New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-03
TT WAS A SURPRISE TO OSBORNE.

THOUGH An UNPOPULAR CANDIDATE MS NoiH
Is ALLEGED TO BE GREATER THAN FLowERa.
Poughkeepsie Dec. 2.-Edwnrd d. Osborne, the Demo
cratic candidate for the State Senate in this district at
The last election was in this city Monday last and
10 The Tribune correspondent he said that whch nc
was nominated last fall to the Office to which David Il.
Hin is TRYING to eject him ut all hazards he Thought
that his election was anything but assured. 80 UNI
certain was it, he added, "that l did not pay any
assessment and took no part In tile enmpagh''
This, under The circumstances, Is exceedingly lmpof
tant testimony. Mr.. Osborne is not popular man
ana he did not think tlat he could be elected In 'ie
first place ms a member Of the Assembly the previous
wear he made an Indifferent record and among GER
tain SET OF Democrats he not at all satisfactory as
candidate Under tits condition, IL Is impossible for
any one to believe that he was elected TO the STATE
Senate In district having three Republican counties
In 1886 Judge Daniels, who was the Republican cahd
date for the Court Of Appeals, carried Dutchess iEny
by plurality OF POI over Judge Peckham This was
looked upon as an Off year. in politics, there was
no state ticket In the field and great effort was made
to get ont the Republican vote In the country districts
In the following year members OF both branches OF the
Legislature elected. This was Mr. Deane's FIRST
year as o candidate for member OF the Senate lie
rad previously served his district in the Assembly and
he exceedingly popular man. Ills plurahy Ill
the county his Democratic aud Prohibition OPP
ponent was nearly 1000 votes In the entire Senate
3.175. Two years later Senator Deane was cand-
date for reelection he having received the unanimous
nomination Of the delegates in the convention TINS
time he carried Duchess County by plurality or
400 votes increase in this county alone Of nearly
500 plurality. The increase IN the total vote in the
county less than 200 votes. His plurality In the
entire district that year was 1929
Now, however, the Democrats want TO make the
voters of the state believe that Senator Deane de-
feated in this county by plurality Of 1s4 votes, which,
against his small pluraitlcs in the other Two counties
in the district elected the Democratic candidate for the
Senate by fourteen. In obtaining this plurality the
Democrats had to steal from The vote Of the Republican
candidate fifty three good and honest votes as ever
were cast for any Then, too, they added arbl
ray TO the count Of their candidate thirtyt votes
which never had been cast for him.
The Democrats Of Duchess County are forced 10
admit that Mr.. Osborne nowhere popular
a candidate as Roswell 7. Flower WIS In the county.
On account OF the campaign for the State ticket the
Democratic managers here were forced TO spend large
sum of money to make good showing for the head of
their Ticket They had money In plenty 1t is true and
good Judges say that II cost the Democratic Governor
elect not less than $4,000 carry Dutehess County
BY the exceedingly small plurality that was given 10
him. This plurality was only seventyive, aHd this
was made up OF thirty one ballots which were stolen
from the Republican column from town alone
After these thirty ballots had been stolen from The
vote for John w. Vrooman, the Republican candidate
for Lieutenant Governor he then had plurality over
william f. sheehan Of elglty-six votes. Then, after
the same number Of votes had been stolen from the
count for Eugene F. o'Connor, he had plurality Of
forty votes In the county. Frank Campbell carried
the county by only fourteen plurality the Demo
cratic candidate for Controller and General Ira NJ
Hedges the Republican candidate for state Treasurer
carried 1t by a plurality of thirteen. Simon W. Rosen
dale. the Democratic candidate for Attorney General
had only twenty plurality while Verpanck Colvin
1 fIatn Etata uut.a
veyor ran twelve votes ahead of his Democratic OPP
| ponent.
These figures shaw thing, and that Is that IL IS
incredible that candidate who thought that his can
vass such hopeless one that lie would
| not subscribe one cent 10 campaign fund wonld
run nearly 100 votes ahead OF his ticket, especially
when for the account Of tho head OF that ticket large
| sum OF money was spent Mr. Flower spent nearly
$4,000 IN the county, 1t is said and yet his plurality
Is less than onehaf what Is claimed for Osborne who