The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-22

NEW YORK COUNTY CANvAssERs.


twelve o'clock and the following supervisors were pre-
seut;-Messrs. Brown, williamson, Blunt, Baird Hof-
-. uou.rd Woodward Thicker yoorhis Trowhr;Sga
nii''' no"' - - 60. 90
Wakemsn, Covert, heiy, ehaancey, thrsty, Eiy, Her
g,,. p~.;aen, .I,.a an sune,v;sor R,rxr ho -.,..,
..,, - !, - :, 'f
the Board of Inspectors to whom ne had submitted
returns found inaccurate. That those Chalrmen
The ssid returns He trusted The s.ard wo,a acceot
those three returns and allow INN IN tmorrow 10 Get
the returns from the oter district corrected move
that go with the 0: the Third ward
The PfusDENr-It is moved tina, the Supervisor OF
the Third ward such of his returns as
rected
Supervisor WoopwARp-I hone not Mr. President
Supervisor BLUM thought il would De complete
as FAR Ms poss bile a. they weut along.
Supervisor HowARp-iaae a vote. upon II; that will
decide the question The returns from Third ward
were not ali fully completed.
snneryisnr EIy,Sr~pne moment please II j. said
have not got my run aud complete have been
able ia See three of the INSPECTORS an presume shall
ace the fourth Lete belore long.
The pppsTKST--The object is 10 get on with the re-
turns will, as much expedition as possible.
suneryisor Co,lRr novel that the board proceed "a
canvass tho returns from the sixth ward
partly canvassed am prepar red to huish them while
The Supervisor OF the Third prepared at all
Supervisor BLUNT do not how gentlemen can
make that statement wish 10 90 ON an make the re-
turns compete as tar as | have then, corrected
Supervisor Woopw ARn--l secoad the motion Of the
Supervisor of the Thirteenth wa.l COVERT.
Sureryigor HowAgu-Tt. uation 81 the Spnervisor NJ
che ,h;ra Uar ~ n"a ecnna o TUG y
The motion OF The slu,ryiser or the cnth ward
was aaopted and the Hoard .reor,lp0ly wont On with
the canvass OF the returns from lie SIXTH wari
Several slight err, appeared In the returns from the
WITH district ef the sixth warl hui as they did NOT
affect the vote for any Individual they were allowed TO
pass. Subsequently, however there appeared in the
returns from the With district Of the xt ward % votes
for IA W Bradford I18 votes tor sR Husteed y ~
for az K Brady for Surrogatc-riyns the mi tails Il
is presumed instead of the first names and similar
statements occurring in the City Judge and
also fer Mayor-in the latter ease 2oa votes Tor ~
Wood
Supervisor HOWARD sad--sIr. President ! desire to
take this back TO have corrected for fnd that
the Clerk in writing the names Of the csndidstes has
omitted the first in SO many cases that If this
return be taken as correct it will make difference of
some three or four hundred yotes
The PRESIDENT saids the returns in ths hands OF the
County Clerk nd those nr ccl he the from
the sixth ward corresponI with ea.b o,hsr tbc pasrJ
had power TO return Them or order any correction
They could recorded as sent in BY the Inspectors and
the t.osrd thought proper to decide that All votes re
turned with the initials % the candidates only he al
lowed to the candidate, or whom it mny seem evident
to the Board they intended By the voters tho
Supervisor the Sixth ward need not Interrupt the cam
vass now on The subject
Supervisor HOWARD conteuled that "a there vas "a
doubt OF the votes being in,eued for Fernando wood
although returned in the name of OF Woo that they
ought 10 be at returned for correction II MAS ey
IDENTITY clerical error AMI after sone discus, he
asked leave to suspend the canvass OF his returns
Supervisor WIlii,NsoY hnn,.I !, would not he aoro
He ccntcndcd that the Board had no rigbt 10 m LehnJ
the returns any case ana could not send item hack
for correction unless there was d.crenancv an tho
of such returns He was onncsea 10 .en.,,v hal ~
returns. A -
After sone further on the suaiact nr,nci
pallv repetition of the above 'i f
Supervisor Howard contended that be wa s,rs !, 90.
the object Of the Board strike oil the votes of his ward
for Fernando oc,, although they were returned for
Wood, and was evident tsy we're cast for Fernando
Wood He would not stand here to see the voters of hs
ward defrauded in that way lie would like TO sec the
who prctends to be honest advocate this course
WA II lust that whole district Of III r5 ho,a !.
deprived Of its vote by TIL Board of FIVE or ton If
this is the desire of this Board continued Supervisor
Howard will be very near ready to resign as Quick as
they do that will resign.
The PEIsIpsT said there was no desire on tho mart or
the Board TO So there was no probability that
motion Of the Supervisor Of the Sixth ward that ths
of The returns from the sixth district of that
ward be suspended
Supervisor HowARp--I decline to 20 on Mr. President
and the question now 49, will the Board compel me To 90
ont
Supervisor WHIAMsoS-I move that cor slider the I
OF the Sixth completed and that we 20 on
with the returns from the seventh ward,
Supervisor Brown opposed the resolution.
Supervisor WILLIAMSON said ne made that motion be-
cause the Supervisor Of the Sixth ward had declined
go any further. The inspectors of that ward have
furnished return oath, he refuses to present
them any further although there discrepancies
Supervisor HowAnp contended there was no court of
witness desired do He desired the yeas nays
Board) too well to believe that they desired to shut
Supervisor BLUNT explained that the returns he had
sent back TO the inspectors showed evident discrepancies
while those from the stAth ward showed discrepancy
ut all This why it not competent for the
Board TO return the latter to the inspectors.
stated that tho motion he desired to that the
further OF the returns from the sixth district Of
the Sixth ward DO suspended in order to allow the Su
peryisor to have them corrected
The fRrsuDENT-You can put that question You need
not debate.
Supervisor HoYARDIt Is your duty to put that ques-
ton.
me fRFHpEI-l nave no DOUBT ~ Is OUT OF oroer'
The Chair rules y out OF order VIII be for the super
visor 70 appeal he thinks proper nave no uouot the
board wh come 10 the CONCLUSION 70 iet fernanco Wood
nxve .be VOTES. =. -, -. - -.
Supervisor WoopwaRD-H the.o returns are correct
ney WI not agree WIN those III the hanas Oh the ooan-
W SieM. 49, -,
. me iRisup,Nr~lnere y no MOTION before the board
the MOTION o. we supervisor OF me SKIN ward 1eing
rued OUT VIII thc supervisor oil the sxtn ~ara please
70 proeeed
Alter some delay,
Ao"Ai Proceeue" WIZ nls rs 70 tne
END. lhe votes ior REGISTER were as ioiiows:-J. j.
poan 90, u. ~ Johnson oil; D. . brownei 2is ihese