The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-13
THE CHARTER ELECTION.
Board Of City Canvasscrs-Report OF the
C0mmittee ON Protests.

Board Of City Canvassers-RepOrt OF the
C0mmittec ON Protests.
The Board OF Aldermen, sitting as q Board OF Can
vassers to canvass the returns OF the recent
election, resumed It's session yesterday at noon with
the chairman, Alderman Hardy, presiding. As II
had been nosed abroad that the committee 10 whom
tue protests had been referred prepared to report
there was, OF course, a large crowd In attendance
and much interest," was manifested In the result OF
the proceedings before the committee. When the
Board had been called 10 order the roll called and
quorum found to be present, Alderman Conan, chair
man OF the Committee on Protests, submitted the
report.
The report, which was read by Deputy Clerk Fran
els J. Twomey, showed that there had been conside-
rabe care shown In It's preparation. 1t was very
lengthy covering some forty or more pages OF legal
cap paper, and detailed the protests received, the
evidence and arguments submitted on each protest
and the findings OF the committee together with
tables showing the number OF votes cast for Alder
men in the odd numerical districts. The report
showed that the following questions had been pre-
sented Tor their consideration
Fy.tA protest from John Mehon alleging infornay
fraud csnysssns the votes y The Fourth and Fsb election
seq,n-- petition IRON Charles Pinckney correction
o. clerical error IN recording ne v9ie cast Tor Assistant
Tasd-A protest from James r. Mcyeany alleging fraud
Eleventh districts Of the ward evidences IRE
gsrity appearing the from the Fourteenth
Sixteenth districts OF the Ninth ward
Fourth and PVthA protest from bernard X Murphy and
Valentine Manck respectively against canvassng tho
for Assistant Alderman and School Trustee In tho
of lrrssnsrity IN such canvass.
appearing the returns for Assistant Alder
aud School Trustees from tho Thirteenth and -Four
teeuth districts Of the Twentieth ward, large number
Of votas being returned "scaerfng' In the for
Assistant Alderman (be contest IN that Assembly district
cose the also referred 10 the
tee for action.
In the matter OF the petition OF @. G. Pinckney IL
was made apparent that the error was q clerical
one. The required correction was directed TO be
made.
The protest Of Mr.. Mcveany being tho most tm-
was made evident that the decision OF the
committee would determine the election OF men,
Der Of the Board OF Assistant Aldermen, the matter
was more fully explained In the report OF the COM
mittee. The status OF the case and the findings Of
the committee were stated In the report as foows:
Tho Irregularities In Fih district Of
the Ninth ward appeared 10 be " foliows:-
There made of the given for Counsel "a
the Corporation the whole number OF votes given for the
ONCE OF Assistant Alderman wasdecared 70 be J although
the return gives Mcveany 300 votes Havznd and Culkn
81 and the for school officers all contained upon
one page being made Of The Offices OF Com
missioner AID Trustee In fact the entire return was made
out Ia very dscrsdabe manner showing the Inconsistency
and nsggnce, nothing the part o. the canvass
er that distrc aud went 70 show that while each cand
upon Vie face Of The rssws uas Que csadidAss