New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-14
DELAYING THE COUNT.
HILLS TACTICS IN SENATE DISTRICTS.
OUTLINES OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONSPIRACY RE,
vEALED-CoUNTY CLERK CONWAY
REMOVED.
rsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TnrBuSE.l


Albany Nov. I3.-All over the State the Demo
cratic Boards of Supervisors delaying the can
wasting of the election returns so far as they
touch upon the election Of State Senators. Pal
pably this common action is dictated by Gov
ernor Hill the leader OF the Democratic party tn
the State since IL is his agents who so out from
Albany TO the Senate districts in which tie con-
tests are in progress and inspire the Democratic
tactics And Mr. Hill still insists that, although
the election returns declare that eighteen RepuD-
lican Senator's and fourteen Democratic senators
were elected, the Senate will have majority OF
Democratic Senators when it is organized In
January Why should Mr.. Hill instruct tho
Democratic Boards of Supervisors to prolons tneu
consideration Of the election returns! Is IL n~
plan to have these Supervisors defer acting hnauy
upon the returns until December 10, when tne
Democratic State Board Of Canvasscrs meet ana
then to have certificates Of election Issued 70
three or four of the defeated Democratic canof
dates for Senator before the courts OF the State
can interfere and see that justice Is done
the Republican candidates who received ma
jority bf the votes? That is the suspcion
which Is entering the minds Of men who are read
ing daily the newspaper reports of the meetings
of the Democratic Boards Of Supervisors
To-day, at Troy, the Democratic Board Oh
Supervisors of Rensselaer, County again refused 70
act upon the election returns Rensselaer, County
forms. with Warrington County. Senate dlstrics
in which John F. Derby. the Republican candidate
for Senator. has go plurality. but Michael F.
Collins. Democrat. still claims that he. Collins.
was elected Senator.
Meanwhile, fresh fuel has been added to the
flame of excitement which now burns in the
Senate district, by the summary removal by Gov
ernor Hill of County Clerk Conway. anti-fiill
Democrat and the appointment as his successor
Of a Hill Democrat. The County Clerk has Of
fetal possession of the election returns OF Ken
sselaer County. The Troy Times thus speaks
edtorially tonight upon this remarkable action OF
Governor Hill:
II Is alleged that Mr.. Conway's removal though
deferred until after election, Is now haSty ore orouSn'
Derby and count in Mr.. Collins as state senator de.
spite the fact that the former has clear plurality Oh
man. the new County Clerk, with his honorable repu
tatlon, will lend himself to any purpose so anS
responsible position, with delicate duties 70 perform;
The people dOmand upright and Impartial rns ths
emergency All they ask Is fair and honest count,
and Mr. @ do so Se M to as heed he a at Righteous de-
mand ,,
Apparently, also, the Democrats arc thinking
Of disputing the title of Senator Richardson, ne
publican, who has been elected In the Alilth
District, composed of the counties OF orange ana
Sullivan. c. Fred Lamont, the Democratic candi'
date for Senator, yesterday at meeting OF 'ne
Board of Supervisors Of Orange County, mo'eu
the rejection Of the vote of the entire Town ot
Woodbury.. because the canvassers had not re-
turned some defective ballots. Because OF tn's
trivial omission he would thus have cast out the
vote of a strong Republican town. The Demo-
crots. Also are still disputng the reelection OF
Senator Donaldson, Republican, in the XVlllth DIS
trict just as the Board of Canvassers of Saratoga
County were completing their canvass OF the
VOTES Yesterday a Democratic Supervisor undcr
the inspiration of W. S. Waterbury, chief clerk
Of the Secretary of State here, objected 10 tne
ratification of the returns upon the remarKaoie
ground that in election district OF tnat county
"every one of the ballots was illegal In coior
Tho Incident is mentioned to show the absurd OBJ
;octions nv which eminent Democrats are at
temptnc to prevent the completion of the canvass
If the election returns. Rufus T. Peck, Repupli-
can Standardized in the XXVth District, wnich
is composed of Cnondaga and Cortland Counties'
has become indignant over the Intentional pro-
crastination Of the Democratic Board OF super
yisors of Onondaga County IN canvassing tne
election returns of that county, and has served
upon them the following notice:
To the Board of County Of onondaea County
The undersigned, Rufus 4. lec candidate for sena-
tor from the XVIII Senatorial District OF nls stacc,
at the election of November D. ls9l, having receiver
majority of the votes cast for tat once at SUCH
election in the said district and there being TO irregu
lartes in the returns affecting the result As 10 hlm
does hereby respectfully request and demand that your
honorable board nj the vote OF your county
for said Office ard declare the result and MAKE ccrty
a. corrct attest by the signatures OF the chairman ana
secretary of your board and deliver to the County
Clerk OF said county the statement thereof required oy
law. r,,,,-, IT. npcv
Dated at Syracuse November Il, 1891.
bn for kcnuDlicau
Senators.elect TO appeal to public opinion in
q similar manner Meanwhile the Democrats hero
Sill insist that the State Board of Canvassers
will deprive Franklin d. Sherwood, Republican.
Of his certificate Of election as Senator from the
XXVIIth District the alleged ground Of in
eligibility. The scheme seems to be TO get six
teen Democratic Senators by some kind of fraud,
and then by the vote of Lieutenant-Governor
Sheehan count in another Democratic Senator, aud
thus obtain enough votes 10 control the Senate.