New-York tribune., 1884-11-16
CORRECTING THE RETURNS.
THE ROUTINE woEK CONTINUED WITH NOW AN
THEN BRIGHT EPISODE.

TIE ROUTINE Nokk CONTINUED WITH NOW AND
THEN BRIGHT EPISODE
The Committee on Corrected Returns of the
Board OF County Canvassars, again yesterday
Many clerical made by inspectors while labor
mglnder excitement election night corrected
While considering how such crooked could be made
straight in of the districts the chairman. Mr. Duffy,
remarked that the inspectors could not alter tho returns
He corrected by Colonel George Bliss When the de.
ectve Of the Sixth Election District Of the With
Assembly District was taken up 1t was found
that the inspectors instead OF setting down the number
OF ballots cast for Presidential Electors. had multiplied
this by G thus counting the each eecor the
several tickets ballots. BY this method it was made
appear that there 1868 votes for Blainc $500
Cleveland $50 for Butler and ~ for ST. John This
would elect Blaine by large majority" The following
colloquy ensucd
John N. Lews-Thacs what the Republican National
Committee have been claiming the election of Blaine on.
[Laughter.l
Mr. Duffy 90 Colonel Bliss get little the best Of
us there.
Colonel Blss-Yes insist upon 1t that the inspectors
cannot alter the returns tLaughterl
The mistake was rectihed by the inspectors.
clerical error In the returns Of the
Fifth District Of the With was corrected.
On the OF the Thrtyff District OF the With
judiciary ballots changed to -four
blank ballots" Eleven defective Judiciary ballots in tho
Thiry-second district OF the With r atel In the
same way. Inc inspectors OF utstt-cs
Of the With had counted electoral ballot thirty
six blank ballots instead OF This corrected
Thirtyscvon judiciary ballots in the Twenty third district
the With returned defective altered TO blank
ballots similar change made with regard to three
judiciary ballots in the Tenth District Of the With
slight omission in counting the vote for President of the
Board of Aldermen in the Twentieth District of the With
supplied.
In the returns Of the Nineteenth District Of the WIN the
names of Otendorer ami sanger had been scratched
orc ballot ard the inspectors had omitted to register Two
blank votes for them They appeared before the con
mittce and changed this Iu the Fourteenth District
OF the With thirteen judiciary ballots rs.
turned as defective were counted MS blank"
From tho Fourth District OF the with seven judiciary
and ity ballots presented defective were changct 10
blanks one OF these was east for Alderman Jaehne one
colonel Bliss to Mr JaehneD-That s Of your bal
lots.
Cooncl BIiss-Well they thought any one yot
ing up there for You must he defective. Laughter .
Six Judiciary b lllots In the nnet TN district of tlo
with had nt into the box aud were returned as
detective The oturn wa corrected SO ns To pa's the
whore they would do thr most good The result IN ne
ninth district Of the MN WAS found to have been cor
it wax agreed to canvass tho County Clerk.
return instead of the County Canvasseis
in the Thirty first datrct Of the MN Whose i1ipcts % @
had 10y mislnke sent tally lst 10 the CLERK of me Don
mon Council. Two Adernauc ballots got into The ilest
denfl box in the Fourth dlsne. 1i .e Ath ana % ",e r
br rllovtnp election distcia, the 1hlrtysrcond Of he
VIM the ivrntyhirl of the INh the tit't iishh
Thirrrrth. Fourteenth. iigAevnih, Nlne'cehth ana
fNrut, eighth nf the Nth lrnth 1hirconlh ami tonr
tornih nf tha Nth, und Twenty sNh ~ the MIN
IA tho fwent, .aprond Dlatilct ~ thg
Nuh thton rlccipini ballots wele counted
nn tho rrtna "a oa detective teoncl bll's ',u VIZ
shnuid hnNr hupn art down ha ihttp hilnia sh mhpu
oNm hal hotter arni fhr 'he lnnnrri"s IhnsW,W
di,,iei. nnd IA ise 10 diaeplme thew lts,~ , 700
rnaitmtn ontrrrd uhi ihis ahnnll hn inhe' w" WV"
nittne t,et u rreraa tii 80 ., ~. Ia .moit"w, 4,
HuharluruN tho Vhmnlttnt lnlh soNia' mV",''ast
,nftrnt etrhis ~ the lfrsilrniil veto "a lhef fPN
nn ruiu, tuerled hy tuh iiutido ~ ianNasa.ls 'Wls
tie murniul ~ rellleh thht !hr tNlnn nAllne',
urei a., lui detective Nolts IA Tue ieNehlh nsu'tw
ne \ Kin should he onpntod ~ three hlank hallos IVY
"A .inr.lat oniutt enpo prrriHcA the Hane error w ""
t,ri i,rre ballot, A. lO@ ieeeya Yates occurred IN
n tWeat, soeond District ol the fllh. lb,N were US
o.ed If In the same Ia ,be Flfleehlh ID slinl OF
hr XVIII the Of counting the vote Tor eioh elro'
a., "A ballot had hcen committed II was dnly teullnrI
An error n giving the la ubcan ticket 81 insle ~ n ~
Voirs was corrected IN the fst District o. iNu NNll,a
ia line Twelfth Disct OF the NNilth an etrDt ~ "nllk
an, M, cclive vote was rcciih~i In the sixth psto.
of The XVIII ballot counted - 30 was IoYsr so
down aud ia taR oiNeenih DsFloio ''o fN'''
similar error icmchcL