats sixteen members thus making
the house tie, granting that Edwards the
independents republican, votes with the repub-
hcans. There are at least two seats which will
be controlled by the democratic one of them
being the eighteenth if the republican caudi-
date is declared elected, and since the president
OF the senate, the newly elected Lieutenant
governor OF the state, has in such case q cast
ing vote there is a Likelihood that the demo-
Gratis Will obtain control, at least make Q
most strenuous effort to do so.
The Albany Argus. the organ Of the state
democracy, claims that fraud alone can deprive
the party Of control and Gov. Hill maintains
the same.
He says: 81 am convinced that we have car
ried both bodies. The returns show that the
republicans are making strenuous efforts to
count us out in close districts but the official
counts give us a plurality in both branches
We have literally swept the state. Mr.Osborne
is undoubtedly elected in the fifteenth dis
trict."
Mr.. Osborne is sanguine Of his election. II
am surely elected, said he recently. "why. the
republicans themselves conceded il for forty
eight hours alter election. Now they sud-
denly hnd great gains, and it is surprising that
those gains are IN the county where the entire
democratic county ticket was elected There
is no reason why 1 should be defeated there,
and il ID not so.'
There is q promise Of exciting and exceed
ingly interesting developments and the usual
comment over the result of the election Of
governor has been lost sight of in the anxious
inquiry, "Aow viii the senate standy'