The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-11

THE BOARD OF COUNTY CANvAssERs TO MEET
To-DAY-cHARGEs OF FRAUD TO DE PRE-
SCENTED BY THE REGULAR DEMOCRACY
GUARDING THE RETURNS.
Considerable interest is manifested among local
politicians relative to the sessions of the Board Of
County Canvassers. which commence at the City Hall
to-day The Aldermen will act as canvassers. They
have ten days within which to complete the count.
A good deal Of speculation Is indulged to the
effect of this canvass the vote in several instances
for Aldermen being quite close. According to tho
latest reports ten Tammany. six anti-Tammany and
six republicans were chosen ut the last election.
1t must be recollected that twelve votes
to organize the new Board. Looking at its COM
pexion from the standpoint of these figures it will
be seen that q coalition between republicans and
Tammanyites. republicans and anti-Tammanyites
Tammanyites and anti Tammanyites must be brought
about. The probabilities that u combination
will be made. as at present. between Tammany and
the machine republicans If by any particular
manipulatons Tammany could secure twelve Alder.
men, then that organization would be able to elect
president of the Board. who would act Is . member
of the Board Of Apportionment.
The close contests expected to come OF before the
Board lie between Aldermen Kavanagh and Good
win George Hall and Joseph p strack. Thomas Car
roll and Matthew j. Coggoy. Anti-Tammanyites
claim that they have elected their four Alderm en-at
Large while similar claim il put in the part Of
Tammxny. The republicans only insist upon two.
In the Senatorial districts fight will take place
between Thomas J. Dreamer. democrat and Ferdi-
nand Eidmaun. republican, in the Seventh; Robert
H. Strahan, republican. and J. W. Browning. demo-
crat in the Eighth. Many Of tho Assembly districts
are also contested.
The time occupied In counting the ballots gave
rise to the first hints Of fraud both in the State and
county The democratic Of the interior boldly claim
that the inferior republican State officers were
counted in" beyond doubt When the present
members Of the State government come to canvass
the votes 1t is probable that full investigation
of all these insnuations of fraud will be
made The matter will up before the
Board of County Csnvassers in indirect way,
and only with respect to alleged frauds in this city
The leaders Of the Robinson movement in this city
aege that their standard bearer wass'cheatcd" out
of fully ten thousand votes in Now York county. It
is probable that they will take some action regard
ing the matter in very short time. Their views on
the subject will at any rate be embodied in ad-
dress to be issued to the people Of the State.
which will also deal with all the questions that were
uppermost in the recent campaign.
ANTI-TAMMANY ACTS
With view OF taking the nitiatory step toward
exposing the scope and extent Of the frauds alleged
to have been perpetrated ut the late election, num-
against Tammany Hall held session last evening in
the office OF Mr.. Charles H. Truax County Clerk
Hubert q. Thompson, Colonel John Il. Fellows. Mr..
Nelson j. Waterbury and Mr.. Truax among those
present The meeting was q long one. aud variety
subjects connected with the result Of the election
were discussed at length During the informal talk
preceding the meeting proper 1t was stated that
Tammany Hall had used all its power to destroy the
sanctity OF the ballot box. Some Of its adherents
had even endeayored to tamper with the returns
themselves. and whether they had been successful
or not could only be found out when the county
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"Why," said one of the gentlemen to . HERALD
porter. "you have no possible idea of the man
and those in league with that organization In very
many the will OF the voter in scratching or
For instance. II an inspector came across ballot
with Cornell at the head he would cry out Tally
for Cornell and the rest of the republican State
ticket. although the names of some of the candidates
for minor Offices might be scratched out and dem.
ocratic names pasted over them"
Nothing was done beyond comparing the results
of independent Investigations the part of those
present aud their friends. II said that in the
trict the Robinson State ticket received only two
votes although less than fifteen residents or that
section Of the city are said to be willing to make
affidavit that they cast straight Robinson ballots.
Governor Robinson himself got forty votes,
but the other democratic candidates received 1t Ia
said only very few. In this district however IL Is
claimed that in making up the tally sheet OF returns
there clerical error. which has just been dis
covered. 1t Is said that the vote for some OF the
thirty-two instead OF two, as at first reported.
The Ant-Tammany COMMITTEE also. it Is
said in Q position to prove that in the Seventh
Election district Of the Second Assembly district
the anti-rammany coroners were credited with
only six votes each, although the strength
of the party in that district is known to DO equal to
over sixty votes. In the Eighth Election district OF
the Second Assembly district Il is claimed that more
county ticket. 1t did not appear where the sixty
votes had gone to-. No record could be found Of
them either on the Tammany or republican side of
the tally lists. most rigid investigation is be-
ing made in reference to the seeming 'rregularity
in this district
Miles Beach, the anti-Tammany candidate for the
Court of Common Pleas the anti-Tsmmany
ticket received II is said only single vote in the
Twenty-second Election district of the Second As
scinbly district The committee that met yesterday
hopeful Of being able to prove that number Of
persons residing within that locality voted
for Mr.. Beach. 1t was said last night
that returns had thus far been received
at headquarters from u number of election
districts In the Twenty ward In tho twelfth
Election district of the Eighth A. sembly district s
davs. it is said. can be procured showing that
tain men voted several times under different names,
ana that whom the polls closed the boxes contained
sixtyseven votes more than were called for by
tho registration books.
The points given above are the main ones that
County Canvassers during their session. In order
to complete their labors the canvassers Will.
doubt. have to labor until near midnight every day.
and there is prospect OF exciting times when
of the doubtful districts reached. caucus OF
the City Fathers was held yesterday and IL was said
after IL had adjourned that Alderman Morris would DO
selected to preside during the canvass. The County
Clerk is by law made the clerk of the Board
and in this connection It may be said
there IL trouble "in the camp" The Aldermen have
always heretofore employed very large Of
clerks and expert accountant to aid them in their
work. and the men thus hired have been paid out OF
an appropriation made by tho Board. This year,
however, it is understood that County Clerk Thomp-
claims that he has the right to name who shall
assist the Board, and it Ia claimed that legally, bo
he has the power to execute his edct But the Alder
men state that II he makes the appointments tho
mon named by him will never got paid.
The that Will be used by the Board of Can
during their session are now locked up in q
safe In the custody OF the Clerk of the Common
Council. Mr.. Jacob NJ. Patterson. Jr. Rumors that
thcy have been tempered with have been prevalent
for some days past but IA they are guarded night
and day by picked men from the Twenty sixth pre-
cinot. commanded by Captain Walsh, it IL claimed
that they cannot possibly be changed.
THE wfGwAM.
Last night nearly ali the Tammany Aldermen
struggled, one by one, into the Fourteenth street
wigwain. Each one OF the City Fathers appeared
surprised ut meeting his colleague, and all OF them
sceIued be exceeduQlY uonplilssed when their