New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-14
THE OUTRAGE IN COHOES.
TRYING TO ROB REPUBLICANS OF THEIR
VICTORY.
STOLEN BALLOTS STILL HELD BY THE POLICE
DRIVEN FROM THE POLLING PLACES
BY GORNAN'S RUFF ms.
Try TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.


ieie Just the services that he is most competent
10 perform are now needed to rob TIE kepub!l-
cars of this city of the victory which they won
az the election yesterday. 1t was a victory
honestly and fairly wOn in spite OF the most
outrageous actions that ever were committeed at
any election in this State. Two OF the worst
political factions in the Democratic party of this
State were lighting each other to the death for
the control of the city. On the one hand was
Mayor Garside, who was supported by Edward
Nurrbv. ir. of Troy. the chairman Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee; on the other was As
scmblyman John T. German, one OF the creatures
of judge D. Cady Herrick German was the
regular Democratic candidate for Mayor; Garside
was tie Murphy candidate. Garsi,c, the pre;cnt
Mayor. controls through Murphy the canal
patronage and the thugs from Troy. German
controls the Police Board and the policemen.
The German faction and the Garside faction, in
point of numbers are about equally matched.
Conocs politically is almost evenly divided be-
tween the Republicans and the Democrats. II is
manufacturing city, ana the Democrats seldom
carry il by more than 500 votes. IL therefore was
conceded, when there were two Democrats put IN
the field, that good Republican could be elected
Mayor Good Republicans nominated 1or
both the leading places on the ticket-MayOr ana
Police Commissioner. The candidate for Mayor was
Henry Strong, lawyer EX-Assemblyman Leroy was
nominated for Police Commissioner. All the he-
publicans had to do in order 10 wreSt the CITY
from the corrupt Garside gang to get out the
Republican vote. The campaign was the hottest
ever fought here, and that is saying great deal
1t was increased in intensity by the Governors
veto of the bill which gave Gorman's Police Com
missioner power appoint the election inspectors
The bill was vetoed at Edward Murphy's request
Murphy is charged with having sent from $4,000
10 $40 600 over from Troy to help out his proese,
Garside
Election morning saw the city practically in the
hands of rs low set of toughs1 as could be found
outside OF the granite walls of Sing Sing There
were men who had been sworn in by Gormans
Police Commissioners as specials for the day, to
be on hand 10 overcome any outbreak that might
lie made by tho Troy men. These fellows had
rlentv Of money. and they drank freely; that it
was not long after the polls opened before they
we've ready and spelling for fight. They got
what they wanted. In the morning a special tram
WAS run over from Troy, having on board
about 100 men. who in point of tough
ness rivalled the specials" These men were
in charge of a notorious Troy "heelcr,' who had
been instructed 70 take them 10 each one Of the
fourteen election places and vote them for Garside
They first attacked polling place in the First
Ward There they driven off by TIE spec
ials," after a bloody hand tOhand fight, in which
clubs and brickbats were used. Their leader re-
ceived severe drubbing, and that, with the beat
ing which many others of them received, cowed
them, and they broke away from their leader and
separated They got back to Troy as best they
could and were not heard Of during the rest OF
the day.
From that time on, until about o'clock in the
afternoon the election was conducted with fair
casional election fights This unwonted quictncss
worried many of the Republican watchers, because
it is something that does not happen often nCohocs
During the day reports had 10 German
shat Gareide had been running well in the Fourth
Ward This is strong Rrpubllcan ward ana
gives Republican majority Of anywhere from $50
TO 500. This all Democrats conccdc. German. how
ever did not want GaTsidc 10 beat him. 50 de-
hberate attack upon the balot-bOXes in this ward
was planned and carried out. \ few minutes
after o'clock gang Of specials, headed by
officers in uniform, marched 10 the polling place
The election had been going qu'c;ly and with
out disturbance here, and the inspectors OF cleo
tions and the watchers astoaishcd at the
sudden appearance Of Gormons thugs. One Of
the Specials" took off his badge anJ, handing
his club 10 an officer, offered himself as voter.
The address whicL he gave was out OF the as
trict and the inspectors would not take the vote
At that hc shot out his fist, hitting an inspector
and knocking him from his chair. This
was the signal for the attack Of the German
rufans They rushed into the room, and
Inspector Kelly, Republican, wac thrown
bodily through window and badly hurt. After
him, came the clerk Of the board, "A Garslde man
lie was not 50 badly Injured. The chairman of
the board, also GaTside man, made desperate
fight to protect the ballots. lie knocked
Ia fl.o
yelled tleir delight The policemen and the
specials held the boxes, but they would not
allow anyone 10 vote. \ Republican named
Ihibodeau, who tried to vote, was knocked down
by one of the officers who cut his head open
with his club. The police carried thcsc boxes to
the station house. Officers Cannon and Lynch
led this mob which, after stealing the boxes
in the lid Election District Of the ward, marched
over to tie WITH Election District. Cannon and
Lynch. with forty armed specials" behind them.
and 100 more half-drunken t0ughs, burst in
the door. Cannon rushed up 10 the table and
shouted with an oath:
Are you going to take all night to count
these ballots p"
At that he gave order in an undertone to
his men They surrounded the table, and as they
did So Cannon pulled the chair from under In
srector Badglcy and then threw him out Of doors.
free fight followed. and pistols were drawn
Tie ballot-box was knocked over ana
the ballots were scattered about the
floor. After the regular election officials
lad been driven from the room, the police ana
Tie specials picked up the ballots and carried
ther, with the box TO the station house.
In the Ist Election District the specials ana
the police also captured she boxes after'a count
hal been begun. One German man produced q
llank return. and while two others held pistols
at his head compelled the clerk 10 sign 1t. In
the lid Election District the same trick was
tried but when the thieves broke into the rooms
tho inspectors sat cooly at the table and did not
move an inch Each man had pistol in both
hands. and the towards broke away and ran
When il was known that this plot had been
carried out "A mob of at least 600 men sur
rounded the police station where German and his