New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-11

Board Of Registry appointed and constituted OF
who were not Of district that made the election
void There such claim BY this Committee that the
appointment Of incompetent registrars made VOID the election
codng did not administer the oath required b. law
that election void Nor is claimed that because
they did not hold their meetings according to law thai made
the election void Nor that when they lid hold their meet
ng they did not discharge the duties imposed
them by law, that made the election void
What then. is claimed by the Committee OF Eleconsi IL
which fraud entered into the baotbox in that district Nor
that them OF itself made the election void that all
them put together made void but thai BY means Of them all
he Committee are of the opinion registry
hold he ec S. he Ssn se1s sri aeJ with
auhorty thai the mode Of making mp tho registry s was
JiOvsons that registry polls guide to the
ent votes and ts the large and increase
lions Of plain provisions Of law and shat accept the result Of such
POI sCo token ana so commits e s Of mpon pooSs
essential to the purity Ofthe balOi.b9S.n . MI,
Committee have not stopped as said before at what wond
be the effect any those departures from the law alone
existed but they have taken for eir guide The law OF ne
State OF Newly ork as lsd down in Seden and followed IL
literally in the conclusions to which they have come read
An iesusy in conducting election which does not deprive
Legal voter o. o.. vote or admit "a neg , person 10 M bs
agency party seeking derive benefit from it, be over
That s the position taken Al these things may have ex
isled sud still evidence Of fraud IN the baOtbsx
The court 10 the referred to, says;
Al" not be disguised that there were iTes9arle. in th
punished By INDICTMENT Had the defendant eoah,e commended
whether the accurately einyaed 81 not b emitting
not Of TACT be proved without objection that III.
question whether an omission comply the require
Inen IN qnesonPr" 'ahdated the votes OF Ia' die, i
right in deciding that the vote, were properly alowedD
these agencies frauds peTpetraed on tS baotbox
and al that has been said by the Committee in reference TO
contributed directly the bringing Of fraudulent votes into
ihe bllo,box The registrars were not residents ana yors
honest from the dishonest voters 80 as 70 be able to pq upon
tier gaslneaiions as suSn, d nbg men witbout ne
sanction Of oath 10 do precisely what was charged upon
register r the purpose Of binding the inspectors Of election
The failure 20 hold their meetings in the place designated by
law ensbcd them 10 hold meetAg unknown electors
hc district and therefore 20 facilities for making
fraudulent registry be the guide thereafter The failure 70
post up in the place where the election was held for
o weeks before the day If election failure adver
the electors Of that district the names OF those they ma
registered that all could know whether they were oo OF
Ind In this connection wish 10 call the attention Of tho
learned gentleman from Ohio TO the fact that the election was
held the place where they held their other meetings for
says tha, the notice shall be posted in the or
place where they hSl hs GeS "TS me sT s aS
that tho notice shall DO posted up in the room where The eee
tion is 10 held.
son baroom while the election held 10 his stable off nj
distance communicating with this building as we learn 70
day for the first time only by passsgewsy up In the second
story Men who went 10 the place where the election was
who went 10 the place where the list posted up would not
dad the place where the election held The object Of hay
ny Gd UP M s p n1SSs se sou eyey
recorded there that off voter might undergo challenge
Now ali Of these things rendered perfectly easy per-
form the fraud that charged 10 regard 10 this election pre-
cnct and that is why the COMMITTEES have aTrnyed together
| the irregularities in this precinct.
Now what was thc evidence in this To begin WITH
the vote in the precinct doubled; and beside tho vote
being doubled according 10 the testimony o. OF the In
pecior there were 80 legal voters who failed 10 vote ana
the vote in this Fifteenth District was az large a. was IN
the Fifteenth and Twelfth Districts forming the old Twelfth
District year before and the part left Of the old Twelfth
District s the Twelfth District cast within few votes Of
the old vote so that the districts takOn together give don
BE the votes cast the old Twelfth District And when you
s SSsS s w I w sSas
o9 aq4 g iSea You win hssS 6 or more votes
Mr. HALs-I desire ask OF the Chairman Of the Commit
tee Of Elections r Dawes) If the Committee state to this
House rule Of law that the fact that the vote Of the old
Twelfth and Fifteenth Districts exceeded the vote Of the
Twelfth District BY 90 Per cent Is Of itself evidence
sud the election Of 1851 Tie increase Of the vote Is
MT D.wlsThat is just ike the learned gentleman the
other AIDE taking up Of those irregularities by itself
ard insisting upon {. that say that renders the election
ill,Sah ,...n. ,,Dro. understood r., o0e..
ton; allow 10 resiate It. simply asked whether The
Committee Of Elections claim that fact of itself 70 be pre-.
sumpive evidence Of nsnd 1 mage no pfopo'''o'' DIt
simply leave the question there.
Mr.. D.wgs-Tbe Committee make no snch claim. II my
friend had been attenve 10 what has already been said he
would have learned that that fact Of itself and alone is not
REGARDED a. evidence Of fa1d Bnt that taken WIN Other
there fraud And my friend cares TO look over this
ne case Of Blair against Barrett and what said there
and what the Committee made Of thai very KIND Of eV
that and what the Hon'e did In conclusion OF
Now. want The attention Of friend to mi, statement
buid fence around in an houryon vote
IN such district in single year without being able to find
nresnc in tie City Of NswYork without being able 10 find
Of it, There win be some new mouse built some
family. some new resident IN the District Ihey cannot
vote without being residents Of the district
Now how was Il in regard to this district in which the vote
ID Gna hoto ufV WA nav
hsbstion erected in district Of the old had
been pulled down There was no new family In t9s district
there any newcomer in the district.
And the evidence Of one Of the Inspector. Of the Board Of
clerk PuPosey putting down wrong numbers and wrong
ree And there !. evidence ha the men could not be
corded having voted on those streets and numbers There
men who were acquainted with the district its residents
and who went around nom house to house were unable md
osres attempted while the other did not to test The registry
By Of the dsrct aud the evidence OF the VIZ
The rG s O. ~ sS "a IT, s ,ns
en Of which have been before the Committee In any
Mr.. HILr-The gentleman will permit ne to ask him
another question simply 10 throw leht upon the case aa
have failed TO gather from me report n, se d q n
Of any effort whatever 10 trace out and ias the po a.
| 10 the names and residence Of the voters. ,
Mr. DAVIS has been stated and over again that
the employed for six weeks man who had heen
stfal man for sach work 70 60 house house testing
this regstry The evidence this not introduced
But an officer Of the Catholic Church In the neghborhood
man who was supposed have peculiar knowledge OF the
district and who OF the Board OF Election Inspector:
Of he District exanined and this affidavit which had
been excluded Of the testimony OF the contestant was
mt before him asked about each OF the
named submit that that was 80 FAR As his testimony was
| concerned, a vsrifcation Of tbs list
MI HAiE-Did he testify 10 baring made any eIsmnsonf
Mr. DAwrs-Yes Sir; he employed BY the sitting mem.
Der for the purpose Of dscedng this list which Wa excluded
/ by reason OF the objection OF the sitting member.
Mr. BRooKs-And wa had four days In which 10 do H.
Mr. DAwEs-Wben this witness came upon the stand to dis
| credit the list, he verified IL 70 certain extent
Then the sitting member called another wtnesr German
to credt this list This witness pronounced G OF the first