New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-17
THE OFFICIAL CANVASS.
NETWORK COUNTY.

The Board o. County Canvassers Of New
York resumed abors Friday on the COMPARISON
the election A Committee from Westc hester
County received and allowed the privilege OF seats
within the railing The following protest was handed
in and referred to the Committee on Protests:
To the Board Of Canpassers Of the County Of Nec York.
GENTLEMEN: The Undersigned citizen and electOr
OF the town OF Morrsania in the County OF WESTMINSTER
respectfully represent to your honorable body That AZ
general election IN the towns OF Morrisaua
West Farms and Kingsbrdge. aud In the several cleo
ton districts thereof, the undersigned candidate
for the Office OF Justice OF the District Court the Xth
Judicial District OF the City OF NewYork ami WAS voted
for at said election for said office under toe laws Of 1873
chapter 6lS. Tue undersigned respectfully protests
against yonr honorable body canyassing the returqS
aud declining any election to said Office IN said district
and especially against declaring or certifying the cleo
ton Of John Flanagan to said Office by majority
any OF the ballots voted at said election ior SAID
office in said district, and that the following
are the grounds which this protest is made. Tao
first ground upon which the protest Is GROUNDED Is tna
no constitutional legal authority to canvass tue re-
of Westchester County Second Ilat the returns
trct were made about the tune Of the oanvassng OF the
votes said Judicial District 10 the Board Of County
OF westchester County u whose possession
the returns Third That the district in which
said cast Was not ut the time OF SAID election
a part of within the City or County OF
New.York, and that the election conducted
without the registry OF legal voters as required
by statute Fourth: The Undersigned alleges tnat at
said election large numbers OF men employed to
illegally and did vote, for john Flanagdn That
the number of such illegal votes WAS In the ghbor
hood of 500 Tie undersigned believes Inspectors Of
the three election districts of MOrssna received from
the said illegal voters, at the polls, and placed IN the
balotbox thereat, number IRON 10 l76 illegal bal
lots knowing them ~ be illegal, aud that wien one OF
these legal voters challenged by eector. the
INSPECTOR refused to administer oatn In view OF
JAMES X. ANGEL
superylsor Monheimer offered resolution TO the effect
that the In the Twentyhrd aud Twentyfourth
Wards be received like those Of all other wards, and
be csnyassed by the Board to-day Tuesday. A
long debate took place the subject Of this resolution
which was Joined in by every member present. and
after q delay OF about hour and q half 1t re-
solved TO receive the returns from the Weschester Com
mittee and hold them for canvsssng until the
opinion Of the Corporation Counsel the subject
The Board OF County Canvassers reassembled satur-
The XXIst Assembly District the first taken aud
with tho protests were handed
In from Mr. William Haw, jr., and Charles Crary.
the defeated candidates for Assembly In that district
against the successful candidate, H. W. Genet. During
the canvass protest was also handed In by Walter g.
Pinckney defeated candidate for Senator from the
With senatorial District, in which he claims that
Hugh II. Moore. the Senator elect did not receive
plurality Of the votes cast, and that the pectOrs and
canvassers used fraudulent means TO bring about
Committee on Protests. who will report on them carly
on Monday Tuesday. After canvassing the XXth
and XXIs Districts, the Board took recess from 10
D. m. On reassembling there were but few members
had been returned to the inspectors for revision.
the Board adjourned. As six election disric still
missing the results withheld with the exception OF
the vote three members Of the state ticket, which
appears In the general table above.
Tho following Is the official canvass OF Friday: