New-York tribune., 1870-10-19

l.. WOOdfOrd and his associates on the RepuD-
lican ticket. There is no other issue involved
in our contest so imminent, so vital, as this.
MAYOR HALES ADDITIONS TO THE CENSUS.
Mayor Hall announced in his speech to the
Tammany Committee last week that revision
of the census was to be undertaken, from
which it would appear that no fraudulent vote
had been cast in New-York, and that the iron
dog Democracy would have perfect right to
cast this year 10000 more votes than they ever
cast before. Marshal Sharpe invited the Mayor
long ago to join him in an invitation to two
irreproachable and eminent citizens, one from
each political party, to make thorough ex-
animation and test of his returns The Mayor
saw fit to disregard this fair and honorable
offer, and submit the work of revlsiOn-to the
Common Council! On Monday night meet
ing was held to begin the task, and citizens
who had not been enrolled or knew OF errors
and omissions in the census were invited 10
come forward and give their testimony. Not
q sipqle person appeared, and save for the
members of the Committee, their clerk, and
the reporters, the room was empty. 1t was
then announced that the Committee would
adjourn, and make their investigation secretly !!
Comment upon this impudent resolution is en-
tirely superfluous.
We must confess, however, that if the Com
mon Council mean to bring the population up
to the vote, they act prudently in undertaking
that very formidable job in secret. Mr.. Halls
theory is that tho census is shockingly incOm-
plete because it is taken in the Summer sea-
son, and that if the votes seem to be too many
| in proportion to the inhabitants enumerated
| by Marshal Sharpcs deputies, it is because a
large proportion of them were away at the
watering places when the enumeration was
made. A slight examination of the figures will
show the proprety of secret meetings if the
| Committee of tho Common Council feel under
the necessity Of supporting this theory. In all
| the best wards of the city-thOSe we mean
which are inhabited by persons in comfortable
circum .tances-the returns show from 10 to ~ in
habtants for every vote; and yet it is just here,
| if anywhere, that the census ought to be most
affected by the cause TO which Mayor Hall re-
fers Now take the districts in which there is
discrepancy large enough to prove the per-
petration Of gross frauds. Here are some Of
the worst of them:
FIRST wAnD-Sirh District whitehall, Beavcr-st Old
spl and East R,ver-Votc-Rep &c. Dem. 2?i total,
$40 Population, 9e2 residents to one vote, three and one
tenth.
SECOND wARD-First Dish-iet-BrOadway and Park
row. Spruce, Gold and Liberty sts-|Ote-Rep "a, Dem
l3otal,n67. Population SC5; residents to vote, two
and two-tenths.
SECOND wARD-Sccond District.-Maiden-ane, Gold
Ferry, Peck-slip and East River.-Yoe-Rep. 60, Dem
2I3 total 800. Population clG residents to one vote, two
and one-ienth.
THIRDs swARD-Third District-Chambers, Broadway,
Murray, Greenwich, Robinson. North -yOte-Rep
r. Dem. 2G6 total 3S Population sS5; residents to
VOTE two and X-tenths.
SIXTH wAgD-Seeond District.-C Chambers, Broadway,
Pearl, and Centre.-VOfe-Rep. O. Dem 1885, total. 195.
Population J28 residents to vote, two and seven
teDths.
SIXTH WARD-Ninh Districk-Bayard, Mott. Canal
and Bowery Dust two blocks).-yote-Rep. II, DEM
lO31; total, 1,O5 Population, 13; residents to
vote one and ify-scven hundredths zone hundred and
ffyseven residents including and children, cast
100 votes.
SIXTH wARD-Tenh District-C Crhis Is the Democratic
banner District broadway. Canal, Baxter, Whit, Elm,
and Walker Glye blocks and small gore).-Voi,-E,p.
co. Dem $751; total, 934 Population, $40; residents to
ono vote ninety ythree hundredths votes
than there inhabitants including aliens strangers.
women and children.
SIXTH wARD-EiereHh Disirict-Baxter Canal, Mott,
and Bayard 1.-TWO blocks).-Toh-Rep. 80, Dem. 1O1i;
total ll0 Population, 2,It residents 10 one vote, two
and a-haf
EIGHTH wARD-Tirst District.-Canal, Wooster Spring.
and Broadway Toie-Rep. 90 Dem 4e5 total, 555. Pop
uati0n l425 residents to vote, two and yeenths.
EIGHTH WARD-Second Disfrict.-Spring. Wooster.
Prince, and Broadway Uhree blocks.)-Poie-Rep. is.
Dem. 9i2; total o5I. Population liO residents to
vote, one and twotenhs
EIGHTH WARD-Third Districi.-spring Wooster, Hous-
ton and broadway ttlree blocks )-Voie-Iep 81, Dem.
Sj5; total sG5 Population i03i residents to vote,
one and one-hfth, nearly.
EIGHTH WARD-Eceifh Dstricf-Canal Hudson
Spring, and varck -four blocksJ -Vote-Rep. a. Dem
GO; total, 73i Population 1858 residents to one vote
two and blk -tenths.
EIGHTH WARD-Fineenh Distriof.-Canal, Hudson,
and Sprng-sts three blocks beside spings Mnrket)-'
Voie-Rep. 10, Dem. 1908; total, l,o22 Population,
l7loi resdents 10 VOTE and sixtyseven-hund-
redths.
Now, Mayor Hall, do you want the Commit
tee of the Common Council to prove that four
fifths of the inhabitants of these savOry and
aristOcratc districts go to Saratoga and New
port and Long Branch and the Adirondacks
from June to September
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At the Republican rally in Boston, and in
Hall Q.t G.n