The New York herald., 1872-11-16
TIE COUNTY CANVASS.
Continued Appearance Of Inaccuracies
An Epizootic Among the Election Re-


Continued Appearance Of Inaccuracies-
An EpizOotic Among the Election Re-
turns.
The County Canvassers reassembled yesterday in
the room OF the Board OF Supervisors, Alderman
Conover presiding. The attendance in the lobby
was as large as on the previous day. Commissioner
John |. Davenport Colonel Bliss and other men,
bers OF the Republican General Committee were
present.
A number OF returns OF votes cast in The First
Assembly district were canvassed, after which
Alderman Van Schaick moved that Alderman vance
be appointed to assist the Secretary OF the Board IN
supervising and examining the returns.
The motion. after some debate, was adopted and
the
CANvAsSING WAS RESUMED,
with the usual stOppages on account OF errors IN
the returns At noon recess was taken untli
halfpast three O'Clock, during which the pol CLERKS
and inspectors were busy in the committee room,
signing or otherwise correcting imperfect returns.
On reassembling at few minutes OF four an order
was issued by the chairman that all poll clerks and
inspectors from
THE FOLLOWING ELECTION DISTRICTS
present in the room, correct their returns at
once The Fifth, Ninth, Fourteenth and Twenty
seventh Election districts Of the Second
Assembly district, and the First, Third, Sixth,
Eighth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth and Four
teenth Election districts of the Third Assembly dis
trict. busy throng in consequence crowded the
southeast corner OF the room, repairing these
errors while larger but tdler throng awaited IN
the committee rooms outside to do similar duty,
and even a larger throng was called into existence
for to-day and the future by the continually re-
curing
ERRORS IN THE CANVASS
under consideration.
The return OF the Fourth Assembly district came
first in order after the The secretary read
his returns aloud while the designated supervisor
checked them Off at the high desk In the Alder
manic returns Lysaght was recorded IN writing
is and on the margin IN g1res ire Ss e
Chairman, all the rest OF the Supervisors, and even
Commissioner Davenport,
THE BULLDOG OF THE BALLOT Box
having apparently subsidized into complacent in
difference, which resulted in Chairman Conover an
nouncing in
"Moved, seconded return made 1853, favor say
yes contrary no. carried" and Mr. Lysaght's vote
was put down at the lower figure. Subsequently
General Cochrane reused himself and asked an ex-
PLANTATION, which was given, and as it showed that
1913 was the number on all the returns but that In
writing on the Secretarys, 1t was considered salts
factory. AS there was
NO RETURN OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN
on this statement, however, the inspectors and
poll clerks were ordered to correct it. The Second
Election district returns of the same Assembly dis
trict were-reported all right though there was
'.sCATTERINGn OF ONE VOTE
running all through IL, some individual voter In
that district evidently failing to appreciate the
value OF the ballot the Secretary's power of en-
durance The returns for the Third Election dis
rict were all sent back for correction, there being
great discrepancies in the electoral and the county
statements, while there was no return VIII" fever
for Congressman from the Fifth Congress district
on the statement received by the Secretary.
THE RETURNS FOR ALDERMEN
created some amusement. Half dozen OF the
names read out as receiving no votes at ALL others
only two votes, and two three, evidently great
favortes among the hardy yeomanry OF the DISTRICT
were "tickled" with as much as PSI votes.
The returns for Aldermen in the Fourth
Election district varied almost as much as
of others reached as high as 1913 Ashman and
few more could not attain beyond sixteen.
Mr.. VANCE moved, IN consequence OF such un-
warrantabe
STRETCHING OF THE REGISTRATION LIST,
that the inspectors be required to correct stating,
son to believe that there were more votes recorded
than could have been legally cast. The motion was
agreed TO; and these inspectors in addition to the
other large body, were notified to earn their
SEVEN DOLLARS DAY
before they get 1t. In the Fifth Election district
the numbers were not written as required. being
only recorded Ill figures on the margin and mo-
tlon was made to send this return and all similarly
afflicted by negligent poll clerks back to the cor
rectiOn place, but Alderman Vance persuaded the
Board to Overrule the motion by announcing that
they would not get through their work this year II
such obstacles ntervened, and the canvassng was
continued. 1t was marked by the same inaccura-
cics In every return, and by the same uniform call
for the inspectors and poll clerks, SO that 1t Is prob
able these individuals, having two or three days.
work to do for one days wages, will realize the
force OF the old proverb that "work half done Is