New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY ELECTION.
rR1uNpu OF TIE REGULAR PARTY.

The annual election of Directors of the
Mercantile Library for the next thrcc years began yes
terday az a. No. and before the polls were opened
tho hall in which the voting was to take place was
crowded with voters whom the exciting canvass OF the
past week had drawn thus early TO the scene
At the opening Of the polls demand was
made by a committee from the Reform party F"
that the Inspectors should he sworn, in accordance with
the law. when this refused, protest was read
from A. W. Green, the Chairman OF the Executive Com
mttce oftbe Reform party stating in behalf OF the can
didates Of his party that the continuance Oh inc
election under such circumstances would ne
Illegal. This did not arrest the proceedings
for the balloting continued unnterrupledly, until
the Inspectors discovered that voters rolling ballots
together and passing them in This led TO an ex
animation Ct each ticket it VAS handed in; and AGAINST
this the Reform party also protested ON the ground tnat
second protest met with the same fate as the
first and With very free expressions OF opinion on one
side and equally denominations on the other, the
balotng continued 1t seemed 10 be admitted ON both
SIDES that there were many elses Oh ~ pea dH az
templng 20 vote illegally, but which party deserved
ccnturc did not appear TO be clearly defined IN
was endcavuriug 10 repeat, great ind f'rcnce was
mg tie AFTERNOON Henry D. Lloyd challenged a
man named Goldschnidt who he s sdFes'
and again as Cohn On This occasion, howeIGIi,
vote was rejected by the Inspector a AT tc Library
tal IN tue upper story TO be counted ms So han
bcslCeed by anxious crowd, 80 as 10 TI Iuns
sid Of several poicemcn 20 preserve oItI e f,iovnc
0f the Reform party counted first WIN TIC '00o
Laurent Bailey 3l7 vo~s D. Lovd 9l2 VOsi ID
VAR J. WI git 3lf William H. Cary, N7 ,olg'
ON the regular ticket tine vote WIS as lolUMs ~ =,
viii en- H. Guion, IT, vOtsi George y NhfAei - oeSi "" "
Lewis 81 JsHts Bruce J. - iote- 80.
According 10 the ballots the total number OF otes cast
was 7Gl hut by an account kept by the Reform party
during the ay tie actual number OF votes II is claimed,
did MT exceed $50 After the result had heen an.
nou ced the following protest was read 10y member OF
the Reform party;
t. ~ Board Of Inspat0-s n ne fnRtcl Fiction
CrNTyrs Please to tsse toce We undersigned the
parry. do erehy protest against Board de-
Geo. G. Clarke, W. H. Lewis, erd Jas
rce them. elected to the position Of Directors the
As Ocapn giving eerttc2ts OF election 10
thrm.o r aut of be- on the following grouu!S:
Of Election dy previous to the
81 polls A. required ty the laws Of thus S7e.
eon, IN violato of The laws OF this se
81 this A. alton did repeatedly throughout the
ballots rendered them BY members Oh the Asoa
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That by organized Of fraud whereby the fos OF many
Association voted upon by parties not mem
pUOse. The actual legal vote cast at said election was
Iuliaed and oanceel , 49,, ,-.-,s
cha L. grs oferei by members Of this Association. ,
and Illegal Pepetrsted throughout The
elect
fl ID L0Kp II. CARY.
II that the Reform Party would take legal
measures 10 contest the election. - =,
~fhe annual election OF Trustees Of the Clinton Hal
Association resulted yesterday, in the choice or the
fulluwiug Wilson G. Hunt Thomas II. Faile Edmund
Coffin, W. +. Dudge, Isaac II. Bailey, Hugh N Camp,
and John X. Ny Cls.