New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-31

count for division Of the house. and for every
conceivable method of testing the question; all of of
which were refused, and the chairman put the
question to vote by accldmauon, and our rsilows
yelled it down. as they claim. the SOUND 10, OF nc
Nevertheless h. declared il carried ar whlcn our
side at once Appealed IRON one tbe house on
the question of sustaining the ruling, put ne re-
fused 70 entertain any appel ana , or side ali the
while protesting.
FRIGHTENED BY PROTESTS
Then there was such tumut that Litchard
finally became frightened. and proposed to transmit
the whole proceeding to the County convention
to be passed upon But our mon all the lime
kept M an incesssnt demand for ballot ana
at last becoming more and more scared. Ltchard
finally moved to rescind ALL proceedings heretofore
had and have a ballot. which was agreed TO- Ihey
had no legal-cap paper. and kept the poll list on
little pencil pad about four inches in length and
as the mad was filled they tore it of and the Slips
we're scattered all over the table, everybody
handling them and looking at mem ,,i hrn ,ire
balloting was over they counted inc palotS uh,
opened and found 1870 Then the tellers gathered
M their slips constituting the poll list ana de-
drow ont three ballots and destroyed them. making
the count exactly. and then tneN openeu ~
counted them and there were 2 for Robbins dele.
gates and * for Titchard's Then they were reahy
With another kick They claimed that on = re. re-
count the poll list only inquired ~ names ls 80,
OF l27 our people at once proposed 10 ph1 IN"
ballots back and draw our zen more sno and tben
we proposed 10 take ten ballots off the tonolns PIE
and destroy them. making Robbins vote % lostean
~ - hut thev refused % agree 10 mat linen We
demanded that the chairman declare the result OF
the ballot and the election Of our delegates "hicn
he refused to do. and adjourned the caucus duu
refused to sign the credentials. ana never hlu slth
them This refusal was the only preteNt TOT smut
ting our delegates out. 49,, ,,s -, anna
sifion had a. delegates-fairly elected delesates-
n fortv-nlne delegates elected by the Platt or
eanization": with the town OF Hume. sendlhg lNs
deegates at first In doubt-un'l the machine
carried IN by the votes of Democrats ME- Ropbins
,hus had 81 votes 10 - votes controHed oy me
machine in the Assembly District CONVENTION. ne
..machine' needlessy threw out votes from tne
tou,n Of Rushford: which already stated, MI
Robbins had carried. <.,, Loro r.ho
asked If he was going 10 take any Pa'' III P''9-''N
political movements; i, ,.,, h,s,rasa
- bav been entirely engaged in legal business
since the Assembly District ConVentlon ana ieei
that having made this fight through Two cam
naigns at my own expense and WIN my own
reso,,rces against county. state ana feuetu vi,
ganization to the neglect OF my law prdcticr,
Save concluded my part of the contest. am uieli
and dsgue,ed with the whole business ana glah
70 ascane | have nothing left but the CONSCIOUS
moss that have not surrendered principe, ue
.ar,od a friend or purchased the support or
singlo indiyiduaI The time may come IN ponies
y,hen campaigns can be fought ana won wthlh
nartv lines bv an appeal TO honest cohNlctloi
,nnanIood and the desire for 5000 government anu
dacont notifies: but / have demonstrated 70 my
a., ca tsfaction that the time is NOT YET. faVlnS
poached that belief am ready 10 retire from pup
lie life without regret L. H. W.