The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-13

given thiee Candidates. Ths evidence
WAS conclusive and proved thai aggregate
mend that the be corrected each candidate al
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n hs returns from the Eleventh election d.,r, ., m.
Ninth ward claimed by the prosa.ant hat
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claimed TIA. shs words and figures James Z. Mcveany
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failed sgnaly in the estimation OF your co,nmitsee 70
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lively 70 the OF the return giving Mcveany 1903
positive easnce sIs for your COMMITTEES p.ay to decide
than 10 order the reurns sscompared to DO can
In the Fourteenth election dissrct Of the Ninth
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attention to He saysI received portion OF returns
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vesny who informed a me that he was beat was gone
and be pulled out Of private drawer there the and
,hsre WIN n 0f DONG that and 'ei' them
directly Interested in the resa. the vote given in tha. dis
ed and Kept nvos,s n the oacs tho Clerk Of
me Common Council II scarcely necessary to that the
his sSss By
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test Assistant Alderman that district and who
IN determining this case and certainly credabe him
Daas 80 As yosmy IN mt
with the conduct OF the protestant a
open IN SUBSCRIPTIONS evil purposes
be as clearly evident 70 the public they are
In view the elected your committee are in favor Of
Common Council be accepted and canvasscd the
affect materially the result Of the election OF Assistant
Alderman for that Assembly district any other
Candidate the Of he 10
lows James T. Msveany twenty-one; Peter caIIn, SO;
Sixteenth district Of the Ninth ward appeared that
% h haf o the from said district
had received lis and in another ssynne. In explanation
q this regnarty 4 was made apparent 70 your committee
Of votes given for each candidate concerned
Assistant Alderman separately az thew were given
the ballots the different candidates
aggregate contained the AIdermanc
allowed as his "S at
The report goes to state in regard to the vote cast
Tor Aldermen IN the odd numerical districts that If
they should allow the vote 80 cast to be counted
with one exception it would be found that the pre-
sent members from those districts were reelected.
| In this matter the report says -
Your committee therefore recommend that the votes so
scs oI a s ODD S q % the IA s
declared BY hs board OF canvassers decision
have
n1sr he city,
The report then goes on to give the tables of votes
cast Tor Aldermen as above mentioned and states in
commented upon as fOOws:-
In the OF the protestant Mehon, claimed
that there irregularities IN the FOR Trustee Of Com
,csnth ward your committee examined the q
reiurns Mellon claimed to able to produce evidence
Of fraud but failed to DO 10 Your costtes therefore
for Of % be ~
1S%H 19 aiis
Ts cns oa the a.
the ooe OF
san Alderman, while the tally list which by acciden,
eaea tha, the We're correct and your Committee
Se ps%a Ac az they e Of IN.
ward on Trustee q Common schools was referred to you
70 BE % and the other s ns The % rs
the matter q the groes. Of Valentine Msnsk again.
Trustee Schools Twenty election al
ballot boxes were removed from the election poll
previous 10 The canyas . OF the ballots contalne
eon%ea only rrss1sry r. which wa
because Of disagreement between the canvaser Bu
s. s The box wss not The
counted As the returns pronounced by boil
| canvassed.
| The report concludes with resolutions embodyinp
! the recommendations OF the committee the severa
| protests and a full report OF the examination ant
| argument had before the committee.
| When the motion to adopt the report was stated
| by the Chair, Alderman White, opposing the mo
| Nix. PREsIDENT--In relation TO the Eleventh dis
| trict Of the Ninth ward contend that there was
suficient evidence given before the Committee on
Protests TO warrant Mr.. Mcyeany in entering pro-
test against the returns being received az read OF
by me from the district canvassers' returns on the
day canvassed the vote for that district. The tally
OF the poll clerk, made on the night OF the election
/ and the return sent TO Police Headquarters which
also bears the signatures OF the district canvassers
is sufficient evidence to my mind that Mr.. McVcany
received one hundred and eighty votes In that dis
trict do not consider IL absolute proof or positive
i evidence that Mr. McVeany did not receive the one
hundred and eighty votes In the Eleventh district in
| the Ninth ward, which he claims because the can
| vassers arc unable TO detect any erasure or any
alteration OF the returns, for setting out to
commit fraud may be SO adroit In his work as to
escape detection; therefore, I move you. sir that
we disagree with the report OF the committee In
ference to the Eleventh district OF the Ninth ward 50
far as relates Assistant Alderman and that James
| f. Mcveany be credited with hundred and eighty
votes and Peter Culkin one hundred and seven.
Alderman Whites motion was put To the vote and
| lost
| Alderman White then move ''to strike out the
! comInentsn after the words Common Council, on
The Chairman alderman Hardy)-That would be
! amending the report.
The Chairman--That we cannot DO: we can accept
reject the report or send II back the committee
| with directions 10 amend but we cannot amend it,
The question the adoption OF the resolutions
\ offered In the report embodying the recommends