New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-21
THE STEAL COMPLETED.
VI
HOW THE LAST ACT IN THE GREAT CON
SPIRACY WAS PERFORMED.


MYLoD CERTIFICATE - JUDGE CADY's
BOLD REMoNSTRANCE-A SCENE OF
INTENSE DRAMATIC INTEREST.
FROM STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
Albany, March 20.-At their first canvass on
December ,, the Board of State Canvasscrs
gave certificates of election 10 twenty
eight out of the thirtytwo Senators
Their action with regard to the four seats in dis
pute had been stayed by the temporary inandamus
orders of the Supreme Court and awaited the
final judgment of the Court of Appeals. which
was rendered on December 20 1t was given out
that the Court Of Appeals would render Its Judg-
ment at IL o'clock noon. Long before that hour
the court room was crowded with lawyers. meIl-
bers of the Legislature and other persons inter
ested in the great struggle. Among these the
busiest of all was Isaac Ii. Maynard Hitler and
van he fitted now into Governor Hills
ROOM now into the offices of the Sccre-
tary of State, or the Attorney-General,
back again into the court room. whispering
here consulting there, taking men oil into corners
and conducting himself with great mystery. IL
was quite o'clock before the court appeared
Its proceedings were conducted IN the ordinary
humdrum WAY as if nothing of importance de-
pended on it's words. Chief Judge Ruger, wan
and trembling. took for the last time the great
armchair That Slgnllleu his TIC icdu
the judgments OF the court reciting in as few
words as possible the net results at which 1t had
arrived. The opinions i'll eXtenso were handed
down TO the clerk.
1t had been arranged by the counsel on both
sides that so soon as these opinions available
they should be taken into the office Of the SecIe-
tary of State. who was also the chief officer Of
the Board OF CanvasSers, and should there De
read in full So soon as the judge had left the
bench, therefore, the lawyers disappeared, I'M
mediately reassembling in Secretary Rces Office.
Mr. Maynard held the typewriter text of the
courts opinions. and began at once to read the
decision IN the Deane case. This was the case
of the XVIII Senate District, where the subject
reviewed the action OF the Duchess County
Canvassers In producing the Mylod certificate.
Maynard had not proceeded far before there was
hum of comment from among the lawyers The
Republicans have got it," That gives the seat
to Deanel" 1t plain that the Democratic
attorneys were greatly disappointed feeling which
grew constantly deeper Maynard proceeded, and
after case was read. Out Of the four the
Democrats had got one-the OnOndaga case, where
Nichols was seated over Peck, by reason Of the
transposed ballots. The Derby case was
plete victory for the Republicans. There, as In
the Deane case. they had obtained every relief
they sought. And although IN the case of the
XXVIIth District, where the court had declared
its opinion that Sherwood, the Republican candi-
date, was ineligible, and on that account had
declined to mandamus the Board. it had still dis
tinctly declared that that body had no lawful
right to do anything except give Sherwood the
certificate. The Republicans, therefore, were III
high glee, and upon the conclusion of the reading
they turned at once TO Secretary Rice, asking at
what time the canvassers would meet.
OMNIBUS CONDUCT OF THE CoNsPIRAToRS.
But the Secretary did not know; he had to
consult with his colleagues the decisions OF the
court would have to be examined with great care;
there was no hurry; it important TO make
no mistakes; the decisions would have to be
digested There something in Rces manner
that seemed 10 portend trouble. lie was brusque
and unsatisfactory in his replies The Republican
counsel looked at another wondering what 1T
could mean There was nothing doubtful or COM
plicated about the decisions; everybody knew Just
what they had declared They had given one
seat to the Democrats and three to the Repub-
licans, and every man there understood II per-
fectly.
But during the afternoon the signs multiplied
that HiIis wicked conspiracy had not been
broken, and that something was contemplated OF
O. revolutionary character The members of the
State Board were invisible. Republican
counsel were denied admission TO their Offices
J.
the corridors into Governor Hill private chamber
NAV napd became busier than Now ne was
buzzing mysteriously into the ears Of Secretary
Rice now he was knocking family at the Cover
nor's door. Occasionally sone one Of the hcPub-
hcan counsel would get a hold of him long enough
TO ask what all these queer things meant, but
he had no information 70 impart. Time and
again during the afternoon, Mr.. Sutherland de-
maaded of Secretary Rice plain answer to the
question when the Board intended TO meet but
the Secretary did not know, and could not be
induced to express any opinion Presently IL
developed that all the members of the Board
except Controller Wemple, who was out OF
town, were closeted together in private
conference II was not 30 private, however, but
that the Governors messenger could get in when
ever be wanted to, and when he did he would
generally reappear with Secretary klce or some
other member of the Board in tow, and together
they would return TO the Governor.
JOHN BoGARTS SOLEMN DECLARATION.
Still the Republican lawyers could not bring
themselves to believe that anything hike down
right defiance of the Court OF Appeals would be
ATTEMPTED. BY far the ablest OF the lawyers WHO
had at any time appeared in support of the Dem
ocratie case was l. Newton Fero, the attorney
for Osborne the Democratic claimant in the fough-
keepsie District Mr. Fiero Republican in
,oli,ics and had given % Osbornes care all the
annearance of seriousness that 10 had at any time
possessed IL had been observed by the RepuD
lican counsel that Mr. Fiero did not seem TO be
in the closest confidence Of his Democratic asso-
cist.s. But still, as Osborne's personal repre-
sentative he was supposed TO know what was
going on During this afternoon he had made no
attempt to conceal his understanding that the
courts mandate had been clearly against Osborne,
and lie had actually told Mr.. Wilkinson, Mr..
Deanes counsel, that whatever else the Board oil
Canvassers might contemplate, it was quite certain
that the certificate from the XVIII District would
lie given to Deane. On tins assurance. MI WI
kinson had returned to Poughkeepse. One other
fact was naturally regarded by the Republican law