New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-16
BUFFALO ELECTION FRAUDS.
DEMOCRATS REVERSED THE PEOPLES YER
diets AGAINST BISSELL AND LOVE.
\ BLUNDER BY THE IGNORANT ELECTION IN
sPECToRs RE;ULTs IL THE RECOVERY
OF THE BALLOTS AND THE DE-
TECT:oN OF THE CRIME
[BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE. ]

Buffalo. Nov. ia dramatic scene occurred in
the Supreme Court to-day, when the examination
into the local election frauds was continued he
fore Justice Haeht For several days the vote
in the Fourth District OF the Eleventh Ward
had been before the court, as marked changes had
been made i'll the returns, and the Inspectors OF
Election for the district had sworn that the
returns made ont in the Democratic County
Committee rooms. The vote in the district gave
Bs4ell, Democrat, for District Attorney, 2l6
plurality Quinby, the Republican candidate,
and Love Democrat for Superintendent of Educa-
ton, 245 over Emerson, Republican. When re-
turned from the Democratic headquarters Bissell
had 2s1 plurality and Love 500 To-day all the
ballots of the district found In vault under
the City Hall, and were brought out and counted
in open court The result proved the correctness
of the first figures and gives the election 10 both
Republican candidates
The inspectors ia this district are ignorant Poles
Instead of destroying the ballots that were voted
- reonircd by law, and returning to the City
Clerl, the unused ballots, they had msinterpreted
the law and had burned the unused ones and re-
nrncd tbc ballots that were voted, locking them
in. the ballot box used on election day. John
Okoniowslli. chairman of the board was recalled
to fine stand and made oath that the ballots wblch
had inst been counted were taken from the oox III
which no had locked up, election night, the
baIlots that had been voted in his district on that
day. ,.
Tho Democrats who are standing by the frauus
arc all dumbfoundcd at these disclosures Lat"
this afternoon u conference WAS held at Lieutenant
Governor Shcchan's law Office. Mr. She'hah'
CIoriG Hccx. Surrogate Stern and other prominent
Sbceho, ncn were there, but what was dona
could nor be- learned. 1t is thought from what
oro member of tho conference said that some plan
ros devised whereby they hope TO break the cfiect
~ flo domaQing evidence which the inning oi
tho ballots gives
\ new feature OF tho local excitement was 'hc
examination of charges Of bribery against seward
4 Simons, a prominent local attorney an" ho"iS
II Fcl.rt a wcll-lnown business man. This was
brought by the Democrats TO onset' II possi"'''
the nuhlic indignation against the ballot thieves
f. Was in the Superior Court before 'uus' 'N"',
S,,o,s and Tc;crt ara both Republlcans, and
took an active part in Professor Emcrsin'S canvass
for superintendcnt of Education. SlmonS was
kent on the -ta.d for some timc. but no evidence
If ony cor sequence could BE- got from him. tckerl
,ove the prosecuting attorneys more than they had
.ontrac,cd for. lie sworc. among other thln.S'
thu, ,lc secn.t,rv II the Cleveland Democracy had
iv.n him list of members Of that or-anHnton
v,ho would work for Emerson 70 spit" Love VINO
MAS known 10 ie los Shcchan's particular care ~
tbn campaign He also said that the "Ihy men
who had approached him TO work for Love were
thrc, prominent Democrats, one OF whom was
lame, r Cronkcr. State Superintendent oi fuDlic
1,s,rpc,ion w f. Walsh, a Democratic inspector
in the Nineteenth Ward, had signed an alnalvi. ali.il
drawn by Democrats, In whlch ne shlu ~ ~'i'lIoS
NH linn g. 10 return morn votes for Emerson
than he might get. This affidavit was % the waIs5 9isi7
svvora tbot he was intoxicated whom he signed thc
AFFIDAVIT. and that, while Smo4s hnd paid MN III!
,Le money II was 10 wor, for Emerson, ana no,
n word abont changing any Candidates Not" Ia"
been said. 49, ,,-..o,.h districts
o., ,Lo Eleventh Ward has now been EXAMINE !
Tnlly. Trough evidence is at hand 10 pr"vI rnd cun
J,.i,clv that several hundred votes we're ni''T,u
- .tJ.n I'm thoa. two districts and that the Is
nubIicnn candidates for the two offices ihV"l''"
were elected. . .,o ,.,.,.
Tnc Supervisors met to-day 70 canvass me Q EVD',
hut wer,, restrained from doirg 80 by an lhl!.r''"
,rnr tho Supremc Court. Then committee VI
,n,r Democrats and three Republicans was h'H'"
,o e>amine and complete the returns