New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-28
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cAII.ING roR THE KEPoRTs.

| After an executive session the committee opened
ia doors 10 the public. Most OF the newspapers OF
| the city were represented at the reporters table
| Josoph wilkinson the chairman. called for the re-
| mort OF the committee appointed TO Investigate the
| charges OF alleged Irregularities at the primaries
| John T. Mnhollnnd. chairman. said that no fuF-
Their report from his committee was needed peyohu
tn. reports bc submitted by the representatives,
| OF the several Assembly districts. Never he SAID
had there been such malignant faisttcaton Of facts
! AZ had been recently In papers processing 10
uphold Republican principles. Never had there been
more unwarrantabe defamation Of honest. self-re-
! speeding men than had been seen In those pubic
prlnts In reference 10 the growth and spread OF th's
| movement Mr.. Miholland mentioned some OF the
falslners by name ana his Characterization OF their
personalities was received with rounds OF applause
! liz. referred especially 70 the attacks on the Nlith
| District primary. and that district has been
| singled out for particularly malignant misrepresen-
tation ne called on pr \. :. Houghton OF that as
trct under whose direction The voting took place
| to make the first statement
| Dr IIoughton who had come from Washington
| yesterday purposely TO De present. said that the
whole structure Of fasehood ls to his district grew
out ~ the fact that he had at the district head
quarters the only complete enrolment list OF voters
| which explained why voters from the various elec
,i,n Districts who were not known to the enrolling
officers were obliged to come u him for certil-
Gates that they were regularly enrolled. He gave
| them when they were all right what had been
| called 60 X" certificates. The two men who had
made statements that they had voted without being
| enrolled had come to him, and finding their names
on the roll he had given them certificates emitting
| them TO vote The doctor produced the roll with
the names only one OF them voted. the other
| man never appeared. Dr. Houghton produced his
polllsts and certificates. showing that In thirty
one OF the thirty three election districts of the
| XIIth Assembly District 2i votes were polled.
| The allegation that poling-place were in vacant
lots he said. unquanticd lie
william A. Cummings. OF the list Assembly Dis
trIct came forward with his certificates. showing
that primaries had been held In all but four Of the
fhIrty-four election districts there and that 3S
votes cast.
Frank Martin. Of the TIA. produced sworn state
mcns and poll lists certifying TO 253 votes poled.
DR. Ullck W. C. Burke. from the IVth. ala the
same showing 336 votes. John Stebng. OF the
Vth: William II. Huber Of the With. and Mr..
Nowak. OF the With came forward with state
ments showing the figures which were transferred
TO the table.
GOOD WORK IN THE IXTH
DR. Hamilton Williams. Of the IXth. said when
he was asked to produce evidence OF the honesty
and squareness OF his primary, that 1t was Ike
asking General Neal Dow 10 take the Kelley cure.
daughter and cheers) Although twelve election
districts out Of the forty-sx could not hold cleo
tlons for want OF headquarters 3O votes were
polled. out OF their enrolment of 500.
Nidm i. DalN, representing the Mn, SnoW'u
40 votes In an enrolment OF 500. He had not had
time TO get his statements into affidavit form, but
he believed that the correctness of his returns had
not been questioned.
EXAlderman j. q. McAlurray reported for the
XIth-G2l votes out Of enrolment which he said
had reached 1000 Primaries were held In
every election district and fair and honest returns
made. The paltry charges made against them were
unworthy OF notice. George Cavanagh reported
that all the election districts of the XIIlth voted AZ
hedlQulrterS,
be no misunderstanding.
When the NlNtn was reached James b. Town
send made an eloquent speech defending his prl-
here cannot afford 10 Indulge In chcanery and dis
honesty. | am prepared to swear TO the returns
from my district: supervised them. Only one
davt OF the four men who were Inspectors OF the
Assembly district primary at No. 6G Madlson-ave.
These men not millionalres," he said, mot
members OF the Union League Club but they were
opposing our movement" The names were
Robert Sweeney, p. J. Connolly. Leon j. Cohen and
William s. Sanderson. They swore that they were
present from D. m until the votes were counted.
and that 2Ss votes were polled. No voted who
was not Republican OF the XXIst District.
PIIING Up THE EVIDENCE.
John Lane represented the XVIII. with afidavits
showing AS votes Moses q. Byers leader OF the
XIXth. said that ne had not had time to get up his
sworn statements for the 1856 poed In his dis
trct. but he called on reporter who had ridden
with him over the district the night OF the pri-
For the young womanhood OF the time who take no
nnoct and sheltered read that wholesome novel, The