The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-15
for Jsnss Monroe, This is shown BY The following ea
cusficn-
Almsbouso vot.s illegally received in the third
disttict Of eighteenth va.d. ........... les
Illegal votes from Raadalps lAAna. 49,. ..... Is
illegal votes ., ffth district OF sixteenth ward. -.
Making in all Of Illegal votes. .............. lsa
or these, twenty resided In the third district of
eis hteenth ward. ........,........ 30
Votes supposed to have been given to Monroe.
Jan~ MoHos. This is shown By tbe following cal.

ves. supposed to bav: been given to Monroe.
Number to b. deducted from Jackson. I57
These one hundred and nfty-seven votes taken from
the votes of Jackson leaves the majority tor Monroe
fourteen
The msjoiity of the COMMITTEES are Messrs. Thon2-
son Of Indiana, Muln, Boydon Van Dyke. and Roman
MIR. MURPHY, Of New York said that, after careful
of this he had arrived at conclusions
so different the majority Of the committee, that ne
felt constrained to address tho House He might
add enoher reason for the respass, ana that a.
judics tho case he would not say here bu, through
the public prints 1t Il repeated over and AGAIN
that there greet frsnds at the elections and h 4
psupers and convicts permitted to vote in mis-
election 50 far from this there is NO evidence Tint
frauds committed. The majority of the commi. les
say ides the votes Illegally received the committee
entirely nvinced that fraud of the grossest
was pracsed upon tina ballet box persons sngsged in
pentcntisry on Blackwells leland" And again" But
as he committee have before them evidence THAT
sne s men sG,eo a. gay patenar poi snsy nave no.
which they have come" Now at what particular poll
these persons voted the committee not able to state
After the election the Grand Jury inquired into the
charae OF fraud, and they could discover nothing to
justify the charge. The vigilance of the officers pr.
tuition and laws Of the State Of New York By ths star
of April 1912 1t 10 provided that person shall be
deemed have lost acquired residence by living
any poor.house Amshoure, hospital, asylum ia
which he ehsll be Ii siptai ned at public expense"
Mr. DUsR - Does not the constitution say that man
actually re6lde IN OF Town 60
vote
MIR. MURPHY The constitution provides that voeI
must resdr In the State one year, and in . county sx
months and shall vote In other place than where he
resides.
MIR. DUER-Town ward We do not say that the
voters acquired . residence by being In the aims.
house but conne ourselves to the actual residence
the time they had right to vote. They all enti.
tied vote; and tbs State Of New YORK makes dfc
renee whsthers man is rich or poor, whethsr he has
property or no property; ~h,ther he lives in palace
in poor house. All have q right 10 vote There is
distinctiop blacks, TO vote must have freehold
qualification OF $2e0 But admitting that paupers had
noiesal right to vots Mr. Murphy said that he could
show that Mr jackson had right 10 the seat He then
examined the printed volume of evidence for the pu
pose of establishing the truth of this assumption
Tae minority of the Commits of Elections say after
explaining away the alleged Illegal votes that the
loving tabls comprises the disputed votes -
SeheuuIe ID mas on IT, - manner
orieuue - Jas VI ~. l42
schedule + II -pdslis Island. .......... 9 "
Fifth district, 10th ward. ............. I"
l7e
Deduct 20 votes conceded to be lawful
by the mi Drity. .......... 30
Also votes conceded to be given for
contestant. ................ 5-25