The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-07
THE s1Sc7rrY OF THE BALnoE
| Gov. Flower Calls the People 20 See that
| the Election IL nm Honest Orc.
| ALBANY. Nov. 8-The following proclama-

ALBANY. Nov 8-The following proclama-
tion was issued to-day:
STATE or INV YoRk ExvcurIvR CnlsrRR.
Il IA essential to our liberties and to the fair name
OF our state that the expression OF popular iudg
,neut at the polls shall be absolutely untrsnmsied
and honest.
Recent enactmonts by the Legislature have estab'
iished almost every possible safeguard around the
sauctity OF the ballot It but remains for every c
zen to obey these laws and for every election and
peace officer to that they are enforced. More i'm
portant State than the OF ANY party is
that this success should be the FREQ and
decision OF legally qualified voters,
Therefore call upon the people of this state to see
that the election TO morrow. Nov T. shall be honest
one. call also upon ali election officers Ali District
Attorneys all sherns and all pence officers to that
the laws rgidiy obeyed To the end that good order
may prevail at the polls and the right OF honest fran
chise be sacrediy guarded; and give warning that all
failures the part of such public officers to discharge
their fnl duty In the complete enforcement of the
laws shall be considered sufficient for their
movaL
Done at the Capitol in tho city of Albany the sixth
day OF November. in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and ninetyth Roswell r. FLowER
BY the Governor.
r. 8. WILLIAMS, Private Secretary.
TROUBLE EXPECTED AT THE POLLS IN BUFFALO.
BUFFALO. Nov. 8.-There Is every indication
of serious trouble at tho polls to- IN orrow. par
ticulnrly in the First ward. where both parties
charge each other with colontzing. One hum
dred extra policemen have been sworn in and
the entire police reserve will be on duty. A
communication signed by sixty-eight tax
payers OF the First ward was sent to the Mayor
this morning. urging that they BIO protected in
the exercise Of their right to vote. and declar-
ing that large numbers OF irresponsible and
transient persons have reestered in the ward
and openly threaten to prevent resident voters
fused 70 assist in preventing Illegal reGistrS:
Of Police with the Recommendation that he
give 1t his personal attention. -,--.
out warrants for ito eolenizers in the First
ward on an affidavit which says that q great
Offences and are thereby not enttisd to Vote.
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appear before him and strike on the regis.
try lists number Of names proved to be
the SUNNI ons they WILDE held In contempt OF
court; The election promises to be the most
bitterly fought contest held here In many years.
ILLEGAL REGISTRATION CHARGED IN ALBANY AND
ALBANY. NOV. a,In the alleged illegal regis
tration cases in this city Judge Clute to-day
nam es from the registry lists. made to the in
spectors in the Tenth ward. was not legal. for
separately in each Of the sixty eight names
ths desired TnI to have stfsken FSm
proof positive should have been introduced to
tho effect that the alleged ITO illegally regis
side in any Of the several election districts in
the ward. This afternoon Judge Clute struck
and four from the lists in the Sixteenth ward
Troy, Nov. 6-Judge Griffith this morning
publicans to remove about 300 names alleged
to be illegally REGISTERED in Troy; lansing
burg and Green5ush Districts. ABOUT AZ forty
consent. In tho contested cares Democratic
counsel raised the point that the petitioners
try to have the names removed, or. in cases
where they had made such demand. they had
as required by statute. Judge Griffth denied
the application to strike of these names. and
in the nature of a review Of the acts of the
Boards OF Registry. and II those Boards had
not been called upon to take action the Court
had no jurisdiction.