New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-14
ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.
roARU on CITY CANvASsERS.

DAY momire NJ Flynn IN The chair The following V'<
10 ne hoard Of Als.lsea Ae,iago s Ct canros'e,s
GENrLtpt>-I ,elcith submit the following ahd.rt OF
Kim Kim t , Of tie Tirlih Ward and te}y pro
ttt against The admission Of shd 0sel as i a. hc Oie on
,d tsrc ne returns as ngee BY The Can,se,s relate
"a, aGd Co at of N- io "tetncs Ly"e Of ,slo tly ana
ry b. ~ duy ays that Re fedts 90 So lts hue a. pa
s Nod Cy New foIk, that u evening Of the
IT, x oa District Of Cd, Eighth we,a which holden in
a. toe ol Ring aud 1dso-ss Ara deponeu, .ays
d. be- , 7ss-o during he said v,teI fr Alderman oftle
PIN All manic m'inc, vss csnyaSse And dePonr tuIihtr
nom .oosf which Asa been tn from tho boz ard het
Win rSme of Theodore Alien fe Adyusn dsponsnt
nt ,sys t q sd baotstoIe upon The name Of Ihso
the fnh Akernana Dct And dponent iarhsr y' get be
Tsed 'ad boz Tc therein iI'ud9eusy and with TIE ia
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gwen ,e before ' lah dy q Pess@bsI A , les6
Referred to Committee on Protests
The Board completed the entire city vote for Controller,
saud tho folowins, the official figures
K.olard Colu,o'y "a s6 Richard ely 2is37 Michael
s'onnoly i90s Charles L. Fleming lA2 Blank CO. scat
me board rheu adjourned to Friday morning at 10
"a clock
MEETING OF THE COMAuTTRE ON PROTESTS.
Shorty after Committee Protests net Aide man
Wy m tle Chdr There very largo crowd Of sPeeatocs
in me rooms and time great was tht number Z"
seope present that IL became almost unlcarahe
Htchman te Reader read the protest oiEasene "s'I
who charges that the returns for Alderman "i the en-
District OF the Eighth Ward Se err9ess 9il l. od c
protests Of John fynn and FAIRIES ClohY} NIL ee
c.es for ouncpsn are Incorrect and that tby shouh MOI ee
counted ,,.,,..-.,.... -, u, -
take up the protest Eugene Ward against IeOdoe A1e
AIR Charles spencer said he appe.ta "r MI Wsiu ,
tie CiU Canvusyr were noi The rrns made oat ~
Tho District Cauyascrs The trSt witness he Wo3u J No4c
lc Mr. d. h Hashrouck This geutlevun was the Keeper o.
Election Records Police Headquaue,s -.
Alderman Ely suggested that II weld be "''l IL can ''
FSJudge stewart said he appeared or NJ Theodore Au
rould not go behind Jhem should thy be proved oit1 u
ileir face This was the aS III tht MISTER 49, IN ,e
Inttee nor Board Of cay Can'nr-es were Joes e
matter IL was then duty merely 10 Ne.'iy l' returns aha,
after the return had been filed and dispatched by me
ger and that messenger should alter change OF mn ut
There was marked discrepancy 10 lie returns 10 the osh
tested district an that Wo1d be necessary 10 hare d"n
woud be- the cnvHssers before tie onnhtee u.u
explain the matter lie Alr spencer believed th.
regularly signed by the District CanyoSseT Jhoss NV d
present now and he wished TO ca then. 80 .' nv r
prove these returns forgeiet un4 70 snosisnnae sD'
deDee by the returns sent 70 NJ 4iashoHcA ~ I'' ~
Judge stewart eontended the returns Polc Headquarters
were before lie Committee If the present ihe 49,,
10 The correctness OF the returns sent 10 me 'y
fenyassers not those sent 10 Police headquarters. ,
Mr. spencer denied that page Of che returns h1a Den
franduleny inserted in the returns in qussnoh Tue HIins
the page different hand from those on the HHee
ise stewart thought If there werc any irregularities
DrftriCt CSrva.sers ion rorre.tln
Nj Spencer said that al be desired 70 haE" done ms
would obvatc all fEJthcr trouble in the matter
Alderman Els Committee could easily procure tse
ATTENDANCE OF the capyasscrs and ne Womb can Iof A, MI
Ely then called for Charles f. Thompson
Mr Thompson appeared and after being sworn. iestMG
That be in the Seventh Election District OF ue
Eighth Ward al tue st charter erection The returns here
shown he believed correct with the exception m one page
which had been substituted for one Nch he had signed OH the
M spencer asked witness What The total number Of votes
poled FOR Eugene Ward on the actual bona nae returns o.
