The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-14
ALBANr'S INDIGNATION.
A Meeting of Citizens to Consider the Ele
ton Frauds.

ton Frauds.
ALBANY, Nov. 13.-There was q meeting In
the Common Council cham Der to- night to con.
slider means for securing honest elections In
this city. The room was crowded. Gen. John
F. Rathbone. who presided. said:
90 consider that from 1000 to 5000 illegal
votes we're received and counted by tho in
spectors OF election on Tuesday last: That
many Illegal names were on the reg
istry lists was evidenced by the efforts
made before election to have several
hundred names stricken from the lists. but
only nineteen names were taken of. II tho
registry laws are deficient. they should DO
amended 80 that it will be possible to have
fair and honest eectons. The police did
not on thor own authority refuse to
arrest repeaters at the request OF respon-
sible citizens. but undoubtedly acted accord
ing to orders received from their superiora
The casting OF the fraudulent ballots on last
Tuesday was conceived by some officials and
aided by certain persons desiring Office.
THE capital city has been reduced by these
election Ouirages to the level OF Gravesend.
and the disgrace is felt hy us ALL
I'VE are here to adopt measures to secure
the conviction AMI punish IN ent OF the accesso-
such legislation as viii prevent repetition Of
Secretary Cooper read twen,y-four affdavits
OF watchers. asserting that many illegal votes
were cast and that the police would not act 10
these ca SEES when requested to.
Bishop Doane said that IL the aff1davits read
were true. Albany has been SO much dlshonor.
ed that its citizens should not endure II. but
should seek to punish those responsible for
Justice Rufus Psckham OF the Court Of Ap-
=" have not addressed a public or political
gathering since assembled the bench. not
wishinGto mix in politics any way. The ballot
less We can have an honest expression OF pub
lie opinion am in favor Of revolution,
but the evidence seems to be sufficient to
make rrima iaco case. through which these
and f feee ,bo
force OF the city whom properly directed
and have nc fault to lind with any d the rolice
he made to understand that II he condones
election frauds his shield will I've taken away
from him before the setting Of another sun.
Il deprecate the attack on the Mayor made
there was SUFFICIENT ground Tor it., Something
should be done in the way Of criminRly prose-
cutting those concerned in tho election out.
RACES ai;or tno m.t,er ia nrosort.d 70 tb. Mia.
trct Attorney. think he will take II into con-
sideration and present all the facts to tho
stopped so that the people OF Albany county
and Of the State can see that we resent such
There were several other speakers. including
Marcus T. Hun. who offered a resolution which
| was adopted. naming committee OF nifty to
vent the recurrence Of fraudulent regist ration
and fraudulent voting at elections; and to pro-
| cure the passage OF effective legislation.
This committee is imposed OF twenty each
| OF the most prominent Democrats and Kepuh-
leans in the city n representative OF the Prohi-
| biton and Labor parties. and eight Of tho
most prominent citizens who vii! not allow
their action TO he affected by politics;
A committee OF three wns appointed to secure
the conviction of those guilty Of false registra-
ton and voting on TUESDAY last;
Mayor Manning and the Chief Of Police and
neal ly all the other city officials were present.
All OF the newspapers in tho city are in favor
OF the movement.