New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-15
SOME OF THE CHIEF CONSPlRATORS.

SOME OF THE CHIEF CONSPlRATORS.
Since Clcveland's defeat in 1888 the Demo-
cratic marty in Duchess County has fallen uiiuel
the dominion of certain James W. hiiioN''
Formerly. in all matters of party management 'ne
paramount voice was that of James H. "liliau''
distirguisbed attorney who has always enjoyed
rho confidence and respect Of the people But
whom Hill came into full power such men do
Williams were not the kind he needed lie hp'
no use for lieutenants who asked qlesuohs VI
paused to consider. The sort N men ne "autc"
,,ore those who would Ike reliable" who knew
how 70 take hint and who, If they had 10 nave
any morality. would have sense enough to keep
il out of politics change in party management
was therefore necessary in Dutchess. Mr.. WIZ
Jams was incontinently dumped and his sceptre
was handed over to Hinckley Hinckleys career
has been somewhat picturesque. Some PEOPLE
call him "Major"-why, ] have not been able 10
ascertain One explanation given is that he once
went 70 West Point" which is probably the best
explanation there is. lie was young man, AZ
all events when he first made his appearance III
Dutchess County. He is remembered as having
hung around lowish kind of hotel, occasionally
dispensing drinks across it's bar lie presently
became attached 10 the hotel, and was soon d
nroprctor. From this time until he temporarily
snort" Why he went away was not put on
record though large and heavy burden Of
judgments was few years later he came back
apparently in the enjoyment Of reasonable de
gtce of prosperity and since that time his course
has BEEN in its own peculiar way, onward ana
inward" He became the proprietor of ." The
New.York Graphic which some may remember
as pictorial newspaper
1t was as an editor that Mr.. ITincllley began 10
receive consideration at the hands of the Demo-
cratic party His paper, which, as paper, was
a huge and consistent failure, was nevertheless
of great in the erection of Mr.. Ilinckleys
fortunes lie passed it's stock around in ample
bundles and finally when it was well overald with
debts he made some sort Of deal by when III
passed into the sweet by-and-by. and he into the
presidency of an electrical machine company. But
while occupied with these concerns in the me-
tropolis he was at time idle in Poughkeepse.
As the promoter of mining company whose prop
crty consisted of sundry holes in mineral ground
somewhere of toward the setting sun, he inter
estcd and still interests several Of Duchess
County's sangune citizens. Five or six years
ago he adventured into local journalism, and now
conducts The Poughkeepsie News Press where
in he wieds gnarled and Rnotty club against
Republicans generally, and all such Democrats
as presume to think they have will in conflict
with that of David b. Hill and the Tammany
Tiger. This is the who under Hills direc-
tion, managed and forced through the Board of
Dntchcss County Canvassers the theft of the ANth
District
A LAWYER WITH RECORD.
His principal assistant was a man named
William H. Wood. lawyer. Wood came to
Poughkccpsc year or two ago from FishkiIl. !
He was a supervisor OF that town, since
which time he has been successfully de-
leated for variety of offices. His character is
bad Early in the administration of Grover
Cleveland Wood was deputy collector of internal
revenue for the district of which this county is
part. He was legisl ted out of that Office by the
consolidation of the Poughleepse district with |
that Immediately to the north of it, The two
districts passed under the management Of single |
COLLECTOR. whose Office in Albany Alter |
Wood had been for some time out of Office the
collector discovered that he had failed TO account
for several hundred dollars, money which he had |
collected from taxpayers. His delnquencies were |
repor,cd 10 the Commissioner at Washington. who |
declared them 10 be clear case of embezzle |
ment. remarkng that their number was so con- !
siderable as 10 leave no room for any explanation
consistent with an intention to account for the |
money He insisted that Wood should he prose
cutrd. but he had gone to Europe" As he |
couldn't he found, he couldn't be prosecuted and |
in The end the amount of his dctalcation was paid |
back and tae matter hushcd up. 1t is said |
that Mr. Wood, like all the other rascals engaged
in this electoral critic, is booking for his forty |
n,eccs of silver which, in his case, is desired in
tLe shape of the Office of State Assessor. don't |
suppose there is any particular reason why, If the
Governor can appoint IA man to be D member OF the
Court of Appeals who, in tie furtherance of an in
famous political conspiracy, Is IN evidence as
having tempered with the mails. he should hest
tate about appointing man to be State Assessor
who has tempered with taxes. Still, before Mr..
Flower lands Mr. Wood, he might do well to,jon-
sult the letter files of the Internal Revenue De
partmcnt at Washington. There are three letters.
hearing the dates January s. February 3 and
April 30, all in 1888, and all written by Demo
cratic commissioner, which, in particular, he ought
To
DANES ELECTION FULLY CONCEDED.
When the election returns from all the districts
in Duchess County were filed in the clerks office
at Poughkeepse on the morning after election day.