Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-09

I The canvassing of the votes cast in New
/ York in the election will be begun next
/ Tuesday by the county canvassers. The
/ boards OF canyassers of the election dis
tricts, or precincts, have already made
4 their reports if they have obeyed the law,
which requires them to file their returns
within a hours after the count at each
polling place is completed-one copy with
the Town Clerk of the district, and one
copy with the County Clerk.
The district canvassers are selected as
follows: In each election district of the
State, outside the cities, at their respec-
tive town meetings tie electors vote for
two persons, who must be electors. The
two persons receiving the highest number
Of votes are appointed inspectors of cleo
ton for such district for one year
thereafter. The third inspector is ap-
pointed by 4 certificate signed by a ma
jOrity of the Board OF Inspectors then sit
ting from the two persons who receive the
next highest number of votes to those
elected, as above stated. The purpose of
this selection is to insure, so far as practi-
cable, minority representation in the
board. The duties Of these district can
vassers are purely ministerial.
The Boards of County Canyassers con-
sist of the Supervisors of each county. or
majority of them, and they are required
to meet on the first Tuesday after the
election, and determine from the district
returns the number of votes cast in their
respective counties for each candidate
voted for. These county canvassers will
meet day after tomorrow and perform
their duties, and on them will be turned
the eyes of the whole country.
When the statement of the board of
county canyassers is completed it is re-
corded in a book kept for that purpose,
ard three copies are prepared and certi-
fed, one of which is sent by mail to the
Governor of the State, another to the
Secretary of the State, and the third to the
Secretary of state On the day following
the canvass of the vote by special mes
senger appointed by the county board,
The State Board of CanYassers meets in
Albany on the Wednesday following the
third Monday in November, which is the
18th inst, or earlier in case all the county
returns have been received, for the pur-
pose OF consolidating them.
The members Of the State Board are At
tOrney General O'Brien. Secretary of State
Carr, Comptroller Chaplin, State Treasurer
Maxwell, and State Engineer and Survey
Sweet. -Four Of these are Democrats and
one Republican. They may adjourn from
day to day in case the returns from the
counties are not all in, not exceeding five
days, and all returns not in By that time
are debarred.
TIE Democratic Executive Committee
claims to have reports Of the number of
votes cast in every election district in the
State giving a plurality in favor of the
Cleveland and Hendricks electors. and
the only frauds to be apprehended are the
changing of the district returns between
the day of the election and Tuesday next.
or the partisan and fraudulent canvass
ing of the district returns by the county
canyassers. The transmission of
the returns to Albany NAV
he Obstructed, or prevented by violence or
collision with the messengers and post /
masters, but the proper canvassing of /
the votes and transmission of the returns /
are guarded by heavy penalties for the /
violation of the laws relating thereto.
Whatever desperate measures the /
Blaine managers may adopt to de- /
feat the will OF the people, there
is little probability that they !
will succeed. The Democrats are not |
only fully awake IN every part of the
State, and watchful of every act of the /
enemy, but detectives have their keen /
eyes on the Republican managers. Any
schemes to repeat the seating of Presi-
dent not elected by the people are certain
to be thwartsgI. ..
Inc campaign is over, and it now re- |
mains to secure the fruits of the victory. I
The sense of justice, wisdom and modera-
ton OF the American people ought to in
sure the peaceable carrying out of the will /
Of the majority.