The New York herald., 1871-11-10
The Republicans Of Brooklyn Protest I'm Nassr
Against the Result Of the Election.
Charges Of Ballot Box Stufing and Inter.
fsring with Canvassers.
Remarks L OF the Indignant
Parties.
Ma or kaibtIcisch to Assist III The PrOsccu.
'iOn Of Offenders.

Tne Republican General Committee head quarters,
| over the Post once, Washington street Brooklyn,
were filed to rcpleon by the leading lights Of tho
radical party and the defeated candidates on their
| ticket as early az nine O'Clock Yesterday morning.
They assembled pursuant 10 call Issued ny Silas h.
! puteher, CnalCDan of sald committee and super
| visor ui ,2.erDa Revenue, 'IoI ,he purpose OF
taking measures to contest the recent lraudu,on;;
elections IN this city and to protest against the In
| famous manner In which The people have been
robbed OF their rlghts.n The meeting called 10
| order by Mr.. butcher, who said The importance OF
| investigating the frauds which have been commit.
| ted could not be oyerestimated. Mr.. Samuel
! Hutchinson was chosen Chairman anu eA-AlderMan
| Whining Secretary.
| Elk x-AssemDlyman W. w. GOODRICH then arose,
| ana sald he believed that it would be conceded
by every one familiar with the facts that the gross
| est frauds mad been committed at the recent ecc.
1 tions. IL would not satisfy the honest voters TO
know that they had gained q signal triumph In the
| State over corruption, when they knew that there
have been frauds committed az their own DOORS by
winch gentlemen who We're elected fairly have been
/ deprived Of their places; and, therefore, IN the
midst Of their triumph IL would behocve them to
i take instant and ercctual measures to repair the
wrong done and punish those who had thus violated
! the most sacred right lie would move that COM
mttee Of I'VE be appointed to prosecute all breaches
OF the Election law TO sec that the officers who are
charged WIN The me duty n OF ,nnGg indcting persons
j their duty, and where republicans who have been
/ eeced sre sought TO bo deprived OF their rights see
| that those rights are secured 70 them. lie con-
| cudcd as lolOws:--Wc never shall have tar cleo
| lion until repeaters aud those who make living by
unfair politics are made TO understand thai We
mean, whenever republican candidate IS de-
iranded Of his rights, To contribute TO The pfosetn
on Of those who aeTaa @ a"H nnoT arang una, ~
| out The CITY, l, and in common with myself there
were many counted out. The decided stand taken by
! the citizCns did much to insure a healthier con-
ditiOn Of affairs the following year; and SO II VIII
! be nOw Let us act with vigor.
United States District Attorney y. T. TRACEY s,ig'
! gestcu thai one OF the duties OF this committee
should be to wait upon tho Mayor and other oncers
! OF the CITY who are willing To cooperate in redress
| ing the wrongs inflicted, and ask them to unite IN
calling meeting. retrospective Of party to expose
box and to punish those who nave committed tncn,
and place In office the men who were properly
elected. The proofs OF lrand were abundant. In
the second district OF the First ward the police, at
the bidding OF The democratic supervisor OF lnat
alter the Boar,l had been organized, after the poll
! clerks had Deen appointed, ana walked nun out Oi
the room, ana IN hls racc inc supervisor lesgnated
city, and the police kept nm in HIS place. Jhc fellow
| was permitted to remain, despite the protest en-
tered by the speaker 10 was not necessary TO a'id
! he SAID tnat tue republicans were counted out ~
| that poll and the republican candidate Tor Alderman
sempy district, where they have counted out
Charles y. Morton, who was honestly elected they
\
nns SSa nsea wSsn n w aHys by dss a Ry esS S 3 3Ssy
mt In $50 Assembly district ballots in o sng.e dis.
trlct, and then counted MN Dy lour majority.
