The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-29
Board Or Coanty CanvasserS.
YJFTYENrH DAY.

The Board ~ Csnvs~sers re-ssssnbsd at IL A. NJ yes
terday mornss, the prex dent the chair Fifteen su
pervsors were present and much larger lobby In a
tendance han On the past FEW days.
supervisor IonD of tie Eighteenth ward, resumed the
reading of the returns of his from tho day previous
The only discrepancy that appeared in tho Second
district where tho Of rsy and Jervis for state
Engineer, were emitted spon ths In II. hands ot
the County Clerk. Upon the supcrvsors retarn Fay re-
ceived Go votes and Jcrv,s ~ The rs,ura was
| sent back "a the lnrlectoi = for correction
supervisor kIY, Of tho Seventeen ward tho
corrections o the Inspectors OF the Fonrta aud fagnth
esricts Of bis ward referred tho day previous
sal The discrepancies shown TO hsys re-
suit II clerical miSsone, and the sar,e aend.d were
approved by the Beard and he Supervisor duly auhorz
ed 20 teeosd the corrections.
supersisor hnIY Of the Fourteenth ward, made
Y.eton In the Fourth district of his ward, previously
r.erred which was PASSED upon appovinsly The orror
w. transposiion o tho votes Tor Coaock and Maiivn
Tor Court ~ Appeals.
Supervisor iisnack ef tho Naeeea.h wsrd was c,led
upon read The o hts ward bat being In
Its plrc- supervisor IL rucys proceeded TO road tas
returns ~ the lwentish ward In second district
th- vote f., fiasg for oomptroer there WA dl,ere
papcy OF ~ voes Upos tho Sapsyisors return tia9g
received BAT votes and tho County Clerks gave
him 37i vosss fhe footing % tho aggregate vass Tor
tompsiousS was TAO on Goth returns Abe edition OF
the County Clerk return ect Tho return was
directed u se sent back 10 the nspectors. Tbs
ing districts conform throughout.
At2f NJ a recess taksn of An hour.
At O'Clock the Board rsconyensi, Supervisors waks.
mar and Howard being tAe only Supervisors not in at
supervisor HrrSrcK of tho Nineteenth ward who was
now present. was called To read the of his
Supervisor Ely of the Seventeenth ward stated that
before the i.turns Of this ward read, ho mad
ahdsyis to present in relation 10 the election ia that
yard. lie theseapen read arst the shidavit Of John
Burke idipg at the oi Forty 6rs street aud
Third avenue, wherein the said d.ponent legged that he
Inspector Of Erection la this First district Of tho Nine.
teenth ward at the rocsn election and that in making
up the returns OF the sail clerical
do ading to annspo.iton Of tho votes of Fagg aud
Shss respectively for compfaer and that the vote Ia.
stead Soor fagg aud 1876 for Gi should
have teen gseo precisely the reverse. lie further Dc.
pores tha he har the original memoranda and min
fr.m witch the Inspectors declared the result
The second affidavit that Of John i. ketchuu who
aeRe. mat he was also m nsp.eter in the Fsst ciec
sion district Of he snstssah ward and eorrobora,os
Ia other teapects the ststeiDent of Mr.. Burke.
Supervisor VAAs Of the twenty first ward, inquired
Who the party ,sat handed the supervisor OF tho
Seventeenth ward (tiyl the ailidavitr jast read.
gentleman In the City Hall, but he did not feel bouad to
snnouncs he persons bsp~
Supervisor KELLY oi the Fourteenth ward, said n
6eayt had ALSO been handed 10 him with the request
that he would hand the to Supervisor Herrick to
read To the Board.
Supervisor nIHx said he had no objection u read 10
the Board any affidavit that might bc proiesei him,
aud ihereupon rea5 q, handed to htm by supervisor
Kelly the sanasi II es Alderman Crsndall Rioh Mr..
Rich set Orth Ia his abc at that he Chairman OF
the ard Of Inspectors u the Nneocn ward ant that
the reuras gwen 70 the Supervisors OF the ward and
70 the county C6Ik FOR Comptroller Of the city
rect Tor cash OF the candidaics
supervisor FOX Of ths Seventh ward asked II super
visor Hersck knew the signature appended 10 the All
dayit 10 he that Of CfandaI Rich.
super vsor H,RmcK said he had doub. but that
was, from tho WI itng
Supervisor KmIY SID he would answer TO that rhe
character Of MIR Kich h. further regarded ss an am
lie guarantee. o the integrity aus sac.fiy az whatever
emansisa from hin The previous afidavlts In his
ves, vere gros fabrication, aad the partie. ms<iug
item ough, 10 bc arrested, and that punihent award
| cd thea due 10 the vilest perIurcr.
