The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-25
The LEGISLATURE OURS.
,o,,1Y OF SIX IN THE ASSEM-
~. TIE IN THE SENATE.

"A Prospect OF the ees""s v.
AA...,,o Observation-Disclosures CoustS's
A..ure the Election OF Osborne
-. gursman's Order Win Probably
u,.ue., Democrat, In the Assembly.
Nov. 24.-"They know they are
A and that We have the Legislature, ana
pea'. than that. we will have It for long time
n9 Wv said Gov. Hill tonight. as ne con.
o0 0d the political situation In the light Oh
s ~ wants OF the last twenty-four hours. ~
, ;ndeed a Democratic day. and the races
va ~ Democrats about the Capitol reveaieo
@,',niv their happy franc OF mind. Ihey al
t..d the Governors phrase. They Know
sn ~ ara bestcn and the Legislature is ouls
w" %s. Nrst item OF importance was the ming
49,. ~ the returns from Dutchess county
~, assure tho election OF Edward II Os-
W. w N the scat in the Senate Tor the fn-
...h district, into which tho hepuDiicans
NJ 40 desperately to count the late sens.or
a..,e These returns. as canvasseo oy tho
'~,,sl Board Of Canvassors OF Duchess coun-
s..nd aled with the Secretary OF state 70 Do
"a nv the State Board Of Canvassers on or
s.,cra Dec. Is. give this array OF figures: To-
Z, ,ots cast. 1851: for Gilbert A. Deane'
so1s. for Edward B. Osborne. 64o2: LOT
H;.She,l Downing, 639: blank. le3
Tha aeures in tho Fifteenth district as they
sand TO- day and as they Will pc can'asseo "
'r ro,umSia-Deans. S,2o5; 2sborne eo7s; Downing.
xSu.rdsn.i.enrs !; asa Osborne. 1906; Downing
IL Sa, slnas given above.
This gives Osborne. a total Of 15.l31 and
pssne d }Sllr IN who Inc viii dft BE- seated
hm doa Sspoto now stands with Sherwood. the
,nsIiSibie Republican candidate. incl1dea;
BspaaSSSsaanns. II fhe state Board Of CansssseTs.
&sm aes,uts1 Is and the Repu6licans u. should
FSas S Ss atR m fes Esa
GIVE ssni1 seS he Contest Of
St Hs t bs b fsas p win Be
0s Is he Assembly the outlook is stiil better
III Il t S oa hsss 1s1%
i INv INV ~ i,non the very uncertain O'Dair.
Judge Fursman. OF Special tern, OF 81, me me
snrssme So sar and against the application OF
I.ssmblyman George ii. Beskes Of Sullivan
county Tor a peremptory writ q mandamnu US
yscopvene and reconsider their action in award.
inr he certificate of election as member OF
Assembly to Henry Kenrick; and 70 canvass the
S1orI Thornton A. Niven, John D. Mcmahon.
and G. A. Bush appeared for the applicant. ahd
s spa rested on three votes. two Of which were
MARKED SlSEs for identifcation. The inspectors Of
ScnS folded together. and threw out the
marked ballot as defective. The County Board
I q Canvassers. which has NepubIican mal tpo
ricI, thus giving him the election by q plurali-
tudS Se Fursman held that the Board Of Can
Hvassers possessed simply ministerial tunc-
itions and had no right to go behind tho,re-
itu3 hs and count any votes for any candidAte
e set Or t whose ss duty was % YoSnt dunn
r. therefore granted the writ al mandamus
which requires that the Board shall reconvene
sem6lyman as 1t was returned by the election
Inspectors, II this is done Beakes Dem, will
get the seat by plurality Of one A.
Board will not obey the order and LAWYER Carr
gave notice that he would appeal the case 70
s o GeneTa iSf oV Hill will give County Clerk
Cotton Of 0nondaga county an opportunity &c
behssrd in reply to charges 81 mllt ne sane,
made because q his refusal 70 R sign Inc cert
he cannot make satisfactory defence tht
Governor will remove him and appoint a mar
i1hs place and sign Mr. Rysnss certii Sss tb,
Assembly to the Democrats by q vote q 68 t.
60. and to this Democratic majority will sooI
Sshadded the Democrqtis 0a 99se
to-day Thus the lower House stands tonight
Rs aSsfs 81 t % III RspRoMs arphy
Assemblyman elect from the. Third A!ban,
district, which occurred hero to-day. will mo-
eae aG result sd doy HI Hi Wilt es
suit in tile return Of another Democrat