New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-12
THE LOCAL CANVASS

THE ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUDS.
The examination before the Tammany Hall
Committee on Organization in reference 10 the election
frauds was resumed yesterday afternoon and will be
continued to-day p. The evidence taken made it
appear that in the XVIIIth Assembly and With Con
eressona District DavenpOrts marshals drove out the
watchers on the ground that their credentials were not
rountersigned By the Police Commissioners alleged
pretext avoid scrutiny the law does not require
this The most important testimony was that OF Mark
Lanigan concerning the I'D Assembly District, Xth
Election District, and WITH Senatorial District for Fox
The Anda7t went TO show that after the
polls closed the inspectors, Patrick Keane, john
Heaney Richard Manning, and VIM. F. Por-
ter. fixed up the books When Langan and
Andrew White presented their credentials as watch
ers the Chairman recognized their credentials, but
drove them outside the railing and refused to assign
them place Chas Ullman a captain Of police, then
came TO- but on application refused to allow the watch
crs behind the railing The Chairman aud other in
epectors moved the tables back to the wall 30 that
the watchers could not the counted. Langan
further testified that mob rushed in and seized him.
<wo OF them striking him. OF whom a man
named Thomas McGrath, keeper OF public house in the
Fourth Ward. They were beginning the count on the
Senatorial ticket, when the door again opened and a
mob, headed by Police Detectives Jere
Jniah Mahoney, Michael Crowley, and Fitzsim-
mons. entered, and the witness was seized by
four Of the mob-Thomas Mullen, James Brady, James
KeeRau.
witness should go out, dead or alive nnaiy however
restored by the aid OF the other Oeers and
1he Board announced 239 votes 10 the box for Senator
After canvassng. they announced III for John Fox
= ghty votes were counted, but White and the
however swore that so OF these 80 John Fox
e knowing them by the peculiar heavy Endorsement in
black letters these all declared for Morgan Jones
Afterwar two votes we're discovered belonging 70 the
general ticket and 90 ballots were missing. mob OF
about then rushed in knocked the witness down.
brndishing pistols knives and clubs over his head
fufo ne r.ef
White the other watcher, viii today corroborae Ian
jgan's statement and furnish additional testimony.
In reference to the XXIst Assembly District efforts
nisde 20 show that through Chariieks influence
Yhe inspectors frequently changed through the
day aud that policemen and politicians, who we're
named, were seen to pay out money with ballots
yHE BOARD OF COUNTY CANvAssERs BEGIN THEIR
wOEK-OSE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT COMPLETED.
The Board of Supervisors met yesterday in
The supreme Court General Term. room, Board OF
County Canvassers to the vote OF the last
ral election. supervisor Clsusen in the chair The fol-
lowing resolutions we're adopted:
Of,rcd By Supervisor MISUNDERSTANDING that
three members shall De sufficient for comparing returns,
aud that IN cases where any question sha arise any
protests DE- presented in regard 70 The vote in any dis
tct the same shall be laid over ti the last day Of the
session, ani shan only DC considered on "a hours notice
b. supervisor Reilly Providing for Committee on
Pr,icsss 70 consist OF i've members whom shall be
referred al protests, claims other papers relating
any matter IN dispute between rva! candidates for
By supervisor Koch-Appontins James McGovern,
~ b. Ldd.oS aud Joan S"ontOn assistant CLERKS 10 the
Board.
nv supervisor MOnheimer-Ap pOinting Harrison Red
n,ld Arms. Frank Heckheissen and T. J.
ertl-tp Assistant SerEeants-at-Arms samuel slater
PatfirN FffzsimmOns, James Murray. Adop Sanders
ana a. r smith, dOorkeepers. AZ compensation Of IS
per day. $500
Ht1ird OF Supervisors % Ear a. applicable.
Fy Supervisor Notwithstanding that all ballots
fuing oufy the iast OF candidate contain
Sng the nar5e OF q candidate improperly spelled, or
confirming the OF candidate with only prefix Of
mn ala or OF candidate with an Improper FIRST name,
bs eanted for the candidate providing no similar last
name NJ on the ballot there shall not IN any given
oa, be Two candidates Of the same name Tor the same
Ohce . 80.
BY Supervisor vance-PrOyiding that the secretary OF
tho BOafd communicate with al the daily newspapers IN
this city and county and obtain Statement ~ thelI
several calculations, that the Board may oe gdsu IN
selection 90 tn five newspapers 70 PuDiSn INC
Official canvass a provided b. law. -, -,
b. SUPERVISOR Mon.s-PrOyding tbat ne BOsfo snali
DBet daily At II TIL tho completion Of She cahVasS'
Daring the calling the returns from tue 4tsh hoo'