New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-13
LOCAL POLITICS.
c,NyAssING AND NQUiRING.
ruv r,uN.SY INVESTIGATION.

,,.n,onv Hall Investigating Committee
,n,,nped IT'S session yesterday alternoon' ssu .0
..,Do.,on WAS confined TO tho aickou ~ -.
%1Ts, Assembly District. Hugh d. Moore. o'"".o o
10, from the With Senatorial DISTRICT 'es.uou N"'
-. .No Taumapy Hall Committee was endeaVorlng
"hiie 'lo o,crs he called upon Mr.. Chariok with
" a,oction . Mr. Charliek refused the list, ana
srd a,oher but this he refused because it was com
.aA mainly OF Republican and Genet men, tlnauS, aS
IA left the room Mr. Charlok referred him 10 JUSTICE
Mcouaid whom he said might compromise with him.
william Haw IT,, the Republican candidate for tne
Assembly from the XXIst Assembly District tesuncu
rat he went 10 the XXd Election District and fouhu
tho Assembly baotbox In the possession OF an ihsio
named Jason Mills with the three glass SIDES 'u'ho" "
yard him so 70 conceal the votes; policeman
Coghlan kept close to the box so tnat Do'n wa "n
INSPECTOR we're hidden from the voters IN 'front.' y"
tested against this interference, ana caleo "PoH '
oitizeps 10 watch these apparent attempts ~
f,ard. bo onrtber stated that this policeman
Gas sent 10 take charge OF rhis polling-pace
~ the specsl request OF Charlick and against the pro-
tost n, Can't Saunders Of the Twontythird Preche''
Afr Uaw further testified that one OF the inspectors Oh
that district, named Payson Dwight HepuDhcah anu
renutable Citizen was removed the morning OF the
election and man named George B. Hunt put in LIE
place He telegraphod to Commissioner Gardner, ana
received "A reply stating that no change had been
authorized. lie stated that he had positive knowledge
that policemen in uniform and IN citizens dress au over
the district publicly distributed tickets for Genet ana
paid out money in the same interest.
Charles Henshaw, watcher swore that when lie pre-
sented his credentials in the ia Election District be
gas ordered away By a policeman. and also struck IN
the face by him. Edward II. Delaney corroborsted
this testimony and stated that he compelled the officer
10 desist in his attack.
George W. Frost, Republican inspector In the &Alld
Election District testified that James Riley the police
man detailed M that polingplace, peddled tickets and
1esst lie worked exclusively in the interest OF Genet
James McKenna Republican inspector the With
Election District sWOTe that he one OF the other In
spectors changing Assembly ticket after IL had been
offered by voter. He seized his hand and prevented
lhe fraud and informed the voter also that he saw
policeman named Thos. Gallagher take ticket from
HE voter and again prevented fraud The vote which
The policeman desired to substitute was one for Genet
fhe Win Election District Roundsman Webb offer
Genet ticket 10 voter In the room Of the poingplsoe
and ne further made himself generally nseln, ID the
Interest Of that person. dsregarding altogether ms
protests. prominent Republican official declared that
10 overheard the day after the election one lazarus
Philadelphia rough, Boosting that he came on 70 new
nork win 50 men ana qua repeating nsi Moo1e NAM
other affdayits also made to the unauthorized
changing of inspectors election day by Mr. Charliek
In the interest OF Genet and also Of policemen peddng
tickets and paying out money FOR the same object A9
CATION also made that Judge MCQuaid worked all
other
The investigation will be continued this afternoon at
e'clock
THE COUNTY CANVASS.
The County CanvaSsers resumed their labors
o'clock yesterday morning. The Supervisors ne
turn from the lid Election District gave Van Brunt SO
votes and the County Clerks him 6s On motion,
the Supervisors return allowed The returns from
the Xth, XIth, XVIII XVIII. and XVIII Election Dis
iicts of the Hid Assembly District wero not sealed nor
Endorsed the inspectors of election sent for
from the XIIth Election District Of the lid
Assembly District was incomplete and the inspectors
sent for.
:. Supervisor Vance amended his motion Of yesterday
nat the result of the canvass be published in five daily
papers TO two daily papers, TO conform 10 the law
The canvass then resumed. In the XVIth Assem-
bly, District the following returns were incomplete and
the inspectors sent for: XVIII. XXIst and XXd. In
the With Assembly District the With, Xth XIIIth and
xVIIIth election returns incomplete and the III
speotors sent for. protest from the lVth Assembly
District was referred to the Committee on Protests
reSol65io1 ofered by supervisor Flanagan that the
returns from Morrisana, West Farms and KingsbTdge
the Twenty-third and TwentyfOurth Wards, be can
yassed bv the Board the same the Others was tabloid
The following is the result OF the days canvass;
SECOND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.