New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-02

was printers error in printing the ballots; but It
gave an 81 vois for cutting down Mr. bsenm
| ing obvious to the conspirators that County Clerk
serious obstacle the carrying out OF the plans
! Of the conspirators, and threat was made on
| Hill The same day the Board OF Supervisors of
Onondaga County counted out" Assembyman-elect
Munro. Republican, although he had plurality or
COUNTY 'GnsSy Then head H
borne, the defeated Democratic candidate for SEN
OF that county. The board robbed ar. Deane OF 67
votes in the county and transferred .nem 10 Mr.
Bpt Mr.; Hin had not completed his work He He
the ssaed of Ham for
| tor in the Cortland Onondaga~ district. Justice
had attempted to the Board Of
of Onondasa County TO respect the election returns
Judge Kennedys action upon November "a: III
| Republican judges and Republican county clrrKs
endeavor to deprive the Democrats, of their ma
jorty In both branches Of the I-egisl2tinre o,or
returns from Duchess County were filed with
Gh S he So ad he Sryn Of
so to act by the Board of Supervisors County
entious officer 10 certify to the correctness OF these
returns. For thus attempting TO defend the purity
by Governor Hill
INTERFERING WITH COURTS
| Once the men engaged In the conspiracy
| moved forward. Governor Iilll hau before MIN
| on November &c County Clerk Cotton OF Onondaga
| County upon some nnsy charges. The aim OF
Mr. Ill., apparently, was to remove County CLERK
| Cotton as he had County Clerk Conway. In order
To ton put re nm sep Four or Gays & on 3d.
Governor Hill sent Justice Morgan J. O,Bren OF
sion sit Of that court in syracuse; his apparent
thought being to proven, Justice kennedy op rom
County who were SmsY engaged The u ce eame
| ,fov l.
of State. Informed the newspaper correspondents
OF ASa"S eu mn '% %Gc fo had been ct
command. as all public records should be. Mr.
nand Of G %S"'a e@ A!i Ha'e "" w
The following day December l. It vas announced
sers would meet upon the following day. This an
nouncemen; caused general as,onShnen, ccs s1nce ne
Mr. Benedic, further stated that all the election re-
showed h[ns nf that Governor M ani the members
State Board of Canvassers REGARDED the tranaunien
Albany by John MySd as true escion rstHsS
had sui noM Re a2Ved OF Albany They We're Joseph H.
Choate of New-York: John F. Parkhurs,. OF Bath;
Mnm And S0 Msh1& Il Haze Dany
Bliss Of NewYork Robert j. Wikinson' ,G o. bpusn
Goode and William Nottingham OF syTssus s,n They
Canvassers ordering them TO refrain from actihs
County CS until It's validity had been passed upon by
the courts of the state The state Board OF Can
ment Of the Republican and Democratic counsel. all
the election cases in dispute, those from Duchess.
Rensselaer,. Onondaga ana Steu6en eou'ies' "e"'
the Court OF Appeals for - decision
STEALING RETURNS.
Meanwhile the true election returns Of Duchess
| County were still in possession o. County C.e'K
Hoffman Of that county. Upon December :. there
| FORE Governor Hi cited County Clerk Eonmah 10
appear before him to the charge OF not nav
Few days her removed hr. Holman, and appo.nte !
s so remnSdd County, GeTk Cotton Of onond1F
COUNTY Mir HI thus up to da;e haI reaoseI 10 SF
counting in Democratic Senate.
While the Mylod election return was under con con
can lawyers informed Justice barnard, Of the
Cont sdaT Of or %G A in
Ing the election returns OF Duchess CSuh n.y., ana ma
ds see ana the beard
James W IIinkley and others fought the Tars.
Cullen of Brooklyn. became nyolyed in the lesti
Clerk Emans. Of Dutchess County. mailed the cleo
ton return TO Albany .....
the morning Of December %, scene which Is sl.ll
remembered by the voters OF the state County
GeTk Ema hsrn pgaG W amSon
IllTs messenger Iamborn hii charge 9r the
County Clerk Emans to take from among these
letters The true sIget9n Te'uFn 1 on
doub; but that Lamborn thus sgrIeina;cred The
month later Lamhorn testified before ex-Judgc
Learned that he told Governor Hill what he hai
done when that gentleman appeared AT the once
and that he dld not reprove him for the action The
fact that Governor lin took no steps 70 reco -;
the public documen, thus taken out Of nis once
reveals completely his eomnlcy In the nflar n an
urn from a county canvassca would have used all
his powers as a Governor TO have recovered The
docpp S =, W Snd ham9oI b sal" was not
discharged 1t upon this same day. December
this election return out OF the room OF sta t"
Controller Wenple, to whom 1t was addressed II
| ffYfrI
Maynard. which was more discreditable than IA!
OF Governor ill in regard 10 the same return tha'
| the Bar Association OF .Sew-York upon March -
The offence committed by Judge Maynard IS
one OF the gravest known to law; II IT were
possible to consider Judge Maynards action as
heat of a violent political contest or without OPP
,ba S for bs d case Mo%d E
But there Is no such pSss iro SrdgG lie h
made public proclamation OF the fact that his de-
; cison to remove those returns was mace WIN 4
time for full elaboration and that after mature
fnai Consideration. he now accepts the full re-
) | sponsbility for his action
HILL. BEHIND 1T ALL.
: The same day Frank Rice Secretary Of State
; surrendered to Storm Emans another copy OF the
true election return Of Duchess County. The true
election return thus having been sent out OF Al
bany the conspirators thought they had clear
But the Republican lawyers hlsd Wi win ,r se9TGnIy
Of State Rec G ,h fopy 3 al nG the
Ing day declared the Mylol return a fraudulent
| one and gave permission to the state ioarn OF
! Canvassers TO canvass another return. Mr.. Rce
was officially aware Of the existence OF true re-
, | turn But after n conference OF two hours WIN
David b. HILL the members OF the state i'oaTn OF
Canvassers. Frank Rice John Bogart. ,:iiot Dan
| forth Edward Wemple and Charles +. TABOR can
vassed the false Mylod election return IRON
Dutchess County. and then issued a certihcase o.
. election TO Edward Il. Osborne. The same stat.
Board Of Canvassers also issued certificate o, o.
election TO John II. Nichols. who was defeated by
| Rufus r. Peck by 1913 majority. II then refused a
certificate Of election to Franklin 81 aegcl
, ineligibility although the Constitution dcciaIes
that the Legislature shall be the sole judge OF IN,
onali6ca ton of It's members. Having thus giVei
the Democratic party the power TO create ma
iority for itself In the State LEGISLATURE inc SIrs