New-York tribune., 1871-11-04
INSPECTORS OF ELECTION.
EFFORTS TO SECURE HONEST MEN.


MIR. Strahan, counsel for Mr.. John Foley
made application In the Supreme Court Chambers yes
terday morning, before Judge Barnard, tor order
show cause Why peremptory msndamus should no,
issue to compel the Mayor to remove the present
rupt Inspectors Of Election and appoint honest
cordng to the law and for the purpose Of securing fan
election.
Judge Barnard Immediately issued the following order'
At Special Term Of the Supreme Cont held Ct Cham
bora in the Courthouse In tho City Of EewYork on ths
day S R e s John Foley
A. Oakley Hall Mayor Of the City Of NswYorh10I On ts h
ssSondsS NJ 'as oafeY Hail. sSos cause before me-
Special Term Of this Court e be held at se An. IN
November, is7i st II o'clock afternoon why writ q
peremptory mandamus should not issue under the seq
with to appoint a. provided BY law Inspectors Of EleS
ton in the yarous election districts In the seyerai
citizens may be- secured them ct the election 70 h
held on Nov. Z, 1871. GEORGE q. BARNARD, J. D. Z.
Tho order was not served the Mayor in time for him
to mako his appearance ct half past o'clock and th'
order made returnable on Monday next at 10 o. m
Later In the day Mayor Hall served with the order
Of tho Courts and aadays below, and made the follow
ing anidaytt In response,
REPLY OF MAYOR HALL.
City and County of Neur- York, So. : A. Oakley
hall being duly sworn deposes and says that on this sd
day Of November, at the hour Of O'Clock m Of th
day, the within batch Of papers srved upon him in
vt which for some reason are egbe to this deponen
and cannot be read That upon his own resPonsibiIiy
& es % On Sss AND aS Gs sIsSH
| of law, whereyer there was Q vacancy, an In,
outlined In the following card hereto annexed:
AAToKS OFFICE, NxvYozx, Oct Il. ls7l.
sm The Mayer desire. 10 correct usppreasnOns regarding "a.
TIsSs. s ~. 80 S.@oe Asss 81 haT, been
either a T% % M S I 1 Sta a@a u: 3. sSS ass% % T
ar. only l3 benOss vacancies Tor the hayor certificate sDpoa.
%sas is. aRis asyi ~ fs': .rSs
R Si%inlsh.d 70 soniorm 70 the laws Of ISL
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boundaries because IuIDsc0" chosen on TA rs!st,
And no Is informed and believes that there i
any vacancy in any office Of Inspector Of Election %
time calls attention OF the Honorable Court In con-
WITH s or % enrses e sf the sss
not only gotten up for pssan on ensc 9 S but Tes
embarrassing this defendant when as date Of sldavn
shows the application could have been on Thursday.
is lawfully to be made although protesting against thei
f sgSra ana % SS5f Sef64e me- this Sd day q NoHtmbe D.
1871. CoRSELIgs coRsoS, Commissioner Of Deeds.
The order show cause is made returnRbe on MQndaS
next.
The afadavts Of Mr.. Foley and others are, with feS
exceptions general accusations Of fraud against In
spectors They contain very little that Is which
has long been suspected, but basis for ths
important action designed ultimately TO compel thu
Mayor to appoint prominent and honest Inspectors IT.
lieu OF the corrupt gang who miscounted at the last eee
ton.
/ AFFIDAVIT OF JNo. FOLEY.
Ciy and County Of NeW-Tork, Ss: John Foley, beinc
duly swoTn deposes and That he resides at No
seventythirdst, in the Nineteenth Ward in tbs
City Of NewYork; that he Is candidate for the o1os
of Alderman Of the City Of New-YOrk at the
7h day Of November. ls7i that deponent knows that
the feeling I've very sGns & a CLASSES Of 1eEs
honest election is not to BE be e1peGted that the facts
lows: The said Tammany Hall Association has for some
years maintained system designed to control the cleo
secured by having inspectors Of election
appointed elected the interests Of the Association
ton Is no longer question Of ballots but Of contrOoi
the OF election The Association has representa-
select the parties be put nomination be elected
appointed Inspectors Of Election in the interests Of the
Of the City essential quahc alton OF tho parties 30
% bs ees Soen and 0S Of the
and ca1ysssers Of Election IN past years, gross
False registry has been permitted; repeatna
has been carried on on an extensive scale; fraudu:
iE the system as SaIldtstas and false counts Of Inc
ballots have been made Through the operation OF this
running under the protection. Of tho Tammany in.
torest have been almost Invariably declared success:
the inspectors Of election have to be appointed by the
and In TeT Sf the m % e pa nave i'm
terest been taken in the subject Of the appointment
that no person should be appointed inspector who was
above all suspicion, and representative citizens
teryiews with the Mayor with the view Of securing bis
cooperation this end Such interviews the Mayor has
ments from among those persons recommended by Tho
Tsmmany Hail representatives.. That the names Of tho
bureau Of Elections, where notice each inspector
prepared and handed In the greater nuDer Of the
in the Ward who delivers or wthhods the same he think.
the sppointse to the interests Of the Tsm@any Han
Association the notice s Withheld ana substitute
as il vacancy existed. DeponenI has made careful
investigation a. 70 the inspectors appointed In various
sconssd Of sns: Of @ards Of rape and Of Se
some who cannot write, many wel-kn0wn re-
II s.s s
the interest Of the Tsmmsny Hall candidates Hundreds
Il The sIe eadins of TaU%any Han 1sso
citation, and It h 80 well understood. being
sSey sSesp''q resids, that they viii make their
retIrns favorable to the TsmmAny Hall candidate with
ont any reference ballots cast And such 10 the
dangerous character Of many q tOse aDpcnted by the
e @ u e s
oome forward to make Adaut % the fact, the,r Ves
being danger they did That said inspectors Of
election have been appointed by the Mayor In the Tam
many Hall Interests that they are placed under the
direction Of the Tammany Hail representative 10 tho
Ward, and viii commit any fraud necessary 20 mske The
return favorable 70 tho candidates put n nomination by
said Association that tho feeling v almost universal
In this city hat with sueh inspsosozs the election VIA
bc Q faroe and fraud N me eity JONI toLsn