, 1869-11-14
IMPERFECT RETURNS.
Who We're Elected Aldermen in the
Giuth and Twelfth Wards,
Hearing OF Arguments by the
BOurd OF CAnvusseFB,
Tbs Judges Of Election to be Allowed to
Amend Their Retusua


Pursuant to appointment, the Board Of c.
saese7 met JesterdaJ afternoon, Ia tue Coun
Conf<roor, for the purpose OF hearing the arg
oenn OF counsel OF the motion that be Judges
election Who made Imperfect r. turns ba oerro
ted to Amend s2td returns, In accordance ".
lA~. The 11n board, conAisttng OF Jnsuces OF Il
: fesce D'No5, suekney, and Sunuerteid, AZ
Geoetni sAomoo. County Clerf, and A. Il. B .
mar C1tJ Clerk, wAa present, and \ large cruz
., epect41otn we're IN attendanCe Nj. caaltel
aptafesi a. counsel for CoUtskey, Aeasrs, Kui
Jsn and ku!ctefbockes tor Haiehan and T
M GxAx7s s7Arrxxsr.
hi. Grant presented 2ll1dayls &lRued by RI
J!dfes and ele1Es Of electiuu In the rnru Prrcluc
u the Twelfth Ward, settlng 1ortn, in rtYecr III
M Isst that sahnel AcCottes din receive, ~ caad
sac tut Alderman, sls yutes, belnx I majority !
70 over al Abe votes CA, Tor the opposing cand
uste ~ kAld plsclncr; tnat ine list VI prs,oua sn
ths number q yo1es cast for thr sane Nerr, acci
aehtAil] htd through m lnRdyestency, omitted d
Le returned BY The said judges. partly because o
l1t pruttsctett time and The e1nauAtlye labor IN
whee ,hs, aog Ss1 nIs psss osoea n the morntn'
necanle the Judges supposed that 1t wA4 oniy iii
ial o. toHn and county officers which tnt
were rece:ved they would *ho+ : taa5 McCotteT "a.
GtlEed slS votes In That precinct; mat he taffy
ast contains : Ioe and complete lat Of the cAudi
a,d pEay tbas An large numLer Of cl,,zeas mai
othernAe ne ttsfssnch!shet By reasoa oI lad
omisslone. and ~ she tsliJ list contains tue facts
amend saa poil list IN accordance viii tae isets h
Inc czse- Mi, Gfzss said that he up1rfsttsd thc
ras oi ..s ..
error, an omission 90 the pars of tae iudsss Ia "a
lutn!Ah tho llAt - provided by Inv. -
AH0rkkxT or M. cACIFlktn
AZ thl6 point be an INTERRUPTED tv Mr. cant
aeld, who said ihat, - he represented a s,siae
n,1sr .,,1, y 70 tn ss' tof .aen 81
mahnef Q! psoee1u1e- M. Glant toea gave pla
to ny: csulnsid: Who proceetled to make the
nren.ns the afH1asui; He *4td that the motion, on
tnc pe!l o. me Judges, vas fot permission 10 chr.
iecl MbaaeEer ttrors had OCCURRED 10 fbrlf re
totca ite clal1 et that the Judges ha hlf risnt.
atu n,h tma! made no difference With thts motioa
1oetnet tne ou!sdlon or nlsrAke va ascttn; ;al
o. intentional II accidental, taes ceally n.d tnc
ngnt 70 repair the error: II 1Lientioos tuey 4err
fnn ~. ~ peleo " !aT 70 readef ct'rtecs returos.
.,c apf'aFel On lRtAlf of there iQdRes and
NJ Ionifkc5 hs ir,ena, and 10 dlsc;slU that the
eIsoks stfe l1tenti'nal; ir be snnuld or sorrI 70
aeies1 Ae obeS oi ~ tlecsloa BY the peppir. sra
GhN'lllnR to " ieEc that tkey han thus subjected
,ntu tcasea to tho revere teral'y hicn ine iaT
omitted 10 perform Their duty Or n,,y psYt tharc.r
tneJ nov stood ready 70 cusnpse,e tha, du,y: 10.
1tt1 ~ ib.y coal, ee voa,peile, By Ax 10 psr;orn
" Eee'Eseu. The question wAa he&ptf the
lnat,' - caova..ern had thu po~ CT 70 stio the+s
rsrs J t 70 neta, asn me e, sccfiss a,. Tue '4~ wis
"a "a ;, i! a. isr ses,a nss '''sst, si'es
that nrl'iitRe. TINS IoIm-ntles provI ies, 1r tsw
we're on1E ifectorJ as belt siippu.etI ~ i,s ia
ustt nnie frF 1ifocul!hR snd pit+rr.tpg Tue evI-
~, ts"1rhcr ~crc htet or ,Lpa'rrd, il wua lnc
ttuty Of The board Of tsnyk..eIs, Irrespective Gf
IT,, A'en to santass the votes II puas tic. rao
lnt'loh Hsa ttnit'le bnenfnt th2t tf~ t1dnrs Ia
ho~cf to correct their rrrnf.; arrond. II mi m
a.loxt,1. thrn that t1r iuarh nl,l''I count tho
shtrn NJ thp' nUW atNnt EslNrnr,k TN tun lttIrs.
