New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29
marked ballots in Red Hook. The following important
aafidaviie have been made public to-day:

marked ballots in Red Hook The following important
siidavits have been made public to-day:
state Of New-Yorl,
house, sC's ef The town s Of Red HOOK being duly
say that they were inspectors OF election 10 psi lila
the ballots following general clestion they noticed sSsi
blur They found this blur was in each instance mace
by printers ink and not written by either pen u OF
place and from its appearance they are satisfied that
each ballot bore this blur the time they were given
Sp, Sy e S ar Inc s ssp have Sen made BY
Individual voters some of the ballots bore the marx
ISse 9a a, Ss blur than esscd By the printer
The entire board consisting ct ourselves h a we're
not marked ballots fa Identification as laid dow oa gG
the Election law. the ballots were eanvasa S End
ballots and sample of marked ballots OF such h ~,
attached the returns and no statement 9, oa a
sss n ssS on THEY e yns dte Of
and 50 have made Official statement prior 20 ,n a.
e any my Sose Of eaTass 70 the e
by voters wese burned, but the voted oaOSs erS
Of our town had not provided them with an election
code until the day election and consequently smeS
undecided as to whether they shoaio DC pe'e'''
They turier positively state that none Of the ballots i,o
As canvassed at the following the general eiec
ton bore what could be called mark Of dentlt t
ton and that under the ag ES caS be ~ 'n M GU"
5ASEs y. kERGssh'
subscribed and sworn to before me this s6th day o.
November 1921 and hereby ce M that the foree ,sn
affidavit was duly read 70 the atlantis ana INA, t co
tained - WILLIAM $. MAsSONEM;
C. s) . Notary Public
state of New York County Of Duchess, S. ,o,r
Only Ee swer saws that ' upon an agreement Of the
inspectors Of District No. 3. town Of Red HOOK ,
S "a @' Voted SIA IN said district at tie election
held on Tuesday November loSi as Ge ,n 6U'ta ~
be destroyed or preserved: that upon Thursday No
vembcr g. 1891 he went to sheridan Shocks place in
beck that while at that place engaged in sald work
John Hobbs of Red Hook called to see him ana ssEed
Of the ballots bnrrsd the printer that there re
home in upper Red Hook John Hobbs was there
then lie asked him If he would get one of the blurred
John Hobbs and Edward sturges, supervisor OF the
town. at the hotel OF Martin iasher. lie counted inc
the blur at the request Of and in the presence Of
John Hobbs, and found hiryone Republican ballots
he S refused to let them go out Of his possession Hobbs
up to his house on Tuesday; November TO- la'i,
take him TO Poughkeepsie and bring sample Of or the
whole number Of the ballots containing the blur with
TO Pouehkeopss. When he got 10 Ponghkeepsie Hobbs
and he walked uptown to Charles Robnson's liquor,
Of Red Hook. From there. Hobbs, Sturges and he
went TO some office. where he was introduced t
went into tTivate office. whese he showed them and
counter over The blurred ballots. MIR sturges the
supervisor tier handed him the returns from District
NO O. town Of Ped Hook and requested him to attach
@ sample Of tho thrty-one ballots - the returns lie
then attached the sample TO the returns and wrote on
the face that The whole number Of ballots like this
received vas thrtyoGe' lie wrote talS at the I re-
Hoard Of Inspectors. but smpy, did it at The super
then brought The remainTg thirty ballots with him
and returned home and SUI has them in h possession
or pen mark any other mark except the sfores aid
blur the sample ballot that h 9a%9sG e S6 ss re-
subscribed and sworn TO before mo thI; 2eth day Of
going %fdavt was dny read to the aGan and that he
was fully acquainted with the statements therein con
Derrick Browne. Democrat Of thirty years stand
ins and Editor Of The Evening Enterprise" says To-
night In editorial
The greatest criticism The Enterprise" can make
npon the action Of the recent Board of CanvasserS Is
own upon lie important matter, That were brought
up for consideration They blindy followed tie
Me saef fopwcd tie nstr~ctons Of the attorney,
who sat beside Inn every minute OF inc tine;
10 make the eighteen Democrats here or there as
Mr. Vail demanded Nor was much better ta on IN the
Republicans aid TO the 9e Of e TaGna and S SIR
Abel ali took active part in the work and expressed
views that were clearly their own, while the Demo,
Uniformly Mr.. Vail The comparison of three ont of
eight to one out Of eighteen taking ~ act'e part in
the proceedings Of the Board is not Nhey 10 establish
high opriOn OF the craftsmanship of this Democratic
side OF the The Democratic party in this county
feels this and feels IL keenly. Here was case In
which thirty votes were taken from the Republican
column in Red Hook eighteen votes taken from that
same party in Fishk. and the figures on Senator re-
versed in a district In East FiShkill, while these I'M
portant matters had never been brought before me
Board for its deliberations and action and the table
thus prepared without the knowledge of these eighteen
Democrats unanimously ind0reed by them without
a suggestion or a question. One Democrat undertook
10 tel the reporter Of "The Enterprise where the
votes cane FROM but coud NOT. and another tod the
reporter that did not know. had not seen the figures
and knew nothing whatever about them. And TINS Is
the kind OF men who sat In Judgment upon Questions
of grave Importance 10 the people and who were en-
trusted with duties that can only be performed IN the
exercise Of conscientious intelligence, clear colccp.
on of duty and the highest regard for the rights OF
the people.