, 1875-11-07
POLITICAL
No Truth in the Rumors About
Counting Out Huck.
yustices Haines and Hammill
Repudiate Amy Such
Scheme.
rbev Stand by Their Old In
depreciation Of the
Law.
n, Functions Of a Canvassin. Board
Ire Simply ministerial.
NJ, B. P. Derrick sons Experiences
in the Eighth Ward Election
Day.
tIttsry kotice Of the Late Lamented
J,ha CraEferd-The Germans and
the Republican Party.
trdington's Election Assured--7he
Rest Of the State Ticket
; in Doubt.
prekideut Grants Views on Pros
poets Of the Republican
Party.
tituary Eetic. Of the Late Lamented
J,hn CfaHferd-The Germans and
the Republican Party.
fminoton's Election Assured---The
Rest of the State Ticket
in Doubt
prexideut Grants Views on Pros
poets Of the Republican
Party.
LOCAL

LOCAL.
.:ANVASslNC THE RETURNS.
snMr SENSATIONAL sToR1Es sQCEIcHED.
I,uyine several days past some OF the morning
oane1s contained sensational reports in regard
10 tho intentions Of certain parties of packing
f.e Cspvsssipg Board in order TO throw out q
uuuher Of precincts which gave 31r. buck large
RepuhIican rnajor1ties and to count IN Mr. Hes
inf ~ County Treasurer Ut all hazards. In or
dr. to find out the truth or fa'sity OF these idle
runms. TIE TRIBUNE detailed \ reporter yester-
6sy to obtain the facts in the case, and thus
rlaoe the correct intelligence before the public
.To shox the falslty Of the sensational state
u,ents. it is but necessary to state that such
gentlemen rs
5CsT1cEs HA1SEs AND HAMHILL
haye been appointed rs the CanvassinE Board
b. Gen. LIB. They acted in the same capacity
last year, md their action and decision then are
betore the public, and. as they are known to
hive The public confidence, they viii not 60 back
% these just uoV.
In order. however, to place them right, and to
Ut 1t rest Ill false statements md Impressions,
D T1BuE reporter called on these gentlemen
ysetsrday afternoon, as well as Mr. Leonard
6*ett.
Before going further, it might bo we'll to quote
fha closing paragraphs from the
cASTAssN9 BOARDS DECs1oS
of last yeat. in the Farwe(I-Le Moyne coptro-
vdtsS. which are Is folioTs:
y, Assumed the authority. n,n.una,nu It to be our
u 10 reeeive information in regard to tho Legality Of
the 1eurns and - to whether the strict constFuc
dou uf the law, they were election returns At all
0 n tho authorities cited by the eminent turista On
~ F. JaS va 9pr In,3sT hefora 10
sreefs1 co,nittoe of EeeSon Of The Honse Of Rerrr
,:ntatt,os in WashinRton-xhich exactly covers the
pdnt In controversy that 1s whether Board Of Can
ss.se. may reject sn entire poll for want Of authority
n me k4ecoon board WHICH quoenon. as woala seem
%e u .ue aoose olon LILO 1el'ot'' "as ~os"
npt G ntcs Gi.tsprt}o, ,,nst h. ,n,de bexa.n IA.
edou lecslative body subject to bias OF partisan
sh'n 5ad jad1. tribunal which ts presumed to de-
6ds absolutely imparanS- Had similar case u the
oe aooTe rtsed BEEN decided IN nmti + manner BY
- a o, *e Mou.d no. d
th.++ - ~ +t ~ a. 49, G.
Coqrt beiore us. which. Although not covering the
points in question, strictly define the duties q tho
Csavass1ug Boards. We cannot consclendously adni:
he oo5eehonz and refuse 70 receive the e'ection-se
'asna' a requested ps the Aon- 3onn '. 10 ho5ne-
TEE POINTS PROPOSED 70 BE RAISED.
These are exsctly the points proposed to ba
1a,sed this year, but the question is not as to
tae wards where gross frauds are kooWn to hara
BEEN committed. but II wards where Mr. Huck
nad large snajor7uee- The utter absusdltS of
such N attempt can better DO imagined than e1-
Pressed !or the majority to 30 overcome Is over
$500, and !: would 90 an exceedingly hard mat
sef to count out these figures
outade OF this, again, the CanvatsinR Board
aaa merely ministerial duties to perform, and in
% x1se IL it the judge OF the qualification Of
Judges Of election VINO hare acted. nor has it
tho power to disfranchise any precinct for pre-
6UfNAd r nr fr+.an4%1n Thasn xror1A n1
% 1eit to ! court OF record to decide by contest
ing tho election.in those precincts where frauds
ny slleged to h3Te been committed.
lhe whole matter is best explained by the
conversation given below.
ME- LEONARD fwETT,
sos hxEe: who appeared last yeaF for Mr.. c. 3.
F.EHen before the Canvass,ng Bos1d, was first
ealed upon at his Office in the building at the
IL ~ae head over heels engtoesed in business,
oat 1eoeiEed TIE TRIBUNE representative
eon1teoualy, and Was ready to answer any ques-
ea mort md TO the point. The reporter opened
~ conrorsasion By stating the rumors which
nAd been circulated BY the several morning
pkpera, that the Canr assing Board intended to
thus oornt sir. Hesing in.
ooe1d u simply to make An Official count Of the
votes cast, and to report apy ipaccurac,es exist
tng therein Il Judge of election lives out OF the
nec3n3, the Board has no right to diefranchee
tne enti1e ward. and 1t would be man:festiy un-
1uet they had. Consequently, they can throw
out neither precinct OF ward
Rap.-4re they 1eouired to count the ballots.
u Some assert, or merely the returns?
THE DUTIES or TIE BOARD.
:, Nj: 5wett-The Statute provides that, after
tae election has bean held aud the votes IRE
counted within seven days theroafter tho
Count! Clerk. with the assistance OF rwo Justices
of tbs Peace Of the county,, shall omen the re-
sQ1ns and make an abstract Of the votes cast.
. Ren-Bat how about false countss
spon the closing Of tho nol!s The in5res at the 1he
Precinct shall make canvase Of tbs vSte, Thev
.nst count the who!e number OF baltots in the
oo1. II tbs ballots exceed the uames On the
polllst, they reject any ballot without a nun