New-York tribune., 1894-04-05
REPUBLICANS SEATED.
HUGHES AND INQUIRE GIVE PLACE TO
KNEELAND AND CONKLIN.

CERTAIN ALLEGED REPUBLICANS sUPPOKr THE
BENEFICIARY OF THE STATEN ISLAND
FRAUDS - AssEMBLYMAN SUFFERS
HISTORICAL oUTBuRsT.
fry TELEGRAPH To THE TRDuS-l
Albany April 4-Justice was done to-day 10
the p4ople Of Brooklyn and Staten lsland IN 'he
seating Of their representatives In the Legislature
who through the fraud of partisan returning boards
were deprived of the certificates Of election TO
which they were entitled. These representatives.
are S,ulman F. Kneelan1 and Michael ConKlin Mr'
KnecIand represents the With Assembly DISTRICT
of Kings County and Mr.. Conklin now represents
Richmond County.
The findings of the majority or the mehpe's oi
the Committee on Privileges and Elections were
unanimous and conclusive In both cases. There was
M on,os,ton on the part Of any of the Republican
rnenbers of the Assembly to the unseatng OF VIII
lam Hughes but there were certain members VINO
are alleged to be Republicans who pretehded 10
have conscientious grounds against unseating NC
Gure whose election was brought about by series
of the most brazen political frauds ever committed
II is fortunate that IL was only those fnempers
or the Assembly whose Republicanism all along
has been matter Of serious consideration VINO
were found the supporters OF these staten lsahu
frauds Ii Is not thought that the presence "i
powerful lobby with plenty of money had Al 10
a., with the votes which were cast by the so-callen
is known that a man who was working In the IN
terest OF Mcclure told several Republican members
OF the Assembly that there would be something
in Il" for them II they would vote to keep McGure
in his seat. The men who voted with the Deilo
Gratis are F. +. Clark. Harry Schulz. f. r. Schuiz
Wieman, of Brooklyn Lounsbury. OF ulster anu
Gardiner Of Montgomery County.
To-day's was one Of the longest sessions or the
Assembly that have been held In many years. the
members were in attendance from 10 O'Clock 'hiS
morning until O'Clock this evening. and all except
an hour or OF that time was taken up III t"e
Hughes -Kneeand and McGuire-Conklin election
cases Mr.. Kneeland seated without an oppos-
ing Republican vote and Mr. Conklin was seated by
a vote OF II to q.
The debate on the subject OF unseating Mr. Hughes
was enlivened by some remarkable exhibitions OF
rhetorical dexterlty the part OF Mr SulzeF' VINO
kept four figures Of speech going AT once when ne
made the statement that the party lash hah
snapped and like sheep the Republicans were 'o'-
lowing in the wake OF their leader ,.1,
1T has been said by great si.'esInan 1 becn
committed In your name ! cry; on RcPuio"can- 10 Gan,
ism, what crime IS 3bo4 10 DG vim in
Justice Last year the Democratic party had b'rh
fSlr: they had allowed Republicans to hod seats A..
marks by predicting that II Mr hngnes wa, was m VA
many Of the Assemblymen now holding seats 1 w6Gll
fail TO return next year. OF wiz rap We WHIT
Enough Republican members of the Assembly
who consider more highly the wishes oi 'f'prHr -,
Mcceilan the president OF the Ncw-Yors i;oard OF
ple OF Westchester COUNTY wire found IN hr
Assembly to-day defeat bill introduced by sena
tor Robertson extending the limits OF the vlas" 0i
| Pcekskll Mr.. Mcclellan did not want ne plll
passed and a few men who 1--we within IN. ni~,rlc.
10 be taken under the proposed 'xtenslon mai sem
word here that they did not want the hill 10 De-,
! come a law. senator Robertson. VINO hhH phSS"
b mi IN IN. senate also stood outside OF the rail
/ i'm tre Assembly Chamber and sent word 7" mem
bers that ne did not wan; IN, hill aAsSn. J.,
/ THO Judiciary Committee reported IN" Shrih'Il
Proyident Loan Association hill, win hn amrh"mrn'
from the Senate striking out tnr AhSrm"'E a'.,''
wears only Mr Sheffield moved 10 concur IN th'
| cenafe amendment. Mcssrs. Butts and 1hNlpr op-
| nosed the amendment The motion - concur was
! lost bv n vote of - 20 IS. cOncurring vote de-
| mandng G. votes.