New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28
PARKER'S BAD BEGINNING.


- TIE a Of ISL snS anS n 50
total 2oe. In 1873 and each year since however .:
Repu6Iicsn vote t' remained about the same. the
one showing an IA sv OF % Votes
The Increase mere, IN the Republican vote was natural
But a most sIarng discrepancy occurs this year.
and we invite the attention Of honest votars 70 5ne
s. the Es t IS
manning a its old figure and this being the raf,o
ratio is Parker sls and cantine So The increase
have been expected. but the Democratic figures
give reasons for snspectng that there is fraud Of
@lt the figures for tSs candid Judgment q our
ton and the ratification Of What bears on It's face
the impress OF great wrong
Later on the same newspaper characterized
Jockey Hill and Stony Hollow the plague
spot of fraud intimidation and lawlessness."
and demanded that vigorous steps be taken ito
suppress the ruffans who have long made cleo
tons at that poll the merest burlesaue-"
The story Of the way the Stony Holow-Jockey
Hill votes were manipulated is now being retold
on all sides in Kingston by the older voters.
The fsvorite way Of handling the affair TO
hold back the returns from that district until
the others had reported. and then fill out the
blanks with as many votes were neces-
sary to elect the candidate Luke Ford. pub
lie school teacher at Jockey Hill. was the Demo-
cratic leader in the district. On the night Of
the election Of 1877 he was at the courthouse
In Kingston when the returns were being
cetved. and did not depart until Cantines cleo
ton was practically conceded No charge was
made against him In connection with this cleo
ton. but on two occasions afterward he
rested and lined 800 for election frauds. Ford
finally fell into disfavor with the Democratic
machine and moved to another State.
Great pressure brought to bear on Peter
Canrfne N est md Parlx Ia
refused to do so. however. and when his term
of Office was returned to his home IN
Saugerties. II is said that Cantine was put
In position where he could not go before the
courts by a Republican who either deliberately
or foolishly went 10 Jockey Hill and attempted
to give money to the ballot manipulators. A
citizen OF the county who was elected TO a
county Office at this election said to a Tribune
reporter that If Cantine had not weakened and
given up the idea of contest Parker would
never have taken the oath OF Office as Surrogate.
Peter Cantine is dead His son Charles is now
District Attorney OF Ulster County. but he re-
fuses to discuss the election Of 1877
PARKER's WINNING DISTRICT.
An idea OF the character OF the district which
gave Judge Parker his first majority and started
him on the road 10 the Presidential nomination
can be gained from the exciting campaign in
and half miles from Kingston and less than
mile from Jockey Hill The inhabitants Of both
regions were largely Quarrymen of the toughest
sort In summer they worked IN the bIuestone
quarries and In the winter they lived OF the
town. Their chief interest in politics was TO
see that men they could control were elected
overseers OF the poor. The bills these over
seers ran we're the scandal OF the county OF
and on. for years. In 1875. the year Parker arst
served surrogate. the bills OF the several
OVPFSPnFE n I'M SaF fr, a~rys
900. much OF which went 70 the quarrynen.
In 1876 Stony Hollow was the scene OF a cam
PaISn rlot Wnlch VIII not oe forgotten IN KINGS
ton for long time. The Hayes and Wheeler
Club Of Kingston. under Major Albert Tanner
who is now in the employ OF the State Excise
70 false pole and banner for the I oea HAYES
and Wheeler club. Word of their coming
reached Jockey Hill and a crowd OF rufians
formed to prevent the pole raising They de-
scended on the visitors In force and there vas a
bitter nght in which several received wounds
from which they never fully recovered. John T
Bond. an old matchmaker OF Kingston and
Frank Worden were shot Major Tanner had
MS nose broken Among others badly wounded
were Joe Bracket. Cornelius Bracket the
Stony Hollow constable: Mike" Lamb whose
brother Richard was president OF the Kingston
Republican Cub. and man named Morgan.
The Kingston Harty would doubtless have been
wiped out II t3ey had not possessed an old
fashioned cannon brought along for saiuting
purposes II WA mounted on a flat car and
when the retreat began II was loaded with stones
and trained on the Jockey Hin crowd The train
Delaware TRACK runs along the edge OF & deep
gorge. and II wss feared that the angry quarry
men would attempt to wreck the train. After
they had driven off tae Republicans the Demo
Gratis from the hiss tore down the American Gag
and chopped Up tle pole
In 1873 the Republicans did not put up 4
town ticket out tdned with the oldtime DEM
ocrats to elect others who would keep down
the town expenses. especially in the dispensing
OF winter supplies Z food and clothing TO the
quarryInen pare OF the taxpayers" as
the economists callei Themselves started for
Stony Hollow to look into erection arrairs lust
outside OF Kingston. In Mutton Hollow near
Barney Johnson's plae. they met a party OF
rowdies from the Hill A bitter fight began
Immediately. and word vas sent into Kingston
that there was about C be a massacre The
local militia under Captain John E Craft
called out by Sheriff william B. Webb. and the
quarrymen were driven ba,k
Just after this election csme the redistrict-
ing Of the county, as has heea explained. which
greatly leSsened the power ard opportunity OF
the election manipulators.
SENTIMENT IN kingston.
Kingston has already got over TIL. frst lush
of joy at the preferment OF one OF their towns
men. and the voters beginning to look
into Judge Parker's career. \ triangular con-
troversy between the Rev. j. G. Van Slike.
OF the Dutch Reformed Church of Kingston:
Or. p B, Collier. a co-worker n the church
and Jay c. Kloek. Editor of The Kingston Daily
Freeman" has started general comment which
is bringing much OF Judge Parkers peItttcal
history 10 the attention OF the younger voters
Dr.. Van Slyck wrote an article OF appIecia-
ton OF Judge Parker for The Outlook II
contained nothing political and vas simply the
minister's estimate of the Judge IS a neirhhor
but Editor Klock thought that the publca-
entirety misleading and replied TO IL with an
editorial IN jocoSe vein. This aoused the
ire OF Or. Collier. who seemed To take The
Freeman's'' utterances literally. an, ne came
out with q letter In which be Induled a., sor,a