New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-15
THE STOLEN CERTIFICATES.

jude Mayhcm's order WIS first brought to the
knowledge of the Republicans in a curious way
The proceedings before Judge Barnard and lloi-
mans hearing before Hill both occurred on Satur-
day December D The Court directed new and
honest canvass and Hi put in "a new and knavish
County Clerk on Monday. TLat morning Wood
cuuc into Mr. Wilkinson's Office with a sort OF
triumphant smirk on his face. and said I've
sot a telegram here that | want to show you:
lie handed Mr. Wilkinson the message. 1t was IN
these words
William H. Wood. Poughkeep,ie.
Judge Mayhem has granted temporary stay
which is on it" way to you o Si WfsS'" I HILL
Mr. Wilkinson opened his eyes. and quite as
.auch at Woods cgotistlcai folly as ~ HllIs
check Here was the Governor OF the State
apparently obta ming from his own appointccs upon
lnc bench orders IN aid OF the fraud. and so
litie sensitive 10 the looks % the proceeding as
TO bc willing To- expose himself 10 creature IlNc
Wood. There need NJ MI Tor WOOL 10
show the Dispatch His Importance WAS ucklci
hy having been personally communicated VITA
oy the great man, aud he simply G9eq.da't restrain
tie desire - show OF. M Wilkinson raised
Ui, cycltow~ smiled end said: ' Al right
Judge Maylcm'- order WAS signed on December
and Nls made !cturnublc Oh Dcccmhrr II. 1t
hAd thr eject then of losing - the ReplbhcanS
Nlc yaiu'hic dnys. and ot bringing chem, before
they couli eyra ar-ue ", within three days Of
tir n.cetIur ui TIE state tauN.t,scrs They ldld
tA,so fact, before judge Barnard. AMI he promptly
made au order 20 show cause the rcAt dag why
tine stan shoIld nct hc vacated lis value 70 the
Democrat, wa, thereby lost. What they wanted
was % consume tme' ana wA'n Judge b'rna,u
compelled t.cm 10 - lmmc lately to Brookiyn
ard make tr.r apprni, they didnt want 10 90.
They consulted thai Judge M.ayhcms order should
hc vacated aI dSct aside, and that lcit the county
rlnvas-rrs under tie necessity OF meeting m
mrdlatcy and correcting their false count The
oi-piritors. satisfied that they would oil he In
jail within twenty-four hours II they failed To
obey the Judge. brought about the boards meet
iug and II complied in every respect with the
Judges directions. IL made n new canvass, with
the eject of c.cctng Mr.. Dconc.
t}uc other motive entered into the minds Of the
nsplra1ors in consuming that Judg' Mayhem 5
stay 10 vacated in addition 10 that of delay. They
believed that Judge barnard would be Democrat
enough to stand 10y them il they would only give
him the shadow Of chance 20 do so by comply
ing with the forms of the law. II is true that
judge Barnard IN an intense partisan but they
ouaht 10 have known him well enough to know
that his partisanship does not 90 with him upon
the bench and into the determl nation of legal
controversies They are not 10 BE- blamed. how
ever. for their error OF Judgment They don't
know what a Democrat is unless he is man that
stands by his party" SO, on Osbornes relation
they went before the Judge and asked for an Of
der returnabc before him on December IL. di-
rectng the Board To show cause why the count.
according TO the face Of the returns. should not
he changed. This brought the whole controversy
of the validity VI the ballots which the Board
had ARBITRARILY assigned 10 Osborne or taken away
from Dcane directly before the Court where. OF
| course, il shond have gene in the first place.
Judge BdrnaTn sTtHNcu tne Oh couIC.
HONESTY TRIUMPns AGAIN.
And now Mr. Wood did some fine work Prac-
tically, Of coarse, the dispute before Judge Bar
nard was between Osborne who claimed that he
was entitled TO certificate, and the people of tho
XVIII District, whose right it was to have a new
election, claimed he was not. And yet, in
its legal form, the dispute between Osborne
and the Democratic conspraors-that is Osborne
was asking the Court 10 compel the Board on his
statement OF the facts to do what they had al
ready been straining their nechs 10 do anyhow.
The proper position OF the Board, obviously, would
have been tnat OF u body of impartial and per
fcctly disintcrestcd public servants, who needed
only to know the law to observe IL. But Wood
ana Osborne came before the Court agreeing 10
everything, Wood colluslvely admitting everything
that Osborne alleged Osborne declared that the
Republicans had voted lot OF marked ballots
and Wood said, yes that was Osborne said
that such and such ballots had been undoubtedly
voted for him. and Wood said Osborne right.
III word. under tie legal form in which neces-
sarily the matter was brought before
the Court the interests of the real defendants.
Plat and Daley. we're committed 70 n sham de-
| PENDANT actually hostile to them aud working at
all points in colusion with the plaintiff How
ever as it turned out, they didn't work very far.
They put in their case and the Republican lawyers
were about to ask the privilege Of intervening
ad NO Ga" sa lie said ' that i this verne
a regular action at law he should non-suit the
or proved enough. He had submitted proof coins
to show that two votes had actually been marked
for Identification, and that proof he was askirr
the Court to throw out ffty-eight. This. said the
Judge, was absurd Accordingly, he 9uashed their
writ and ORDERED that the County Clerk az once
transmit certified copies Of the board Of Gun
vassers' correct statement to the Governor Score
tary Of State and Controller. Again after q hear.
ing that involved the merits Of the case the cause
OF honesty had trirmphed before Democratic
Judge, and Mr.. Dcant WINS once more In possession
Of his rights
MORE POOLING WITH JUDICIAL ORDERS.
| And now came more dirty work from Wood.
The Courts order was hsnd.d Down to him, and
il was his duty TO file it with the County Clerk.
which Of ceursc he should have done Without the