The New York herald., 1878-11-14
THE CANyASSERS AT WORK.

THE ''woLF BOARD or ALDERMEN AGAIN
PEoTEsTs-THE CORRECT VOTE IN FoUH
ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.
The Board of Aldermen, acting as a board of county
canvasscrs. met again yesterday in their chamber Al
the City Hail. President Roberts occupied the chair
and County Clerk Gumhleton acted rs clerk of tho
Board. After routine business had been
transacted the following document has handed to the
Chafman which. on motion Of Supervisor Slevin.
referred to the Committee on Protests. of which su
peryisor Sauer is charman-
Nsw yonH Nov II, 1879.
To HONORABLE rnE Board CouSrY CASvAssERs o.
fully bess leave to represent body thai AZ
the regent election he was candidate for the oee Of mem
OF New York that such candidate he received the great
T as isss % Believe. @ that q
such votes been wrongny counted for and allowed
James H. Madigan Wherefore yonr inemorialis hereby
against YOUR Ionoss body soaasnr or allowing nas
y q s sS's % The @ id u sS, S ss
raiist shall sse hsd an opportunity o. proving TO you.
S ss ss I sa ss nna
tie people thereof in the Legislature of the State
your smor"is as in s ncETd ! VII
BOARD.
Another protest was received from Messrs. william
+. Dcmarcst, John J. Garbutt Patrick Toner. Thomas
Drummond and William Kenney, on behalf Of what
is known the "wolf Board Of Aldermen" Every
year these gentlemen with their counsel. Mr..
Wilson s. Wolf, appear In tho Common Council
Chamber Of the canyassing days, and formally
present protests containing the names of the crndi
dates which they claim have been elected In closing
the protest says that the cast aforesaid for
three Aldermen at large and for three Aldermen in
each OF the Senate districts in said city is the only
constitutional aud legal vote cast for Aldermen in said
city. Wherefore pray that your honorable Board
compute said vote cast for Alcrmen--sx ticket
large and three ticket In each Senate district
and declare the number Of votes east for
Aldermen for the candidates aforesaid upon
said system and spread thc result thereof upon the
records and also demand that ia election districts
wherein the inspectors OF election have returned such
vote for Aldermen ut large for Aldermen for any
Of said Senate districts scattering defective that
you send for such inspcctorA aud ascertain such
scattering defective vote and place upon the record
your sction in reference thereto"
The Board then took up the question Of the ap-
pointment Of clerks and assistants for the purpose OF
csnvussins the votes. long discussion cnsued be-
tween some OF the Supervisors as to the manner in
which the appointments should be made and the rats
of compensation that should be allowed. II
Nnay settled however thst the County Clerk shonld
name the men and that the amount 60 he expended
should not exceed $500. The following assistants
were then appointed by Mr.. anmbieson:-sohn \:
Alexander stern. doorkcepers; Thomas 7. Malany.
Patrick Moore. James W. Mctiowan, q. H. o'Donne.
Jacob W. Moore. Charles Spangbury, George y.
Krauss. Peter stsndt Michael Cassidy, William ,.
Gar,cy, Nicholas Smith. Patrick Kcating and John u.
Treanor. clerks.
The counting Of the votes was then commenccdand
continued during the entire day. The districts cant
vassed yesterday comprised the First, Second Third,
Fourth and Fifth.
Among the other protests received from
Mr.. Nelson j. Waterbury. counsel for q number of
gentlemen who claim 10 be the true Board OF Alder
men. and one from Mr.. Richard NJ. Walters. OF tho
Fourth district. The latter gentleman claims that
the inspectors in his district bunched his Assembly
ballots with those of Mr.. Calvin. Both the papers
were referred to the Committee on Protests.
At haf-past six o'clock the Board adjourned until
this morning, when they will canvass the Sixth.
Seventh Eighth. Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh districts.