New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-14
POLITICAL.
THE BROOKLYN ELECTION FRANZ,


appointed at the ACADEMY Indignation ,,eet,ro ~, 80
held Last evening in the Dractoro' Room Of the Aca
OF Music, Brooklyn. R0bcrt ". Whiting acting a, D.,
porary Chairman, and Frederick A. Schroeder y. e..
tary After the pl OF members had been cAllol eite,
was read from A. A. Low, saying that an ,rpno,,.,
business engagement prevented hi' bling present 81.
suggested that the Committee br enlarged t,
members. and also that another gentleman ~, p,r.1.
the head OF the Committee n his place. A. no ro,o-ros
to with the rank aud Ilr r., I.grotod that ~
resolutions by which the Committee appointed had
not authorized them Ia investigate the ety., an.nc,
accounts
r. W Potter moved that the letter o. hid on the th.
for fhc present, JEd that Tor the pdrpp,c ~. .ng.
permanent organization, the attcndlI,c At IA. Commit
tea meetings shoai b" cOann,d To mcilb,Y, OF ia.
Committee
W. ". GoOdlch said that the procccla.'- 81 H., Com
mt"c were mater OF neat puzzle ia:crc.t. and h.
doubted whether il wise To cxclu" The rcpre.et
tiyrs Of thn prcs-. and H. in favor u bta, hem
present.
Mr.. Potter replied thar the Comin,'tcc nppnoach
ing important business, and must have RAJ and cain
deliberations. whenn working orIcr it M be pr e,
to make the prOccedinI pubic. liz thought thlt a,
first there might he siiel2bc l"nac AID diT rcn"ss
Of opinion, which should not he made public 1t mRht
convey wrong impression.
g Is. Chit'nndcn Thought that n N" outct the Com
public that they mcaIt bu-inre@ and hat cx ecd
Of them lie thought that the mectng 81 prsen, should
A. II. Daley said there might he a Qroat deal dons
which Guild bo furnished 10 the pres through score
John W. Hunter said mat the preliminary meeting,
should be public. He would De opposo to -rret
sions, H. wanted starr humber prp,r fl,s and
did not believe in surfing OF ia secrecy.
Robert Johnston said that the Committee o. Five WA
prepared TO lay before this Committee ma. OF tpst
lnony which they had collected, showing the mOea
unadvisablr that the guilty parti Loud he allowed to
escape through premature PubitatioGs of the testimony
MIR t;oodrick referred to the course Dur,.rd by tn.
New-YOrk Committee of Seventy in its iii session.
executive session, and claimed that the Brooklyn
Committee should oct publicly.
Edmund briggs also Favored public Proceedings al
present and until the Committee was luliy organized
He said that the citizens wOhdcdscrr scan the morning
Journals to see what the Committee had done and the
reporters excluded the public would b. dissatisfied
Mr.. Hunter said that If TIC notion TO e|clu" the 10
pOrers was not Withdrawn he would move u lay rOa
Mr. Potter said that the public wanted work from ths
Committee and not pablo exhibitions, and II the report
were not excluded the public generally would 10
coming in 9cgtns the pad men a3an2t Tlom 9ss
not want the plans developed so that the gii'y nea
could thwart them.
Mr. whiting slid the Committee had - fight an almost
almighty power, and should be guarded III what IT no.
