New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-17
KIRK ELECTED BY TWO VOTES.
~ coNrrsr * rnE up p1sTRICr sErrLED.

THE CONTEST IN TIE lid DISTRICT SETTLED.
The only real excitement that has arisen since
the Boar OF Canvassers began It's work was created yes
erlay by the canvass OF the votes for Alderman III he
I'D Assembly District There were only two candidates
William p Kirk CTammany Hall and Thomas p
Walsh County Democracy The retirns al Ponce
Headquarters reelected Kirk by two votes Both cand
dates were represented by counsel The reason for the
great interest felt the canvass was that Iannay ian
had elected seven Aldermen about whom there was no
dispute and the County Democracy seven and on the
award of the election in the lid District depended the
control of the Democratic members Whichever faction
has the majority likely organize the new Board and
"a te president OF the Board member OF the Board Of
Estimate and Apporonnen this IS prize worth sTug
Cling for. -
Tho returns from the XIIh, XIIIth, XVIII and XVIII
Assembly Districts canyassed without incident eH
cept that John Hardy who appeared for Edward Bncks
the Tammany candidate for the Assembly In tho XVIII
District demanded that 81 defective votes be counted
for him The vote as canvassed, with three election
districts not officially announced because the Inspectors
ir these districts not technically comply with the law
I'm writing out number OF votes each candidate re
ceiyed elects James f. Higgins, the County Democracy
candidate, by 40 votes.
There were no objections TO tho canvass OF the first SIX
election districts Of the lid Assembly District The
turns made 10 the Board OF Supervisors were blank but
tbose returned 10 the County Clerk correct and
these were canvassed The Eighth Election District was
the one where the graves Irregularities occurred Proper
returns were made to Police Headquarters. The tally
sheet alono TO the Mayors office and the poll
book TO the Clerk OF the Common Council. IL was tne
inspectors this district who were arrested Tor failing To
max proper returns After good deal OF legal fencing
the inspectors directed TO make out their returns
These were counted yesterday and KIRK 15s and
WHIsh IS votes This really the deciding district
II was over an hour before vote cached because
OF the efforts OF the County Democracy members 10 re-
tard the canvass and n possible throw ont one or moro
votes In the Twenty District the inspectors had
returned the vote follows: Kirk, 1877; Walsh, $50;
Ledwith scattering. l. The vote marked ~ scatter
ing wa. complete ballot for William i. Kirk for Alder
man and had been II claimed, by mistake deposited
i'm the Assembly box Supervisor COchranc moved that
the ballot be carvasscd for Kirk declaring that this
i'm accordance with Uhc law. Various motions were
made ending with the poll list being sent for The ballot
was finally counted FOR Kirk In the Twentieth Election
District the yai" stood XIX Sj Walsh 100 gone ballot
was marked detective Tho poll let showed that only
235 votes were called for aut the detective ballot was
not allowed although IL was the ordinary ballot for Xix
There were no other glatr-. The returns. when
footed up showed That krk had received 2.g5S
and Walsh 2B7G votes rr-"cCi!ug kirk hy majority 81
two This T. tho figure given IN IlE TRIBUNE the day
after g. elton.
There were n number Of irrcCua'i'ic- s. several dis
tricts 81 the XVIII and XVIII Assembly Districts. IL
resolved that the inspectors Of election Dee sent Tor
to day TO correct these.