The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-05
David 8. C0ddingtOn for tho Assembly.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
The Election Returns.


The canvassers Of every election district will be fur
nshcd with blanks from tho Press which they
respectfully requested to al up the votes
counted and deliver, when called for the regu-
lary authorized collectors, who will exhibit tickets Of
their authority from the agent.
Numerous attempts having been made, which in many
instances were successful by persons not representing
tho Associated Press to secure blanks from the
and poll clerks at previous elections, tho under
signed would request tho deliver the blanks
only to those persons who able to exhibit the proper
authority for receiving them. By properly filing tho
blanks which left at the polls election district
and observing the above request, every daily paper
in New York will be able to furnish the public with tho
result OF the election the following morning The
Of Commerce. HERALD, Times, Tribune, Erpress sun Ecn
ing Post, Commercial Advertiser, Wtrd, Stats Zeung
Dsnokrdt and Courier des Etdts Jnis
d. II. CRAIG Agent Of the Associated Press.
TO EDITORS, AGENTS AND TELEGRAPH OPERATORS
Orf1cE OF THE ASSOCIATED Press,
NEW YORK, Friday, Nov l, 1861. (
GENTIzsEN-ln order TO simplify and make easy your
duties and ours on election night, We beg to ask your
particular attention to the following REQUESTS
Send on election night only the vote for Secretary Il
State Attorney General and Canal Commissioner for the
short term TO I'LL Vacancy, and for these three officers
give us the figures in full.
2. Send election night, or soon after the polls
close possible tho and politics of Senators and
Asscmblymcn known believed to have been elected
but do not give us the figures.
daily paper in the state will be able to give tho general
result the State the morning following the election
the town or district to which your dispatches may
fer Respectfully, d. II. CRAIG,
General Agent Associated Press
TO CITY RAILROAD CONDUCTORS.
The of tho election for the Associated Press
will tonight hand you returns directed to tho under
signed Please deliver them at tho down town terminus
show the proper authorityin the shape Of card from
the undersigned. D. II. CRAIG,
The following general order has boon issued by Super
ntendent Kennedy
ORDER OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,
GENERAL oRDER-No. 2S3
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT METROPOLITAN PoLNE,l
NEW York, Nov. l, 1861. !
The police telegraph instrument after shutdown Nov
9Th inst will BIO used exclusively In transmitting cleo
ton returns The only exception will be In notifying the
central Office Of any serious disturbance requiring the
locality Of fire, the detention Of lost children. No
communication whatever must be made between one
station house and another during the period Of transmit
ting the election returns unless on an order from the
central Office.
You will so dispose Of the members OF your command
the transmitting Of the result Of the
Of each ticket at the several election districts your
precinct to your station house without delay thence to
be sent Immediately by election districts TO the central
Office The Fifth, Sixth, Eighth Tenth and Fourteenth
precincts will send these returns forthwith by special
messenger. The remaining stations and sub stations
will transmit by telegraph.
Direct the who are engaged in bringing tho re-
turns Of the to the station house to Also bring
with them the returns Of tho Associated Press which
You will deliver to the special messenger duly appointed
to receive the same.
No question relative to the progress Of the will
be answered from the central Office but as the
Of each ticket is completed, the result will
alarm be transmitted to every station house for the in.
formation Of the residents in its vicinity Sergeant
is specially detailed to operate tho instrument your
station house from shutdown TO twelve O'Clock at midnight
and Sergeant - from twelve o'clock until the canvass
Is completed. JOHN A. KENNEDY, Supt.
DANIEL CARPENTER Inspector.