The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
CROMWELL WAS ELECTED.
FEE OANTAsSERS NOT LIKELY TO
CHANCE TIE RETURNS.

SNhhNUh 1hB hhIOhNos
lawyer Davenport Lays Down tho Law TO
Theun STORMY McetinEu Held var. Crom-
well as Three Votes Ahead or Dr. Reeny TOR
President or the borough or Richmond.
Unless the Richmond county Board OF Cam
Vassers deliberately causes the figures on the
returns from the Sixth Middlctown district to BIO
changed, George Cromwell. the Republican can
didate. will havo to be declared the first Prcsi-
dent Of the borough of Richmond. The result of
such a change as the board co%ntemplates is hard
20 estimate. Tho Republicans say that 1t would
be a violation OF the law sufficiently serious to
land every member OF the board in prison. 1t
would DO n fraud, they say, as fragrant as tho
old Democratic custom Of voting from the
Sailors Snug Harbor men who had been
dead for years. They have produced n law
10 show the Board OF Canvassers that they have
no right to change results or to allow election
officials to mako changes on tho returns. and
that their single duty is to canvass the vote as
1t appears on the returns, and to declare the
result.
The certificates now in tho hands Of the Board
Of Canvasscrs. while they do not exactly agree
with tho tally sheets in the County Clerks
office, show Mr.. Cromwell to have boon elected
BY q majority OF three votes.
BY reducing Mr.. Crcmwell's vote in the Sixth
Middletown district from 80 to 30. the Demo.
Gratis will get a majority of one for their candi.
date. DIR. John L. Feeney.
The situation grows more complicated all the
time. Yesterday the Republicans openly dared
the Board Of Canvassers. every member Of
which 10 q Democrat, to make o change in the
returns or to allow the election officials to make
q change. The board didn't accept the challenge,
but 1t looks as though II would to-day, and then
there will! be q fine row. No matter how the
thing goes, there is certain to be an appeal to the
NDurfa and N final dCcieion fhnre That 10 Tho
disposition Of the matter that the Republicans
say they want. They have all the law on their
aide, they say, and even IL the change in the
Sixth Middletown district were allowed, that
would neoessitate a change in the returns from
Tho Twelfth Castleton district, where the tally
sheets show that Mr.. Cromwell got 80 votes that
were not credited to him at all in the returns to
the Board of Canvasscrs.
After his nomination Mr.. Cromwell was in
aorsed by the Citizens' Union. the Jeffersonian
Democracy, the National Democracy. and the
United Democracy. He conducted a light cam
Pssign. as his election was regarded as a sure
ever. and was morally sure that he was going
The Board of Canvassers got to work in earn.
est on Thursday afternoon. When the certih.
Gates. were opened things were found to be
turns were different from those on the tally
sheets. There were some, startling discrepan-
changes it met with a stubborn res stance from
tho k Rah% who were represented by Law.
iiits ' Sssn 3; ns NJ. Bovenp a9sr sn Ie TsW nI@: JoSn
board rtniMa Nj. T Kenny spp Is Dr. F Ee esgsSf firs to ll s%e
There were tilts over various district returns.
but all the pent-up Indignation of the Repub.
II a'i tns s sfehs G aist Tesn Of ihs MGiG HasistlS% OF came ans v Sp.
143 votes there to Mi. Cromweils 50. The tally
sheet sent to the County Clerk showed SO votes
Clark shoWod only 81. Wills VIII s't that SC int to the
Supervisors gave the Republican candidate only
we'll ave Win nnes B. BY Y three ssSSq m s1en %ao Th Mri R arSI.
hcans were eIu,ting when the board grayely
sHi1S 9a%r Ia that Mis- MP;; Sro Rs eas had no been en, sfsdit LED
Instead Of So. his Vote in n The Middietown dis.
triSt should DO 7e, It was announced.
The, cars Of the board Jingle. They didn't pick
Mr.. Cromwell Of his victory. Lawyer Daven-
fact that DIR. Feeney. in his capacity as q Super
visor. was sitting on the Board OF Canvassers.
board in most emphatic fashion. He warned
them to keep their hands off Of the returns and
"ss,sf board a. d"s was 1e evide ut "' impressed by Mr..
Davenport's remarks. and they went into execu-
With s Lawyer Kenny ) When they an is ot the
consultation they notified Mr.. Davenport that
the election officials who tabulated them. II q
clerical error was discovered. Mr.. Davenport
4 ss, Was an "a v tSfs iSai Of d thu no l sSsh for sH' tSs r Board tnt to
even hear evidence from or question the election
inspectors. Nevertheless the board sent a lot
10 O'clock the FOUR officials appeared. They are
Jacob EIzer, Harry MMaEshsll, John Michael, and
Mr.. Davenport warned the board again that
ton officials appeared. The board disregarded
the warning. Then one Of the ofieiafs was
and one Of the board addressed him with q con.
ddent smile on his face.
"Isi it true that there is q clerical error IN the
town =, asked the canvasser. r..
h. 'k iooE, fseS PpiIs1e a tae ofhc tbe promptly 46am' syid a =
Imagining from the expression on his ques-
TONERS face that he had mado the wrong an
When questioned by other members Of the
board he stuck to his original. statement, how
The board then sent the election officials out to
the Grand Jury, room to talk 1t over among
Democratic officials eiccatrided the people in the
courtroom by pounding q table in front of him
II won't do anything until I get further
orders from my party
and ut the ea Sen4S ioo %ss " %thinFs" at At t tho es%isk
The rest of the. Middletown officials declared
Clerical error had been made in the return or
not. So an adjournment was taken. leaving
things in the same tangled condition; Tbs
Of tn, Board OF Canvassers, however. showed
Mr. Cromwell's election by three votes, the vote
being as follows:
CromtreI. Feensv.
Cn9tieton iotS
AiluietuWu- oot 1soo
Northheld EOS 1914
Bopthneld 700 S6s
Wsstheld 792 62i
Totals b.424
The Board OF Canvassers convened again al
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and in anticipa,
ton of a lively time there was a crowd OF several
hundred people on hand. The board proceeded
at once to the vote in tho disputed Middle"
town district. None of the election officials
from the district was on hand and the board was
Informed that thraa nf than >yarn DyafermRn