New-York tribune., 1910-10-21

: 1902 they defeated him for q -I.ca -,
| that bench by 10l.OSS plurality The Rar
| Association of New York on 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 II were possible To considar
Judge MAYNARD s action as action taken IN
ignorance OF the facts or the heat of a
yiolen- r,oIiticaI contest, or without on,or-
turitv for due deliberation, or In Ignorance
OF the law. this case would present dtf
ferent features But there is M e,,cb nos
sibiIitv Judge Maynard has hfmsaIf r,,+ ,,S
off from that He has made pubIic nroc
Iamation of the fact that his decision TO
remove those returns was made with a full
knowledge Of the entire situation: that he
took tine for full deliberation. and that
after mature, final consideration. he now
accepts the full responsibility fer his ac-
ton"
After the election OF Novemnar , 1901
Hill determined to get a Democratic ma
ioritv in the state Senate. In the 18th SEN
ate District the inspectors return gave
the Republican candidate. Deane the cleo
ton by IS plurality. OF the Counties in the
district. Coiumbi4 and Putnam rave Deane
10 plurality. Dutchess County gave Os-
rality. 1t was decided by Hill that this
close district must GO Democratic and that
the change in the vote must be made in
Dutchess County. Isaac H. Maynard went
twice to the county leaders, presumably by
HrTs orders. and as result the Board Of
County Canvassers. composed Of eighteen
Democrats and eight Republicans declared
that Os5orne's plurality was 1S4, electing
him by a plurality Of IL in the district.
Among the ballots thrown out were thirty
one in the district Of Red Hook. known as
the Quad marked ballots Judged defec-
tive because they were marked, not by the
voters but by a protruding piece of type
when they were printed. It afterward was
testified to that ballots with this type mark
we're received from Republicans only. and
that Democratic votes SO marked were re-
jected and new ballots required
The certificate Of Osborne's election. ac-
cording TO these juggled figures. was signed
by Mylod, secretary pro tenn Of the board
The clerk Of the beard refused 70 sign the
document. and was promptly summoned to
Albany and removed from MS office by
Governor Hill. who appointed Storm Emans
in his place, Meantime. the fraudulent GER
ttficate signed by Mylod was sent to AL
bany. Justice Barnard, of the Supreme
Court, however. ordered on December
that the correct returns be forwarded, and,
after numerous stays had been granted and
dissolved. Emans. at about o'clock on the
afternoon of December p. mailed three
copies of another return Of the board, elect
ing Deane.
Late that night Emans was ordered to go
to Albany. He arrived there early the
next morning and received from Governor
Hill instructions 10 be guided by the views
Of Maynard.
On December % the Court OF Appeals de-
cided that the returns signed by Mylod
were incorrect, and that night the State
Board Of Canvassers met, and, IN spite of
the courts decision. adopted the returns
that elected the Democratic candidate, be-
cause the other returns were not before
them. Maynard attended the meeting, but
gave no information : 10 where the legal
returns were.
From the governorship Hill went to the
United States Senate, where he served till
1897 There he opposed Mr.. Cleveland in
many ways. He prevented the confrn1a
ton of Wheeler H. Peckham and William
B Hornblower for justices of the United
States Supreme Court. There was cOnse-
quently an impression in the public mind.
during many years. that insuperable an
taEonisr had arisen between Mr.. Cleve
land and David B Hill as the result Of
the success of the state ticket in 1888 and |
the defeat Of the Presidential electors. It
was a matter seldom mentioned or dis |
cussed by Grover Cleveland in the interval |
between his two terms in the Presidency. |
He never seriously regretted his own de-
feat save that he occasionally referred to
Of
federal taxation and expenditure if he
could have had another four years in which /
70 develop his policies. In 1905, however |
the subject came UP as topic of conversa-
ton with q friend, and he spoke of It with |
great freedom.
7 want some time" he said, Ito correct |
the false impression abroad that I ever had |
any feeling that the Presidential ticket /
was the victim Of treachery in New York /
State in the election Of 1888 Nobody |
could understand better than how that /
seemingly contradictory result was reached |
NV campaign for reelection was made |
upon a single national issue. so forced to !
the front that. as 1 had foreseen, there was
no such thing as evading it, even If l or |
my party had so desired.
"On the other hand. the state campaign |
had local issues with their own supporters |
men for whom the tariff had only the re
uotest interest. The brewers had their |
own organizations for the purpose Of pro-
tectinE the property under their manage
ment and Jurisdiction. They had the right.
and II was even their duty. TO use their
power for their own protection. II they
could attract votes from weak and un-
,opular Republican candidate-supposed
10 be inimical TO them-tO his opponent
who would be fair because he was strong,
hey had a perfect right TO do so. / had
had sufficient experience in state politics
10 understand the whole situation, and
7ever permitted myself TO reproach Gov
,rnor Hill or his friends.
81 have never ceased to admire and
,raise David B. Hill for his clean, high
minded administration of the affairs Of the
state Of New York. II kept down taxa
-io, and was efficient in carrying out the
traditional ideas Of his party and Of our
institutions
In 1892 however. Mr.. Hill thought his
,,,bition TO be President was about to be
and up 10 the time Of the Chicago
he fought Cleveland bitterly
,,,+ there the followers of the former Presi-
7an+ we're too strong for him, though his
=,,nnort made Il formidable showing
In 1894. while in the Senate, Mr.. Hill was
,duced 70 run once more for Governor,
- mas defeated by Levi P. Morton. Then
,ar,a the campaign OF 1896, when the radi-
oil element at Chicago nominated Bryan
=. r.st5ar+ Mr. Hill was the leader of