Supervisor lIKrscg remarked that all hc had 10 say
wss hat hs returns of the district refsrei 80 In ihe
nhcs handed him The Fria,y sue seedlng
int election. On saturday Mr. Barke called hifa aad
yoe for Comptroller, aud asLsi him 70 ALLOW him t
rect The Farpe This he refused He aided taat hc had
heard adavih wood be prescn'si relative 10 his w,d
but the particular OF the .davs he knew nohin, Of
personally only m h. hsd learned from t,sr p,eseat
| lion 10 Tho Board tha, afternoon.
supervisor Vooans, of the Ninth ward moved that tho
afdsvfs be received and laid on the table, and that
the Board proceed to csnysssing tho returns of
wari.
| lengthy and some what exciting debate followed
fuperv'sor WUiiAxsos, of the r-coad ward moved
mn nne moment that the Supervisor Of the suecnth
ward be Instructed call the Inspectors of the First
district together and ascertain VIVA; was the true and
correct r~sult.
that the latter cguh not he adoyri fhs ar3
he insisted bound 10 t.se tn. presented.
should, upon reading then any di-ctepaay aopear,
they coad send back the nspc and before
supervisor WnIAnsos urgsi ,hs, Ia the siStn and
ninth wards the board had prrvoasy taken the action
lie then moved
saper,por vooRm the vote, Of tho different can.
deaes In the First district Of the Sneisen'h ward
the tickets upon which faax aod Giles respectively
fnp coDtesdsd taa, tn. result thus shown ough,
70 inoeaue that the returns as previously given are
nearer right than the correction would make " Appesr
He characterized the present movement trick to De
ieat the election of fiagg.
Supervisor WnIIAnr1s as authority for vhnt hs con
dercd the o such plea cited the re,gras
Of the tshh ward going u pruys that candidates
s"uetc~ feil tend and again In advance of their
rcket
Supervisor BaiGGs oIl,wcd He chsrgei tina, the
| rhscaliiy u he so-caiIed rcfornsrs ~as a, thu
bottom of the present movement. Preaching morality
emo prac'ipg cisnones lao set down inspasbls IN
tha
sup~rvi.of vooRHs upon this latter alies.t,n called
ot an explanation, and sad he would take up tbs sa,1r.
| visor upon any such statement
ruperyor Bncos disrsga aiDg the interruption tabei
some time u Amsitcanism and finally wound up eth
violent philippe against Supervsor Lord, Of the shtssnih
| supervisor Losp responded a, length and snaf pro.
nouncng the Supervisor who had attacked him knov
Nothing Ia every ssnsc of the word proea~ To road
sx shoavis. The first was that u Nchas 'Brisa rs
siding In Forty second street Who .c birth that polls
~ the Ist district the Sintsentb -srd held
biz hou.. and tina, ths whole democratic county ticket
bad votes than any othss, AMI that he the
'aiy of the clerks aud that u wss thus shown In hrir
tecoId
The ,ecend an,davs ~as tina. IL D. H. xeAipln Who 10
iced hat, Ia sconyeaton b.e th- x7th With
John J. ks'oham tb- saa kstehgm told him he hal no
minutes or tally of the election In the First District
~t,eb hs inspector further that sad Kstoha told
Him that Mr. Hsrfiet Clerk u the Election tairfn~i
wong In ths votes gwen for Giles .aa flag
that hstchup told him ltDs d~yoBsnt) that b. ksss
ooshns Of any sr'oa ta'iag been made.
/ The thlTd afdAyit that u Hlchar3 f1ynn can
d,dsis fr Council q the Ffy ~ish,h council die
tdet, .ho STATED thA la tsosive loo vo,es, from
coEssrsaiton and other wls~ h oouhS~nt that nearly all
she voted for him vgtsj also Tor AHsri.h G. fiAgS
Tie fourth shdavit Wa that "a Jo-~ph Rsss n1y
ccusDorAted The depositon ~ H. NJ AcAlpin ~ .t,s
.st furfL.
1be nni that II John Fsw.n, Who 4st.~d thai no
pfern. at ths snIoune~ues u tue votes for Comp
bo.lsr f. The fust district - the Nineteenth sAxd aof
hat ,he canvass deelued .bD-.a Large maj jsl,y
sr NJ. flssss ADD for'hsr that Mr.. Bsrks tk~
nsIscofs 10 in,nre certainty Ia ths result had at~ft "
| he county tlct II corrected twice.
1bs sixh sfbds n tnat ~ isAAs Sta, ~bo d.
tossd that In sim i,.A, morning xlh Jesa
hs;fbnf, ihs ,sLs kstcham ola hn h~ ssys nnai~~
q the siectian la u. frFt esirtc, In tho slns,~ot
.sth and hat h~ hsd o-lsg. ~ any lefAks. Ia
the returns fr C.fnItcfet - .he cs'y r-yf~sui~f
by Er. burte ard NJ. nsrftek anS tbAt shis sy
~ c, nsssaifI tEs Vb~r to- inspec1f up AMI
Burke ss vsl ssism.nt that tlrrs 10 ths
| vote ~ bmpffeIlef, bot tat sach error sksva
| usysttty fg ss.s. tisyr
pfnktgsficn a ps pfssioas elsosA~nn eass~s atpa
the fsseLg - the saitsvrts ia sksch nassy al the
| a.n.bers - th~ f<@rr rsr,irir.i~f.
1Ls smsDdage1t u rul@ryi.af y .l~aasn iy.t bI