Doyou believe that 100 people came up to that poh
the Assembly ticket having i3o more votes rnan
the state in this district! You are required 10
believe tina, ls0 men went 70 me po,ls ana vote ior
city or county tlckef, ana, what IS most PECULIAR
M aaye y9aa at exI. 9ne II % mat EGs
can oe lounl ~ may nc ascertained who those l3o
men were Why gentlemen me & theory ,, s absurd;
| purpose OF counting out an Assembyman who was
elected. Now, we demand not only that tnat wrong
certificate OF election, but that the men VINO stuffed
the bal9t boz should be arrested, indicted and
III tne Sixth ward they return 800 votes. This,
Mr.. Tracey asserted WAS physical ImpOSSlbiity 10
% a9 r '1s were .e he s ype pS "ns a. Snag m
street. $50 votes were pocd during the day, AMI the
Inspector OF election declared ~ would oc necessary
| district There has been an organized system Of
fraud ana he charged that the police were In league
with the swindlers. In the Second ward The
democratic vote returned y 2,2l6and the republican
| 2O4. When Governor HOFFMAN was elected, In 1862
the vote OF this ward was l,305 and the republican
Mayor Kalbneisch entered the hall while Mr..
| Tracey was speaking, ana coming forward was re-
ceved with applause, Tor when he returned thanks
lie said ne had learned from several witnesses lnat
the order or the day was fraud, "and now think IL
Is time, II American citizenship ls worth any tnlng
something should be DONE II the people are 10 be
deprived oil their CnOlcc III INC vi l1cu 10
fi oitices OF trust through fraud, 1t IS time some
| change should be made am with you In lerretng
out these lrauds, and agree 10 share tue expenses.
cratic vote in the Filth ward was o0O against 100
tins year, when there was no Governor elected,
an increase OF 1900. The population has not In
creased, he cOntended over 900. In the Second
ward the vote has been Increased LOO over thai OF
1869. Tbis the Mayor considered impossiDle.n
Ex-Mayor BOorH also spoke. and heartily en-
dorsed INC object Of the meeting. A Acommlttec was
appointed TO perfect arrangements Tor holding %
mass meeting al the Academy Of Music This evening"
REPUBLICAN, GAIN.
H. was conceded yesterday afternoon by the demo-
Gratis that Charles b. Norton, republican candlaate
Tor Assembly in the Seventh district OF Kings county,
Is elected over w. Wainwright democrat. They
pleaded having made mistake in the original can
yass. THIS gives.the republicans five Assemblyme
elect ont OF nine In that county being gam OF lour
over last year.
Yesterday nlr. n. ]. BacknOuse, chairman or the
meeting held at The Rink on the 2tn Of october, re-
ported the OF nfty citizens who are to serve
as committee and "take slch measures as may be
Thought necessary and expedent 10 carry out the
purposes Tor winch the said meeting was cailed.p
The meeting was called for the purpose OF securing
reform In The municipal government. Sub0lncd i5
a list of the names Of The committee appointed by
Mr. Backbouse:-Ambrose Snow, Joseph Wide,
Charles H. Fe1ws Joun mnc, Jv,i Wl,,o ,ouRR, mar MAT
John Doherty, Rotert Macoy Edmund briggs,
Charles u. uill J. G. Boetlcner Harold Doner, H.
ROrke, s. NJ Beard, John Roberts, a. IL Howe, }. $.
UeisinbuttIe, /. Nickerson Marcus G. Riggs John q.
Johnson, II. A. Packer, James weaver, w. ]. Barlow,
| John n. Cammeyer, Remsen b. Hnmann, Luther @.
| Harvey u. Hicks. II. NJ Whiting. Gideon Frost
| Julian Alien. J. r. Wallace Samuel ii. Meeker
Morris Reynolds, james Miwater, Robert Ander.
! son, Thomas n. Rocker. Gilbert Potter, Frederick
| W. Kabneisch, Robert Sargent, Oscar F. Hawley
Jesse G. Smith, Samuel Hutchinson, q. II. Good.
enoagh, Oilver q. Carter, william A. Colt, Edwin
| Bukiey.
| The selection has been male intending to rcpre.
sent interests rom all parts or the CITY, IN order to