New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-12
THE NETWORK ELECTION.

COUNTING THE VOTE IN THIS CITY.
rpy noArp or cASvAssRRs ADVISED TO IGNORE
THE PROTEST OF HUGH COLEMAN AT PRESENT
TIE ASSISTANT AIDERMANIC TICKET-EEsULT IN
THE FIRST SECOND. AND THIRD ASSEMBLY Dis
TgICTs.
The Board Of County Canyassers received
Yesterday from Corporation Counsel whitney MS oplh
ion upon the question raised by Hugh Coleman, on inc
legality of the election OF the Marine Court Justices
Ills decision IA % follows;
with regard To the very serious questions raised by
this communication, have to say that 1t Is hot III my
Judgment pertinent for yOu TO consider them 81 TINS
time The duty Of the Board Of County Canyassers' al
the present at least Of your proceeding mhs
teria aud judicial That duty consists ia the COUNT
ing Of the ballots which have been depo~ted lhs oP"
ion snpported by number OF Judicial decisions In This
and other States. and cannot do better than 10 quote
the authority OF Judge Harris in analogous 10 the
one raIsed by this protest All that Is nov
required is that tho Common Council shall
canvass the returns and determine and deciare
the result Ths, too is a ministerial act me common
Council judges OF nohng Ihcy aTc not a hct! w
receive evidence Of anything Outside OF the returns them
selves. Their duty CONSISTS IN simple matter Oh arm
spons by at tits stage OF tie does not ex
tend Ia tie decision Of any questions sch as arc .ao
By the protest OF Mr. Coleman when has Deh Ieeie
10 me. When the shall nave been comPieteu,
aud Board acting under tie authority upon
them 10y tue Revised Statutes, shall 9cec, 70 W -, ill.,
what ersOn persons nave been "dii'y eeccd 10 VIC
offices, the question may ne inote pf"P.iy
raised before that time VIII gave the question iu
tner attention and suggest such considerations ~ sd
seem 70 determine tue functions OF your D"aIu-
Tho canvass the election returns WAS hen rcsucu
few returns had been read by supervisor ROBINSON
when W. s Wolf handed to the Chairman ticket Oel-
ing the names - persons. whom ne claimed were the
only candidates legally voted for as Aldermen. Inc
ballot r. AL as follows For Aldermen OF ths CITY 81 New
York pursuant act OF The Legislature Ot tlc ottie
H. DeIlaTest, Albert H. Learned. Mathew Burns John
sranigin. Thomas Foley, Inos J. Qrk, George Kelly
Joseph T. Strlck, Christopher Battle Edmond W. Plinp
wallace DaIruv, WIu. !. thornton, JOHn j. keOc, Chts
ScnWar.Z, Albert D Spauldiug" ticket WAS also run
for an Assistant Alderman n each Assembly DNtflcI
uui he cnLed that tue votes Tor ihrrr TEX rs h' also
ciJyissri. He cuntcndoi that tie law Ol 1871 pNih
ins Board Oi Aldermen OF ID mcinncrs ana also or
board Of Assistant dc.men, was Sin ~ tOrc0 rs tie
subsequent H. isIliun was Unconstitutional.
The Chairman, Supervisor GiOn, said mat acting III
conformity with the opinion OF the Corporation Counsel
lao believed tEey sIod t5e vote. suon ballots
rad nen returned t.us G,r seat erins There were
NOT more tl 81 these ballots 40 cdeh cl'cluh
dl51ict, aud ia there wee none lbrfo was ii'p
protest AGAINST counting the votes Tor moon! Adiil
boil c.inui aa Ciyil Justice, ON the ground hit he
been 4 accusing lawyer although haVinS De- II
admitted Ia tne Bar
lie Cl,Iyas, OF tho 1T Assembly District, when con
ca,e,I soWea john AlO.its 5ry, 1914, Jnd 100 John
FOX, 2JII votes. 1yinS Morrasey majority of 100
For GStl justice j Ian CailIghan received LJi3, ana
Dennis q ANA ~ 49, giving Cl4lSnan majority ~ -
liner. s5Sri, his ..nrcs discrepancies Dct"cOu
tno County Clerk ant thoao OF the bbIH
OF supelN, sDrs. Ihs lid Assembly district canvass
showed JON H0r,sey, 2,IS7, anu Tor J0hli o.
1897 giving MOrll.'ty . migJf Oh 1N1' itHN
Assent received 2,'JO Noi,. ana nm
H. NIX 2OJI, GIVING .iuTpny a m J1ty % 80 IN the
t. and 1uu FOX lSU-. For A. mby a. j. 5lCYiii IL
c,Ilod :, iii yO.es. anu james A. Ufavos l.9Jf'