The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-02
HILLS DESPERATE GAME
The Lnwlcss Tactics He is Taking
to Steal a Senate.
SUPREME COURT CONVENED
To Carry Out the Theft of tho New
York Lcgislaturc--Somc Fresh Rev.
Citations of the Political Crime TINT
is Being Attempted IN the Empire
Slaic..TIic icGoycrnor.ScnatO or Assum.
ing tho Power Of a South American
Dictator

ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. l.-Governor
Hill on Saturday provided for the hold
ing OF an extraordinary special term OF
tho supreme court to-day in Syracuse,
in these words:
1t appearing TO my satisfaction that
the public interest requires it, there
fore, in accordance with the statute i'll
such case made and provided, l do
hereby appoint an extraordinary
special term OF the supreme court 10 be
held at tho court house in the city OF
Syracuse, county OF Onondasa, on Tues
day, the first day OF December, 1891, at
10 o'clock forenoon OF that day, and TO
continue as long as may be necessary
for the disposal Of the business that
may be brought before 1t; and hereby
designate the Hon. Morgan J. O'Bricn,
a justice OF the supreme court, TO hold
the said extraordinary special term oil
the supreme court.
Every politician here says that this
announcement can mean only one
thing, namely, that the efforts OF Judge
Kennedy, OF the supreme court. to COM
pei the board OF supervisors OF Onon-
daga county 20 give I certificate 0!
election to David A. Munro. Jr., Repub-
lican, who receiycd.a plurality OF sixty
nine votes for assemblyman, are, If
possible, 10 be defeated. The scheme
would seem to be 10 import Judge
O'Brien into the judicial district
for the purpose OF having him
issue stays OF execution against
any writs Of mandamns that Judge
Kennedy issues against the Board OF
Supervisors. With Mr.. Munro's case
thus blocked in the courts. it will be an
easy matter, the Democrats say, TO have
Il certificate OF election issued 10 Patrick
j. Ryan, the Democratic minority cam
didate for asscmblyman in the First
district OF Onondaga county. 1t is be-
licved that Governor Hill will remove
the Republican county clerk Ui Onon-
daga county tomorrow, then appoint 4
Democrat who will swiftly issue 4 GER
titicatc OF election 10 Mr.. Ryan.
Lawyers tonight were wondering il
Judge O'Brien would not decline the
Governors assignment, seeing what is
expected OF him. There is much mu-
tual respect and regard among the
members oil the supreme court. They
rarely array themselves against one an
otl,er, and that there is an etiquette
which forbids one Judge interfering
with another's cases is evident from the
TACT that judges Bartlett and Pratt in
Brooklyn last Saturday declined to in
tcrfere with Judge Kennedy in the
OnondaSa county cases. But Mr..
O'Bricn has settled all doubts appar-
entity, for the news comes to tho capital
that he has already reached Syracuse,
SOC miles distant from his own district,
and where he intends to dispute the de-
cisions OF Justice Kennedy. Pcopleherc
did not believe that Judge O'Drien
wouldiend himself to any such purpose
OF David B. HILL
Tonight there arrived hero Joseph II.
Choate, OF New York, the leading conn
sci 10 protect the interests OF the Re-
publican senators.clect, whose rights to
their election certificates are disputed
by Governor Hill and other leading
Democrats. llr. Choatc has been in
consultation nj Hudson with J. Rider
CGdy, who managed the case there oil
the late Senator Gilbert A. Deanc, when
the latter WAS unsucccsstully attempt
ing 10 prevent the Democrats from
stealing his certificate oi election
and giving it TO Edward o.
borne, Democrats, who failed OF IN
election, having eighty-thrcc less votes
than Mr.. Dcanc. Tonight Mr.. Choatc
and Judge Cady had 4 conference here
with Matthew Hale, who has been en-
gagged TO defend tho interests OF the
Republican party at the capital. 1t
was decided by Mcssrs. Choatc, Hale
and Cady TO take most energetic steps
in the courts to compel the restitution
by Osborne OF the stolen certificate oil
election. 1t WAS iurthcrmorc decided
TO make 4 formal demand upon Frank
Rice, secretary OF state, who summons
together. the state board OF canvass, ior
y hearing by that body in relation to the
Osborne case and all other cases in
which the Republican candidates for
tho senate arc interested.