New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-12
ADMINISTRATIONS DEMANDED.
SENATOR SAXTON'S RESOLUTION RELATIVE
TO OSBORNE AND WALKER.
CONFEDERATION AMONG TIE DEMOCRATIC sENA-
ToRS-THEY ARE CAUGHT UNPIEPARLp.
lBY TELEGRAPH 10 TIE ruBUNE.l


1BY TELEGRAPH 10 THE riuBUNE.l
Albany, Feb l1-For about fifteen minutes to-day
the Democratic members OF the senate were about n
frightened lot Of men came 20 the legislature
II the fear Of towards. who. knowing tiat they
had been the pariicpaorS in crime and having l"l
knowledge OF It's enOrmy, frightened ut the least
shadow that shows itself Furthermore, two oi the
participant, in the c!mc which has been shown -
be nothing short Of stealing on the part Of tie man
WHO row occupies seat in the Court of Appeals. had
the supreme audacy to sand in with the other teve'
and prevent justice from being done. They are q"
ueurpcrs Walker and Osborne. whose names now are
pretty well known I'm this country as men occupying
seats in the senate and drawing pay from the state
when the voters in their respective districts rejected
them at the polls.
The evidence which so far has been produced In the
contempt proceedings against storm Emans. the County
Clerk OF clutches, County, who dsobeyed The order OF
the courts has made il clear that Osborne Is occupying
a seat obtained fir him by absolute thcit-thc boh
stealing OF document, that were thc property {" tnr
members OF the state Board Of Canv:ssers Tl~ man
Osborne /, not Of that type Of man who. when lie hl'
seen that he has been benefited 10y wrong VIII 90 any
thing 90 undo II. lie Is drawing ~ 800 wear from
the state Which should go Ia some one else ana he
probably viii continue 10 draw that amount l' ''c
full senate term. years. Tho same HAY y" s''"'
OF Walker. although lie j. not altogether resp''N'
for what he /, doing Party pressure Is 100 SuohE
for him 10 with staud.
Senator sa&ton this morning thought that 1t wa
about time for find ont 10y what right
Walker and Osborne occupied I'm d" senate lr' N"''
thai tho courts clearly declared did not belong {" them
He therefore offered resolution when chHen l"r d"
Investigation by tie judiciary COMMITTEES OF The senate
as 10 how these two men were in the N'h"'e "i' ~
" hat right they were participating III 10 oclUc'""''
Tie resolutions follows;
Whereas. IL Is charged by large number % iepn'"'
and responsible newspapers in this STATE y W." - "
great many good citizens, that lA"afd H. "''"'' WV
now represents XVIII Scna'orai District ia thN '"'
hr ,as not elected to the once Of Senator by TIE N"f
OF that district but holds his position through t
mentality OF fraudulent az Illegal ceFthcme I>'"'' ~
the Duchess County Board q ConNas-"'S "hi'' "''
so Of by the State Board Of Canvasscr' % HeAce Z" wv
c and dc .ios Of the Supreme Court and the Court "
Appeals rthough the member Of SAID s''e ''''" %
- ,uey ,,at n true and corrected certificate. which
would have shown tlat said Osborne was n"' '''' '
been issued by said Dutchcss County l'"aIn p"''" ~ "
ordor Of the Sulnonc and rc oNcd 'fof' inc III" "
tion NJ the state Board in the matter by ono "'I' wa"
49,, , r. rtoo,to. arc required by lrw TO be- filed and
U-h,,.s l., is also charged all -dc-, with f"I renee
. 49, * vim Senatorial District. nat The H'ptbIci"
CANDIDATE for the senate, Franklin D sherwood l''e''1
I G,l more yOte, then were c'st Tor h7 ''"'" ''
mont ,i,.lc, b. walker who now Iey'c-"l- mat d!-'i'''
e., ,h. senate: that while the Court Of APi'"' H'u ~
1900, tho ouinion that said Sherwood was not ''i9i1'
70 Office 10 had not expressed an opinion a. 70 vi" ''i
the said WALKER been elected or vas cnuu'l 3" "
f., IN, senate. tha, tie State Board - ton'a~-'' IIi
T., o,,c . certificate Of election u chcf canc'~' A''-"
,ho court ~ Appeal, had expressly he'd that t' p'"'
n such loaris were merely ministerial ana ~A' D. '0
rot 90 outside records or perform any i'i ~" ~
. eo.o,luo ron the returns VIVA; co1fiG't' h'1 f'''"
the on. ties, number Of Notr>; uat FORMER -f'''i y"
-, g.. n, Nn,ool. % the c.Ic-t that ia" candihIt nav
tho tie ne>t highest number Of votes 70 ~" h"''"' |
fr an inellr bic candidate cannot be dccsI'l ''t "
the electors he'd notice, actual or constructive ".'
