The daily gazette., 1878-10-09
Election Contest
BERNARD J. NsvEY PROVES BIS .sE AND
is DECLARED ELECTED INsPEC-
TOR OF THE SECOND PRE-
CINCT OF TaE
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FIFTH WARD.
A special meeting of the City Council
was held last evening, for the purpose of
hearing and determining the contest of
Bernardo. McVey against the election of
j. Horace Rudolph as Inspector of cleo
tion for the Second Precinct of the Fifth
Ward, at the city election in September
last.
The chair stated the object of the
meeting, and the Clerk read the petition
of Mr.. McVey, setting forth the reasons
for the contest, viz:-That he received
the highest number of votes for Inspec-
tor cast at the election, as a fair count of
the voes will show ;and that Thomas
j. Saville, Inspector of Election, and j.
Eldridge Pierce, Assistant Inspector did
| make false count of the votes cast, and
returned j. Horace Rudolph, as the In
| spector elect.
Mr.. Guthrie moved that the ballot-box
of the Precinct be brought into Council
! and examined by the Inspectors. Adopt
ed.
| On Mr.. Paynter's motion, committee
of three was appointed to open the box
and count the vote, as follows : Messrs
|
The box was brought into the Council
chamber and examined by Inspector Sa
vile and Assistant Inspector VIM. w,
Pritchelt.
Mr.. Saville, being sworn by Esquire
O'Neill, testified that the box was
not in the condition it was when he seal
ed it up, as it had been opened since
[NoTE. 1t was opened on the night the
new City Council held its first session
for the purpose of obtaining the tally-list
the Inspectors having sealed up both list
In the box.l
The committee then opened the boz
and counted the ballots, announcing the
the result as follows:
For Bernard j. McVey, 1876 vote
For j. Horace Rudolph, 1877 vote
For James Murphy, vote
For Benjamin 7. Bye, 8 vote
For j. B. McVey, 2vote
The votes for "J. B. Mcvey," an,
"Bernard McVey," were on scratche,
ballots, with the names written in pen
, Gil.
Mr.. Paynter asked OF the IN EN- bers O
Council from the Fifth Ward (Messrs
Conrad and Evans if they were aware o
any person in the Fifth Ward named j
b. McVey. In his opinion the vote
for 81. B. McVey" were intended fo
"Bernard j. McVey.
l Inspector Saville SAID there were sevt
, raj McVeys in the Fifth Ward
Mr.. Norton asked him if he did NJ
honestly think the votes cast for 81.
; McVey" were intended for Bernard ,
/ McVey.
Mr. Saville replied that an Inspecto
! had no right to be guided by. what l.
: thought, but must go by the ballots
Howard Mitchell and Frederick Rya
J were sworn. Ryan testified that he wroi
the name of of"J. b. McVey" on one
: the tickets, and Mitchell testified that b
veted the ticket. Both declared that tn
ticket was intended for Bernard j. M,
!, Vey.
John Gallagher being sworn, examil
ed the ticket having on it the name {
n "Bernard McVey," and testified that b
voted it; that he wrote the name {
Bernard McVey" upon it, and intende
: Democratic candidate for Inspector.
4 VIM. w. Pritchett, who was an Assis
ant Inspector of election testified thi
: the votes for Inspector resulted in III
and that he claimed that the ballot fc
"Bernard McVey" should be counted fl
Is Bernard j. MeVey. The votes for 81.
v. McVey" he did not lay claim to. He sal
there was one ticket bearing the nan
,e of 81. Horace Rudolf" which he agree
, to have counted for j. Horace Rudolp
- He thought the vote for Bernard McVt
p should have been duly counGed, and as
'e was not he refused to sign the tally list
Mr.. Taylor moved that as the votes
ID Bernard j. McVey and J. Hora
,r Rudolph were tie (1S6 each) the vo
cast for "Berpard McVey," be credit,
to Bernard j. McVey, and that he be d
e clared Inspector of election for the Sc
ond precinct of the Fifth Ward (eigh
~ election dlstrict.)
~ After a slight discussion, his motto
, was adopted by the following vote
Ayes-Messrs. Downing, GuthIi
T. Hu-sted, Knight, Lynch, Maxwell, M
Glinchey, Norton, Paynter, Rowe, Tia
lor, Townsend and President Lichte
"a steln.-13.
e. Nays-Messrs. Adams, Price, Evan
t. Chandler and Wood-5.
10 Excused from not voting-M Co
io rad and Jones.
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