New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-08
SENATOR MURPHY'S SHAME.
HE ORGANIZES AN INFAMOUS ELECTION
FRAUD IN LANSINGBURG.

WHO VOTE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. EVEN !
USING DEAD MEMS NAMEs-REPUB-
LrCANs GIVE UP THE FIGHT.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSE.1
Lansingburg, ~ Y, March The Repub-
| licans of this village did not believe week
| ago the reports brought to them that high
| handed attempt would be made to destroy by
| fraud the natural Republican majority here
| They learned to-day that il could be done a
| Republican majority Of 900 was turned into a
| minority Of 900. The Republicans of this vii
lage. like the Republicans of other parts of the
| State, needed severe lesson to show them that
| the present Democratic State machine was reach
| ing out in all directions to extend its power.
| Some time ago Senator Edward Murphy, jr
| made an attack upon Lansingburg. Last year
| he had the law changed by his tools in the
Legislature so that the election officials in the
town would be Democratic, and to-day the men
who were appointed under that law carried out
| the plans laid down by him, and did the work
| they were expected TO do.
Heretofore this town has been Republican, ex
| ceDt two years ago, when, through local differ
| cnces. the Republicans allowed Democrat to be
elected president of the village. This was an ac-
| cidcn', but the accident Of two years ago was
| more than paid for to-day. This appointed
to Office men who used all their power to continue
| the control that accident gave them. When the
voters came out this morning TO cast their bal
| lots they found that the polls were
| manned by men they did not know.
| Strangers had been appointed the evening be-
| fore by the Democratic town officials TO run the
| election. The Republican voter looked in vain
| for a Republican watcher or poll clerk at the
| polling-places. He could not find one. All the
| men guard were Democrats, and they were
Murphy Democrats. Senator Murphys orders
were not to allow n Republican inspcctov to
| serve and no Republican did serve. The Sen
| ator declared some time ago that Lanslngburg
would not 20 Republican this spring. How he
| was to accomplish the change not known
| until to-day Although the Republican
managers have been telling the people OF the
| town for some time 10 look out for trek 'ry on
Election Day, few really believed that Murphy
would attempt 10 capture the village, because
they knew il was so strongly Republican, and they
| laughed at the Republican leaders who told them
| that they ought TO be on hand Early to-day and
east their votes before any one had an opportunity
| 10 vote on their names.
The Republicans of Lansngbnrg have had 70
| learn by sad experience that when the Troy boss
makes up his mind to capture town, he Will do
so in spite Of the fact that the legal voters are
| taught them to-day will not be forgotten for many
years 10 come
Early this morning gangs OF men crossed the
| river from Troy, Albany and Cohocs 10 Lansing
bnre They were the toughest looking set the
State Of New-York has within it's borders. The
| dives OF Ncw-York City cannot produce their
equals They came over to Lansingburg to vote,
! aud vote they did, carly and often Not less
| than 200 of these men cast not
only one, but many ballots Tor the
| straight Democratic ticket. They began their
work in various parts Of the town, and went from
polling place to polling place. voting on any maine
that suited their fancy, and when a Republican
| watcher objected he was driven ont OF the place.
| The Republicans did not have an election lnspec-
| tor at any polling place in the village lhcy
sent in their list Of inspectors the hrst OF the
| month, but the Democrats who controlled the
appointments ignored it absolutely, and nominated
| 10 serve as Republicans men who could be used
| bv the Democrats The Democrats had the police
alss
From early in the morning until after the polls
closed gangs OF men p,trocd the streets going from
polling place to polling place where their votes
were accepted by the election inspectors ms
Tribune correspondent saw fifteen men in an alley
back of one OF the polling places changing coats,
blacknc their faces and in other ways trying 10
disguise themselves so that they could go again
before the election board and have their votes re-
ccivcd. They had voted at the one polling place
i've times each before this but they were anAios To
try il again. SO bold and brazen was the attempt
| TO carry the election Of the village officers III
the interest Of Senator Murphy tnat the Rcpubli-
| cans threw up their hands NJ II ~ o CLOCK ..llS @
| morning. and gave up the light. lli'y declared
| that they could not outvote the Troy. Albany
| and Cohocs reporters. from each oi whlch to"ls
| Ic>e men were OIL hand casting votes as iaS' aS
| they could he accepted Ii made no diiierchcr
10 The repeaters us to the naincs ON wnlch tleS
voted The name of a man who was lynn ueai
| in town. and whose funeral is to take place 10
morrow was voted on live times Another man
who has been dead for over a year had nine votes
deposited to his credit. 0akwood Cemetery,
which is near at hand. furnished several score oil
names for the rcpcaters 10 use.
For an hour or so after the r"pcaters struck
| the town the Republicans tried to keep them them
| from voting, but they could do nothlne WE
this village by n mistake, and he appoihn,eu a.
Police Commissioners, representing the Democ-
racy men who could be Depended upn WusuGH Y suGn
directed. The police consequently wouiu ho'
arrest reporters. but on tho contrary, aided them
| 10 vote as many times as they wanted TO- Whch
the Republicans found that they could get no
| satisfaction or protection from the police they
| gave up and allowed the Democrats to run the
| election as they pleased.
ansinuburg gave Harrison majority OF OYER
| 900 last year To-day the entire Democratic
ticket was elected the candidate for village presi-
dcnt, James II. Holen. receiving majority OF
rcarlv 1 900, according to the returns Of the IN
sncctors. who burned the ballots after the count
Ihe Republican candidate for President was Dr
One member of the police force. Officer Gille'-
nie resigned when ordered to give protection 10
repcatcrs. and made written statement incrn.
mating Chief Of Police McCabc lie sanl that
twenty-five thirty repeatcrs voted five times In
each district.
The town Board lItcpuhlican mot tonight and
wated for the returns until 80 o'clock. AMI when
il was learned that the ballots had been burned,
declared the entire Republican ticket elected on
the face OF the returns sent from North Lansing
burg.
| TOWN ELECTIONS IN THIS STATE.