New-York tribune., 1884-11-16
The CANVASS IN TIE CITY.
c1EvEIANp's rLUR,II Y f3,OGi---OyLY ONE rLEc
HOS DISTRICT Missing.

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HOS DISTRICT MISSING.
When the Board of County Canvasscrs met yes
tcrdav. it was understood that the counse
on both sides had agreed to proceed with tho
count of the vote for Presidential clcc-
fora leaving the rest of the returns
10 be canya.sod aftcrward. It thought that
Whatever detective ball ,ts techuiCalI'ics might
arse would not materially alter tho result aud IT
was deemed best TO haye the Presidential vote
known as early a. possible. The official announce
menl of the result cannot be made until the entire
canvass is completed.
Chairman Waite was on hand an hour
before 80 o'cock the time fixed FOR beginning the
DAYS work lie il compelled TO place his initials
on each sheet before IT Is handed TO the canvasseia
ard this made necessary s,244 signatures by HIM.
u, steady writing. with the advantage of an
hours start. he did not delay the canvass
At iO2O the Board was called TO order Mr.
ONril moved that tho Board proceed
lo canvass tho vote for Presidential Electors
In advance of tho rcst of tho rrtutna MI Waite
AMID that thia would ha Il no uno7s objection vna
offered, rhr,e wps uone, MG kWkat once hcgan
cailnp on the returns of the NNh Anacmhly pias
uot. lie haa u oioar ,,,ce aud road rapidly eaow'
n aiensut fatigue anil tho Aal election district
of thoNNlNth Assembly, District was inahrd' wh"h
with u sigh ot relief lac announced that tue count
fur lrrsldontlnl electors was llulahed
There ,s,lo several election districts Nh'h hau
10 be sent 10 lhe Committee ou Corrected hoturnS
beeause of miornalltie, of yanouA kinds. In tho
First Election District OF the ANillth
il was plain that there should have been
eipbiy.one yotea given the noclecos, whereas
only bi had been given. Ihe poll clerks tally
showed that tlcro should have becn -. Ihl' was
srut % the Cummi,te ON corrected h'tulh0 anu ''o
inspectors were sent Tor -, x,,,u.,
III the Third Election District of tho ANlllth
Assembly District the Cleveland electors were
given 3l3 votes. II should have been 2l3.
SCRATCHING or CERTAIN NAMES
In several instances the animus Of voters was
shown by their scratching certain of tho electors.
THIS was shown In more marked manner
in the caso of tho Democratic elec-
tor, than of the Republican. Oswald
Ottrudort.r suffered rather more than his COllca-
gues. lie falls behind some of them nearly 100
votes. In a lew districts uptown Char ei ". Day
ton was scratched 10 the extent of nitecn votes.
ms moiviouai scratching was not suiiioirht' now
ever, to make Il material dlcrcnce ln the result.
The canvass OF the Presidential NOto NIs
ended at 2 y. M, having taken nue. hltr
moro than three and hali hourS. I ,o
| Democratic members OF the boaih an" ,ar ."v
| few politicians who were pretelt expressed lhct'
satisfaction that the canvass VAS pracl'ail .oHou'
and that 1t IN effect assured the election % .!
| land ihere were no uplOatlouS il"p,i' ~ Ii
however. 1t was rumored that lho po"iu "''i'
| take "A recess until y p IN. r.. A.
sheets containing the figures as returuen irom ,he
| various election districts we're tahch 70 tho %
| Clerks Office aud carefully Iootcu up ny 'on" 1'
| Outwater, the expert accountant ,,.,,u.
| The returns on which there were dlspu'eu pahVu
| or irregularities shown were cOfrtctou uuiins tn'
| afternoon by the Committee on Corrected heturh'
| and the ahanees slight in every instance made oi
the Supervisors returns, with the exception of ont
district. This was the First Election District o
' the XyIIIth Assembly District. Vhs inspectors