New-York tribune., 1872-10-01
FEDERAL INSPECTORS OF ELECTION.

PRESENTATION OF COMMISSIONER DAVkNPokIS
LISTS INTERPRETATION OF THE La"
SPECIFIC OBJECTIONS.
After the opening, yesterday, of the United
States Circuit Court under the National Eecuon law OF
May 81 1870 amended Feb %, 1871, Judge "oodrun
said
The act under which the Court is now opened provides
that the Chief Supervisor of the election district In
which he may be- receive applications for appoint
ments OF Supervisors Of Election in that district ana
that he shall present such applications to the Court ana
furnish such information may enable 1t TO select
proper persons such Supervisors The Court Is now
open for the appointment of Supervisors OF Election lor
the Southern District of New-York.
Commissioner Davenport who, with George BhSS'
represented the Renomnationiss said that he had re-
ceived applications for the appointment OF Supervisors
Of Election this district from Grant Repubhcans the
Apollo Hail Democracy and the Tammany Han Demo
cracy and that had also had few applications from
special organizations.
Judge WoodrufT-If the list Of names has not been
made public t must now be read that If there are any
obie ctiOns The on that list they may De heaIu
Commissioner Davenport read the names OF tnOse pro-
nosed for Supervisors Election in the 1st Assembly
District and ex-Judge Spencer. who with Sanuel D.
Tden represented the liberal Republicans and Demo
said that 40 far as he knew the Democrats had
lected Supervisors of Election men from ther owl
election districts and accordance with what he deemed
10 be sound law; that objected TO any ones being
made Supervisor Of Election who did not reside IN the
election district for which he was appointed; tnat tnd
Democrats had followed that rule, and that he wanted
the other organizations 10 follow II. .
National Election law with Mayor Hail. said that il did
not require Supervisors of Election TO reside III the dis
trcts which they are appointed.
Fx,judge Spencer Mr.. Tilden and myself have oTit
caly examined that law, and we are convinced that
both letter and its spirit require that susrsOrs Oh
Election must reside IN the district for which they are
appointed. -, .,, r,
cations are persons residing IN the districts lof
which they desire TO be appointed but the Ia" uoeS no'
require that they should reside there n
Judge WOOdruh-l 90 not DESIRE at present. W noe
any general objections to the law such OOecu9hs VIII
be heard another time; IT, however any one mas any
objection to any OF the names read, Will hear ~ ~
Mr. Iden-There are two questions en- U t ~ tes @
law-one as TO its construction IN regard 10 tc @
to be represented Now, understand that the par
ysOrs are the two great parties, and ,.
Judge Woodruff think you have mlsundersloo9 P uno
Court called for specific objections 10 Names anu Ho'
for general objections to the law ,.. ans,
Mr.. Tden-I am not here 10 argue Tor or against any
Commissioner Davenport continued the reading OF the
list and as each district finished, Judge WOOdrun
During the reading 1t was announced that special APP
pcatiOn had been sent in by justice Cox as
Ger denied that Justice Cox member OF tat COM
mittee. ExAssemby man Mitchell replied tha JHShee9
Cox was still connected with Tammany Hail. ana that
he had received his nomination from IT, ,.,.. a.
&c Lot membeT of any Tammany Hall Committee, aud
what is more, Justice Cox Is a Grant man. -,
names read by Commissioner Davenport, aud Judge
woodruff said that he had concluded that u wouu DC
better hear such objections after the readng oi 'no
names finished .,. -.
commissioner Davenport here announced that, since
morning he had received an additional list OF names
from the Grant Republican Association OF the AAth AS
semby District; that list from the Secretary OF
the association, and the other from members
Judge WO0druf-One list is authorized by the Secfe-
tary ana the list signed by individual mei-
bers u -. -
Commissioner DavenpOrt-Yes; found that no
one was having much 10 matters III that dls-
trct and requested OF the members OF the assO-
citation there furnish me with list OF names iOr super
YisOrs
Judge Woodruff would suggest then that as far as
opporunity exists you furnish such information IN re-
gard 10 both lists will enable the Court 10 make
proper selections,
Commissioner Davenport then finished reading the
list and the Court adjourned till IL a. m to-day, when
exJudge Spencer will claim that the Supervisors pre-
sented by the Democratic party ana sustained Dy the
Liberal Republican party, the SuperYlsOrs lhtenue
by the Court representing OF the great pOllca
parties and that intermediate organization OF the
city and county, claiming TO be political party can
have Supervisors appointed under this law