The New York herald., 1878-11-15
CONTINUING THE CANVASS.

CONTNUlNG The CANVASS.
Two MORE PROTESTS RECEIvED-AIDERMAN
GEORGE HALLS SEAT IN THE NEXT BOARD IN
DoUBT-THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR AS
sEMBLY FROM THE EIGHTH DISTRICT CONTESTS
MIR. DANIEL pATTEEsoN's RIGHT TO SERVE IN
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.
Promptly at eleven A. NJ. yesterday the Board OF
Aldermen. acting Board Of Supervisors. pro-
eeed with the canvassng of the votes cast at the
cent election. Supervisor Guntxer occupied the
chair but later in the day President Roberts appeared
and presided until near the closing Of the session.
Al yesterdays session the Board adopted resolution
providing that the votes cast in the SIXTH Seventh
Eighth. Ninth. Tenth and Eleventh districts should
be counted o-days meeting. and this morning the
work of reading ort the returns of the Sixth district
commenced by Supervisor Pincknoy. The other
districts canvassed in their turn by the follow
ing members Of the Board Seventh, Supervisor
Phillips; Eighth Supervisor scyin; Ninth. Snpervi-
sor Phillips; Tenth. Supervisor duntzer; Eleventh.
Supervisor sauer.
When the Seventh district was reached much mer.
rment caused when Supervisor Phillips declared
that the Rav. I. DE Witt Talmage had received one
vote for Congress, and that two votes had been cast
for Lille Deyereaux Blake for District Attorney and
twotor Alderman.
A
Mr. John f. Brodsky candidate for the Assembly
from the Eighth district, and Mr. Jacob A. Hatze who
for Alderman in the same district filed protests
with the Board. The Tammany candidate who ran
against Mr.. Brodsky Mr.. Daniel Patterson. and
the former claims that he has majority the lat
ter of twenty- votes Mr. Bpedsky's counsel Judge
John A. Dirkel, was present. and in the course
Of few remarks said that in sevcrals election
districts persons who voted for Mr.. Patterson were
not legally entitled to vote In many of the districts
ballots cast for Mr.. Brotsky, but having his name
spelled slightly incorrect, were returned by the in
spectora scattering. Judge Dinkcl then stated that
in the Of the Thirieth Election district the re-
turns kept back for some time, and when they
brought to the station house by Mr. Patterson
himself they showed that the latter had majority in
the district.
The matter was referred to the Committee on Pro.
tests.
The Official count OF the votes in the district by the
canvassers show that Patterson elected by
lnujority Of seventeen votes As Mr. Brodsky intends
to contest the seat Of his opponent ia the Legis-
lature, Ind as lie IS republican. he considers that
his chances are set good for obtaining the position
In the OF Mr.. Hatzel, who along with Mr..
George Hall was candidate for Alderman the
Taminany ticket, Alderman Waehncr, in presenting
the protest argued that az Mr. Hatzel had received
votes than his colleague Mr.. Hall, certificate
of election should be given him. The original
turns in the election district i'll dispute show that out
of 223 votes Hatzel had received ?3 and Hall 130
These returns, however, Mr.. Waehner claimed
altered to make it appear that Hall received 200
votes and his opponent only %. There had been
gross frauds perpetrated in the district and he, Mr..
Waehner, acting the counsel and legal adviser OF
Mr. Hatzel, would certainly carry the matter to tha
fullest extent in order that rigid and thorough in
vestgation might be had OF the whole subject. In
case the present Board Of Cayasscrs aled to declare
r. Hatzcl legally entitled to his seat in the next
Board OF Aldermen, then he was determined to
bring the matter before the latter body for ts action
This he could do under that section OF the charter
which, in speaking about the privileges and duties
of Boards of Aldermen, provides that every Board
na oe aae sr q ny ,ne m ol ae 1s own
. as to make the action of the Board renewable by
competent judicial tribunal.
Mr.. Waehner then moved that the vote for District
Alderman in the Eighth district should not be cam
vassed until the Inspectors OF Elections had been
summoned before the Board, in order to correct
their returns. In support of this motion Mr.
Waehner read portions Of the law governing the
making Of by those authorized by law 10 do
SO, and commented severely upon the action of the
Inspectors OF the Eighth district.
How THE FIGURES WERE CHANGED.
Mr.. Edward d. Gale, Mr.. Solon u. Smith and AlddA
Ssrer. who appeared the legal advisers of Mr.
Hall, then spoke the latters behalf. In the dis
enss,on WHEN enssd was saeu ~ eaplana%oa % 2.
the Office of the County Clerk and those in the
session OF the Police Department. and Mr.. John l.
Davenport, the Chief Supervisor of Elections, that
when the po clerks and inspectors had finished the
count the night OF the election the vote stood
Hall. 100; Hatzel 3d. and this the result which
upon Mr. Davenports returns and also upon
those in the Police Department. Later in the night,
however il was discovered that there was a mistake
in the count and this was recthed 1t was too late
alter the other returns but the in the possess
sion OF County Clerk Gnmbeton made to show
that Hall had received 200 votes and Hatzel 3D.
Alderman Waehner's motion was then put and lost
by vote OF IA to l. the Alderman himself, in the
pAty of supervisor, being the only one who voted
in favor of it.
The protest which was put in on behalf Of Mr..
Hatze rectcs all the facts contained in the remarks
of Mr. Waehncr. and in conclusion directs attention
to The fact that the returns in possession Of the
vassers bear erasure marks, over which written
figures that show that Hall had q larger number Of
than appears either the police the Super
visor of Elections returns
During the latter part of the session Mr.. Philip j.
Joachiniecn member of the national grcenback
labor party, presented document against the right
of the to count votes for the Hon. Gideon
j. Tucker the candidate for the Court of Appeals.
'.scattering.' The matter laid over after which
the Board adjourned till this morning. when they
will the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
Fifteenth. Sixteenth, and possibly the Seventeenth
districts