The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-26
T,NpERING WITH BALLOTS.
CLERK OF ON0NDAGA COUNT
bS nyrORE THE GOVERNOR.

..-,t, that Republican Ballots Were
p.s hat says Il Wasn't Done Know.
..n,s-proor or the Charges Subsnitted-
~s,she.. Couuty's Vote Declared.
,..,Sx Nov. 25.-George Cotton. the On.
A '-a. county Clerk who refused to sign the
@u .1ssots of Patrick ]. Ryan. the Democratic
e''.nhlvman elect from the First district,
a 'eea before Gov. Hill at 2 o'clock this
.1pe saoon to answer the charges preferred
IT," IT,. him by ex-Muyor William B. Kirk OF
Syracuse.
.a Tho Rer,,blcan ballots belonging to GER
.,sction districts in the towns Of Elbridge.
S,millas, Clay, and FULLY. causing much con.
..inn and enabling tho election officers to tell
s wSat electors voted the Republican ticket !:
w., Ia refused to deliver n copy OF the
VII l..iscs.s Of election voted by tho Cam
e.,.nr Board to Mr.. Ryan. Democratic
,,nlId..e for member OF Assembly In
u. FIrst unondaga district: TINT he
,nncfully Instructed the inspectors OF cleo
W., N instructns them to MIX their sigma
,are. 10 the stubs OF ballots. and that he tam
,.,pd with tho official returns. changing their
,.s with intent. and allowing members Of the
nsnublican County Committee to have free
,o,sss to the returns during the absence Of
mo members OF the Canvassing Board.
william I. Cannon Of Syracuse appeared for
merompainaut. and Cotton WINS represented
WEN Wilson as attorney and Peter D. Nc
Jnnan rs counsel.
Mr. wilson moved to strike out the second
md fourth Specifications because they do not
,onstituts a violation OF the ballot law
N any statute OF the State. and nothing is
.hovn on which TO base any criminal intent
lithese Specifications are not stricken out, It
ms asked that they be made more definite.
Gov, Hill said that II the County Clerk had
,tared these returns Of all. that was charge
IA then denied tho motion. to strike out, and
COUNSELLOR Wilson read the answer OF Mr..
lotion which denied the charges and every y
that Republican ballots sent to the several
election districts had boon transferred. but said
that Il was not done knowingly, Mr.: Wilson
aid f case s to %ns 81
for full Investigation.
Gov Hill said that in case q commission was
a and sudsr the Il seemed hard
II necessary that a commission should be ap-
Ionted merely to take the small amount Of
thers was sV any dispute as to the facts that
the ballots had been transposed IN sending
them out
MT. WILSON SHIu DHlNDJ6 nHu nOp Deen
transposed knowingly. He thought sufficient
time had not been afforded counsel for the trial
Qfthe case.
vas unnecessary. as he fully understood the
Nj Wilson Objected t. eoine+ on S With the
ton was overruled and the case continued.
As County Clerk Cotton had declined to bring
ae election returns and the certificate Of
complainant was obliged to call witnesses to
Ne the place Of the returns. BY Inspector
llis ,,,! and Ballot Clerk VIM. Donnelly Of
kpublioan ballots were, received at the First
lection district. and vice versa, and that 1t
g not discovered until late IN the afternoon.
'Tl i was shown that the same Interchange
Republican ballots was made in the
se us s I,sii dist districts it, Of Mbridge
assembly,. and bis relatives were wealthy
ind hetd many MORTGAGES on property In
z ths. Republican ballots would easily show
Eaen spd Manly q tSs Second and Third
Hy csrF FoFess see %r1te ne tSap rs
YARDS the word III" after the name Of David
70 The rsturns which Fl he had no 1iest
,. A,s;sss891,ymean elect Ryan wes called and
him certified copy Of his certificate. even be-
fore be was restrained by the mandamus
Issued BY Judge Kennedy
Sss s SasSee ordslssd os recess cess Until
supervisor Dorchester. Chairman. OF the
D s called at the evening session. Mr.. Dor
chester testimony showed that between the
I resolutions Of the Board and orders Of the
@ Ssa1 t hss boa ySS a 1%s sSdFe
INIT srs;a but that the board: as The Governor
sIs t. wSrE in S fyst meeting at $50 A NJ did
Counsel Tor defence tried to show that ex-
i slyGT hrE had conference with Gov Hill on
sa Es'oS W %ass ens SsseFfsss
q, ut foundation In fact. Mr.: Dorchester fur
}ss s testified that beyond his refusal to sign
ss' ssife fssk s eaSn had
,,Mt.Mayor Kirk testified that he had made a
s,,n demand for copy Of the Ryan certifl-
&C. Counsel Tor The defence then made strenu-
Gus effort t., secure postponement OF the |
s'srqE the last resort in their fight for delay
issr H. nv u was. however firm, and allowed m
a,k lotion was PLACED upon the stand as the
. .,y T Witness the defence had. He emphati- |
ns ssm,sa int ne sent out wrong circulars
,,ate?Grdinatp. He also declared that he had |
hh ,t y any way rirrred with the returns, nor
ufd ne any knowledge OF any changes in them. |
S ~ nad every confidence in his deputy, Forest
22suie. who !ad received tho returns alleged TO |
an ,sp een changed. lie explained the mixture /
x, ,ns nhllots by saying that no intrusted the
X. applhg 81 the ballots to George j. Yaeckel.
s.n secohn deputy. MS he (Cotton) was physi- |
any my unable to do such work since he had lost |
w. Nv hanl He had implicitly relied ON Yaeckel.
,,Ir had done the same work before. Person
mo,I ~ knew nothing Of the error until the |
s.cb nIg ulter election. In this way no denied
sM,!.i, ~ Cotton was still on the stand under
th mn n e,:AaiIminaton. Tho general opinion Is
iS,,,uoN. ti Will remove Cotton and appoint |
iIi1nvu I Dorchester in his place for the next
term uays. which is all there is left OF the
thaM midnight Coy. Hill decided to adjourn
low ffIIfhg until Monday next az , p. NJ, TO al
(Isrti " defence TO bring witnesses to prove
WIN .olton's statements.
nnu u THE DUTcHEss COUNTY CANVASS.
ran unC,u, .! Nov. 25.-When the Duchess
Lo NY BOARD Of Supervisors convened to-day
ho no oai was He'd with spectators Mr.. Vail,
no cbannratlc leader asked the clerk whether
a Mi rvntanges ordered had been made on his |
iys 'nWs Ne and tho clerk replied In tho mega
pso,,iMir. Hanna. l.epublican. presented three
ions uions providing for changing tho deci-
hs co e,esIlng certain Democratic officers on
own ~, !, Ticket. which were promptly voted
h rom a ny tiie Democrats. Then Mr.. Vailrushed
esoI,x;, under protests by the Republicans
sn,u., 'ons declaring the thirty-five defective
rintas,, found in He'd Hook marked by a |