Objection being made. Ar Spencer said be desired merely TO
get az the actual number of pOd He wished the wit
ness to carefully examine The returns sent 70 oee
and whether they we've correct or incorrect
Winess-These returns are correct anu were regularly
GT spencer-Mr Thompson tell the Committee in what
spect particular, these returns diner OqecuOn tahe
sfpd overruied
wness-In the correct Mr. Wards vote is given at
Judge Stewart- object if the Committee please % This kind
nj evidence TIC Committee have nothing DO with hearsay
evidence what they facts II the returns are inoor
submit they be sent back
MIR SpenceT-Ihat is all send them back for eorrec'
Alderman EyThese returns seem to have been sworn
being correct Il the dJty Of the Committee 70 inquire aud
investigate in what manner they are incorrect
By Judge sewartsy ssSGiae cam ,s osil @nG my1
ict they made ont between the hours clock aud
oel3ek on election night the els Nfre wc ry W
the first signed and made no comparison OF them
but made partial examination Of them a. headquarters
the returns in Mr. Hasbrouek Office shortly before ea,
ing the PooSm took private TeDo2ndgm o. The VOC.
memorandum Is now IN my possession -
August schmidt another canvusser for the same district
Aliens $50 and Wards lO7 the votes
regularly eoun and the returns duly signed at the time the
Icanot say whether the second Sheet (which believed bea
forgery was on the returns when signed them:
fy Alderman Ey-Thc left in the hands OF the
PocerSs whose duty it was 10 deliver them a. Is usual
eastom we Kept private memorandnm Of the votes cast ana
Nj spencer here desired permission to present the
sent 20 Police Headquarters
Alderman Ely-Te Committee viii take the ad
nitiORal evidence IA the
Mr. D. Hasbrouek Keeper Of Election Records at Pcice
Headquarters sworn esthedTbe returns sent TO Police
Headquarters shown wiiuessThese returns
Mr. Spencer then desired 70 put III evidence the original tai
Judge stcwar-l the Committee please object to such
Proeeedmes as iToeglsr
Alderman Eiy-The Committee utter consultation have
the conclusion that they desire evidence
Mr. SpenccrH the Committee pease would Ike 20 call
Alderman Ely saw no objection
Charles Brown Of the poll clerks eife-I made Ot
two Of the at the polling place and the other az home
10y mother and sister were present at the time noticed that
say what numbT Of Ward Allen received The sup
posed forged shown 30 wiess These returns cor
Handwriting by these returns Il appears That Allen received
$40 votes and Ward = the third return made ont al my
house TIE returns we're al ued by the eanvasers at the
Examiued by Mr. win endeavor to prove BY the
aaly Of this witness that the evidence be has given false
Mr. Spencer handed witness tue tally aud after looking
short tine he confessed II TO be tie one FLED al
Witne- cannot say whether has been changed or not
but am inclined W The belief that the figures have been
changed
iris taIy read Eugene Ward lo7 Theodore Allen siol
AR Dunn the other poll clerk briefly examined and
up0R comparison being made Of is ta With the last
ness II agreed.
Mr. Spcuc said he ready 20 prove that Brown had
ItII-Jro
might lie could prove by the indsputabe evidence that
as very Brown had been the guilty tool m the hands Of design
ing men in Pespetratng this fraud
In question from Alderman Fly Brown sid that
the returns he Police Headquarters made
While at Headquarters cling the returns he also filed
his tally.
The certificate which BOWn had sguel election night
preparatory takng Police Headquarters read
IL pOnded with the tally In explanation Brown said be
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