New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-17
The Election in the Xxih Ward.
SATURDAY, Nov. IS, 1871


10 The Editors Of The ~ Y. Tribune
The statement Of the manner in which the
1T, Election was managed in the yIIth Ward, which
appeared in this mornings Tri1uHe Is deNneahonot
wba. took place IL the XXth Ward, with slight var
iaticn as 10 detail. The passaeeway to the room In
which the pallot.boxes were placed, in the @h-av
no 2g7 wes bockedup, most ofthe time, by persons
Who rrobabl, had no vote at all Many voters, tired
Of wsiling IN tie morning, went to their places OIL
business. resolving to return IN the afternoon, who
found on their reiuTn She same difficulty as they MAJ
experienced in the morning with this difference
honsve,. that IN TIE morning the crowd was occs
sione6 b. men who were waiting TO deposit hc'1
,,,cs but In tac afternoon By ow, i!l-dsposed and
ftnnken feIlows who seemed placed tnere 90 Pit-
nose 10 retard the operation OF Young 70 az VIZ
mem he supposed, from their appearance nkey 70
VOC the wing ticket The Insi ectofs also ses"s
10 perform their work as slowly as possible one oI
Us Drained access through the sifc door aver lhicn
eAtreaty IN ORDER 20 see WLat "ab the occasion W
he div Ia voting II thea ate4 O'CLOCK,
and The inspectors seemed 10 Work slowly on Pu'-
rose. Outside there we're PROBABLY one or t"o hnn-
cred WHO had not sci voted ana slI on. one nia a.
a lime Was permitted to enter TIE EOoih' thus occa
.icIne faucl Delay, and, before feinafheo, tnsfo
secuec 10 BE- choice made Of nose VINO "oulo vo.e
TIE yssh! trket. These Inspectors also were coh,
tnuaiIy taking ont their watches 70 see II taey cosx
NOT uroclaiEn the polls closed. Al last we e'o"u
OUTSIDE incensed az the continued deiiy, mac e
ri,sh md filed the room, muCa 10 tas annoy ono
he Tn-cectoes and Police, vino had htnefto re,uc
| inc al OF voting We suspected tae poheenie"
| hrc,y ,,ho 70 admit and who not t,ho..
TIE undersigned we're among the Ia,iDsa III ,,.
~bo :. ore IN The room a. the time we P oi,s ~.
rro,ornced closed, and can say tuditAsy ne'I
100 ech ayg0yent gayffaisy sho hh IN the ssse.Is
y ote,s Zine voter were pAiuahy ilsoA,Sasos
VI I'm "a 10 look A. Il he would voc 'he oPposs,-
or. ,,rTet his vote was received ugh' over '"S
! s<aas of those wEo stood mach seaTef the s,saa
IL, he did One of the undersigned was lnose .as"
~ 80, in irving 10 get his vote TAKEN ptis OF .uo
80 hc,ng ne nearest 20 the Inspector o. any ~ VIC
III -, balictx were received from the righs ano
- "a M. neglected. so that o. last tne pDus
~, ,rorounced closed after he STOOD AZ ieas'
s,,er of 20 nsur lmnecla ELI IN front OF me na il
80 rrceIysd the ballots. me name OF we osle'
"a te,n caJl,d oct, when one OF The omelah pro-
ced the potl. closed, and refused TO p.i n,s jan
/ io,sr. lie Loxes. Thus you see. Nessts Ho'nfs,
- VIZ yates we're loaf ~ the AAth Ha'a. i. IN
o. 5elberaie opinion that enough wing so-es
,se,e thus los, Ia the Xi "a and AAih "aS W l.'se
bap.rd Re vote Of our Safe Icssi IN 100 os iase7
! ins;aLces ~ lest; 80. ..,,h tsis.,i,u
T,..,,'. i, Re Nxth Wei. taefe hfDg tnr three,
.hc,tfe,e .bol.G have been Eve OF six. rvs - oe
~, N. y,c.l,.ite s,,s,a.,on WI oe ra J. De-
o. tho rext election. Why Do 10. .Sa "nsks :. %
he u ID, Alxta ssd AAri wares lssist % :, 81
ejeetcif i, L. pfoO15se tas, fIiiy s'O Ss.ss, y,
n.c,c hass b.en c-rauted II uel. tsr :"
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