New-York tribune., 1884-11-15
CORRECTING THE RETURNS

NO CHANGES OF IMPORTANCE MADE-1HE WORK
NOT COMPLETED
The Comrlttee on Corrected Returns of the
Board of County Canvassers, consisting of Alder
men Daily, Jaehne and FInck met promptly ut
1880 IN. yesterday in the west room of the apart
ment known as the Governors Room in the City
Hall. imong the lawyers present George
Bliss, Robert Sewe John n. Lewis, Francis NJ.
Scott. George Ii. Forster, John Z. Brodsky,
Charles p. Miller, Nelson j. Waterbury, Franklin
Bartlett, George w. Langbein, and Charles W..
Dayton. Only one change of importance affecting
the electoral vote was made and by that vote for
each Of eighteen electors was couhtcd for Cieve-
land the other eighteen of electors had been
cut of from the ballot, which the inspectors had
returned az " defective" The majority of the cor
recons made related to the vote for Judges of the
Court OF Common Pleas.
BALLOTS IN THE WRONG BOX.
II was explained by the inspectors of the Twenty
seventh Election District of the With Assembly Dis
trict that three ballots for judges of the Court of
Common Pleas that they had returned as defective.
omIttng to paste them the return required
by law, were tickets for Assemblymen which had
been deposited in the judiciary box by mis-
take, and which should have been voted at a
polling place of the With Assembly District, oppo-
site that of the Twenty-seventh in Bleecker-st.
The return was accepted as correct.
the Fifteenth Election District Of the Vth were
accounted for as blanks.
In the Twelfth District Of the With an ipadvert-
ence by which, the inspectors said, 1O5 votes for
Mr. Knox for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
had been omitted from the returns was corrected.
Two votes given for Edward Patterson for Judge
Of the Court of Appeals instead of Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas, for which latter Office lie
was running, were allowed to stand without alter
alton. A mistake in the total Of the for Mayor
IN the Second District OF the With cctifed.
IN the returns of the Fourth District the Ist
defective electoral ballot was allowed to stand
as returned and an omitted total was entered. Two
votes for the Judiciary ticket. set down as defec-
tive were altered TO two blanks.
The inspectors of the Twelfth District of the Ist
explained that three ballots found tho Judiciary
box, returned as defective. were ballots deposited
there by mistake. Their returns were not changed.
Three ballots for Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas. In tho Twenty first District of tho Id re-
turned as defective. were entered as blanks after
the inspectors had explained what they were.
-Four ballots Of the Same character in the Nine
toenth District of tho IiId were disposed OF IN the
same way. "Ihey don't ahect tue result" eiid
lawyer Lewis "rhere is no contest except be-
tween Allen and Patterson for Judges of the Court
OF Common Pleas and these ballots contained the
names Of neither of them"
Three tickets for city officers fond In the
judiciary box in tho twenty y-lonrtb District of the
lid were counted for the County Democracy can
didates.
SLICE TAKEN OUT or A BALLOT.
A Democratic electoral ballot had been returned
- defective IN tho returns Of the twenty third
District Of the lid. sicc containing four names
Of electors had been cut cut of the middle OF il and
tho remaining fragments. containing thirty-two
pameS, had been pasted together and placed in the
bailot-bOx. Mr. Miller said:
hat Ia M dcfoc iNe hniln II
Dir wRterbury-Ycs IL T. good for an the naines on IT,
Mr.. sewci-Thore are only thirty II aud
ot should be counted for them.
Alderman JsehDe-I move that the inspectors be nj.
lowed ~ make the correction the return. consider
u good ballot for the names that are on II.
The inspectors corrected IL accordingly. The in-
opectors Of the Twenty-sIxth District Of the lid
were permitted TO correct their return so as 10
count ss blanks three Judiciary ballots returned as
defective.
Forty-six votes for Alderman OConnor for presi- |
veas 81 ths Board VI Aldermen, which had been |