New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-16
PUBIC LETTINGS
COUNTY CANvASSERS.

The board met yes erday at II q. m. Several Law
yers were present, and crowd Of spectators, AMI
Harvey B. Weed was appointed sergesnt-at-arms.
IoREyzo B. SHEPARD arose and said that while alb
sent from the city he had received summ ms to
attend the board. He asked upon what documents
and afidavts the proceedings of the board had been
M. ELY called for the reading Of The protest, and
that of the four Know N4tsipg ~as %
paper and did not know OF It un"l ne saw " IN me
ifspers that morning He would ask the council if
any copy had been sent 10 him. ,,
Messrs JORDAN and MOVES said that they knew OF
TIE CHAR stated that the board could not so be-
hind the returns
Mr.. LORD moved that each candidate claiming
place be restricted 10 one counsel and hat escn coun
sci be restricted 10 ore hour He would ask the coan-
sci if one hour would not be enough.
Mr. AMBROSE D. JORDAN thought an hour aud
half would be about right.
Mr.. JAS. W. GERARD thought An hour would DC
sufficient.
Mr. Howard didn't want 10 be tortured by an hour
and haf's talking from forty or nifty lawyers. lie
thought an hour was enough any way, AMI slr. Lord
accepted the amendment
III. WaKrWAv hoped the motion would be with
drawn out Of courtesy 10 the counsel.
The amended motion was carried, however dnd me
LAWYERS were restIc ed 10 an hour piece.
Mr. LORD moved that the protesanis be nrs' neSrd,
then the counsel for tire candidates elected, aad men
the protestahts. earned. .
Mr. JORDAN in commencing the argument regretted
tina, be was restricted 10 ihort ume said mat
he snpeared in behalf ofell Ia protestans Ine ques-
ons 10 which he was limited were: first, whether this
Board ought TO receive this protest; and secondly,
whether they might proceed TO investigate the frauds
ALLEGED in that protest. He should contend that the
fsuts could be investigated without going behind the
returns and that if necessary they had right to go
behind the returns. As 10 the sht oil he
- ha sp1H
in The cese Of the People against Cook, bad gone out
of his way TO cay that they could not do 90. Ina,
however, was uere Ob.ter dtetam and hsd no force
az judicial decision. lie procee led 10 q1o'e case
in which the canv had thrown ont The returns OF
district because NE Official character OF the ms ec'ors
was not sufcer us proved, which was reversed IN me
court Of Appta as. That ~as going behind the rs
turn liz aIot tr eass, when the inspectors had not
complied with y law requiring specimen ballots to De
attached TO tne Rturs, sill the reurrs were accepted:
Nv Wi. Ct QUO waTranto the Supreme court woMa
90 ha Of return and even TO the intention OF lhe
Voter But they cid not ask % 20 bsek for the re-
tnr, VITA regard 10 justice Willards decision, the
court of Appesls had no more Jurkdie ION over tas
body than II had over the Legislature. The lsw et-
acted, and the people would expect manly, moe
~ pdent course Of Conduct from this body uninnu-
e1eed by the terror OF toe court OF A2peas,
with which doubtless they would be urea
ere ed Mr. Jordan maintained that there was lack OF
authority for saying that they could no. go behind me
rttuus. Were they here merely 10 count The votes
ard promulsa.e the resut-to be the organ-ppe OF the
inspectors Any clerk might do it well Ii was zoe
business OF the Board 10 see taat the returns shca
they counted the real returnstcat they we're NOT
foreees They were indeed here 20 count the returns
but they must be thai the Retains they couniei
wee accurate transcripts OF the votes taken a. the pom
from which they purported 10 cone. II the
retors were not what the law demanded,
correct return OF the whole number OF
votes received for each psrson voted for,' then
thew were TO. bound 20 Canvass them. lhey
cor tended that such were the returns against Shos;
admission they had proc ed. Suppose that II sao1i
u me case n q. after the returns msds out ana
eys red into tie hsds OF OF the iRs9c0rs - oe
es-ried 70 he county cs-ks Office i; sooGh b. mss-
nsly altered would thsy her CONT IA re'urn Sole
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