New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-14
7HE CHARTER ELECTION ERIrDS.

BOARD OF CITY CASYASsERs-TuR PROTEST
IRON MG. M'YEANl sEr ASIDE.
The Board met at ! o'clock p. IN, on Saturday,
ana received tho following report nom the Committee
Protests and Contests
Your Committee held their frat meeting In the chamber
of tho Board " Aldermen Thursday, Dec TO- AT II
The petition Of Charles G. Pinckney nrt taken into
consideration and 10 becoming clearly apparent upon
and comparison OF tue vote recorded with
the original lie In the Office of the Clerk OF the
required directed 10 be made; aud tho
yce as claimed by The psy9nT va, a ni1otd ,no
tention OF your Committee and rs II was eVdont thor
decision wond determine the election OF member 10 TIE
Board ~ Assistant Aldermen Tor the ensuing year II was
determined 10 gyo the fun ana Impartial lnvesil'
gHgn with the dssIe That the sost exact and even
sble do 90 both parties 20 the controversy with
that otlcc. ln VIEW the entire afs.aTnS nA,n "Is ,o
pcndix 10 ths roport. marked -" The protestant was
also represented by counsel -. o,-,
OF the Ninth Ward appeared tn be a. follows;
,ci io Inc orpoI alton he whole number II votes given
for the Office VI Assistant Alderman Was declared 10 he
?2o although the return gives mcveany 600 votes Hay
land 90 and Culn aud the returns for school officers
all contained upon ore page no classification BENG
fct the entire return a. made out In very disc rcdtabo
manner showing the inelciency aud ncglgorco moth
ing WORSE the pnrtot the CnyssserS OF that District
and went chow, that while each candidate received the
given for him. u appeared upon the faco OF the re-
turn that one candidate received ~ moro votes than the
entire humber gwen IN the district for tho three candi
da,ca The evidence, however. WINS conclusive, ana
proved that tho aggregate vote OF tho district was eTo
neously given The Commee recommend that the error
be corrected ana zach candidate allowed the vote re-
turned for him. II appears VA sach statement a. tot
lows: James L. McVoany, 5sO Iotor CulA, %; John
O. Hayiland. 90 ....
In Tho r, turs from the XIII Election District Q, tie
Ninth Ward, IL wAs oMhed by the protestant that
fraud had been lcipotraed upon HIN by altering tho
figures originally made Ia tnch manner as 10 deprive
hlm Of II votes ~ claimed that the words and
altered 10 flames r. movcauy received los" ana Peter
Culkn Received " 60 Peter Iukln rccti' cd IT, The
aplcst To tho protest 10 estab
lIsh the correctness ~ the allegations but failed hRaly
| In the estima ton OF yonf Committee 10 do 20.
Canvasser Robert H. Johnston twhom the counsel for
tho protestant caaeterzes ms clerk that don't mako
misfkes1 failed 10 discover any alterations or scratch
Ing on the rotu rs and Canvas.tr William A. Durham
testified positively Ia The c0rlectnns OF the return giving
scVeany loa aud thkip 7s ,ot.h ~ was nhPossble'
partially decide Otherwise than tn order the returns
| as compared. a. br caEvHsscd aDd allowed -
In the XVIII Election District or tiW NpSth Wntd,
discrepancy o. 40 votes spYsars bl VI ts
rho return filed with the Alderman tWhte) O that Dis
iret Tie Clerk return gives Cnlka $40 votes ioNeAy
votes the Aldermnn's return gives Cnla 40 votes,
and iaI The evidence eioited IN this casc was
annuon after being duly sworn. 81 naty rontradctng
the other aud the corT0boayo ittihony on each side
being of the sae contradictory nature your committee
are utterly opposed ~ gvne eraafnys 10 ethsi and
~ Alderman White, however, y 40 convincing.
that fraud was not only attempted but actually perpe
irated that your to,nm'tce desire "a call particular at
tentor 10 H. lilo saysi 81 received q portion Of
my returns an the CITY Hall. aud a portion at my
L0isc-or they wore left thcre--and the returns
that received removed 70 place Of saetyj aud
few days after received tbcin called Into tho 0ioe
whore I bad deposited them aud saw Dir, McyopnY.