New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-13

THE ELECTION IN THIS CITY A FARCE.
AsseMnlY coMMlrrr.s mrAE rvInaNcE or

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES HEAR EViuEN'E OF
DEMoCRATIc DECEIT ~ rHooELYN
Tho Assembly Subcommittee on Privileges ana
Elections Mes rs. Terry Whairmln). NacE'ron ana
McNamce held another session in Part III OF
the court OF Common Peas Yet 'r!ar. tn pun
cation in Yesterdays Tr.hune Of the testimony
brought on, before tho committee on Thur !t,.
showing that the election hc,l in this city last
November was a etuponlous farce. anl that il
was conducted 10y the Tammany election '.hrAs
with a most barefacoI and fraudulent disregard
OF The law. attracted an increased Attendance 10
the courtroom. Amasa Thornton. the counsel for
Seth Wks tie Republican contestant for the seat
Of AGolph Sch,l.rge~. Tammany candidate in the
XVIII Assembly District said Yesterday that be
had just secured the names of many fresh Wit
nessss who ready 10 give fur.he~ evidence
20 prove Sch,lncors badly concealed bribery #
voters on Election Day. and TO Furnish cumu'1tiv"
testimony as to the numerous violations OF the law
in different election districts. The forfeiture or
Schillingcr's seat Mr. Thornton believed. was as
surcl.
Chairman Terry called the case Of Z. i. Duoy.
Ho7ubIcan. acairs; Plirck J. kcrIigan. Tlmmany.
in the NINth Assembly District &. Il. Page APP
poared COR Duffy and Gilbert d. Lamb. w,o is orc
of tho governors the Democratic club. Represented
Kerrigan. The latter WAS a foreman OF stable n
the Street Cleaning Department. at salary OF 50
a month. within 100 days q the election for As
senbymcn. and therefore, the contestant alleges.
is inel!cb,o under Article III. Section s. Of the
State Constitution. According to the election re-
turns Kerrigan's plurality was ilo7. There was
no dispute to the facts, ana counsel on bo'h sues
submitted their briefs.
The case Of Page. Republican. against Tohin.
Tamrary in the NNIId Assembly District. was
cosel the contestant withdrawing his complaint
The committee adjourned 20 meet az NV
Brighton. : l.. on Thursday next 20 hear me l'ich-
Nv witnesses have beer summoned iN this c's".
The Assembly Inv Stieatng COMMITTEE continued
its work Of nquTing into the alleged election IaulS
day morning. II as said Ia Mir kne"land pc
,iton that ihe final canvass gave Hughes 1.11 and
hneeand 5So Yhe the rStHTS1 al and hI a "r
Hughes. 1t is alleged that number of Italians
land read the names OF these Italians from NE
registry Of votes wher, 'helr names anpearcd win
slight variations. as living at 80. ~ I.grS On,
Ward from 40. ESQ Dougas-st.. in The SiNteenth
Election District. ana from 40. lG) Sevcnth-'i. IN
NJ Kn,eand also read from the poll liats Of two
election districts in the Ninth Ward sn9"ing ihni
lrr , % .iSg ,i ~, Air. KnDclanJ 91; votes
in the Second Election District of,tnc Ninth Nari
hrt the copies i'r ne pohgc gavc mn 80. Nr
in the County Clerks copy. al the numerals h1Nln-
been spelled out. The other Republican clni' latc7
that seven ballots in the Seventh Election District
of the Eleventh Ward. We're returr"i as defective
and pasted in the back of the book. j. L. ALLEGED
10y Mr. kneelani that in six OF these ballots inc
as long as the official ballots. These ballots gay
poll list of the sixteenth Election District OF tn'
Ninth Ward showed that fourteen voters were
blind. G. W. Thompson. Of the Brooklyn Democratic
sixteenth Election District Of the sinh Ward. e.
Asscmbyman Thomas r. lNrnes threatened T.
iectng 10 Democratic methods The hearing will
be continued tomorrow