New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03
NOYES'S CASE SUSTAINED.
A MAJORITY REPORT IN I1-S FAVOR.
A SINGING EEBUKE TO DAVID D. HILL AND HIS
METHoDs-SEVEN DEMOCRATS SIGN

THE MAJORITY REPORT.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE Tribune,
Washington, April 2.-Thc report of the Elec'lohs
Committee of the House In the case OF Moves aH'SV
Rockwell, which 1t is understood meets the approx"
Of seven Democrats and six Republicans out OF inc
fifteen members of that committee, /, n strong uo'u
ment and there is no reason 10 doubt that the recon-
mondatons therein contained will be approved by the
House Of Representatives despite the eXIancous IN
auence and extraordinary efforts which have bcch
brought TO bear in behalf of Rockwell. simply ana
solely because he is Democrat. IL Is tH' No''
singing rebuke which David H. Illll ana Ms 90
partners in sent-stcalng have yet received I'M b
edct may be supreme Board of state CahvaSSc's
even under the frOwn OF the highest judicial tlD"''
Of the State but IT does not control Democratic ma
jorty Of an Elections Committee OF Delo'iAuo Ho"0
Of Representatives.
II is understood that the committee which consists
of nine Democrats and six Republicans, was unanm US
on one point, which was that Moves Instead oil ho,h
well was entitled 10 the certificate OF clecHoh' I'S
OF course shifted the burden OF proof from NoNc' L"
Rockwell. 1t IS important to observe that tDs II 'hc
unanimous opinion of the Elections Committee VI
course the work Of the committee WAS greatly s'"p'
fed when IL came TO consider the case on it' merits
and the decision in favor Of Colonel Moves then be
came almost Immediately a forrgonc conclusion
Tho report Of the committee VIII say l"'
the committee holds that 1t should accept the ue''-
sion of the state court OF last resort. By inc to
statement and rehabilitation made by the Board "l
Canvassers under the order Of the court, Moves had
returned majority in the district OF sixteen NV"''
Rockwell insists that In recount Of the ballots IN
the SIX districts OF four wards N Elmrn he ehhed
q number of votes that certain Illegal votes were
cast for Moves that ballots cast for him uOcS"ciI
we're rejected and that the gains for him IN inc r.
count deduciing the illegal votes cast for Noyes
and counting the rejected ballots for him u''oh"oip'
will show A clear majority for him. In the six dis
E1rftfva tlta penl
lion did not. on the night Of cleo
lion attach 10 their statements samples
of the ballots nor did they destroy the ballots as ~
ouired by statute Why they neglected these duties
does not clearly appear. The report theh feiefs -
the fact that the laws OF Ncwiork DO not authorize
recouot OF the salots in any election The COUNTY
clerk refused 10 receive the statement or the result
because sample copies Of tho ballots were not a'ohen
nd tbov were left IN the hands Of one u the inspectors
G., ,ho respective districts, that the sample ballots
tie No attached This being done, they were
rturned 10 the clerk OF the court and there deposited
There was 10 safeguard whatever thi""' "''''
them; they we're in the custody OF no one upon "',
ony responsibility rested; there was no care '"'" -
,bcm With a view to possible recount and they were
,sf oxposed H. every instance - mat teS '""u INV
, d.en,iIcd hy the inscriptions without Tear oi
unisbment. for they were in law worthless paper
rn and ample opportunity given 10 tainpcr Win
them and 70 change them
Now while We hold says the report tmt nhucr '',
s,.tu,e Of New-YOrk there could not be legal recount
NJ harots IN any election yet, even u II "eIo NUM-
lied By law, no confidence whatever o'"' 10 p'oo1
T., recount OF ballots which had been hcPI ~
H. ballots were from the time they were counted
an ,hA night of the election to the recount MAUI
from tweoty-iour TO forty-crht hcnrS thereafter
recognize this recount would be m direct VioHuo' ..
a,orv, ule and precedent, and "0ui
convert a serious matter INTO "o''
r.dicnlous burlesque II would II mo Pf''"
| should be followed. throw down INC p''s III ,.,,l
49,. d ,oad "a frauds innumcrabe and invite
st,acrs without number upon the official returns o.
| sworn officers OF the law.
With reference to the DOYLE ballots inc report Say
49,. ,here vrss come dissatisfaction among both iepnb