, 1879-05-17


Tic Cqtumtttec on Elections met last evening
In the Council Chamber to consider tho matter
Of Aldermantc contcsts. The full Committee,
cons!sting Of Aid. Waldo, Meier, Tn'ey, Nc
Nally and knopl, was present. Aid. Waidc, as
Chairman Of the Committee presided.
On coming to order, Mr.. Egbort Jameson,
representing Sam Engel. contestant from the
second Ward, nskcd for ta appointment ot
subcommittee to court tic ballots.
Aid. Dalinrh, thu do fartp inetnher from the
Second, said he Ind no lawyer, but, speaking
for hl.nscl5, hn wanted 1t Understood that llc
was opuused 10 nnr such innovation na q aulr
committee. If hi was counted out,-atnl per-
eonalty lie preferred tbat sncal would bo the IT,
tult,-hu wahsr1 to b eounted ont ialr'y. ,
MI, .Iarnfcson dfsabt1sed the +Aidarltlan's mind
Of nnY impression tint he proposed to have nsy-
body counted In or o,,t uninlrly. lie favored
thu Rppofntment ol a subcommittee aa n moro
cxpeditloNs way OF getting nt flle Matter As
to it, composition, he should ilaVo nothing
~ Ala. Ia Ballard thought tho Committee on Eles-
ttoi,B was the proper body to conslder tho whole
OPENING THE BALLOTS. ...-.
Mr.. Joscph Donnei1, representing AID. Me-
At,Ie,, tic do facto memper from the Fifth
Ward, trusted that the action Of the Committee
on this question would not prejudice his clients
Kid. Tuloy rs usual flshcd upa lot Of legal
difficulties. Bcforo anytltrg clsc could DO
done, he thought, It was necessary to asl; the
lie moved ttut tl,c Committee report In faTos
Of tho rassago Of resolution providing TINT
tic ballots Be counted in the urcsruce Of this
Cotunlittce III Elections In accortanrc with Hrc.
II Of thc ordinances governing c0nsesfa. " .t,.
Aid. Meier thought the Committee .whs
authorized to proceed with the recount wishH'pt
| Mr.. Julius Goldzier, represcntinE Mr. u. II.
I Morgan, Thought 10 too, 'and argued the matter
| at ton,U length. 'tt nj.
Aid. Waldo satd 10: would ncvor :sunralt to
ope9!ng E ngnt those ballots without authority 10"
Mf. Jamscsun. asked II tho reference Of tho
matter to tho Committee didn't carry that
Eid. Waldo disagreed With bm on that. no
did mt think the Committee, as 1t was naa
Mr. Don1'ed advanced his ransons for holding
that tho cotninittto Ind no power to 10 any.
thing a. yet but consider tic resolutions rcler-
rcd 10 1t. ind to report whether. In ther opinion.
the prayers ot tho Tarlous petitioners asklng foi
racouutiug Of the ballots should bo Rfahted os
Aid. Tu,cy digcsted his thoughts IN tic form
OF rcsolutiont to lc reported to tho EotIic
asking tint body to authorize thu Committee e
open this boxes and count tho ballots in tht
prcscnco Of tho City Ulosk. ..,
| Tl,fu q utlcst}on arose AZ to WflethGr tho rtso
luton shouldn't ask ior further ttsne for III
reason that the Council might delay It's passago
hir, ". r. Page, rho Ind tlirncd up by tht
time as counsel for Aid. l.alard, thought thcr'
lad been enough tiulav alroady, and spllrrca "
tl.c Engel sido for having taken no stcps tilu
far excopt to got the cxstlcnco Of aeouple .
witnesses merely 70 Keep the t1linR w. ~
BonaaId MAS als1 opposed to asking lor fnEsnc
time. After vast amount Of talk, 1t VA
tho prevailing opln,on that, without :xpses
authority trunt tho Council, It would no uii!aw
full to opc1i AEl count the ballots tin Gun
mittoe couldn't have gotten ut thcua uuy va.
o. they ,wcto pckctl up II the CIcrh'6 olcc(, a't
the resoluti,'il Of Aid. Tuiiey NIB n''urteti NJ
means Of applying for that authority. Asto IT,
4 natter of aek!ng for further ti,n0 ehc part'c
were advised to look to thu Council for that
they wanted It.