New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-15
ELECTED BY FRAUD.
.,c1s1oN IN THE CASE OF MEsSRs.
TRAPPER AND BBCKwITH.
coxsr1r1.r1oNA1 coNvENrIoN coMMIrrEE

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE
80 PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS VOTES
UNANIMOUSLY TO UNsEAT THEM.
,,y vrcr,,..n CORRESPONDENT OF THE 1R,prvy,
.,n,pv June 14-So fragrant were the election
,ds committed in Buffalo by the Democratic
.'~.ars last fall that the Democratic members Of
49, Committee on Privileges and Elections to-
~ reported with their Republican colleagues
~ ,o,.or Of unseating Herman +. TrappeT and
charles w. Beckwith. Democrats Of Buffalo. who
S..ra counted in as delegates to the Consitu-
.'onal Convention in that city The report OF
-. committee described at length the election
.-o,ds IN the First Ward Of Buffalo. This was
,he ward in which. by the authority OF Shcrin
pa,k over 100 men, several OF them pusiisiS'
,rA oil of them heavy hitters. were sworn IN a.
-. sberiffs and commissioned 10 prevent the
n.crh,ican voters from casting their ballots,
~ order which they Loyalty Obeyed. Democratic
heaters were permitted 10 vote, while Repubi-
.ar voters were kept out Of the polling places
- tho district In view Of this fraud the COM
,,,ea suggested that the votes cast in the four'n
s,s,-ct Of the ward where the ballot-boH stuiilng
,r.s the worst be thrown out in considering the
,o,e The inspectors in this district reported l-0
psnublican and 50j Democratic votes. After the
.,s,roct,on Of the vote Of this district the vote
,n the whole Senate district would stand as iol-
US putnam Repl 1894 sullivan Rep), 1878;
psckwith Dem). 1884; Trapper Dem) lS''SS
nv Republican candidates for delegate thus had
,,A most votes and the committee recommended
,hat they be admitted TO the Convention
N, me-. convention after receiving this report
o-aered IT printed with the briefs OF the lawyers
- hoih sides The Democrats wished all me
sadence printed but the Republicans objected
:, vas then pointed out that there were four
..,s-vritten copies OF the evidence. ana IL was
.,aa 70 allow the Democrats until june >. to
.ssd the document. Upon that day the TeI9rt
~ the committee will again be CONSIDERED ~,
SS,rbtedlv the two Republicans. Putnam ana
sullivan will be admitted ana proo1p! pS '"0
,o,es Of Democrats as Wei as Republca ns,
Va peti,ion favoring the amendment drawn up
Nv the National League for the frotccuon oI
oI!usrican Institutions prohibiting the ETaAt;hg
81 nublc money for the support OF setlarian
,rs,itutions was submitted to-day. IL ~
s snS r Frederic Kernochan, James - i-uu-
% Iohn jay chapman William Jay SChei
so,,n Boudinot Keith and Carroll hecHWl'n' vi
Naa,York Petitions were also received IN leND
Ne" &C. school system for the extension OF
C,.S Service Reform principles over the S'ale
sorvice. and in favor u the Inspection O4 'e-
,ornnatories and mcnastcries. -.,...- Mt.
Nv Titus offered resolution requesting rs
80 ATTORNEYS TO furnish to the convention d
statement Of the number Of criminal cases !"
,har districts for each one OF the last nv ~.
Committee
.,on If Mr. kellogg calling upon the Srperh-
tsndent OF the Banking Department - furnish a
statement OF the unclaimed deposits IN t'v S'H
tnSs hanks of the state. Mr.. Kellogg lhlhks
these deposits should be taxed. Tn report was
Mr. Becker. of Buffalo. presented an amrnd7
mon, forbdding the Legislature To grant anu
rn6er navigabe waters without me consent "i
the Commissioners Of tho Land Once.
Commodore P. Velaer presen'eI an a'neno -
the STATE senate shall preside over that body in
case Of the absence or impeachment OF the
Lieutenant Governor.
CHEF Judge Joseph r Daily. o. the Court 81
Common Pleas; Judge John J. Freedman Of the
Superior Court: Judge Henry y. GilderSieaVe, 81
Veu.-Yorl, and Judge 2 bert G. Titus q the SUI
psror Court Of Buffalo were before the judiciary
Committee to-day Il express their OPINIONS u
various proposed amendments affecting these
courts Judge Daily and Judge Freedman con-
tended that the Common Pleas and the Superior
Court should be retained. because II they should
Re abolished there would be only one General
Term IN New-YorS instead Of three The com
mittee took action. - IL