RI tn
- er ts'ftt cic. ihr couhsl rurtrci IL 10 iii. n.
..,c,' ; etE,e .e !, Hdan "...r!n lse coutt ii.
witch lhc bsiIots ness wr,t,rn nt pf,n,ri Cd
th'u!H w. mat gtuta- luf frjrr.!ui. surlt tcI~c.
Ion sGu|a In tiasd utOu lhu tu,ats, Alas mat
thu a!l ffl ut hrN was iuf1yr4i lf,if, lnn sj,s..
tnl ~ li from I'll" intuena. IN II 1t ,,sug Isp
Jnut' Gallon f' nj THAT thr if1hx rg1.rt ti,,.i
10 9ltrtt 70 !hn fftHtl VI lhH rurr.. TIN .eln.
nFbs, MY tlnR rntIl tatsl+r thau i}tr tsrtsi,n
~ AlilcA tha sosrA TrFn cAs', AHd II tan f.ItiirF
q snat. 60 ~. o...f.' u IL a4rrtalnni wAs
~ ,lnss u tue lk!aftl u CAnyAs>sra III uasu ltr
trtnfls xtrasHng't. MI ttrr1 Ibf,rrl,s!IiY could
'tAsn 'iu'li'fsa TIN tA1nt Ut sbt, +; Ii sl uun ia.
'to ~ tat ,uPtcna c"af1 t!,As t'.ef, iAuR mast
.olsr, liz thtn rrirrret, 10 VI Ill, ., Il, ~ 10
thS pa~rt III Tho h"'aEt u Cah.ansrrs 10 xI,ox
tic churt rnissl Iuat tnu law " u,yrFuttIx kho
iofnn.9 OF tt cstonR WAS sinpy directory aud Lor
,sis,ns annsl ~" nn!'rf ,iI.r ttsn the ba4fd nad
l1c f1GAt To c0nnt fhrso Sn!ea, naaLtrr how 10.
EH1.bht thn fetakLa for II the isue result cuud bo
aT1sftd Al ~ any nthcf tulc, then the noATd ~us
't'Ilas, TO auop' that tn!r. The qnrats,n, Whlcn
votu = " ttr KEca'sst .hAt tor Jota cor1,Itey Or
.Lst for ht lt4senhn, could oA,y be reached hJ
b. returns. In " III ,. ~, II VA, ruled that
bowtt The whole humber Of VOleA, and the n tnra
II The EcTsots voted for, Atd tho tunbef Of votes
1.s toF Zach; a.. wss ~ to-. Tas mateE,. Tne
urnr. the greater the duty OF the puA5l 0s
sahvasatrs 10 correct The error. Wnen theI Il.
uWt1 The e'fora to be Corrected lucy acted Ia tIr-
htIasct oI justice; her as II The aI1en,in,cnta
Ere Ut Permitted, huhdse1t " sottft would be
lrpnsed q ths exercise OF tnelr rights. The OF.
Get OF lt'nsi Of CanSassefs WA 10 allow people !
te bcheht ol tue vOtK c24L Tiserc VA no DIM.
Hllt 10 AsceifA!ntlR Tue rcsc!t from tho retufl.4
q lhs!i pre.~nt state \ l'ieTni compliance sta
be law wns complied With. TUE IAT wa4 luieadrt
. TO tbs Ecrs bcst Of tonmnn sell.e au1 VIA, not
.et'ai d 70 thso~ tecanlt.i!t'es aru4ul The esec.
iot luF TIE pufpo-c Of producing difficulties. |
nc ol.Gct The !a< Eorerott rIe.:l!ons wAs to |
ehatr the returns Us secure mud correct ~ pos
haa 10 rapt 10 nos h.ss ieGu1 re9uia. to Ss
y hLh A!lj 20 r.Cfed, coulA 1t refuse or tat. 10
.kc such sr'prt> q, we're nu~ h+t rem. There !
ules Would re- the best node, hut. in case the
uits tste Lot ctnp.ied with. tho returns could
ARGr4EA7 or Mr. EUsY1x,
MI. R7n5np. counsel for HsIetnu., de tired that
he ttAra ~unsd pAA1 \ cIs fucsiun between 4
RI los II ven ,trD. i,ona made for coul.secd
itcf1on cases. uhese each rarts u!Rht chouac
!Lst1rc I ihr PsscE-thr,c q TO ciua,se = Ghlnl |
'ustcf, AC.-A1n,t ~aa 1ur +Eic9 . cuuTt 10 take
= satLuc us tu TIE attpal nuu.ber OF votes caat |
F-s 10 tncse ros., aid nut TO the bard OF .:sn-
~ ktts. thar The at.thotteA cit eu ~ Mt - tue,d
c!e1nd The eo1Ltel ttcn qno'es, ftum the >Iat-
lset AID rel uIt- to The .na,Iser ii VI n,ch clc-
1T - ere to t% conducted, aud the retur, made
be lasrA Of CHLvastess: II han 10 power 10
tte,F+ Ec:IrLa Which were not n u!ere1l entirely I
'eurtnrc" with law. Tho boatd could Only
telale The Its.st II ao e:ce*,un ns shown bJ
kt+e db certified returns, sccur,llt the o2,ntoo
Cntti Justice sea'es In Is III, +, go, The
6s1ls nf t+c ssr ",tu.> nuthrnlcat+,l," meant
{ tnatp, 10, Us pecp:e uou!d like 10 hsvt them
TOW, but IA tAe3 dn Ehow, The ti.Iy crrEsttl fr- .