qualifying approved by 1uos, i''' ~ r. ,,e
ing language, which i taken i'' ~
Sherwood case 49,, 80 49, ,,bo,bcr
Walker was elected. IS involved not only 'h' '"'
q the majority candidate but the fur'hcf q'
| r,o voter. voted ios him knowing Z" Ms ~
.,, ,he rules laid down in people a2t cute % ~
! p. dLl" oos,o, q, fact
! to I've iuiiclay determined ~ tribunal ha'Ins '','
~ ,,a ,r,,,,, aud that SAD Walker being thu'
ntro-,,v candidate and having no cciuh'aW ~ ''o'
vos seat,d on the nr-t day Of the pre-. 'No' f. |
.oeo,u,io, ucs~d without de- ate uhdeF '"' 49,,
.too rn,>ed by n Democratic :enat)r' ana 'n'P' ~
Democratic majority, and without am
S IMITATION Of essential to whether tne WIZ
., the district notice Of sad sher"o"' ''''s'''
| aud , .,.,,- e,id Edward
/ u-b.r,as 2 the facts are charged, neither Nhu 49,
, . AID cl,1Io. T. walker has ony night to a
. in t,i. chambes and great wrong h'' '''" wv,
! the ,aoul, o. the respective districts Nh''" '''
! n r,prosent, therefore a., Gu
! ,love,l That the Committee Oh Jrdi'a'y :" ,''' ~
80, -, any subcommittee thereof to he api"'h'u 80 - -
,,,. HAY direct and incudc at least one "l t"' ''
norItv members thereof. De and they h'reD' or ,
4, ,,cstqa; all the facts relating 70 lhe Son,.o, I'm
| ,,ot,v cast for the respective cahului"9 io =. 90.
va, and XXVIIth Senatorial districts anu ." va
,,s. Of the votes Tor senator j" s''u 49, and
| ,',ohess and Stcubcn County Boards OF '''' ., 80
po,,ds Of Conyassels; also all fact' r'i"''"S "
u'e 7' ~ 49,, ,.. uuchc.s COUNTY Board OF CahN9'H'Fs
" t,r,res and returns certified by Nar'u' "
| ,,ctors Of election. IN said county anu ~ rho
| ,. enco To the so-called " qiaG-harh'u IT, o.
| 49, -, Red Hook, county; also all iac'' I' 80,
afu-.S
'" =, either OF them, and the result oil sue" J."
,,. a.o all facts with reference 70 '"o r,,v uo,ri
| unto NJ tho canvass made ny ul' ,h IN
| u" 'a,,as-,r. pursuant TO the direou"h y"
| Of 'ahN" and whether certified copy m'f 'o'
prem" an each member 0: the State Eo'fu % "
70, and whether copies thereon "'iV SIM ll, .cr.
| We ,d the direction OF the court u" r' ~ , go,
ia" 81 ,.,,,o and Controller and If 90 no" anu VIZ" -, -
tif@ VI nh. l.ca,nc % ticm and ;h&t inc s"u '"
! I',9 ,,o,t T., the senate durnp tnr Pl''"' -,
n Ieeislaturc all proceedings Ia "'1' II.,l,e 70 the
! W., law which, in their JuHV'h'n'' - 'il o,,l T.,
WIN ,d district, respectively, ard Their
cases j" h., icol.atlon they think necessary !"
to' count aud correct returns CT votes '"'S ~ and
an 9.s and 70 properly define ana NM Us 49, ,.o,t ~
| ,oyers OF boards oil o""'
The county Dosfu.' al, committee or subcommittee he
nc,eny authorized 10 subpoena anu ,,ann, NAV no
! anu - oacial or other person "hose " 80. ,ooL.
oath OH, I'D IN send FOR and examine all I"P ~ =,
| - ether documents peit'in"s " ~
| 49, ,,tect Of this investigation . o,rn,ttoe he and
The Tha: said committee or md an a.,
Re'oN'a ,nor,sd to employ a stenosrapheF ana al AZ
s Sscy # they necessary TsT'f n sa 'a%e
be audited Of trnographers and attorneys ere audited anu
paid in similar 80 .h o.o,ufion created great con
Inc among the Democratic members OF '"e
Sana,c They did not know what TO 40 ,Sn pe.
,heir members not in the cha'hoe' Evcrv ofce-
| 'n, .,,.ans IN N had majority present N,' ~ -.
holder h xss Instantly pressed into service as