New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-06
HILLS THEFT OF THE SENATE
WHICH THE PEOPLE PUN
ISHED MAYNARD.

Ex-senator Hirs refusal 10 concede the election
of Ode recalls the theft of the legislature by Hill
and Maynard in 1891.
on December % 1891. Isaac II. Maynard. then
Deputy Attorney General. acting under Hills or
ders stole one of the three copies of the election
returns of Duchess County from the office Of the
State Controller. and Storm Emans, clerk of the
board Of canvasseTs Of Dutchess County who had
been sent TO Maynard by Hill, under Maynard S
advice, removed another copy of the returns from
the mail sent to HilI Governor and took the
third COPY from Frank Rice. Secretary Of State In
1892 David Bennett Hill. at whose orders May
nard committed his offence, and who Defended
Maynard's action and the whole steal. is now
charging fraud and chicenery' in the present
election
Mr. MAYNARD acting under Mr. Hills orders ad-
vised the Board Of State CanvasseTs to receive
another set returns from Duchess Vouh'y'
which had been declared fraudulent, and barred
out by an order of the Court of Appeals and on
December % the board. of which MT Maynard was
a member. followed this advice
This dishonest political trickeTy CAV, the XVIII
Senate District to the Democrats. and made the
Senate Democratic
IIil later defended the action of Maynard. pub
ncy saying: whether any law strained or
not Justice did In fact prevail lie rewarded
Maynard with appointment to place on the
bench OF the Court of Appeals, but the people
showed their opinion Of Maynards conduct when
on November :, 1883. they defeated him for
Association Of York March %, 1892, by an
almost unanimous vote declared. The offence
committed by Judge Maynard is one OF the gravest
known To the law" adding: If it were possible to
consider Judge Maynard'g action as action taken
in ignorance of the facts or the heat o. violent
political contest without opportunity for due
deliberation or in ignorance of the law. this case
would present different features But there is no
such possibility. Judge Maynard has himself cut
us off from that lie has MADE public proclama-
NInnua
returns was made with full knowledge of the
entire situation: that he took time for full deb-
GRAFTON. ana that, after mature final considera-
tion he accepts the full responsibility for his
action
After the election Of November g. 1891. Hill deter
mined to get a Democratic majority in the State
Senate In the XVIII Senate District the inspectors
return gave the Republican candidate Deane. the
trict. Colimbis and putnam gave Deane TO p1-
rality. Duchess County gave Osborne. the Demo
Hill that this close district must GO Democrats
and that the change In the vote must be made In
to the county leaders, presumably ny mrs orders
and as a result the Board OF County Canvassers
composed Of eighteen Democrats and eight Repub-
electng him by plurality Of ii in the district
Among the ballots thrown out were thirty-one in
marked ballots judged defective because they were
marked not by the voters, but BY a pTotrudIng
ward was testified to that ballots with this type
mark were received from Republicans only. and
mat emocTatic votes 80 marked were rejected and
nov ballots required
The certificate Of Osborne's election. accord
ing TO these juggled figures. signed by Mylod
secretary pro TEN. OF the board The clerk OF the
board refused u sign the document. and was
promptly summoned to Albany and removed from
his office by Governor Hill who appointed Storm
tmans in his place. Meantime the fraudulent GER
tifiCate signed by Mylod sent 20 Albany TuS-
uce Barnard. OF the Supreme Court however or
ucrcd on December that the correct returns be
forwarded. and after humorous had hecn
granted and dissolved Emanq a about s o'clock
ON the afternoon Of December Il. mailed three
copies of another return % the board eectipg
Dsane.
Late that night Emans was ordered 10 go to Al
hany. He arrived there early the next morning
and received from Governor Ilill instructions to
guided by the views Maynard
On December 29 the Court of Appeals decided that
the returns signed by Mvlod were incorrect. and
that night the State BOARD Of Cauvassers met.
and in spite OF the courts decision. adopted the
turns that elected the Democratic candidate be-
cause the other returns not before them. May
nard attended the meeting. but gave informa ton
10 whre the legal returns were.
This seating Of Democrat from the XVIII Dis
trict gave the State Senate 20 the Democrats.