New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-07


ard one defective ballot.
Mr.. GgSEI-Where is that defective BALLOT Let
me that yote-and he stepped over to the seat OF
Mr.. Ciirp and inspected It,
Mr.. GESTT-I move you that that be laid over for
fuue action.
Mr.. BRADY--What ia il, what isit2
The PREsIDENT-lt will lie laid over II there Ia
no objection. Tie ballot appears to be printed and
another wrote under il without the first being
stricken out.
Mr.. BRADY-What is it 7
The PREsIDEST-lhe ballot originally was intend
ed for George 0pdyke, and the name written is G.
Godfrey Gunther, without the other name being
struck ont.
Mr.. BRADY--I move that the ballo. amt allowed
anyhow. 1 have no objection, however, TO lay II
over.
The canva,s proceeded.
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WeyA Diet ordy se Gun.hsr Wood oPdt Gun.her. Wood.
Mr.. BRaDr-Win the gentleman give way one
moment l would make a motion that any discrep-
ancy in the votes in the May orally be laid over until
tomorrow.
The PREsIDEST-1be gettlemnn moves that any
discrepancy in the vote for the Mayofalty be laid
over for future action.
Aid. GESET--l cannot see the object the gentle
has Ia view, unless il Is TO suit his own convent
tucc. II NAV be- tina, the greater portion of the time
the gentleman would ike to be abFent. Now, am
de irous TO zee the gentleman among ", and GER
tanly about this tiue when there II 20 much sus-
Icion not here among the Board Of Canvasssrs, but
proclaimed by the press. and genera y he ieved, and
there many frauds supposed TO be about To be
committed here, hope thai, as the gentleman te-
longs to the hepub au party, he will be here every
moment and every day, for the purpose OF seeing
this catyass properly conducted. l hope that the
motion viii not prevail.
Sir. BuaDY-I would ak 1t AZ q special favor. or
conrt. In tie other vOlestCfe Is not that importance
tuat there Is for sisyor. / would ask hat any dr.
feIahoies be laid over until tomorrow, or some
future time, that Knight be present. am sure that
l. not asking much. | make that personsl request
where there il any discrepancy, that It he had over
un,l tomorrow.
Mr.. TUoaEY-Wbst discre aancies can arise |
have not seen any in the canvas nom the Seventh.
Hr. GFSEr--1he only discrepancy that Gunther
il elected iostead Of Opdyke.
Ine motion wa, carried.
Mr.. BRADY-Ihauk you; now win go home.
Tho canvass proceeded.
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Ward Dist. opd}teGuniss'wo Mood oPdyke Gg.tr Wood
opdyle's sau, !. Scattering 2.
air. GEyET--I move you that where scattering
votes ace designated 10 this district and any other
district, the canyassers be cent for to explain tho
scattering votes.
MIR Cslrp-In footing up the amount it is correct
there u no scattering.
MIR. GEsEr-The scattering are not numbered in
the total.
Toe motion Of Mr. Gene, was carried.
The PREsIDEST-The Sergeant alarms will sec
that the Canyassers in this district arc notified to be
In this Board tomorrow morning at II o. clock.
M. FARLET-I have "A resolution that l would
like to offer.
Mr.. GENET in bis seat} Whereas, therefore, re-
solved that e. Godfrey Gunther be and he Ia hereby
decl ired Mayor.
TIE resolutions were read, as follows;
Uhrsas TIE Cnvss.ers Of tho l.. Election Dstr!ct ofthe
KIN Ward have ud- ff the votes poed la said
Dric for Aldermen snd Couocilmen for the that
W
poed persons nam John Egsn and John H. Cooley with
upon table among tn. CHARTER tickets there being
vassed quantity Of other ckesinerm1ing them so q. ~
prcy.u, The arrival OF IN Caya.se 20 certain upon
oil ceno: aes voted And Whereas tbs Canvass be-
fore the interruption referred to- had proceeded 20 far as TO s
certain tue result Aldermen showing Terrence
Farley have received 2i3 Thomas Mcc9sdon lac
Charles McCsfy 70; std Georto HaTptl ~ and Hhe'ea'.
The Csnya,sr. Aforesaid the hs they inter
ruptsd while carvasng the for Councnon have
fused Aldernsnc thus ascersi1ed aod In
ard committed then 10 the cue Of tho Police sa,yres a,
tie Static House Ia 1hir y6hh street.. Therefore,,
Rrcd That tho SsIgsn Arm. Of ibis Bord be and 10
Is hereby dr-e proe-d the aid Police station Tor the
ballots nas sealed up by the Canvase and bring them be
R0ed That the Canvsssers Of the ssid st Election Dis.
ict Of he l9h Ward, be- and they hereby directed
make returns Of the votes Pol in said Dct for Council
neo Ia fhe msine pre- edbed by a~ after making Poler
a. he votes pold for Aldermen acefaned beio
The atenuPiion referred TO in the foregoing preamble
hs,irsd Th the ton Of the CSu1 Jury aud tho Dis
tictAunHey be respectfully called TO the gross outrage per
petraied ~ the Interrupted the Canyac "a the
dscG " hr imQorn az dJtie With view 10 their pros
eeution ed PuuIet 10 the eAticHty Of the law, IL such
cases usdo aud provided.
Mr.. DAYT0E-I have DO objection whatever to
the adoption OF the resolutiou The preamble reciIes
a statement OF facts Of which have no Iersoill
knowledge, and suppose but very few OF the mel..
bers OF tie Board have. Ii the gentleman will alter
biz PIE mble 30 10 10 state thai it i represented that
these facts have occurred OF Which We know moth
ing shall be IN favor Of adopting tue preamble and
resolution In that share. do not desire 10 vote for
"a preamble which do not know TO be true.
Mr.. FARLn--I suppose that The gentleman from
tho Ninth reads the newspapers-at least, TIE
TRIBUsE and Ihc EZpresS.
Mr. DAYTos--Ths gentleman never roads The
EaDress.
Mr. FkRLEY-Well, Sir I hope that the preamble
and resolution Will be adopted.
IL was adopted.
1HK PnEsiDRSr--The sergeant-atArms viii Gee
that il IL carried Into effect.
The ganysss proceeded
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Ward. Dist. Opd'e. Gunr. Wood. 0pae. Cunt Wood.
XVI. I..I3 20 3......i:1 % y
XV....IO....loJ 40 6o......los 40 co
opdyke's gaia. ,................l
The Board then took recess for one hour, the