The New York herald., 1875-11-18
cANvAss1Ne ELECTION RETURNS.

A CLOSE ALDERMANIc CONTEST IN THE EIGHTH
SENATORIAL DIsTRIcT-PRoPosIIIoN 10
AMEND THE ELECTION LAWS.
The session OF the Board OF Canvassors continued
yesterday. The Board at eleven O'Clock when the
canvass OF the Twenty third and Twenty wards
was conducted by Supervisor southworth. A discus
sion arose as to counting the ballots cast for Simonson
and Cudlip candidates for Alderman in the Eighth
Senatorial district Both candidates republicans
and the vote very close. IL finally deter
mined 10 send for OF the inspectors OF this an
nexed district in order TO have the figures examined
before the Committee on Corrected Returns
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ELECTION LAWS,
Alderman Cole offered the following preamble aho
resolutions for consideration OF the Board
Whereas experiences has clearly demonstrated the fact
that the mstod Of s5V5 Il liable Ia g
abuses susceptible Of incng wrong as the dis
s 1o~s wsG to sns do
all simply from or as so bs eposseson Of sac
determines the election o esnddate the
County Canvassers should have the At its disposal
this only by having all the ballots the
election preceding such canvass q votes inyosb
the Board Of County c9nvassers be i. therefore,
respectfully request tho Common Council this city make
application the Legislature when il next convenes for
providing for the preservation and by the police author
Of all the ballots every election held in this city until
after the statement and decaTston q the result Of
said amendment also to be framed permit the Board
60 recorrec such ballots when necessary
temine and finally and with certainty
discrepancy that during the Of the
from the several election districts by the said Board Of
County CanvasserA
These resolutions were unanimously adopted
sIMoSsoS-cUDLIP CONTEST AGAIN
Shortly after two O'Clock the entire canvass was
completed with the exception Of few districts In the
Twenty third ward The close contest between Messrs
Simonson and Cudp has arisen, u Is asserted by the
former in consequence OF the gentleman being sold
The ticket sent out by the Twenty fourth Ward Re-
publican Association contained the following
Tor District Aldermen:-John Bussing Joseph Cudlip
and BENJAMIN Begea Mr.. Simonson claims that he
was the regular republican candidate and should have
been placed upon the ticket, instead Of Bussing He
asserts that the organization destroyed all the regular
1ickets because they wished representative from the
annexed district in which he fr simonson) does
reside. BY this action Cudip and Begea received
J. 800 votes, which Simonson states would have been
for him had the republicans kept faith with the
nomination He consequently received only SO votes
in the Twenty third and Twenty fourth wards.
The matter will be finally settled to day by the Com
mttee on Corrected Returns before whom the inspec
tors are cited 10 appear The Board adjourned at half
past two O'Clock until eleven day, for the sole pur
pose OF settling this controversy.
THE OFFICIAL VOTE FOR sEcRETARY OF Stair RECORDER
AND SURROGATE
The following is the Official vote as canvassed for
Secretary OF State-
John Bigelow. .....................--... 1924
Frederick W. Seward. d....................... 1854
George B. Dusenbury ..........,......-. 209
Bgelow's majority over Seward. ........... 2966o
The following is the vote for Recorder.
John X. Hackett. IT. 624
Frederick Smyth. go SOB
fIackett smyth. %, 121
Tho following is the vote for District Attorney
Benjamin K Phelps .......,............. 1882
Peter B. 0lney ..-................... 90 $50
Phelps over Olney 26 5s3
The Surrogate's vote foots up as follows:-
stephen D. Van schaick .....-....:.......... 1888
Delano G. Calvin. ............-..... 51S69
Van Schack over Calyn...... ............... 24504