The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-14
Election Returns.

We presen, below all the official returns of the
charter election, received up to the hour OF going to
press.
The wings have carried the first, second, third,
fifth, twelfth, fourteenth and fifteenth wards, and
the democrats the fourth, seventh, ninth, tenth,
eleventh, thirteenth and seventeenth. They also
claim the eighth by a majority of nine votes for al
derman, and ten for assistant. This result was pro-
duced by the canvassers throwing out a number OF
written tickets with the names Of the whig candi-
dates tor alderman and assistant thereon, which
tickets were pasted over a printed laliot having the
names oil the democratic candidates thereon.
The sixth ward WILDE contested in the Common
Council, and the result may be considered doubtful
until faal action by that body.
In the first district Of the sixth ward, the inspec-
tors were compelled to leave the room, in which
they were counting the ballots. at the time the
Sixth Ward Hotel was attacked by the an IT, Catho-
lie mob, and when they returned, the ballots were
found scattered about the 1osr in every direction
The inspectors of that district, of both parties, have
therefore been unable to make an official return,
and the result may be that the Common Council
may authorize a special election in that ward for
charter officers. They had concluded counting the
ticket for mayor before the mob attacked the
house.
In the sixteenth ward il is alleged that the canvas.
sers have threwn out l59 votes, cast for Edward d.
West, the whig candidate for alderman, because
the werd " For' was omitted upon the ballots be-
fore the word Alderman" The election law ex-
pressly declares that the ballot shall contain the
words For Alderman" The majority for West
over his highest opponent, is no. If these votes
are set aside, the democratic candidate for alderman
is elected. This ward will also be contested before
the Common Council. The result, therefore, at
present, is, that the wings have seven wards sure,
and the democrats a like number, while the sixth,
eighth and sixteenth are doubtful.
In the third ward, the entire wing ticket, headed
by Underwood and Dodge for alderman and assis-
tant, is elected by about 43O majority, while Mr..
Peitch is chosen collector by about 50 majority over
his highest opponent. The wings were divided in
this ward.
la the fourteenth ward the whig alderman, Stew.
art, is elected by about 40 majority, while Scoles,
the wing assistant, slips in between the two demo.
cratic candidates by only s majority. The other
portion OF the ticket elected is all democratic.
In the twelfth ward, Richard F.. Carman, the
whig candidate for alderman, was elected by about
80 majority over the two democrats, and G.. F. Al
lesion, the wing assistant, by about 50. The demo.
cratic collector is elected, and one oonstab lie. All
the rest wing.
The democrats had two tickets for alderman and
assistant in the sixth, twelfth, fourteenth and six
teenth wards, and the wings two in the third.
The result then as far as ascsrtained stands thus
wings. DEMOCRATS. DOUBTFUL.
Aldermen, 7 8
Assistants. Z 8
According to all appearances the Tyler party, the
"corporal's guard" will hold the balance of pow.
er, and determine the distribution of all the offices.
Will the ''guard" give these offices to the Clay men!
Will they cut their own throats? There is a ma.
jorlty OF 1000 in this city opposed to the ultra wing
party-will all the offices be given to these ultras !
They certainly willard they ought to be, if the
patriots, the " guard" ~locofocos and all, don't agi.
tate and come up to the scratch at once.