The New York herald., 1871-12-18
ELECTION CANVASS.

shah make such statements thereof nature the
ton shall require such statements shall delivered to
and depositei with the County Clerk"
the County We're ntenecd BY law to
be merely estimate the returned then
they have no power whatever alter or any regular
But, to MAKE this matter stu more certain SUBJ
seauent section oil the law contains the following
'If upon. proceeding votes shall clearly
appear TO the Canvassrs that statement produced
to them certain matters are omitted in such statement
clerical merely exist they shall the said
10 be sent by one OF theI number whom they shall depue
town ori ward canyassers Of the town ward from
the said canyasser 80 depued shall Immediately proceed and
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geaer and make such correction as the facts of the
And the decisions Of the subject are unani
Appeals fSsrs iSo reops VS. eSo q
seden page o. @ isat hs t9nny with rsg
fair ITS face have no right to ehnd and that
os or Of hs rs TSy ma a. sns a
upon as ssasr Return n and the pses aggreved
the effect i The decision Justice Gilbert of tho
xPpsoa ei Caansey NJ f st Va .'m The 's Board S Of
Your Committee consiicr that under the law and
the decisions Of the Courts Of tns state the Board Of
ds to on se %s sroana Of the Of
Commtee deem the correct principle to be that where
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return TO such an extent as to show that return
receive and canvass the return by the District
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mee are aware aa, ns neipe was deviaed from In the
satisfied that although their action in that justified
and as such has been Justly condemned
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and nay wons were ney n f. follow the
district through the negligence. snSrance or mis-
Of % me s Of as sie n Ss their
assh the principle that unless a the provisions q law re-
y them Va. realty
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being Oy .he law rma faeie evidence Of the
" s 9s he aa yor any
enactments and requirements Of the Election law
as to . aps M @ nd honest voting n a
sanraSes The law, for instance provides that
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allows any such TO interfere with the vo
aS eaeh vote ne z.
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given to each candidate naming the oc for which
that dis,ra Ast D1 flS IN
the &c may be duly punished But would in the
sns allowed ss some other po
should @ ai nss s .l'n'
Having determined that irregularities OF
the election onceIs dd ID not Justify The Hoard Of
other than the Inspesors and Poll Clerks had had not
enth Eighth aud Eighteenth Election Districts Of the TWEEN
your Committee rsrained from having any opposing aaaa
wits relative TO these districts believing thai he adavta
OF me contestant presented grounds whatever justify
aard Of Canvasses in rejecting the Of these dis
Your Committee however, before leaving the consideration
OF these three districts cannot refrain from expressing their
ponent FRI derrick Roy, challenger watcher in the
soon n hat at se for d
upwards Of three Thousand votes in the Twciesh Ward for
that he violated the Election law as one q the
lessness with which eecors cast their ballots for election
OF sac @ Of m e aeer Of hs The * or as
cAise.
Of vote" os On az hs list
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before ss soas tsssp"ns co@%sss ana stated
,Nerc wer persons resisered and hat 4ss persons
tue persons dd the poll list that
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day shs Insnecsors the q.
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the Firs, District ln about halrpast il O'Clock on
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the inspectors in that respect As the registry list filed with
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ne oe are are e N
opnlon that failure Of tho Poll Clerks enter the po
vassed as sent to this Board BY lie District inspectors
YEe Of the lweuyar,h Election District o .as
Ere.r and r Kian y as follows fea 2ss:
tins the correct thn district and support Of
this claim before y0ar Committee he a.. ys Of
kimn athe late election Your committee consider that,
correct vote Of tae district or not Is matter that cannot r
ey & M hs o os Of a Of %
shall be canvassed and returned TO be Board Of County
there no provision which either directly or by implication
into pass upon thc correctness Of any made
ny & the a & g , '4ar & o9mee are ore of
District h correct return Of the vote Of the dic,
The sosrd o must receive and estimate re-
Your eommi,,ee therefore, recommend for adoption the
Resolvei That the returns Of for Member of Assem-
NH lecion DISTRICTS Tweniisih war canvasscd
and estimated presented to the Board OF Canvassars from
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
snwlRS Hi%i rspSEii5i SEb6i, ooR%''ss Fp",sss:. on
ueses poes Of Wa% for ps Mem
.ss o'
the seventh Ward Of Peter Glscy and others the
sxto seventh and Eighth Wards; Of Edward stack,
tre aenns the OF certain districts n said Assem-
y il o ,G Iso%ns % for ant
canvasslug OF the votes Of certain districts the
I Sixth Wari; OF Christopher Flccke, candidate for
Member OF Assembly IN the zenith Assembly District against
the canvassng the said District the
irregularities and fraud OF Henry Wiser, candidate for
Assistant Alderman the Fifth Assembly District, against
the OF the In certain districts of the Eighth
ward; OF william r. simpson, candidate Tor ASSISTANT
Alderman IN the Fifteenth Assembly District against the
cangassng OF certain district OF the Twentieth Ward
spcctiu iy report
That Of the Board OF Canvassers being mniete
rial ana estimate the votes returned o them
the several Election Districts by the District canyassers
tho duty Of the Board TO and estimate the
them by the District Iauyasscts from all the
trics relative To which the have been made
they accor recommend that such
l the Board OF Canvassers.
| All OF which is peetluly submitted.
q. W. PLUNKITT | Committee or
EDWARD CO DDY.{ Protests.
Tho Committee Protcsts whom was referred
noxed protest OF Peter Gusey others A. Il. Lawrence
aud Henry L. Clinton. their counsel against corrections
being made IN tue feurns o The ballots Tor the
oLce OF Alderman. at the election held In New
York tho seventh day o November 1871 by the
csnyssscrs Of The Election Districts said city,
except when an the inspectors aud
present. anl also IN view OF the while
session as Board, respectfully report