New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-12

Total ............575 250
Plurality Of Donaidsoa ...............3iG
The Democratic counsel agree that all these
s34 votes should DE cast out, on the alleged
ground that red ballots were used The effcect
Of casting them out Will be 10 decrease the vote
for Mr.. Donaldson in the Senate District by 3l6
votes Red ballots are also attached to few
returns from Schenectady County, and these re-
turns also put in evidence to-day. What
with the Saratoga and the Schenectady returns, tho
Democrats hope to reduce Mr.. Donal sons majority
SO far that they will be able To unseat Linn ON
the ground that red ballots were used The
County Clerks say that only white ballots were
used.
There appeared to represent Senator Donaldson
to-day Jesse l.. LamoreuX, of Ballston Spa and
A. d. Wait, of Fort Edward. The Democratic
claimant Edward II. IIoyt, was represented by
County Judge Griffith. of Rensselaer, County, who
may he considered the personal representative of
Edward Murphy, jr., the chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Committee, by ex-senator Foley, Of
the XVIIIth District, and by James Lewis, Of
Saratoga. The first witness was County Clerk
Grose Of Saratoga County lie produced the
election returns from the impeachcd election dis
tricts of the towns of Clifton Park, Corinth.
Half Moon and saltwater, and showed attached to
them four red sample ballots.
How many sample ballots did you send to
each of these four election disricts?" inquired Mr..
Lamoreux of County Clerk GroSe.
Il object yelled County Judge Griffith.
Why / wish to show" said Judge Lamoreux,
that, obeying the Balo-RefoTm law, he sent only
twelve red sample ballots to each of these four
election districts. forty-eight ballots Of this
kind in all and that he received back thirty Of
these ballots from there; that. at the utmost.
only eighteen red ballots could have been used
4 Il nd /, ,ho
cratic counsel claim that s34 red ballots were
used in those election districts"
"The election returns seem to show it, said
Judge Griffith.
oh WE'LL replied Judge Lamoreux, you
know that this was not the and. besides.
we shall prove by numerous witnesses, who were
present when the ballots counted upon election
night that not single red ballot used"
We shall oppose the admission Of any such
evidence" said Senator Foley, and insist upon the
election returns being accepted just As they read.
They have red ballots attached To them
Il would appeal to the committee said Judge
LamoreauX, to permit me to present witnesses
here to show that they voted white ballots
Nay, more l challenge any Democratic witness
10 declare that he voted red ballot at tie fall
election
Senators Roesch, Endres and Emerson RepJ
consulted together. Senator Emerson voted to
admit the evidence Judge LamoreuX ofeced.
Senator's Roesch and Endres voted against re-
ceiving it. Then Senator Roesch, chairman.
made tie following remarkable declaration to
.udge LamoreuX and Senator Donaldson, shutting
ont the evidence they offered showing that no
red ballots" were cast
The committee rules, By divided vote that, inasmuch
a. the return stands unimlsAched for fraud IL cannot
hack OF the return determine the vote but must acs
pon the legality OF the returns made and established
hv the committee after Investigation into them
Judge LamoreuX then offered TO prove from
County Judge Grose that certain number OF
white ballots were used in the impcached dis
tricts Il object to the evidence as immaterial,"
said ex-senator Foley, with grin. The obiec-
,ion is sustained" said Roesch
"How many OF these red sample ballots were
returned?' inquired Mr.. Lamoreux, Of County
Judge Grose.
Il object" said County Judge Griffith
THE objection is sustained said Senator
Roesch.
Il thought this committee was here to learn
who was actually elected SENATOR said Judge
Lamoxeux, "and would. therefore, like to inquire