New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-14

THE HOARD OF SUPERVISORS BEGIN THEIR WORK
A CLOSE VOTE PoG AssEMBLYMAN CAUSES A
PROTEsT--AN IRREGULAR BOARD OF ALDER
MEN.
The Board Of Supervisors continued their
work as canvs.scrs of the vote OF Now-York County
yesterday Upon tho assembling OF thciBoard the veIed
question OF patronage was settled at once by general
agreement by the appointment Of twelve clerks to can
yass tho VOTE the expense OF their services being m
tied TO $500 In former years the expense hns been
fur greater All day long the work OF canvassing the
vote went on. the clerks reading the vote for
the several Assembly Districts. As tho list
Of candidates Is long this method OF counting
In int the SoiP st Id lid vth Sn1 Vii Assembly Districts
was csnyasscd. protest was received from Colonel
Michael G., Murphy, the Anti-Taminany candidate for
the Assembly In tue Ist District.
The vote for AssemDlyman IN the list District was
Madgan had six more votes than Mr.. Murphy. The
total STOOD 1859 to 1858: IL II said that Mr.
Mr. Madig seat II the latter receives the certificate
OF election the Board Of Canysssers The certificates
vasscd protest was also received from Richard NJ.
Walters r, against the counting Of the vote OF the
on The ground that the Inspectors OF Election In that
district did not do their work properly.
For wears pnrt at every election few ballots have
been tound IN the boxes containing the names Of six
AidtrmentL'rse instead OF four rs rescr bed by law,
and three names for District Aldermen instead OF twO
~ prescribed by Law. This action was don
intentionally, % II was me opinion OF sew
state the number that the law Of 1873 creang
men Is unconstitutional rhs minority representation
IA occurred by not permitting voters TO vote for
than four AideTmeB-at Large and two District Alder
men, Ballots containing more names have been dr.
caded by he INSPECTORS OF Election or counted under
The mead OF scattering" Two sets Of these Irregular
hatots were received Que get had inscribed upon IL
Inc name OF w. w. Dcmarcs, y. -, T. Moore, Wallace
Darrow H. NJ. Pluu, 4. =. Spnnldng and John Wiszjer
Tor Aldermen Large; and the following for District
Aldermen ". Ianney, Thomas Foley, Samuel Siran-
Ioln J. McQuiilen, Thomas Drunmond. J.E. Doughty,
pairek Reilly, j. Cunningham, L. Won BtrObeI,
a. la hbe D. Gilcbrst, Johg q rbntt, Richard Watkins
patrick Toner aud DaUiel CrinnBs. Tue above nan'ed
prsons sent in . written protes; against the counting VI
inc vote ca for them "a "scatterng, aud declared
that Il Was the ODy constitutional aud gal vote cast
Tor Aldermen" In tbis CITY. Another set OF this Kind OF
ballots contained the nHmes II the following for Adler
n,eu.a-Iaree: Francis GOode Charles W. Andrews, W.
J. Thornton Jacob Cooper. John d. Cleary. T. j. Quirk.
Anthony Bourxe, NJ I. BrundHge. ". ". staey Martin
KeOgh, IT,. W. T.. DcmpTe,t, BENJAMIN Curian William
McFaddIn, H. Baxter Tapn aud Augustus Eicks. These
strange boards VIII 10 formally organized on January J.,
1879.
In the Ist Assembly District the vote for Mayor
follows sche 2.lO9; Cooper, 253oj Jonas, .; William
;. Headiey, 5s. In the I'D Assembly District for tho
same Office 10 was as follows; Sebe 1889; Cooper,
1874; Headlcy H. The vote in the lid Assembly bis
trict wss schell. 2isi Cooper, 1745; Hcadley, 50.
In tho Iyth Assembly District was as follows: schel
1904 Cooper, 2,035; Headley, ~. There one
vote for the Count Jeannes for Aidsrmanat-Inrge.