The New York herald., 1872-11-23

Conclusion OF the Electoral vote-The
sergeants-at-Arms Seeking . Quorum
Mr.. Radde's Quaint POsitiOm-Tho Pro-
test Against the Comptroller.
The Board met as usual yesterday, and continued
the reading OF the corrected returns. The can
vassing OF the electoral vote was finished, and
needed only quorum OF nine members to certify
to 1t In order that 1t might be sent once to the
State canvassers at Albany. The Sergeant-atArms
had been hunting up absent members all morning,
In order to secure this necessary quorum, without
success. Finally, the statements OF the electoral
vote being completed, Mr.. PLUNKITT moved that
the Scrgeant-at Arms be authorized to produce the
absent members wherever they could be found. 1t
was amended by proposing
RECESS FOR ONE HOUR,
and was carried. Supervisor Plunkitt In urging
his notion said there was something mysterious
about these dsappearances Men who had never
missed day at their desks here absented them
selves suddenly. when it was known that at
twelve O'Clock the electoral vote was to be read
THE ABsENTEEs
were Conan, Falconer Fitzgerald, Mehrbach, Gil
sey (who is il), Martini Radde, Van Schaick and
the Mayor and Recorder At i've O'Clock, quorum
having been obtained by the appearance OF Mar
tin, Raddc and Falconer, the official statement OF
New YORK county for President and Vice President
was read and certified to.
THE TOTALS
foot mp as follOws:-
For Douglas lGrant ................. 54,676
The formai resolutions verifying the Statement
were presented and passed, the certificates were
cnveloped and messenger started ut once on his
The correcting Of the returns was then con-
tinued.
was presented on the part OF Robert McCaIerty
against certain changes made In the canvass OF the
Fourth Assembly district but as the error had been
Supervisor Radde also presented protest, which
created infinite amusement relative to the use Of
'pAsrERs ON THEIR BALLOTS
by the majority OF his constituents and the paste
being bad, these 'pasters' fell on" praying in con-
sequence that his vote be counted with reference
to this matter. When the petition was read by the
secretary, Supervisor PLuNxIrr moved that it be
referred to the Committee on Protests and that
the petitioner be presented with q new bottle OF
paste.
Supervisor WILDER suggested that although
many votes are lost through such accidents he did
not see how the canvassers could very well deter
Supervisor RADpE-Mr. Chairman. have lost
thousands OF votes that way, and even II ! cannot
received more votes than am counted for. Now.
Mr. Ottcndorfer says only got 32l votes, and that
belonged to Grant and WilsOn-that Is, the Grant
and Wilson Association. Now, can Mr.. OttcndOrfer
show only got 32la l want to have 1t put down
CHAIRMAN-T don't see how the difficulty Of
counting lost pastors can be obvated.
whst semndea Mr 1y
CHARMAN-The petition deals with an impracti-
cable difficulty and ought to be laid on the table.
1t Is moved and seconded that the petition be laid
upon the table.
PLuNKITT-Who makes that motions
CHAIRMAN-I do.
PLUNKITT-Wny the Chairman is in the chair.
CHARMAN-Well, ] don't sec that l lose my
privilege as member OF this Board. 1t is moved
and seconded that the petition be laid on the
table. We have got business to attend to here.
All in favor Of that proposition will say aye"
Only the Chairman responded.
All ODpOsed, "NO,b and chorus OF HnOeSn
piled. The petition was then referred to the COM
mittee, and Supervisor Radde went around among
his friends seeking comfort. To Supervisor
Plunkitt he declared that he had had $4,000
tickets printed on election day. and Plunkitt
solaced his disappointment by announcing that il
they had all been poled he would have been
elected.
THE REST OF THE DAY
was consumed In the correcting of returns, no
other Official statement being ready for the Board.
From private talies kept during the reading by
interested members 1t is probable that