New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-28
1T WAS TOO PERFECT TO LOSE.
MURPHY'S MEN WANT TO PROFIT BY THEIR
WORK AT LANSINGBURG.
THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE RESULT OF THE
SETTLEMENT MADE BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES. AND WILL TAKE THE
NATTER TO THE COURTS.
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Lansingbrrg, March GA week ago tonight the
Board of Trustees OF this town met and declared that
the Republican candidates for the various village
Offices at the recent election We're elected. There
eight members OF this board five being Republicans
and three Democrats. Six members OF the board
attended the meeting. and the vote on the question
OF seating the Republican candidates was unanimous
The sixth vote cast by John Flynn, Democrat
He is honest Democrat. and is opposed to the
things that took place here election day. when
a horde of reporters from Troy, under the command
OF Mcutenants OF Senator Murphy, came into this
village and voted many times as they pleased
The action Of the Board Of Trustees in seating the
Republicans Who had the election been fair one
would have been chosen by majorities much larger
than those the men who the election had the
courage to return for the Democratic candidates. was
in response a popular demand In which the decent
Democrats were the leading factors. They insisted
that this course should lie pursued, and while the
Republican leaders in the village were opposed to 1t
because it was a violation Of the law, the Democrats
said that II should be done TO show Ed Murphy
and his gang that In spite Of their heeers and ouehs
the peope of L,isingburg would run their affairs
m their own way.
1t was the intention Of the Republicans 10 proceed
In the courts against the men who had made the
election farce. But the leading Democrats did not
want this be done. They argued that the village
had secured a sufficiently uncnviabe reputation
already by the publication OF the accounts OF the
proceedings here election day, and they did not
want Il carried any further. Two OF the Democratic
candidates On the ticket that was carried through
BY the most barefaccd fradds that were perpe-
tIacd in the North had refused ID take the Offices
which they had been declared elected on the face
OF the returns. They Russell Porter, the candi-
date the Democratic ticket for justice and Julius
Cory, the candidate for receiver Of taxes. They
would not accept election Of this character They,
with the other decent Democrats here. advised the
members OF the Board Of Trustees To ignore the re-
turns and 10 declare elected the men who would
have had a majority OF the votes had II not been
for the villanons work OF the Murphy men. II was
tacitly agreed further. that II this done nothing
would be done In the way Of court proceedings TO
undo 1t. Everybody In the village pleased with
this solution OF the trouble except the Murphy men
who had put through the JOB. They did not want
from their point Of view. and they have
refused 10 submit 10 The wishes Of large majority
that the trouble should be settled. as was done by
the Board Of Trustees. They therefore have re-
tanned a certain p. J. Mooney. lawyer who
willing when most OF the reputable lawyers OF the
county refused 10 take their the matter
into court. lie will appear before Judge fursman
the Board Of Trustees To show cause why II shoaiId
not follow the face Of the returns and declare James
IL llollen the Murphy candidate for president OF The
elected The Republicans will make NJ defence. They
will wait until the has decided the question and
then make their fight As they originally intended
Today the Assistant Chief Of Police. a brother of
James Gillespie. the officer who resigned from the
the frauds that were being perpctraicd gave up HI
place. He declared that he could not stand the
g,7T exceedingly interesting testimony in
relation TO what done by the police force aid
The hecers and The repeater. 10 do their voting. and
TO turn Republican plurality OF 500 into a Demo
cratic plurality Of $40.