The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-25
The Cleveland-Grace Collapse and the
Penal Law.

Penal Law.
There is a heap OF trouble and much
anguish and anxiety at the East Four
teenth street headquarters OF the Pro-
visional Committee Of Fifty Mugwumps.
concerning their primaries to be held
to-day Every attempt they have made
thus far to get together corpora's
guard In attendance ut n Mugwump pri-
mary. has ended in disappointment. In
Brooklyn in Albany. in Bnghamton. and
In Utica the effort to make even present.
able showing has failed utterly. At some
OF the ward primaries in Utica it was found
impossible to get even solitary individual
to attend. Such a breakdown Of the May
movement in New York city. the place OF
residence OF the Claimant. and the home OF
GRACE. FAIRCHILD. ANDERSON. and the
other managers. would OF course be
fatal calamity: and cash has at no time
been wanting to prevent it.
Up to Monday night it had been satisfac-
torily arranged that q sum Of money should
be sent to zach district to be used In :" get
ting crowd" Those attending were to do
30 for forms sake. and boys were to BIO rs
welcome as men. and the line was not to DO
drawn at Republicans. Wherever tho OPEN
ing OF key OF beer or the ordering OF a
round or two OF drinks was likely to secure
the needful attendance. the pay for it
would be forthcoming. This was the prom
Use to all who called Oh Monday evening.
With such cheerful visions OF well-earned
success for the anti-snnp primaries. those
who visited the Fourteenth street head
quarters early on Monday evening de-
parted happy; but later on very
different story was told. As the even
ing advanced. the inner circle OF the
Anti-snappers ran afoul Of disquieting
snag. 1t was found in the primary election
law. This law provides that the inspectors
Of election shall. in each voting district i'm
mediately after the completion OF the can
vass. publicly announce the result: and
"shall within eighteen hours after the
completion OF the canvass file the returns
or statements In the Office OF tho Register"
This Is to be done by the inspectors deput-
Ing one OF their number to file the returns,
and along with them the oath subscribed to
~ each OF the inspectors. with the poll lists.
duly sworn to as containing the name and
residence OF each person alleged to have
voted. and none other. These returns, the
law further sAys. are to BIO public records
and open to inspection and examination by
any elector.
This discovery was a pretty howdy-do |
for the antl-snap managers. and 1t set them |
They pride themselves ON not
caring for any political rules. pledges. or
agreements which seem to bur the path OF |
their one and only Presidential favorito.
But with the laws OF the State it is differ
ent. Some OF the CLEVELAND MugwuInps
Are lawyers. and they know that a penal
statute cannot BIO trified with. Notwith-
standing this. several OF the hotter-headed
were in favor of still adhcrng
TO the original plan Of voting all corners.
The law be hanged" calculated one of
them; this Is our movement; we have
furnished the money to pay for It, and we
can do as We please" The same language
almost identically was used by the high
Muck-a-Muck OF the anti HILL snappers, the
Hon. WILLIAM NJ. WINS. on the platform of
the Cooper Institute at the memorable Sep
tember meeting held In advance Of the
D.