New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-04-16
Eighth Ward.

| "a for THO oco Assessors and So and ! Tor their
cons,ahlcs. When the votes were counted IN the
first Distric, there were found in the Cha1ter boH
3 votes upon calico-colored PaPer;we nave e.
amined the tickets closely and their face appear,
pruen upon paper, only the names OF the '" ms
candidates: on holding them up to the hight and
looking through there are seen the Loco-f oco
names. printed and crossed by two red marks run
ming from corner to corner. The paper was close
| " pasted down and there no separation made
There were then but two of the three Inspectors
| present; one was for returning them as regular
notes.-the other for rejecting them; they hnaiy
! concluded TO return them to the Ward Csnvassers.
] In the AIavor box was also found Charter tick
e;-Loce-F oco throughout; this vote was an eX-
sess over The poll list. There were also found
23 Loco-F ocs tickets-in which the Lame OF
John B. Taylor (Whig) uras 'srihenon paper and
| pasted orer that Of Elias D. Brorer the Loco
Foco candidate for ConstaJlc-and this was past
1 ed over in just the Same way the others hete
tickets were returned by the Inspectors riMonf
objection.
In the Second District all the calico tickets were
| aHore9.
| In the Third there were found by the Inspect
ors, three Mayor tickets-pastcd over Just like the
calico Charter tickets These mere aUomed On
counting the votes in the Charter boz. 5 OF
| these pasted tickets were aNomed as regular Wing
tickets One of the Loco Focc Inspectors was
| then called OUT he returned and called out
the other Loco Foco Inspector. After short alb
,ence, they both returned, and then HI Of the
pasted ,ickcts-just like those they had before
ulowcd-rerc rejected ;-scren we're burned np
and four were taken to be returned to the Ward
Canvassers.
In the Fourth District, ono ordinary Wing ticket
was found on two pieces of paper, folded together
not pasted these were destroyed. a number
of calico-colorcd tickets were found in which the
constablcs name had been pasted over, as ia the
| first district; these were aUowcd
In the Fifth District, all the pasted tickets were
| unanimously allomcd
| In the Sixth District, no returns have been
| made but it is understood that pasted tickets
| were destroyed.
In the Seventh District, the parted tickets were
| aNored, as will be stated hereafter.
In the Eighth District it is not known that
| any suchtckcts were pocd. One given for We
lam Street, Instead of William II. Street, was re-
jccted.
Thus mucl, for the tickets as counted by the III
;pcctors
When the CanvasScrs of the Ward met on We'd
ncsday, to colatc the returns from the different
Districts they first voted unanimously to allov
the Loco-Foco Charter ticket, found in the May
RS box, and which was an excess 0vcr the Poll
List. They then putthc question on allowing The
three culico tickets. They refused to hear any
sumcnt-plcnty of which was oiiered-about the
matter; and after little wrangng Il motion was
made by ]. p c. Marshall, (Loco-Foco) Of the
third district that the votes be returned 10 the
County Clerk After some little discussion, he
withdrew his motion and moved that they be de-
Arovcd DR.. W. +. riatt Loco oco) of the
Seventh District objected to this. aNa stated tina,
tickets precisely like these had been found in the
box of his district; and that the question of their
reception had been referred by mutual consent TO
Mr. Hoimire-a Loco-Foco and very rcspccta-
bic citizen, upon whose decision they were aAored.
Mr.. Mcpherson Loco-Foco) of the Fifth District
said that similar tickets had been found in the box
there; that the question had been carefully con-
sidcred, and that the tickets were unanimously
aNomcd. 1t was also represented that they had
5cen allowed in the Second District-which was
true; but Mr.. Stranahan (Loco-Foco) of that dis
,rict attempted, unsuccessfully, to mako a ds,iuc
ton between these and those there allowed. a mo-
ton was then made by Mr.. Mcpherson Loco Feco)
that they he sent to tic County Clerk DR. Plat
Loco oco) seconded the motion-urhich uaS lost
Mr.. Marshall of the Second District renewed his
motion that they be destroyed. Mr.. MCPHERSON
demanded the Yeas and Nays this question and
it was dccided thus: Aves-StranahaR, Marshall,
Crawford and one from the Eighth District.
Nays-Connolly, Mcpherson and Patt-3. The
Inspector of the Sixth being in the chair decided
shat the motion was carried. Mr.. Mop herso in
sisted that the Chairman should vote, declaring
that four was not ma ority OF eight. The Chair
said he had no objection to vote, but he moald
not be driren tot, and Mr. S,ranahan moved that
he be creased from roting. The motion was
lost, 10 3-whereupon, after good deal Of un-
easy hesitation the Chairman voted for destroying.
After finishing the canvass for Alderman, the Board
Of Canvusscrs adjourned TO meet again on Thurs
day at o'clock p NJ.
At this meeting the eight canvassing Inspectors
were present. They first reconsidered tie sote
IF tie day before by caichthe Charter rote .tonad
inhc Mayors box had been allomed: and it was
then rejected. Mr.. Mcpherson then called for
the 4 pasted ,ickcts which, in the Third District.
i, had been decided 70 send to the Board. The
Chairman stated that these had 0eem destroyed,
under the destroy the from the First Dis
'rict, Mr.. McPherson protested against this. say
ng thatt WAS necessary tiat every suspicious ticket