New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-17
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS
CANYASSING THE CITY VOTE

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/ a DISPUTE BETWEEN ALDERMEN sAUER AND surrs
| CARELESS ELECTION INsPECroRs--sfR HoGAy's
PROTEST
The Aldermen met again yesterday as Com
missoners OF the of the recent election f. Ell.
lery Anderson Peter B. Olney Nelson Waterbury and
other lawyers appeared for various candidates Tho
chairman, Supervisor Strack, announced that no
returns had been received from the T0iry Flee
ton District Of the XVIII Assembly District AMI the
Thrtythird Election District OF the XIXth Assembly
District Supervisor Perley moved that the facts be
given to the DstricAttorney and that he be asked 10
take action against the Inspectors Of Election Super
visor Sauer moved amendment that the matter 10
referred to the Committee Corrected Returns This
called forth long and acrimonious debate supervisors
sauer and Shells being the principal participants.
Supervisor sauer declared that there necessity
for taking such harsh measures and that the here
tOfore that the inspectors had been sent FOR in Or
der 10 explain anything irregular connected with ths
returns" lie added: "The gentleman has bceu a
member OF this Board for six yeas and he has never
known the taken which be adyocateso
"Whlt the gentleman says IL fall" Supervisor She'll,
began impetuOusy but he modified his tone before COIN
pleting his sentence and added, " He Is mistaken"
Supervisors sauer ana Shells standing beside each
other The former sand excedy lie turned % Super
visor Shells: Don't you say false; Will make you stop
right there"
Supervisor sheis-No man Will make me stop when
know am right.
Here the chairman raped FOR order and the dispute
| ended.
Supervisor Murphy began the reading. 1t was found
that there return for senator or Assembly1nan
from the first election district OF the I,t
Assembly District II ordered that tho
| Inspectors Of Election be sent for to explain
Numerous defects were found the returns from tho
lower districts, many OF which were corrected by tho
County Clerks returns, aud in other instances the
was referred 10 the committee when viii call tho
inspectors 10 explain. ~ me llrernth Election DIS.
| Il "A qi ~
2i2 voes cast on state o~rs but me returns for demo
cratic Aldermen gave $50 votes to one candidate 800 10
another and 4lO another There discrepancies
in the vote In other districts apparently caused by tho
ignorance of the Inspectors failed to comply with
all the requirements Of the law The returns from many
election districts were dirty blurred and bOtied aud
written in such handwriting as 20 be scarcely ntei.
5. N. Lockwood, in behalf Of the GreenbacK Labor
party, protested against canvassing the vote, the
ground that the returns were incorrect and false mas
much as votes east for candidates Of tn National Green
ptcB LABOR party were counted ana feafned as dfec-
tive and scattering, when in fact they were regular;
also, the groun that the e crOn blanks ca,cG-
lated 10 nsead the canya'srrs AMI were arranged with
that intent, the word defective Is placed In the middle
OF the page opposite the of the Greenbick cand
dates The paper wa referred to the Committee On Con.
Senator Edward Hogan who was defeated for reelpc-
ton in The Vth District bat who has been asserting ta
the returns would show that he was successful, has
lie created a ripple of laughter among opponents
wac referred 10 the committee:
81 Edward Hogan candidate for the Office OF state
Senator, from the Vh Senatorial District, hereby pro-
test and except 10 the and declaration 81 the yote
for Senator IN favor Of John g. Boyd for the reasons
BirstFvr that in various districts fraud, bnberf in
timldat0n and other corrupt and illegal means were
lscd 10 influence the vote for Senator In favor Of said
John G.. Boyd
Seeond-For that irregularities in the receiving
counting aud declaring the vote were praeced In Eaf
Gus districts in SAID senatorial District.
" ihrd-F"r that the returns IL various districts in
said Senatorial District, We're not filed IN conformity
with law, aud did not comply with the law.
4" there ore ask that youf honorable BODY -1pOlnt
committee to consider the above charges with power -
send Tor person, and papers. EDWARD HOGAN,
Candidate for senator in VIII senatorial District
The Board viii continue the canvass to-day.