There important responsibilities To b' rci"rredto
guilty parties would not hesitate 10 every advantage
Of them He believed it wise for the Committee 10 bega
them and un'lersrood how important it wls that
chance should be syra BY Which en2 sy , a %s%e ~
in EewYOrk. and he did not know whether or uot hers
The motion to exclude the press was voted upon and
lost by woe If IT to M. Goodrich offered tue fol-
lowing bylaws which were unanimously adopted BY ths
AsricIs III. Committee 'all bs Lno.9 ";te cl'n' sa
AaT q Il. oect mall be 70 collect 'dsn'e .aA
he recent lection S St .S 5on S ss
.senI. nrs 6.gt ~ ale n;,,or ; 70 p,"r:
appeal tho Lehas a5Ou, assemble for gea Tee fs'
mesfs for securing ID, ens justice be iOuni n"iul
AIT r 9si. a be p 'e SS tho Sos tg, .sl - a
usually aRe,g 70 'S S 10, ono r 1P's each to .o,ss
Of meubs: seton PIo,eorrf oa mite ~1oS, ag.,'
Committee on sas"n WIS aq g ss'' s s ne
IN The So1. oG Of AG oo se for he esnt ut Of ,ss
garo'e thls Os,n,I,ao1 sec n & ~. I -
charged .ith al Other mater, not s'gH, TO Other ean, M
Evening CcocE siecl melting, .S,G called By
upon e " S sed. 81 III . Of the .a Sse ~ Go o
Young M f"osbe report Oh tue AdniS on a
ART The y may At any be so o'?,ad| o. one a,;t
cept upon week snOuce aud by t"otbr' vote
Mr.. briggs moved the appointment Of Special COM
mItee of Five TO confer with the ReioIncrs Sonmttes
arranging consolidation of the two con'ni'tecs. hs
SS F f had reUuecd him to bring the matt befos
the Committee The motion was str3nueurly opposed
the majority claiming that the Two COnitiors were az
pointed TO investigate two different forms Of fraud In
the city, and motion OF Mr.. Goodrich The mattr was
referred to the Executive Committee, VIII, appointed
Messrs Potter Hustled, Cunningham. whiiiock, ~mHnz
and Chtenden were appointed CSmmltter I, HH.ns ne
9lIo w.s47g ~! E ~. yp,s,FT% y has,
IT,; 4ssaat Ssr,arv-George Fox NedsdrerJOln W Hn'
The Committee were in secret session at midnight
arranging the subcOnmtoes and their work
TIE BROOKLYN CANYASS-MIS>ING ELF' TON RE-
TURNS-THE COUNT TO BEGIN TO-DAY.
The BROOKLYN Board of Aldermen organized
at D. H. Yesterday as Board Of City Canyss'ers, and
received the returns from the several wards and d'trc
OF the city. City Clerk, W. q. Bishop ia transmitting
the returns reported as follows:
To the Board Of CRY CG"ras''r' . ,...,. ,o,,h.r
GESTLgMzS; Herewith tnnui. 70 Toof h"nr,'e ~! -
Accompanying statement showing "hen E,n % "- BE-" ~
The Of the vote Of The hts D;'r x q n,.
ne time f,' RECEIPT i vas %''n{ GTd upon 5ae nos ne 1
si. VI wa. At once gwen GU morning ne lin rSs
bearing outwsy every evidence Of beias he 1 'as S
NY t00%ess deposited no-. bow the ,..I f Ss%
lively DENIED .! every ef''n Ai'-'" WIZ e. Bsuop Cu Clerk
Alderman Richardson moved that the return from tns
Fourth District Twentyfrst ward Dc sent va, ~
canyassers It had been two days missing tI"'n '"'s
C;,v Clerks office and the BOArd had no knN"cdse 'nA'
tbis return was genuine official document Aldei
man Clancy moved to have the return Opeh'd ana
and II then considered irregular to have the cah'a'
summoned before the Board. The motion was c"II,u'
aud the returns we're thea ofER,G 6 c the cand
f SS!es scr rS To- %ts 40 fF D' ASr1y
Atram H. bailey received as votes ,x ana .v %u' B
cen peceiTed 9l votes The Democratic fen'lu'S
Claiming to rs elected is Jdeog BSSn n, A ~ s.oa
Richardson said that the return bore eSu n' tn,
irreonar and detective The canSasSeis had h nov
nIied with Tie State law which requires mt the "n9 Ne
humber OF votes received should be wue ~ V 70 tbs
thought scarcely safe, however " & The Com.
canyassers on motion Alderman Clancy t he
mttee on Rules and Election Returns were ansrs
70 receive the return and send for persons ana paP
Alderman Richardson asked TO have AiaeInsn pnis,
ninghan and Walter added TO the CoinuhI.ro ~ "ui
and Election Returns as under the present eAsnhh
lie feeling it was necessary that the sd
mnnsnaiS strong He wanted to have the puoc a,sJ
h h. rc,rns would be fairly and honestly canVas%S
'n' Ill, ,nffh Aldcrlncm nlnltu