New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-08
The above pluralities are pretty small as small 8
he following pluralties Of the Republican Assembly

Perhaps the Republican state Committee, IN view
Of this comparison Of puralities will decide TO confess
the seats OF the Democratic Assemblymen whose small
pluralities were stated earlier in this article. Tie
petitions OF the Democratic claimants for the seats Oh
the Republican Assemblymen make wholesale charges
of corruption but no proof accompanies them These
charges will be shown TO be false William b. HowaF,
for instance contests the seat of " y. stranahan rom
the Ist District OF Oswego County. All that Mr. now
ard can allego that the ballots OF two election dis
tricts in that county, in that Assembly district were
exchanged But this would not puzzle voter. The
names on the inside OF the ballots were the same The
district ballots which thus exchanged were those
Of the town of Oswego and those Of the town OF New
Haven.
Then another Democrat sweaIs that one polling place
too small under the Ballot Reform law. lh'imoa-
ton and bribery are charged but when the Republicans
asked for list Of these voters. when the was On
trial before Recorder Bulger. Democrat, of oswego the
Democrats refused 70 state their names No proof Vas
given before the Recorder that any voter had ben
bribed or that there had been a false count. II IS
difficult to how even a Democratic Assembly, upon
such manufactured evidence, vote 10 unseat Nr.
Stranahan.
John +. DIVER claims the seat Of W. Barlow DunaI
on the absurd ground that there 500 ballots which
wer, marked and that voters were bribcd This ca>4
has been on trial in Amsterdam, with the interesting
result OF showing that 1t the Democrats who bFb,d
TIE voters, The investigation flashed in the pan.
The petition OF Robert o. Davis, Of BallstOn, who
contests the seat Of Cornelius h. Shelter Of The j.,
District of saratoga County, makes sweeping charge
Of fraud and alleges that than 800 votes were
Illegally credited to Mr. shelter. The petition further
says that In the towns Of Malta, Milton and Clifton
Park 10 legal elections were held, but il does not
attempt TO explain the nature OF the frauds alleged
By the time the Governors Committee on Contested
seats has gotten ready for work alleged evidence
may be presented. As It is now. the petition in this
case merely says that In the three towns named
There were such improper practices that they amount
to actual fraud
Leonard T. Adsit. who contests the seat Of Russell
;. Johnson from the lid Oneida District, hangs hi
contest on an exceedingly fine thread. His petition
makes it, strongest point the statement that NJ
John>ons nomination, on September %, last year, We
obtained through the OF money and that votes
IN number exceeding the majority given 10 Mr.. John
son were obtained by bride The contestant mlhcj
this bold charge merely information and beliefs
The seat given 10 Assemblyman Aaron b. GARDENER
Of Columbia County. Is being contested oy Henry L.
Warren OF Canaan. Mr.. Warren i, even les positive
than any Of the other contestants that he a, grounds
which 10 ask even an Assembly controlled by
Governor Hill u Gust The member Who nov holds the
certificate Of election. lie merely sa = after telling
VINO he is ana why he contest, lie election that Rs
(Mr GaIdcnicrsJ election Was procured. a, I verify
believe, through bribery ana through fraudulent and
unlawful means
1t is evident that En0ch ;. Williams OF Candor.
Tosa County, has heard that the Democratic majority
IN me ASSEMBLY Is willing TO accept the mo>t mn'S
excuses Tor throwing out regularly elected Repub, ans
for he has come 10 the front with about TIE lct''
reasonable apology for cause for making contest
His main charge l. that more than 300 votes were cis
at one polling place IN the town of Nchols, ~ tll
county. such l. not the case. however large nan
was hired, In which were TWO separate sets OF polling
places, one set being at either end. The hall was
divided in two and each the t~O district, had rs
own voting place.
1t is not likely that even Governor I'm viii coa;
sent TO throwing Joseph Aspina, Who wss elected
from the Xlth Kings County District, 50 childish and
untenable the grounds upon which Francis H.
ReHhaTd. the Democratic candidate against hlln. con-
tests the election Democratic Board oi County Can
vasscrs had already listened Ia Rcn!a.d's testimony,
which was found 10 lie Of such Lite value that VIZ.
Asphalt received the certificate Of election. Ihe
county Canvasscrs found 3O2 blank and deceive bal
lots which were thrown out. Ec.n.ald thinks that ne
ought to have enough Of these counted Tor him give
him "a bare majority.