New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-05
HILLS FRAUD DENOUNCED.
TIE REPUBTICAN STATE COMMITTEE TO
THE PEOPLE OF NEW-YORK
DEMOCRATIC CoYsPGRAToES AND THEIR PLOT
TO REVERSE THE WILL OF THE CITI-
ZENS ARRAIGNED A CLEAR

ZENS ARRAIGNED A CLEAR
HISTORY or THE OUTRAGE.
J At the special meeting of the Republican State
Committee held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in this
/ city on December - a special committee was
appointed to prepare an address to the people Of
the State on the subject of the Infamous and
/ gigantic frauds upon the elective franchise per-
petratcd by Democratic conspirators under the
leadership Of David T. Hill, having for their object
! the dcbcrfS, theft Of the State Senate through
a reversal of ~ popular will expressed at the
polls This committee which was made
up Of Chairman Brookicld, J. l.. Milhoand and
eX-Asscmblyman b. H. Van Allen, has completed
its work. and il has received the approval of the
state Committee The address which is laid before
inc citizens OF New-Nork to-day is a mastery
history of this monstrous plot every step of which
is carefully traced and every desperate move laid
bare for the condemnation of the honest electors
Of the State. No man. no matter what may he
his politics, can read this startling record Of
crime without being sensible of the disgrace and
humiliation into which Hill and his consprators
! have plunged the fair name of the Empire State.
Tho members of the Board of State Canvasscrs.
who have proven themselves the willing tools Of this
INSCRIPTIONS PARTISAN are Justly held up to the
scorn and indignation of honorable and ialr-lnndcd
men. The address is an uuauswcrablc arral lgnment
Of these dangerous pl0ttcrS against the peace and
welfare of the Commonwealth, and should be-
spread broadcast throughout its limits that every
lover of Justice and right may know thoroughly
who are responsible for thc, acts of villany. The
address in full is as follows:
To tho People Of the state Of New-Yolk:
In view Of the plot by the late Governor of the
slate and certain o hi, suboFiiuates 10 reverse the
r.-uit ol the recent election in the XVIII, NNlth.
NXVth and XXVIlth senate districts, the Republican
state Committee submits hi, statement Of the facts
I, the sober udgscnt Of the people Of the state OF
! .;cv- York.
.rl, .itilaton Is grave The question, involved
are ot questions ot party politics but Of fundamental
con ttutioual rights, for not only las the right "i
! thc ue,plc lawfully tn elect their legislators bccl
defeated by fraud but officers Of the state, all Demo
. cratic have in fuIthcrancc Of the fraud, in the
performance Of an Official function, dehcd with de-
Liberation ana oycrth,own by violence the solemn
/ jud gmcnt of the courts
With the personal motives Of the perpetrators OF
r,i, crime We are not now concerned Iher
methods are manifest. Their object was to control
IN. legislature by manufacturing Democratic ma
/ jorty IN tlc senate
The scheme was drv sei and it, execution Supern-
tended hy Governor lIill. and hc has publicly aVoW'o
/ lis responsibility for it, and his eNuliati"h oVe lIs
b r..u,f I'm words of characteristic cyuic!sm.
-,.. ,.unt at the close OF the election showed that
the Republican candida for the ,c.atc had received
the greatest number ~ vote in eighteen Seha'' MS
,rtct, including the four named. In fourteen OF them
no question wa, made, and tho Ioagd Of Htatc 'ih-
ya.crs certified IN, election 81 fourteen Republican
and fourteen Democratic senators. In the four as
tr,, also the returns Of the inspector, Of election
showed that each Of the Republican candidates hah nc
ccvcd the largest number Of votes but 1t became c'i
-t, . ..., =, ne result ~ the election Wa known
that an effort would be made 70 produce before Inc
uoa,d Of state Cnnya.scrs fac and il"eai cctlhcae'
in
trr. upon which the State canyassers might certify
+, Tie election If the Democrats.
Dt1Gr, OF COUNTY CANyASsER,.
This va, done ia the countic- Of scnbcn. Onondaga'
Rcn- .clacr and Dutch'-~. The returns OF Tue III
.pecfor - election came before TIE comfy boatS III
/ t,o.r c,rlntIcs They were all Democratic Tie du Y
f tl. county cnnya,"r to add mp the VOTES re-
/ turned from tie different election ul''r't'' ""u -
make n true statement Of the RESULT
Tli, duty i, purely ministerial. II Ia, been Defined
bv the Late Attorney General o the state to be afth-
mccal. The canvas-cr, have no !ndi'aI power lHeS
may not pa, ou the validity of any vote; they NAV
NOT receive o- consider affidavit, other statcn'n
! i contradiction of thc returns. They ar" confined 10
tnc ictlrn.. thcy may not. and the state canvasNeS
u,,y not decide upon the eligibility OF any candidate
.lr,.r sole duty T. to ascertain and certify the whole
num'rr ~ votes and III" whole NUMBER oi votes
c1-t for each candidat" IN their county
yir comfy Caltya.,crs were instruct ii from Albany
70 violate. and did violate these plain duties. They
NOT ONLY received nud acted upon, but they obtained
FOR ,lat puruo-r ardaNit- ard other statements from
irresponsible" persons inconsistent with and IN con
trdiiou 10 the inspectors, returns, aud sent To the
state Cunva-ser, statements which were all Illegal
md in the case of Dmchcss County wilfully false.
The STATE Enlrd Wa forbidden by the supreme Court
f. canvass those certificates. Ihe 'SaI PhrHuVnS
at-i n, T. tic election In each OF the four districts
were submitted to the Court Of Appeals y stipulation
Of counsel. TO this stipulation the state Cpn>asNcrs
were practically partlN. Ii "ts IHau' VIII" te'
knowledge and upon their agreement that they would
po, pone the completion Of their canvass until tho
decision OF the Court Appeal, should be mad, and
when mnde that they would abide by the de'sion and
the stipulation was signed by Mr. Maynard the Deputy
Attorney General. aS their attorney.
DEMOCRATS DID NOT MEAN TO KEEf FAITH.
II has been stated by the Democratic stat Com
mlttce that this stipulation forced upon the Re
,,ullcan counsel. The Of thi, is rue, and
event, have proved that. whether willing or not TO
stipuate to abide by the decision OF the court the
stnte CauvaeSers did not mean to abide by II. The
causes were argued before the Court Of Appeals on the
nth and 18TH and decided the 29th Of December
1891.
In the case arising in the XXyIlth (>teubcn) Dis
rict Il majority of the Count declined 10 direct the
state Board OF CanVa,~cIs TO issue certificate Of
election To Mr. sherwood. the Republican candidate
Iecalt,, Of a question to his eligibility. but the
court unanimously decided that The state Canvassels
had no power to inquire iuio hl- eligibility.
Although upon this dcision they were clearly re- |
qured 10 certify. according 10 the fact, that Mr. |
sherwood received the greatest number of votes leaving
the decision q, 10 hi, eligibility to the senate. the
STATE Canvsscrs refused to certify the election Of either
candidate.
In the Onondaga case. IN the XVIII District. the |
court held three judges dissenting. that although Mr.
Peck the Republican candidate. received a large |
majority Of the votes cast at the election Mr. Nichols
the Democratic candidate was entitled tp the certificate
Lc,,,e 452 vote, cOuccdedly given for his opponent
wcre invalid py reason Of having been cast IN an |
election district other than that for which they were