New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-15
POLITICAL ODDS AND ENDS

DEMOCRATIC FRAUDS IN BUFF h|o'
HOW snEEu,y,s LIErTExAXTs CHANGED RE
PUBLICAN PLURALlTIEs INTO DEMO
CRATIC oHEs-ARREsTS MADE.
Buffalo Nov. IA (specia).-A Temporary chech upon
Tine consummation of the Democratic 'iecuoh i"'',
In this city was secured to-day. justice 'i''"' VI
the Supreme Court. made an order dlreou"s INV
Board Of Supervisors which meets tomorrow 10 can
vass the returns not to those for the ONCE
., Ir.,r,cs at,ornev According to the returns rs
mado 10 the county clerk on their face Bsseh' inc
Democratic candidate, has plurality OF 20 Out III
reality Oulnly MS Republican opponent had Se'er'''
hundred plurality until the returns were tahperco
with That Quinby has been Counted out enough
proof is at hand for Justice Green TO grant the ou'
upon the supervisors The board Is Dehoorauo p' d
GOOD working majority and one doubts that had not
todays order been Issued the supervisors would meet
70 morrow and acting under orders from S1eehah
would find Bissell ahead the face OF the returns
and declare him elected.
shechans State Committeeman Augustus f. scheu'
wns before Justice Hab-ht In the preliminary cAa'''
tion today The inspectors OF election for the fo"'
District Of the Eleventh Ward had sworn In inc supreme
Court that the returns for that district had been
scd ont at tbc Democratic General COmmi,tea head
oarcrs and that Il was there proposed To them tat
tho Prohibition votes cast be divided between the tWp
parties. When the inspectors objected u lh'S' d"
coriing TO their rn,davit. Schcu came into the room
where the returns being filed oIt ana Hrse'
them 10 make the change, saving he would TAKE caro-
of them II any trouble should come OF H. II nV"
turns ont that this shcehans state Committeeman
The mos, important part Of his testimony ASIDE rom
showing that he was cOgniant OF what was gong on
at headquarters behind chcd door. was Ui' one
julius Haas is the man WHO filled out t'e Tr'"'"H'
Haas is an employe Of the state Boald Of Health mt
Albany, md has been sent for In the o'"" ~
made ont a.. the Democratic headquarters the plurality
tra.
the police returns. and that OF ahcchans Pr'c-c'
Love for superintendent Of Education. 49, Ihe'c
rave them the election on the face OF the r't"FlH'
Nor. arrests were made to-day. Inspectors p"7
can McNcrny, O'Connen. spooncy and James H'th'T
land the Board OF the Third District OF the Se'ohl
Ward, we're arragned before Justice linigh ana ''h
bou IN ~ coo bail for trial. Edward Duhy. the
Democratic poll clerk In the First CheckP""E' us
trct was also held In 1000 bail. Daily Is Il
scboolaster and I. charged with taking this return
IN his school and so altering It that Quinbys plu
raltv Of was turned into Of 81 for Bls'eh' Inc
most conclusive evidence OF fraud yet secureu cahc
out In today's evidence at the preliminary eNAhHa
ticn Chairman John Okoniewsh. OF the fohr'h III"
trict Board OF the Eleventh Ward. tod again 'he
story OF how his return was filed out at the Dc"o
cratic headquarters lie swore that shcehans county
chairman. George Zlg, met him there TINT afternoon
and sent man with bin to private room inns
800 cu.d ON, the rct,ru lie also testified that
Schcu promised protect them II anything happened
Three Inc pectors from the FrS, District Of the tcvehh
Ward also tcsilfe1 two were Democrats IN Hi'S
district clear steal OF 200 votes was needed ana hs
was what gave shechnn's man Love hls plurality 81
AZ for Superintendent OF Education I'm" Inspectors
gave evidence which goes far toward laying Dare the
whole outrageous fraud
When Mr.. Shcehan came homo from New-lo on
Sunday he said he would look into this nnttcr, alb
then have his say. After two days here he now re-
fuses 10 talk about II. lie seems driven 10 thls
co,rse BY the desperate state ~ AFFAIRS Last I1th
he had his election officers and ward heclcTS up az
headquarters, but what was done cannot be learned
Wr Shccian seems confOundc1 at What he fnis has
been going on here.