The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-14
COUNTING rHE CRY roTE
Toll Murphy Eut"ring protcst-.e Ballot for
George, the Count Jonnnes.

Col Murphy Entering ~ prOtcst-.N Ballot for
George, the Count Jonnnes.
The Aldermen began yesterday the can
vass OF the returns Of the lato election in this
city. The returns from the First, Second.
Third. Fourth. and Fifth Assembly Districts
we're canvassed. Col. Michael c. Murphy. the
combination candidate for the Assembly in the
First District presented protest against the
canvass OF the vote for Assemblyman in that
district. He claimed that he received ma
jority OF the votes for that office. and alleged
that the vote was wrongfully counted, and ma
Iority given to his competitor. James II. Madi-
gan. Col Murphy wished the privilege Of
showing the Board Of Canvassers that he was
elected.
The protest was referred to the Committee on
Protests. The canvass Of the vote for thu As
sembymRn showed that Mr.. Madigan. the Tam.
many candidate. was elected by majority OF
The Count Joannes received one vote for Al.
derman in the Nineteenth Election District OF
A protest was made by Richard NJ Walters.
combination candidate for the Assembly in the
Fourth District. against cHnvasSing the vote Tor
that Office in his district on the ground that IT.
reguarities were committed by the inspectors
in the Third Election District of the Assembly
District. The protest was referred to COM
mittse and the vote was canvassed.
AZ every meeting OF the County Canyassers
in the past three years. Counsellor Wilson 5.
Wolf has submitted two lists. ono containing
the names Of fifteen candidates for Aldermen.
and the other the names Of twenty-one noui-
nees for Assistant Aldermen. and demanded
that the votes received by each of these gentle
men be counted. His argument was that the
provision OF the charter Oi 1873. abolishing tho
Board OF Assistant Aldermen and repeating
the law OF 1850. tnat provided Tor the election
9 sfq Aderme2 on WIZ GenS nS fke, wps
Demarest, the President oil his Boards OF Alder
men Of 1875. 1876. and 1877. wore yesterday
again on hand They presented paper which
read that Francis Goode Charles w. Andrews.
W. j. Thornton. jacob Cooper. John ID. Cleary.
Z. J.;.Quirk. Anthony Bourke., NJ. 7; Brundage.
rest, BENJAMIN Curran. William McFaddin. II.
Is. Tnplin. and Augustus Eicks were candidates
for Aldermen, and were voted for on n general
ticket Mr.. Wolf demanded that their votes
This paper having been referred TO tho Com
mittee on Protests. Counsellor Wolf astonished
the city fathers by submitting another docu-
ment This gives the names of SIX men who
were candidates for Aldermen-at-L Large, aud Of
fifteen who ran for District Aldermen. asserts
that the vote cast for them is the only constitu-
uonal and legal vote polled for Adermen IN
this city. and demands that the vote shall 10 can
vassed. The counsollor's ground for insisting
that these are the legal Aldermen is the alleged
unconstitutlonality OF the section OF the charter
OF 1878 that forbids every eoctor from voting
for more than four Aldermen- at Large. or more
than two Aldermen in any Senate district al
though six Aldermen At Large and three Alder
men in every Senate district have to be elected
Mr.. Wolf says thatthe persons who voted for his
Aldermen voted Tor the six Aderme t-LarRe.
and in every Senate district voted for the three
candidates.
The gentlemen who Mr.. Wolff claims. were
elected Aldermen-at- Large arc William L.
Demarest, Daniel d. /. Moore. Wallace barrow.
Edmund NJ Plum. Alfred 5. SpauldinR. and
William Kenney. Thomas Foley and Samuel
Strauss In the Fourth senate District: John j.
McQuillen. Thomas Drummond. and Joseph L.
John Cunningham. and Francis Won Strohel in
the Sixth District Christopher Battle. Daniel
District; and Richard Watkins. Patrick Toner.
and Daniel Crimmins.
This paper was referred to the Committee on
DrOtestg