New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-23
REDUCED TO A SCIENCE.
MURPHY AND CROKER HAVE PERFECTED
A SYSTEM FOR STEALING ELECTIONS.
HOW THE LANsINGBUIG RETURNS WERE FAIr
SIFIED-REPEATERS ARE NOW sUPEE
FLrOIS-PREPAR,TIoNs TO EX-
TEND OPERATIONS OVER ~

FLrOJS-PREPARtTIONS TO EA-
TEND OPERATIONS OVER ~
THE STATE.
rrRoN STAFF CORRESPONDENT TRIDryE.1 -
Troy. Oct 1s-In no county in the State is there
a better example Of the method by when the
present rulers OF the State Edward Murphy, Jr.
Richard Croker. William +. Sheehan ana Hugn
Mclaughlin. gain a mastery of county govern
ments. and thus Of the State. than in the county
of Rensselaer,. Here for many years has lived Ed
ward Murphy, jr, and his lieuenants nave put
into operation plans to repeat at the polls ana 70
have votes miscounted. Troy was the original
city in which the minority party In It, the Republic
can, was deprived Of an equal number OF election
inspectors with the dominant party, the Demo.
cratic and then to the Republican party organiza-
ton refused the right to name its one in
spector of elections at each polling place II 10
the Board of Police OF Troy, composed Of a ma
jority of Democrats that appoints the election In.
spectors OF both the great political parties That
Is. the Democratic party counts the votes; for OF
course, only nominal Republicans are appointed
as election inspectors The result of this putting
one political party in charge OF the ballots Is
what might be expected namely: Election re-
turns which falsely state much larger number
OF ballots as cast for the Democratic party than
actually cast for its candidates, ana which
falsfy the Republican record by granting its
candidates in the election returns a much smaller
Mr. Murphy's lieutenants are preparing to swinde
the Republican party usual at the coming elec-
ton Already Democratic repeaters have begun to
register their names Michael i. Collins has been
nominated for Senator by the Democratic party.
and the prediction is made by his friends that he
will have 5000 plurality In the Senate District.
which consists of the two counties OF Columbia
and Rensselaer, If Mr.. Collins receives such
plurality 1t will be fraudulent one since last
fall the Democratic candidate for Congress in the
district, which Is composed of the same counties
as the Senate District. had only 1853 plurality.
This was remarkably large Democratic vote and
undoubtedly was brought about by bribery. Mr..
Murphy was chairman Of the Democratic State
Committee and had vast sum OF money at his
disposal and the Democrats had nominated
jory Mr Murphy was able to obtain for Mr.:
| Flower was l,SG. In 1883 the RepuDlicans catrieo
5000 plurality therefore, 1t will be palpable evil
dence OF fraud. -,
trict manfully and they believe that with their ex-
cellen candidate. Sheppard Tappen. ana consiuer,
senator. they can win the district. Mr.; TaPpen
born rS % M n IN Du' Fo many
years he prominent manufacturer, but mas
now retired from business. He is personally very
Rensselaer, County Moreover he Is ,,ans sRilf III
Of closely contested elections. He was elected
cs in 49, in being the H Hesrs Sen in
lsSs he was elected sheriff OF Rensselaer, County.
Mr 's Maphy s" aiming BY
elect three Democratic Assembymen In the county.
mem rsm Keenan, s and cassin Who have been rsnon-
hS the has RsDuS Ses His majority
last fall was jl2 votes; The previous year 1871,
sS paay The "a" district ep' apparent there
fore strongly Republican ana yet me r ngo
yo hope cast ss sf or thu ~ eandda Mr.
Chambers lives in Lansinsburg a Repgpncane
1908 votes 1t is in Lansnsburs however; that Mr.
Murphys lieutenants hope 70 fasity inc resVr
have read good deal about, this pretty village
next to Troy. They have heard about the way the
law creating Democratic Board OF Police in the
village and put n It's hnS the bsy hav to a p
heard about the election last spring IN that village
Statements staten by the Democratic election officers. the
Republican party being refused representation, inc
INTO seeming Democratic plurality of 500
Recently the Republican party through ex.Sena-
prove before Justice Edwards, Of the supreme
Court that the Republican candidate for Presi-
s spnt 81 Most remarkabe evidence been pro-
cd Of the fact In ALL Mr. S .sSon has sTes
in Lansingburg. Testimony has been =, taken Ken IN
ssarS to Of fyS hr on i is yet to be akan
mony shows that the Republican and Prohlbition
warI rail as Authorized by the Ballot Reform
law and that the police OF ianslngburg unaer me
Orip
watchers to stand outside of the guard rail. When
the votes were counted the tables containing me
the watchers, The evidence of fraud was oyer:
whelming. In the Second District OF the rirsi
for Magee The Democratie inspectors IN tnelr
election stated that y. votes ONLY were en h
First District of the Second Ward 10 tepuppheans
thus far have ht IL nhs S ro return ron say tha
l2I Republicans only voted for Magee. IN t ne
for Magee Already $50 Republicans have testi h
trict and 5S have made affidavit that they dd 80.
In the SECOND District of the Third ware tne De!ios
cratic ispec 4Yr ~, Republicans have testified in
court that they voted for Mage In TINS distrie, S
fraud is yet to be shown. II will be perceived that
the Democratic inspectors faislhed me returns III
every one of the election districts mentioned. %
Ex-senator Comstock has done great service 20
the state in following up the frauds at the polls IN
anS.n ncisd hi, s'I purpose WHAT the Murphy
Croker-Sheehan power has done IN ,,ans,spu ", 49,,
stnte Why did Mr. croker reduce the number OK
Republican inspectors from two 10 one IN Nymr
Flower and the Democratic Legislature to g,ve MN
he control Of the Police peRar%sni OF poS araS 81
Police OF Troy the power to name the mspsc nr
pose: and the Lansinsburg incident reveals what
ssakng about the s9qs erctSn SsC
cratic vote ever given in Ianslngburg was last sst
fall. namely $40 votes. MI. flo"eI
votes in the village This spring the Democratic
inspectors in their returns alleged that TIE DEM
ocratic ca ndidaes had oe'w zen 100 ami 1850 votes
II was a manufactured vote, made by reporters
and by classifying the records OF the election; Even
with the repeaters they could not get az large a
vote as they declared they obtained. They openly
defled the Ballot Reform law. That law says that
watchers may inside the guard rail. The
Democratic inspectors had the police drive the Re-
publican and the Prohibition watchers outside the
guard rail. The guard rail placed intention
ally some eight feet distant from the ballot boxes.
our watchers could not tell what was going on.
profa Smi J.ansingDurg Acat-
emy one OF the Prohibition watchers. read the
ballot reform requirement. 70 Michael Lucy
pugili,t who was one OF the Democratic inspectors.
Lucy replied: The law OF this case is that you
get outside Of the guard rail smith Is cour;
Lucy would bounce him If he did not obey their
orders and he did There il no protection any
longer for those who vote here. | predict that
there will be reporters here al our county cleo
ton. What will be the need OF them when the
Insnecfors can falsifY the election returnsg'