The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-18
SAYING TAMM4NY,s BETS.
Mr.. C~oker's Dissrict Carried by Morrissoy,
hut Counted for ScheiI.

Tho Aldermen canvasscd yesterday the
eloction returns from the Fourteenth Fifteenth.
sixteenth. Seventeenth. and Eighteenth Assem-
bly, Disricts. A paper was presented by tho
United WOrkingmcn's party. protesting against
the canvass of any Of tho city returns. on tho
ground that the inspectors neglected to return
the votes cast for their candidates. for State ofIl-
GERS. and failed 10 attach to any Of their re-
turns n specimen of their State ticket Alder
man Morris moved that tho clerk who brings
the returns from the County Clerk Is Office and
tho oflro Of the Clerk of the Common Council
be required to take the constitutional onth. Mr.
Morris explained TINT this clerk although un-
sworn had the combination and key tu the safe
In the County Clerks Office. in which the re-
turns were kent. ON mot on OF Alderman pur-
ROY. The rrsn'ui on WIS referred to the Commit
tee on Corrr ted II turns.
rumor has prevailed since tho oflrn can
vss wns hrEun that the Tamunuy Aldermen
Intended to- count the Twrniy-ihird Elc ton
Ds'rnt Of the T. gnlocnth Assembly District In
iuVor ul Nu .ustuH Schrll. although II had been
carried ly Mr.. Morriss'y. and that this WINS to
h' done to cmthl" Coroner Gro rr. whose club
hNusH Is in TINT district. mud other Tnmmnny
politicians iu = nrgr bets That they had made
ON Tho : cult ni the vote for Scnulor in the dis
vol > uni S'hc i37 W. 40 N''' '''' ''''' ''O
when Alderman Kccnqn who canvaaacd the
rc,urns ~ tho Eightrcuth Assembly Distrir
reached the Twrny-thirl Election District he
rcnd that John Morrsscy's vote Tor senator was
4.
tn'ive nf The County Clerk snid that ON his re-
turn MIR. Schrlls vote. hoth ~ written out and
rs nut down in figures WIS 1877.
Alderman Howlnnd call'sl attention 10 the fnot
that on III" Sup"rYsora' returns from which
Alderman Kcenan had road. the vote was writ
ten out. one hundred and thiriy-scven /" that
the figures were 80 indistinrtly made thni they
might be- ns readily taken for 1877 rs 1T. and
That the total vote on both returns WIS given Us
BOB. which clearly showed that 1877 was the
number Of votes received by Mr.. Srhell.
u bul notwlth;,ia,nilMng M lhls showingi Alderman
cd ~ III, and Alderman Snuer. who was IN the
chair put the question and declared II carried
rlthough Aldermen Rowland. Morris and
Incknry werr on the floor endcavoring to gain
thm Chairman rrcognlton.
ThereuIon, Alderman Morris moved that the
return from that district be- referred to the Com
mitee on Corrected Returns with instructions
10 compare the vote Tor Senator with the poll
clerks tally list and the sealed return in the
possession Of the Police Department.
Mr. Purroy raised the point of order that the
district had been canvassed, and the Chairman
ruled that the point was well taken.
MIR. Morris then moved to reconsider the vote
by which Mr.. Schels vote had been canvassed
~ III
Mr. Purroy made the point Of order that
Chairman sustained the point.
, Alderman Fin 'knpy then suggested that fur
thor nrt ON on tn" sull"t hc postponed untilthe
dnS on which IA" Vnt' is deeitrcd. and MI Nor
RI. Withdrew his motion.
:, TINS ruling of the Tammany majority in the
Board ~ tHnNu~srrs gives Mr.. S"h"ll "A malnr-
~ y II in Cor. .ncr ,kcr's district. llthoush
all of the rcturna clearly show that Mr.. Nor
rsSry carried II hy ~ Nuins.
The follow M IT. the Official To- for senator
IN tln seventh District with Tho 10 votes gwen
To- Mr., S,heI ia Coroner Cookers election