1rns s.as 1s1e 'hs s1'5 mose, U. lcf tns Inv. by
tse n Mh1r OF votes cast II tats
.trr otherwise, how easy It p0pla hc
t1e1 .be rtsur, in all the prce,nc:s o ~arl <ere
lon h. fur = ret nf corrupt iAtE:s al!er the
ot.+ II *as the prevention oI hIltu trsuts that
,e Ian cnnteGI IL ied,' lie desusr.i ptrn,uz hut
IT, :. ne ~ .noa,a ean rot II ne !ndecs hsd
lep 10 "eie eelfs stt'tR The n4ut's 1, AID Alter
ar 1uderr htA retLrbed th. II pa; ers the boani
aua ,1 le' .stnM 1,s Them .e make ns. .et Of .e.
fefufu Of Wh!ch The t,ossi coulh scl II netr
9 u the eostd nust th1ow ons The defective pre-
sss io ;aa i I'D ;s q es
h!s caasa*.. they tad Anothrr ay, bu' could
t't. al~ct to settle tbe matter before these can
nsstTa. /
A1GrNESr cF NE GRAIL /
MI Graz; ss,. tiat every Ia. n.d rights, and
nt OF fho*e r1ents VAs the right to Sole. and
here y AZ To Itwcr N anT Boa'd VI canva-4ers to
rlft+ hin OF tha, night. Inl~ pct,soa had peen
y tusts'tt i ts dtea-'ous o, ,he Supre1.e Court
! e>8 1n1s fseht wa rrcoFrizef SOL citizens Rad
oseft would he to- aliF tlsiranc n1.. d. Thero wa
I'll thAGHw Of e. ubt INST, under aiG,,l4r cir.um.
lahcef. any ccuE; ot compete 1ur ,ctfou - Oud
rte 1+rt tnbtpfJ Hsat.ddHus otters. The
Gully Cie1k to % ur certificate OF election to
hC,c N fsonA ABIDE from shas, thesn euul,i he
. coL1t sted election nut,I elcu ! crr1,nr.tH had
= en- Htn.d. He tou j rtnLd tic toard thst
here judSes Of election were still 10
s,'s.; Inst the5 r.rssited saat thry had
tsy. The mhR. kaa The Fs1rr facts o~sorc them
, when hey nt.1c Up the tally lists, And NOW
: 81 PEI nsssion 10 cour1ete Their tA.L 1t was
atei. ns Iur ,he board % con.iacr the Substance,
ot trir1t OF The !a.. aud tee wbo VIA actually
lcctsn b. nnson Of hasttE ,ece,vcd The lsrsest
eu hcf u votes 1t was a settled p1t1cipIe Ut
~ thst 70 pFrIon Nhn bad a vestet1 Ttsut c.uld
I Al 4 n's'c1ial ctllecs. Tae refusal to sliov
ne Judges 10 ptt1ect tne!r teturns would l,sfrAn-
tlst the people VI the precincts involved, and
tIaa ;a, cspE,y. the nrn ciscsed Of The rub. OF
tection 10 AcCossets opnopeut IN the Twelfth
s1Iu ty atosity Of 1tr soteH. whesra> b, tho
otes ac:uatl, taef, Mcto'tey hhd rcc<tsed r1s-
f,ty 81 9iG vttrs. The 4 m = II the taw neruT
&c heen ,tt eor r:.ta With 10 making OFT eltc-
'on NfntnS No.nrtaon hpn erre t4tru p,zre
btft:i, thhi o.ltea tnt ftlatn< 10 the writing
" o. fsnles II fa:L vas tDl v!M.'el; 70 ihAi
tte Feturrs Etfe TO f1,oTe tLtoEmAl thAu hun
Iesas htch Es1 Leen accepted III t,neA paat he
10 not suppose thai 'ht toafu entertained stn.
Il et''st that Aef,stsrs hal sEcrtsr r large ma-
ne Twelfth Watt Alllhc fAe1k were Ecrc, only
w carI11x1p RESUMES,
i p,ar. ~ rvad, 10 adait tb.t % he oo.,d ~ ebu,d
OF rsc dc c.Ltetttd rI. csIs1 caAe: nrf, i the
.sEd ~ no mote rtgtts h.n the couasri far the :