New-York tribune., 1875-01-18
An ELECTION ISSUE LONG DRAWN OUT
ARGUMENTS IN THE WITH SENATORIAL DISTRICT
CONTEST.

ARGUMENTS IN THE WITH SENATORIAL DisihioH
CONTEST.
The Senate Committee which was enesgea
,I ,ur,n0 the last session OF the l. 'gisature In
,nvasuea.,sg tho alleged frauds In the election IN
,ho win senatorial District. continued that work on
st,rd.S at the metropolitan Hotel In this city There
xare three can ddates in that DistrctHgb H. Moore
Tammany Democrat; Waller s. Piuckney, RepnDifcah'
and Robert McCaGerty, Independent
United States Commss ssioner John I. Davenport, coun-
sci for Mr. Pinckrey said before the Committee 'ha'
it was claimed that Mr. Moore-to when the cer'hcate
Of election awardod-had received majority o' S''
votes. In the XXXIVth Election District OF the
xXIst Assembly District Mr.. Moore WAS al
lowed LOG votes and Mr.. McCaferty IS votes.
Tho figures should be transposed, and MeCdn1rty
should be given 100 votes aui Moore the lesser
number The real issues OF the case turned on
the proceedings in the XVIII Election District OF the
XIXth Assembly District, aud the &lXth Election DIS
trist of the XXIst Assembly District. Mr.. Davenport
claimed that 1t had been shown that the balos were
not first counted unopened the law directs ana lha
McCId,rtys and Pinckney,s ballots were counted whho
Moore's were not. Illegal votes were also cast III tne
names OF Thomas Fantree and James HInrahln, h0Ih
known to the inspectors. In the AlA'h E'ecu'n Dls
rot OF the XXIst Assembly District earv on the morn
ing OF election, Hirman, one of the inspectors was
found 10 DC 50 much under the influence Of Gaor that
was necessary put another person in his place COun
sci affirmed that there was evidence TO show mat
Quinn gave liquor the other inspectors intending TO
get thom drunk. and that he then removed ballots
which had In the box and substituted others
Quinn has since admitted this. C1an 'e believed thI
ciuse examination OF the evidence in this case would
lead to the unsrating OF the present mem6sr.
George W. Wingate. counsel for Senator Moore sald
that AS his client had received the certificate of election,
II shou' lie taken as proof presumptve th It he was
legally and properly eiected aud lay with the contest
ant 10 show that such not the case. T"ere we're
ouly two districts where Irregularities o0nnalned
of. In the XVIII Election District OF tie AIAth As
sembly District the returned follows: (:
Moore, 222; Pinckney, 81 Mccall rty, III. After an
elaborate canvass, Mr. Puckney the contestant, has
been able produce only ~ voters III the district VINO
are positive inat they for him. II s charged tnat
the law complied with in counting tue votes
Precisely the rregularty occurred in the Win
Assembly District, and the Assembly Committee
decided that IL dl not affect the validity
OF the returns. In tine XIXih Election District OF
the XXIst Assembly District there was oltter
contest The vote returned as fJ Tvs Moore. lOS;
Pluckuey Is; McCahsrty IT, II was alleged mat Qlnn,
one OF the pecur had substituted 70 Moore bAllols
for those given TO count the majority OF thOsc cds
away beng Plnckuey tOts. This had been acknowl
edged 10y q nnn aud subStautiated ny Jonn Evans,
alias Reed. Counsel claimed tna, on their own snow
ing. these peIiurers, aud al such we're un
worthy OF belief. the charge that Senator Moore nad
deserted from the Union army at Ncw-O.eans during
the war he declared 10 be without tJundaOn ana as
serted il made by tine opposition io prejudice
the his cliout without any lntenOu oi prov
ing TIe hearing then adjourned unll 10
80 a.