New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-15
HOME POLITICS.
THE LOCAL CANVASS.
AN EXCITING sEssIoN-TIIE CANVASS PRO-
CEEDED WITH AFTER Observation-Disclosures

Long before 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
the hour appointed for the reassembng Of the Board OF
County Canyassers, tho Chamber Of the Board Of
Supervisors the hallway leading TO 1t thronged
With inspectors and pollcerks. The Chairman Super
visor Conoyers promptly took his aoat, the crowd
beeame bosterous and demanded that the examination
OF tho election returns should DO proceeded with NJ
once They raped, hurrahed, and booted, and were
only restrained by the chairman stating that unless
order wcro observed no would have the room cleared He
did not DESIRE he said keep any man from hs busi-
ness but they not in position to go on with the
inasuch as out OF CO districts examined not
| one was found correct
After delay the inspectors and poIeerks OF the
Ist Id aud IIId Assembly Districts proceeded TO the
anteohambcr In order TO ndorse their election returns
properly. Meanwhile all business was suspended Az
about D. m. the Chairman Of the Committee OF EKam
nation entered the chamber and announced that the
envelopes from the Ist Id and lid Assembly Districts
| were net complete, inasmuch they were not
| properly Endorsed according to law, and in many
instances we're only signed by tbrco OF the four IN
| spectors and one Of the two poli-clerhS
Gen. Cochrane who seemed much displeascd at the de-
lay, said MT. Chairman, shall never be able 10 80
on with this II pay strict attention to the In
dorsement o tho envelopes Of the returns OF the inspect
ors and polclerks and that tho Board proceed
at once with tho Of the Is I'D aud lid Assem-
bly, Districts
Alderman Vance then presented tho following resolu-
| ton, which was unanimously adopted:
Rfsorod CoaAy Cerk be ed troduee before %
Board III envelopes eoEarns The s and thai ne same oe4'i
Tho Chairman then announced the readiness or thc
Board to proceed with the Of tho t Assembly
District but Alderman Fitzgerald said that, owing TO his
having heard Of frauds in his district bo could
not possibly go on with the until lie heard posi-
| lively from his district.
Alderman vance-We not here for dlcness, aud
for one do not want 10 spend my time uselessy Ihaye
| 10 thee n ~
the Ist Assembly District cannot slow sufficient cause
why ho cannot with his return, aud II he y IN
him Give wav for there arc competent present who
can examine the returns and soon rectify them 80.
On the motion Of Supervisor joyce, recess was taken
until p. The Board on Ieassc hohS' Ies0.vetgto
point additional committee OF two 10 assist tue Com
niitee Examination appointed hast evening. pro-
reetei nT0Icr Of votes for tie Office OF Controller
now filed by Dir. Green, who had been appointed
| to iii tho unexpirod term OF Richard - Coii-
Inclination from Trustworthy soIrccG that TO eau.
vassers Of the Eleventh Election strict OF the XVIII
Assembly District. embracing the Twenty second ward,
had failed ia their returns, and Ae action OF tue
inspectors AMI pollccrks was Illegal and improper
TIE petition referred TO tho Committee on Protests,
also of John &. Rlpps against tho election or
Timothy j. Campbell On the ground OF gross and extern
Alderman Punkitt proposed that in consequence Of tho
irregularities OF the various returns tie Board Should
Cen Cocbraue said that he trusted that no adjourn
ment would be TAKEN ana went on IT, show tat 10 VIII
fbe1s were sH at least some districts complete
rI,u said With animation Gentlemen, there is a Gisre
ton left this Board and 10 all Boards OF Canyassers
for Intend 10 act upono gal advice Ihe question
has been asked OF the legal ayser OF tho corporation
as the directions to u.s. and We have received his
answer, which corresponds with my own impression and
the decisions OF the courts; and have examined tGese
decisions aud decisions ON kindred poias 20 be pre-
other Board should GENE TO the conclusion that in
order to canvass votes arlget we should observe the
point will Of the people aud yitate the election ana
officer appointed under the election will be Obliged
/ la hfa haf am
We must either by our own motion or under mdndtmus
from the courts execute the Will or tho people
ms fairly preselted before u.s. lGreat appause1
/ am not ready TO vote for this resolution Ii
The inspectors have not written certain things
the envelopes acting legal advice l. for member
OF Board Of Cnyassers shall move TO consider these
merely aud the returns not 20 be thrown out
The aw-Inaker shall vote AGAINST the resolution.
The Chairman that IN the IId District the Secre
would vote against the resolution as It woal Keep them
from going with the business. lie would not consider
scratches or fatal to the return, provided the
names voted for were clearly apparent
Mr. Vance in brof but able remarks, gave his reasons
for hoping tho resolution would DO voted down.
Hapat,yec fitzgerald Joyce Martin McLa
rem PlunKett, and sBadde-1.
Vance, Van schaick aud wlior-7
The Chairmau--9cyen having voted in tho negative
and seven in the Affirmative tho resolution 10 lost. APP
The canvass OF the Second Election District Id As
sembiy DISTRICT, then taken up. The Chairman
uounced that the return was ony signed by one Ia
epector and called attention the discrepancy the
returns district IN which 40 and &c set down
for the candidate On motion OF Mr. Conan, the IN
spectors ordered TO atteud. In tho Fifth Election
District lid Assembly District, there another ais
cnepancy 10 tue Assistant Aldermanic vote. the
names Of Qdinan aud Murphy, and the Inspectors
III the sixth Election District the returns read
by Mr. Conan gave Murphy 90 votes and
the County Clerks none. Tho Inspectors
sent for. Tho Inspectors OF tho Eighth
Election District sent for In relation to the
vote for Alderman which Mr.. Conan said 10 impOs-
sibie for MN 10 read both names ami figures. There
was no vote at all returned for Assistant Alderman
In the IXth eoOn District vote for electors OF Presl
dent aud VicePresldent, everybody was put down s,
and Mr. Conan said No RETURN" and the Inspectors
were sent for There were votes for Shiels
SnperysOrs returns and 1913 on those or the Bureau OF
Elections In the Xth Election District, and tho Ipspec
tors were sent for Tue from the Alth Election
District were detective all the way through, and the Iu
TO reotlfy them. In the AIlIh District,
the Supervisors gave o'Brien Oor Mayor,
92 aud the Bureau OF Elections none.
The return was made w. The County Clerk had no
turns for Assistant Aldermen aud no took those OF the
Supervisors. There discrepancy between 182 and
G2 in the AldermaBic vote OF the XIVth Dis
trc aud the SUPERVISORS were sent for The Inspectors
were TO correct the vote In the XVIII District
In which tho Supervisory returns gave DOnohue
lI3 votes for Distr1et-AttoIney, and the Bureau
OF Elections l6 No return OF tie vote for Assembly
the Supervisors or Bureau Of Elections from the
ectOn District aud the Inspec
ordered 10 attend The Twelfth District returns were
read and the OF the lid Assembly District
completed.
The Board then took up the lid Assembly Dist rct,
which finished with tho exception OF the lid
Election District, In which n mistake regarding the
vote for Hunter on the Adermaue ticket the Illd In
which KOehler5 vote WAS wrong; the VITA, IN which
the OF only two Aldermen were given, and the
XIIth and XIlth, the returns or whon were imperfect
Ia each tAe inspectors aud poll clerks
were sent Tor. The Board then TOOK recess until IL
q III. tO-lay