New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
JUDGE BARyARDs LATEST DECISION

Judge Barnard yesterday directed that the
certificate of election to the Senate in the XVIII
District should be issued TO Gilbert A. Deane
the Republican candidate. This will enrage and
mortfy Governor Hill and those who have been
oonspiring with him TO secure the office for
candidate who was beaten at the polls, but it
will meet the hearty approval of reputable citi-
zens. True, justice has been done too late, 50
far as Mr. Deane is concerned. 1t is reported
that his death was fastened, if not DUE to his
realization Of the fact that job had been put
I'D in the Executive Chamber having for its
object the stealing Of his seat away from him.
However this may be, it will be remembered that
the Democratic Supervisors of Duchess were
engaged in counting him out in fragrant viola
tion of the law and of the official cath on the
day of his funeral
Governor Hill has pretended ever since he
began to show his hand in this case that he was
prompted solely by his determination to obtain
an honest decision. WE'LL the people do not
believe it, the evidence is all the other way.
II the Governors intentions had not been strictly
dishonorable he never would have found it
necessary fouly to abuse Supreme Court Judges
and to remove from office two County Clerks, be-
frauds However, the past is past. If the Gov
ernor desires to atone for the wrong-and pos
sibly he may-which has been done to the XVIII
District, he will lose no time in ordering special
election to fill the vacancy Occasioned by Mr..
Deane's death. If he promptly performs this
duty there will be time for another Senator to
be chosen who can take part in the organization
of the Senate on the 9th of January. 1t is to be as
sumed that he will do So He has already ordered
special election in the Hid Albany Assembly
District to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of the Democratic candidate who was elect
ed in November. That election is to take place
on December 20, and since the district is over
whelmingly Democratic Democrat will be elect
ed There can be no doubt that Republican
will be elected to succeed Mr.. Deane, unless some
serious mistake is made in the nominating con-
vention or in the conduct of the canvass. The
public spirited voters of Duchess Putnam and
Columbia, who have witnessed the attempt to
carry the district for Osborne by naked fraud, can
be counted upon 10 see TO it that Republican
is sent to Albany by a majority so large that
even Hill will make no attempt to override it.
We call upon our friends throughout the district
to make particularly thorough and industrious
canvass, and we believe that in the circum-
stances they will not fail to do So Let them
place in nomination strong and popular man,
whose character and ability command the gen
eral respect, and that duty discharged, let them
see to it that they rally to his support every
eector in every school district of the three coun-
ties whose vote they have right to expect One
of the reasons why Mr.. Deane did not receive
larger majority was the neglect of some of the
| local managers to get out the full Republican
vote Very likely The Democrats will renOm-
mate Mr.. Osborne. II is to be hoped that they
will. The honest citizens of the XVIII, who
have correct ideas of what belong to fair play
and public decency, will certainly take great
pleasure in recording at the ballot-bOx their con-
demnation of a man who has seemed eager to
obtain a seat in the Senate by foul means which
he failed to secure by fair ones.
The decision of Judge Barnard, which places
in office Mr.. Sheriff., the choice of the Repub-
licans of Duchess for County Treasurer, is an
additional cause for congratulation for all friends
of pure baot-box Mr.. Sheriff. took the oath
of Office yesterday. Two important duties yet
remain to be discharged. OF one of them we
have already spOken-the duty of carrying the
Senate district for the Republicans by an en-
phatic majority. The other duty relates to the
dishonest Supervisors who became lawbreakers
in order to steal seat for Osborne. They ought
to be prosecuted to the end that they may be
punished as severely as the law allows for the
outrage which they committed.