Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-11-10
CONFLICT.
Opinions About Election SUI
perVision Radically Differ.
Instructions From Attorney General Miller
to AInrshals Are Met With Orders by
Governors to Arrest 1IarshaIs and
observation-disclosures Ahead.

NEW YORK, November ATTORNEY Gem
eral Miller's circular of instructions to mar
shals and supervisors, following in detail
similar instructions, sent Olt unde- Mr..
CleVeland's administration, and upheld by
Justice Bradley's decision, has brought out
from Lieutenant Governor Sheehan, of New
York. an opposing order, in which he says
that federal supervisors have no right to en-
ter within the election booths, and directs
sheriffs to arrest any federal deputy or SUI
pervisor who shall attempt to do so. He di-
reefs that they be kept out of the Enclosure
where books and ballot boxes are.
It is believed that under this authority
election officers of this city will make a
stubborn resistance to the federal officials,
If they entrench upon the lines he has Of
hcially marked out in opposition to the di-
rectiOns contained in the attorney generals
circular, issued under Bradley's decision.
That this outcome Is anticipated by the fed
eral officials in this city is evidenced by the
fact that United States Marshal Jacobus of
this city, sent telegram to Acting Attorney
General Aldrich, calling attention to what
ne designated as the ''inhammatory procla-
nation of Lieutenant Governor Sheehan,"
N regard to the presence of federal super
yisors at polling booths. Aldrich responded
that he had nothing to say about the procla-
nation, except to refer to the policy of the
government on this question as outlined in
the instructions issued to marshals, super
visOrs. etc. He tele graphed Marshal Jacobus
to be governed by the instructions contained
in that circular. it has been ascertained
that law officers in the department of justice
at Washington carefully examined the stat
utes and opinions rendered IN the cases ar1s-
ing out of the alleged violation of the cleo
lion statutes before Attorney General Mil
ler's circular was issued.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. L. Wood, chair
man of the democratic campaign committee
of Dallas county, telegraphed General
Charles NJ. Shelly chairman of the state
Pampaign committee, that w. B. Walker,
United States marshal of Alabama. had ap-
pointed United States marshals to superin-
lend the county election. General Shelly
lelegraphed Wood that the appointments
were illegal except IN cities with more than
1000 people, and instructed him to have
she sheriff appoint deputies and arrest dep
atty marshals if they undertook to interfere
with the election.
United States Marshal Walker said: ST
appointed deputy marshals for Dallas county
ut the instance and request of reputable citi-
zens of that county. / defy any one to ar
rest or interfere with any deputy who wears
the badge of deputy marshal on election
2ay."
LITTLE Rock. ARK.-Judge N. M. Rose,
Arkansas member of the democratic national
committee, has issued instructions to state
election officers outside of this city to cause
the sheriff to arrest any United States dep
uty marshals who might undertake to assume
control of voting precincts or interfere with
the election.