Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-31

Bulwer, G~oodshaw. Defiance. Aurera,
| South Bodie, South Standard, Red Cloud
and Concordia,
SAN FRAScIsco, December 30.
william Broderick, q deputy In the Reg.
| ister's Office, who recently visited New
| York, Brooklyn and Philadelphia, to look
| into the workings OF the election machinery
| in these cities. to-day made his report to
| the Board of Election and Commissioner
of Registration Of Elections. Louis Kap-
| Ian also made q report, submitting two
lists. one containing the names Of persons
against which election returns show two
votes to have been cast, ct the late special
election, held June 10, 1878. He recon-
mended that the Board grant him power
to inquire into the matter by summoning
before him the persons whose names be
had, and the officers OF the election at the
precincts at which the votes in question
were cast. Before Mr.. Kaplan had con-
cluded, q petition was handed in signed by
Richard ]. Hinton, j. b. Joselyn, J. F.
Mccarthy, Dennis Kearney, ii. M. Moore
and others, requesting that G.. +. Maynard
and W. C. Burnett might not be allowed
TO act as members of the Board Of Regis
tration Commissioners, for their alleged
completely with the late Alex. Austin, for
which they were now before the Grand
Jury. Mayor Bryant stated that he did
not think the Board had anything to
do with the action of the Grand Jury un-
til a man is found guilty he did not think
the Board could take ~cognizance of the
case. He knew Of no power the Board had
to deal with in this matter. Dennis Kear-
ncy then spoke against allowing the gentle
men referred to above acting as Commits
s%ioners, and concluded by stating that he
did not expect justice there.
Mayor Bryant stated that Kearney must
be respectful. if he wished to appear be-
fore the Commissioners ; and after some
very sharp words to the petitioners, that
individual sat down and maintained ST.
lence during the remainder of the session.
Mr.. Kaplan then asked that these In
spectors and Judges be requested to appear
before the Commissioners, and also the
men who are recorded as having voted
without being on the register.
The Board directed the Registrar to re-
quest the attendance of these persons.
There were IL instances of this kind, and
there were Is instances of double voting.
Mayor Bryant stated that Kaplan should
get actual proof Of one case Of double vot-
ing, when the Commissioners will take
action.
Kaplan stated that he knew of persons
who had made q business Of procuring nat
uralization papers, by acting as witnesses,
at a fec of $40 in each case. One case will
soon be brought before the Grand Jury.
There are, Mr.. Kaplan thought, about
1 800 names on the Great Register that
were fraudulently placed there by means
OF illegal naturalization papers.
This afternoon, the examination into the
circumstances attendant upon the loss of
the steamer Georgia was concluded by the
United States Commissioners taking the
evidence of H. z. Howard, Captain of the
wrecked steamer. His testimony was to
the general effect that his bearing, when
last taken. were all right, but that she had
been deceived by the action Of the currents,
which are not vel understood by navigat-
ors. He repealed the charges of drunken
ness and inattenti0n to duty, preferred
against him by the steerago passengers.