New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-10

field to the Presidency. some Oh 7e'iO'"'' ''''N'
mans friends however, and among these are men
whose relations with him are intimate arc Inc'lneu
to take the letter as an expression that the Secre
tary wond be clad to retain his present ONCE Il
President Garfield should so desire.
why should Mr. Sherman have brought Gen
eral Garfield'3 name INTO tho matter said
One Of thes, gentlemen to a TRIBUNE cor
respondent to-day If he desired Simply 70
have it understood that he was a cannl- ann,
date for the senate, | think 1t far 10 inter r"iu
the letter that Mr. Sherman would rather remain III
the Cabinet unier President GariielTs AdnllnlsCra-
tion than 20 20 back 10 the senate" ,.
Secretary Sherman SAID TINS evening tha' ms ~ le
TO Mr. Dazetw was not intended for publication, ana
he declined to speak further on the subject
BEGINNING TO COUNT TIE VOTES.
MEETING or THE BOARD or COUNTY cANvAssERs IN
NEw-YoEK AND ADJACENT COUNTIES.
The Board Of Aldermen. sitting a Board OF
County Canvasser', yesterday made preparations
to canvass the votes cast in this city the recent
election Alderman Strack was chosen chairman
County Clerk Butler acted as clerk The room was
filed with politicians of all grades, who awaited
with impatience the beginning of the count. Ihey
were doomed to disappointment. 1t was resolved
that the first four Assembly District votes should
be counted on the day the canvass actually pe-
gina The Board then took recess until tnls
morning at IL o'clock.
Whatever protests may be contemplated by ag-
gTieved persons, not one has yet been pre-
sented. Much curiosity is shown by many 10
know whether the Democratic state OF Natlond
Committee intends to take any acton Whne the
canvass is IN progress. Thus far thcre mas betn
nothing to show that any action II cohteinpl3teh
II is understood that nothing positive mas Deeh
agreed upon by the state and Ntti0ndi commit
fees ana "A heavy pressure Is being brought L" Dear
by leading Democrats To compel an abahdohmeAI
Of the fraud cry. ..
nj IOptIfutn
iudcial proceedings. - II SAID, whenever theV
choose under law passed by fhe Iasj LeRlsla;
turc. II provides that whenever II S.i%H appear
hy affidavit that errors have "cchrrrd IN tue "t-
tarminariOn OF the ROard of comfy CanNaSscfn IN
any county IN this STATE, the supreme Court may
bS order, require SAID Board to correct st.Jh errors
or show cause = hv such correction should not ne
made: and in the event OF the failure ei suh
Bo9rl to make such correction, OF show cause rs
aforesaid. the said Count may conpcl SAID b"if1
hv writ OF aWuS tO correct -bch errors anu ii
-uch Board OF tanyaSsrrs shall have malt us
determination and dissolved, Such Court may
cnrlpel 10 10 Teconvcnc Tor the purpose OF making
such corrections For the purpose Of making
such corrections rs the Court shall order thc
meeting ot the Board of County Canyassers shall
be deemed continuation ot lis regular session
and the statement and crrtlnC@lcS huaii DE hidVS
and flcd as tthe Court shall direct; and So Ar rs
tbe same snail vary frOu. the original cerilaeate5
and statru.ut4 the statements and certlncaIes s
made under the order OF the Court shall stand IN
lien thereof ard shall m all places he treated with
th. same e. rot as ii such corrected statement had
been 4 part OF LIir 0il44 4l.tl I''luii'H 'J it~s
The BrJotyu board "t Aldermen met 10 canvass
the BrOJk.vA yot- yesterday at II a. IA. COM
miftee of seven ON election returns was appointed
and the returns from the 2Ol districts were Ie-
ferred to n. The Board adjourned untll FRIDAY.
The ~upcrv sOrs of King. Comfy met as Board
OF County Cauy .-Scrs, 3t l25O Do n, 100 me 'OHntE
Clerks Office; aud aiJ'ufnrt 10 ine Hupo,n '7tIT &
chamber to begin fhe count IAe votes ON {ne
Presidential. Judiciary. Congressional, Asstmh. h.l
and County tickets viii he canyasscd Oy TINS
Board. and daily NICE ing will be held.
f4 4
Boarl Of Canyass-rs. were enClg i yesterday ln
caUva sIug the votes cast IN tnaI county, 0ome
confnsiou has arisen from he fact that tbe persons
,ylro 1e-e he'd charge OF preparing tnc paiois
placed tine names OF the candidates FOR Justices ~
Sessions on thc judiciary tWAet "Li.o olhfl'
placed them on the county ticket ue Inspector,
of clacti,ns IN the town Of Nr-r Chester h1y.n.
failed 10 furnish the supervisor WIN duplicate
roplcs of their certfhcate-as required hT TIE new
code-thp sheriff was instructed tO look up J"e "e-
hQueuts forthwith
TIE VOTE ~ OTHER COUNTIES.
p,xcu,,froN. Nov. 9-lhe Board OF Supervisors
Of B,oone County mer today and canyasseI the
rofe The Official figures are: Garfield 7l73;
Hancock. 5.l5O; Garfr,ds mli1rty 1.723. Fol-
Ger. 7IG3: Ropauo. 5,i1o; Folgefs maj 'r.'y,
- l,,-'.,nr .i1an ~nr Congress. 1.IiJ; Davis
4,.pl 54Z2: UvIlh.- majority M tins county
t-o9 YuIUt R.pI for Assembly, 7l7I; Grant,
! 'DcuI. 5.44i; IoaI-5 majority l,730.
Nonnrsv.rLr. \. Y. Nov. 4.-Garfeid's official
vof, m Madison County is C.793. Hlucocas vote
Arprfy. y Y. Nov. o-The official vote Of
/ cavrgl County gives Garfield 9.372 votes; Han
cock. 1916; Weaver. 52G. For Chief
.rudee Of tile Court of Appeals-Rapallo
D.nJ. $3.50: FolSer .Rep.l 9,379; Armstrong
I 6o2 For Justice Of rhe supreme Court-Rumsrv
/ q3l9: Angle. $50. For Congress emp t'.pl
/ a 81. .VIrinsrr lD-ul. 5.-O3; Waliy Chs. I.73}
/ Ear -nsriii-Choale. $3.50; Comert lra, j.G63
/ Carr. SOB. F.r mb'y-l+t iH rgcJ llnn.er
] .r.
/ Tutblil tRepl J.O53 Watkins Ieml, . 2'34 Ioi
! tte Cou.tiutiouIl amcudmeut-For, 4l3; agalnst
/ $3.50. The official vote OF W"hln--o -on County toT
/ President gives Garfield 1903 majority.