New-York tribune., 1895-10-31
MUKPHY'S HOME DISTRICT
THE SITUATION IN RENSSELAER, COUNTY.

YEAR MOLLOYs HOPE OF RE-ELEC-
TroN AS MAYOR OF TROY.
Troy. Oct 3O-Edward Murphy. jr.. the junior
United States Senator through the adoption OF
the new Constitution OF the State, has Senate
district of his own. composed solely OF the
county Of Rensselaer, In the centre OF this
county there Is situated the city Of Troy. for
many years Murphy's stronghold and by virtue
OF the perfection OF the arts OF repeating. false
counting and the manufacture OF fraudulent
election returns, a Democratic stronghold as
well.
Senator Murphy, of course Is doing his ut
most TO elect a State Senator from the district
This Is not because he loves David B. Hill, Tor
they seem to have dissolved their political
partnership. but because ne thinks 1t would be
a bad precedent for the Republicans TO carry
the district. Mr.. Hill comes up for reelection
as United States Senator in 1891 1t is true, and
the State Senator elected this fall Will be one
Of those who will vote for hr. HIS successor;
but then the term of Mr.. Murphy himself as
United States Senator expires in 1899. and there
fore he thinks IT TO his interest to put the
Senate district in the Democratic column this
year 1t perhaps may be we'll TO state also that
the Democratic politicians here say that Senator
Murphy does not favor the return Of David b.
choice for that position in 1897 is Richard
Croker
Senator Murphy, It has been Observed while
conducting the present political campaign with
all his old energy has plainly attempted 10 keep
out Of sight HIS last appearance here pron-
nently in politics was accompanied by an un-
fortunate circumstance. Ee had candidate FOR
Mayor in the person Of Francis j. Molloy and
persuaded Governor Flower 10 veto bill grant
ing the Republican party an equal NUMBER or
election inspectors with the Democratic party.
This encouraged the Democratic repeaters. and
one OF .hem Bat Shea. murdered Robert Ross
Republican watcher who was attempting 10
guard the balot-box. Shea has since been con-
victed Of the murder and Is now awaiting execu-
ton In Clifton Prison But the men high In the
ranks Of the Democratic party, who were morally
responsible for his crime have gone unpunished
Their retirement from public life will be but
small atonement for the death Of Ross. Fran
els j. Molloy the candidate Of Murphy for May
or at the time Shea murdered Ross, was counted
in by the Democratic inspectors Of election
| Now Murphy has once more nominated Molloy
for Mayor It will be remembered that Molloy as
a. delegate to the Democratic State Convention in
| September last opposed granting the Cleveland
| Democrats and Independent Democrats gener-
Of his causes him harm to-day, since these
| classes Of Democrats are now opposing him. But
| Murphy hopes to Offset these votes with those OF
Murphy Republicans He controls the street
| railways and the gas company Of Troy, and has
| granted large blocks Of the stock and bonds OF
| these companies to some prominent Republicans.
| He also has grip on two alleged Republican
newspapers BY the treachery Of Republicans.
! therefore, and not by the votes OF Democrats,
| does Senator Murphy hope to re-elect Mooy as
| Mayor
The Republicans have nominated Andrew II.
Church. a prominent citizen. for Mayor and hope
| to elect him to that office:
AS might be expected, the Murphy Democrats
| are attempting to stuff the ballot-boxes OF Troy
with the votes Of Democratic repeaters Colone
Lee r. Chamberlain former Deputy secretary OF
| State consented this year to act as an election
| inspector and by his efforts and those or Con-
| gresham Frank S. Black the chairman OF the
J Republican County Committee the registration
| lists have been purged or the names or goou
| many Democratic repeaters There Is an alleged
| workingmens home at Ferry and River sts 1t Is
| directly on line between two wards Of Troy
| Repeaters. therefore, by occupying such house
register sometimes In two wards ana vote In
both The home" has ten rooms An exam
naton OF the registration lists showed that sixty
| three persons had registered from the building.
| The Republicans went to the courts and ap-
pealed to them to strike off the names or the re-
| peaters from the registration rolls The courts
| have already reduced the number OF names from
sixty-three to thirtyeight, and probably Will re-
duce II to thirty-two. The vote or this nome,
| therefore, has been reduced nearly one-half. One
| result Of this operation doubtless has been to
frlghten the repeaters. The registration has
fallen off 300 votes in Troy as compared with 1894
| and two-thirds OF this less has been suffered by
| the Democratic party.
The Republicans have nominated lie Grand c.
| Tibbets. of Hoosic for Senator, and he makes
| strong candidate He is graduate OF Union
| College forty-five years Of age. has had legisa-
| tive experience a member Of the Board OF
| Supervisors. and Is popular personally. he Is
also we-known in Troy as the manager OF the
| Tibbets estate. A straightforward. man OF
| business and democratic in manner. he is an
excellent candidate for Senator. and the Re-
pubcans are becoming confident of electng
! him Senator Murphy has selected as his candi-
date Barent W. Stryker, lawyer OF Castleton
| and hopes to catch the rural vote for him. Mr..
Stryker. however. is not man or any promi-
| nence and has no elements of personal popularity
which would make him strong candidate for
Senator.
| In 1892 Cleveland carried Rensselaer, County
by 1918 plurality. Fraud in Troy gave most Of
this plurality. With honest election inspectors
! named by Republicans. in Troy in 1894 the Re-
pubcans carried the county for Morton py
| 1887 plurality.
Congressman Black said to-day: II think we
| are going to elect Church as Mayor OF Troy and
! Tibbets Senator from the Rensselaer,
The Republicans have three strong candidate
! for Assemblvmen In Rensselaer, County in the
| persons of Edward McGraw. Henry T. Mason
/ and George Andesson. The Democrats have re-
| nominated AssemDlyman norton. rroi y,
ent appearances the Republican party VIII eject
| two out of the three Assemblymen from thiS
county This was their proportion in the last
LEGISLATURE.
! SELECTING WATCHERS FOR THE POLLS.
The Advisory Committee of the Committee OF
| Fifty had its usual session at the Gilsey House
Headquarters yesterday afternoon. and carefully
considered the question OF providing watchers at the
polls in the interest OF the Fusion ticket. After
consulting with members of the Republican Cam
paign Committee II was decided TO ask the Good
Government clubs to furnish many volunteer
watchers as possible.
cood headnuarfers last