New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-11
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY NOVEMBER H. 1892
HEDGES TO BE PROSECUTOR
NAMED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL TO
TAKE CHARGE OF ELECTION CASES


Albany Nov. 10 (speciaD.-Governor Roosevelt
issued formal and official instructions yester-
day to Attorney General Davies to take charge OF
the prosecution OF election offences In New-York
such as false registration or fraudulent voting or
10 designate some for this work.
Attorney General Davies named Job e. Hedges.
Deputy Attorney General. TO attend to this work.
and a commission at issued 10 him. In
asmuch secrecy desired. no news OF this
action OF the Governor and the Attorney General
made public until to-day The object OF this Sc
crecy TO give TO Deputy Attorney General
Hedges time 10 travel to New-York and announce
his authority District Attorney Gardiner before
that swift acting official could initiate election
prosecution OF a confusing nature his own re-
sponsbility. 1t is probable that Governor Roose-
welt thus substituted Mr. Hedges for District At
torney Gardiner. as the prosecuting officer In New
York OF the State. far election cases are con-
cerned, soon after the termination of his con-
sultation yesterday with John McCullagh. the Su-
perintendent Of Elections. and as one OF the re-
suits OF his talk with Mr. McCulagh.
There is censure IN this supersedure. since
District Attorney Gardiner has not yet begun his
election prosecution proceedings. What he has
done has been to have Grand Jury summoned TO
deal with election and other offences. 1t is stated
that the Governor apprehensive OF conflicting
action in prosecuting election Offenders District
Attorney Gardiner prosecuted some Of the cases
and others were prosecuted by Deputy Attorney
General COyne. Nnen the special Grand jury
meets November % to try election with
Judge Werner, Of the Supreme Court already
extraordinary term It would seem that the prose
cution Of election offenders in New-York would be
General Coyne and Deputy Attorney General
Hedges
city Of the saSn thug The sSs
step IN and do this work It Is highly probable
ernor Roosevelt new evidence Of intention by
the Republican State authorities ruthlessly to In
NaAA h hn m. la iOh nf Mo- nrk
Job +. Hedges appeared at the office OF District
Attorney Gardiner yesterday He brought with
him credentials from Attorney General Davis.
which he gave to Mr. Gardiner. Mr.. Gardiner well
coined him and took him to the Grand Jury
room. where ne introduced him TO the members Of
the special Grand Jury, and to his assistant Mr.
Unger At the request OF Mr. Hedges, the cases
were adjourned TIL next Wednesday to allow him
TO examine them.
Mr.. Hedges Is acting under law passed last
year which gives to the State Attorney General
the power to go into any county OF the State and
have a representative take charge OF the election
cases The law also allows the Governor to send a
Deputy Attorney General TO look after election
Mr. Gardiner said that the Attorney General is
merely using his power TO have represendt,ative
which the law allows before any e5 by 5m
says and he is ready TO aid the Attorney General
IN Whatever way ne can o snq he between sixty and
a hundred cases He did not regard the sendhg
OF a representative Of any significance pohu-
cal or otherwise -,
Mr. Hedges was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel In the
evening and said he expected some nara woxk III
connection with the prosecution Of election cases asses
which are to be brought to the attention OF inc
Special Grand Jury and the EXTRAORDINARY Grano
Jury He will have the assistance Of able lawyers
who will be designated to aid in the work but ne
said last evening that he could not tell VINO wouid
be selected for the work 49,,
Republican politicians at the Firth Avenue H3 W
last evening said that the appointment or MI.
Hedges TO manage the prosecution OF the election
cases meant that the Tammany scheme 10 turn
loose ali the persons who had been engaged In
frauds at the election would be frustrated Beiore
the election Tammany leaders told their WORKERS
that there would be no danger in repeating and
Illegal voting because everybody who was caught
would be set free by the influence OK the Distrlc.
Attorneys Office the politicians said. but now II
was evident that all cases would be presented 70
the Grand Juries their merits and the guiity
persons would be punished , T.,
1t is believed that 80 many persons % q
Tammany workers will hesitate to commit such
frauds next year.