The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-25
Board or County Canvassers.
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The Board Of Canvs yesterday morning at IL
NJ the President in the Chair. Fourteen Supervisors
were present, and very small ontaide attendance.
Ihe Supervise OF the Twelfth ward whose ward would
have lrs, in order not being in his place when
called Supervisor BnicGs Of he Thirteenth ward pro-
ceeded to read he returns From the Thirteenth ward.
Several ans discrepancies appeared In second
district in the for Sste Treasurer 90 votes
given for Alien upon the saporvisor's return and
upon the County Clerks In this district there also
cscreI ancy OF votes in the two returns in the vote
for Mcleod Murphy for Assembly, and difference Of
votes for Ses for Commissioner Of Repairs and Supplies,
with further variation OF votes for Cowles for JUS
tice Of the Superior Court Tie for Woodruff for
Judge of the Supreme Court recorded for Lewis b.
Wcoo ruff Instead Of James X. Woodruff The return
directed to he back for tho requisite In
the Fourth oistc' discrepancy Of sixtyone votes APP
peaIed in the vote for oninsp for Counsel to the Cor
posaion In the Fifth district tho returns for Seymour,
for State Engineer recorded for Sas c. Moore in
stead Of sas sey The two returns referred
to the Inspectors.
Twelf ward The returns Of the FIRST district read
presented d, cepapres but the nspec had failed
to sign the return in the hands Of the County Clerk.
discussion 10 the action the Board should take
in vassing he 1t al length determined TO
wait the decision ofa full Board 10 the matter. Mean
while tho returns of the remaining districts read
through The only variation was 10 the Second district,
where confusion IF and votes occurred in the
votes for Judges of the Superior Court The same
directed TO be sent back TO the Inspectors for correc.
ton.
Tho returns OF this ward being completed Supervisor
Ely OF the Seventeenth ward II the supervisor
Of the Twelfth ward would state the Board the rcasons
for the delay in sending the returns OF the First district
of bis ward to the County Clerks Office The datoryness
with which the returns from Ills district made out,
the lapse of time rather from election day to their be-
ing filed In the Office of the County Clerk had caused he
said suspicious to be entertained and intimatons to be
made that there clap trap work 1T tho bottom
leading 10 their deferred presentation there any
parties reprehensihe they should be made known At
least it became those 70 whom the public must most d.
recily look for .xpnDati0nhe Supervisor Of the ward
and the IDsrecorst exonerate themselves from blame
Supervisor WAREsAE said he would explain ~ far
he able. First he would remind the Board of what
they already c"gnlan that the Inspectors were in
dependant Ct tina supervisor A to the returns 10 ques
ton be had only TO say that the election in that dis
as in the Other districts. The various returns were
handed to him, and he supposed they had oil
been bonded in till the Saturday evening su6ccsdinr ih
election when several parties called at his house and
aked to see the return OF tb First district when he dis
covered 1t was not "a his possession. He called that
and c. w. Can pbe and found the original return with
the latter but not signed by either of the inspectors.
The return theseupon signed by the two in
fpcctors named and delivered 20 him. Mr.. Campbell
told him that he sent copy of the to the County
Clerks Office The day after the election and supposed II
was thcre. Further explanation, Supervisor WAKNAs
concluded he might perhaps be able TO make to the
Boarc when the want OF signatures TO the COPY fled
the County Clerks Office was fully inquired into
doubtless would be directed by the Board.
Supervisor TBAYE Of the Twenty. second ward here
rose TO question of privilege He editorial from
the journal Of Commerce Of that morning. under the head
OF 1.-The Canvass and pronounced the statements there
in uttered against himself entirely false and grossly
malignant.
The Board then, at P. H., adjourned to IL O'Clock
Nc nday morning.