The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-11-14
THE

The result of Tuesdays anvas OF
the vote in New York shows no change
in the reports heretofore published.
The following is our latest informa-
ton:
New York, Nov. IL, l a. Mp to
this hour the result OF the ball0tlng for
presidential electors has been declared
in thirty-three of the sixty counties OF
of county clerks showed a democratic
plurality of 1880. Yesterdays canvass
shows a net loss to Blaine Of four
votes. The remaining twenty-seven
counties, with two exceptions, reported
progress and will, for the most part, re-
port the result of their canvass to-day.
Yesterdays reports speak OF irregu-
larities in form. No mention is made
of any serious discrepancy in the
count. Several counties that did not
complete their official anvas reported
that there was no reason to believe
that, when completed, the figures
would show any change from those al
ready given. The anvas returns re-
ceived by the democratic state COM
lnittee from t~wenty-four counties indi.
Gated a change of six votes in favor or
Blaine against sixty, lin Livingstone In
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been received at the republican nation
al committee at Victoria hotel, and
Chairman Draper, of the republican
state executive committee, could not
be found. Gen. John N. Knapp, a
stalwart republican from Auburn, said
that he believed the official canvass
would make no material change In the
published returns. IF there is any
hitch" said he, sit will be in New
York and Kings counties. Up in the
country the people know t~wenty-four
hours after the closing of the polls
what the result IS. l think it is a sure
thing"
The official canvass of the Kings
county board of supervisors returns
in six wards examined, beginning with
the First. showed ClevelandtO have H.
$50 votes, and Blaine S,2l6.
THE CANvAssING BOARDS
of every county in this state will meet
on Tuesday and begin the counting of
the votes. The first vote counted will
be for presidential electors, and as the
electoral tickets contain thirty-siX
names, and the vote for every N Of
the electors must be counted separate
ly, it will be seen that the official count
cannot be done in q day in this city,
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state board of canvassers meet i'll AL
bany, in the secretary Of states office,
on the Wednesday following the third
Monday of this month to count the
voteents to them by counties. By a
special law the supreme court is en-
powered to correct errors made by the
county board of canvassers. For in
stance, if it is contended, say, by the
republicans, that there is an error in
the vote Of u certain district, as
passed upon by the board, the supreme
court can be appealed TO to compel the
boardto rectify the alleged error. Ii
the court sustains the view Of the re-
publicans, its order is final, and the
record as ordered by the court must
stand in place of the original one.
The board itself can compel the in
Spectors to correct only clerical errors,
and it is in regard to the probable pro-
tests as to certain records of the vote
in various election districts in this
city and election precincts in the state
that the Republicans and Democrats
may lock horns on Tuesday and call in
the aid of the supreme court to deter
mine the disputed questions. The
counting of the vote, in this city es-
pecially, may not be ended, therefore,
for several days.
THE NODE OF PROCEDURE IN NEW
YORK CITY.
In this city the Board of Aldermen
qualify as supervisors by proceeding
to the County Clerks Office and taking
the constitutional oath. after which
they will organize by selecting a chair
man to serve during the canvass. The
County Clerk is eX-oflicio secretary of
the board, and has the appointment Of
the corps of assistants necessary to
handle the returns. The canvass must
be completed within ten days under
the law, but it is provided, in the
event of unavoidable delays due to
contests, injunctions, or other causes,
that three days additional may be al
lowed by the courts. Within five days
after the completion Of the count GER
titled copies OF the result must be mail
and Controller. The work of totaling
the sheets in New York City will de-
volve upon some expert accountant.
Mr.. Outwater, the lightning calcula-
tori of the New York, Lake Erie 81
Western Railroad Company, will most
probably be selected for the work, he
having served the county c%anvaSsers
in the same capacity for anumber of
years. The counting Of the vote will
be begun at IL o'clock each morning
and be continued until the work laid
out for the day is finished. 1t is the
custom to dispose of two OF three AS
sembly districts daily, and County
Clerk Beattie calculates that the board
cannot complete its labors without
burning midnight oil, as the vote of
each II Of the thirty-six Electors
must be separately polled. The fact
thatthere are 712 election districts in the
city shows what q task the counting of
the vote alone will be. In addition 10
the Electors, the vote for judiciary
candidates, county officers, Congress-
men, Assemblymen. and Aldermen
must also be gone into.
THE sun
The New York San of Monday morn-
ing says: while we believe that the
official canvass of the vote Of New
York, to be begun tomorrow by the
county boards, will show that Mr..
Cleveland is elected, it is nevertheless
true that the fact of his election is yet
TO be established. The laws of New
York provide a plain and straightfor-
ward method for ~ascertaining the
truth. Everything is done in the day
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