New-York tribune., 1884-11-15

voter WAS Hc"os 's,s, by Sa 'slhsa closely S W with
Turns on the morning after the election, Inc ,oae
C,y Press was sSs" ;nSs h'I'"' was "s' cam
1.uo.J ,h"s, Wlaine electors 3,b87i Otendorfer,
sSiii Nelly aud the rest OF the Cleveland s''c'
recess was here taken for an hour When the
BOARD roassembled Mr.. Kirk moved that y proceed
10 open the returns aud canvass the e vo.e
cauvassing the votes cast for other candidates lie
said that this had been done IN MANY instances .S
throughout the State. and that 1t would end all
donbt by showing what the vote cast for PRESIDENT
Mr.. OCcnnor opposed this on the ground that u
that the returns should not be opened untl tho
Board was ready 10 proceed with the Canvass
They must be signed by the Chairman. so;a that
Charles 7. Miller one of the counsei, saio tnat
ex-senator Conklng had given an opinion that the
returns could be read and tabulated.
Chairman Waite said that counsel were OF the
opinion that the vote could be read and tabuiated
but could not be officially announced untll the
canvass OF the entire vote was completed. An
nonncemeat would be made when the board met on
the following morning whether to go on and can
vass informally the Presidential vote
The canvass of the vote of the Nllth District m r,S
was then proceeded with II was read by Mt.
sayies. There a few minor errors, and these
were sent back for correction The GAY tress S re-
turns gave the vote: Blaine electors. 3Ols; CleVe
land electors 5,171. The returns as canvassed
show Blaine electors. 3,0ls; Cleveland electors,
5,f12, gain of one for Cleveland.
Mr. Pearson read the returns of the Xlllth AS
ssmbly District. That of the First Election Dis
trict was sent to the Committee Corrected Re-
turns IN orler that the omitted votes for Alderman
OConnor for President of the Board Of Aldermen
might he inserted. In many OF the returns this
omission made by the inspectors Ihoreturns
OF the election districts were sem to
judiciary votes; Thirteenth, on account OF
discrepancy between tho return Of the Supervisors
ha
rogard to the Republican electoral ticket
and also on account OF if, ae,Se'tne I've
clerical error on tho electoral ticket; Twenty
second Twenty-thrd and Twenty sixth for, exa /
nation Of defective votes for Judges OF the Conr,
of Common Pleas; Twcnty-seventh on account OF
the transpostion of Aldrrmanic and Assembly
votes and the rwenty-eghth to correct an error
in regard to the Democratic electoral vote by
which two blank votes resulting from the scratch
ing of Ottendorfers name omitted. In the
Tweni y-ninth District Ottendorfer received 179
some ISL. The Official canvass of the Twenty.
votes and the Democratic 44es Thus s Is gain of
as compared with the City Press returns.
Mr. Jaehnc read the returns of the XlVth As
sembly District, which were canvasscd without dis,
covering any errors affecting the result in any of
the election districts. There we're 2,250 votes
cast in tbs district for the Republicapn electoral
for the former compared with the CITY Press re-
turns. of votes and gain for the latter OF ii
Tho canvass of the day according to the figures
of Colonel George Bss's expert accountant An
drew peddie, shows gain of 141 votes for the
Republican electoral ticket as compared with the
CITY Press reinrus and gain of lOl for thc
Demo- ratio ticket making q net Increase for the
Republican ticket of 40.
On motion of Mr.. Kirk II was resolved to can
vass the returns Of the XVIII, Myth and NNllth
Assembly District to-day. The Board will meet al
On. m, so that the chairman can put his initials 70
the ciurns 80 be opened for the purpose of pro-
Ceeing with the electoral count until IT is finished.
completing the test of the canvass afterWard The
Capvassing will begin ut 10 o'clock.
JIMMY" oiivnR's nivAf.
while tho returns of tho NlVth Assembly
bisliict we're being read Alderman Full
sfaa stated that u gentleman who claimed
o. be elected Aascmbyman IN tho lid
piaiiicl Oamce Olyora) desired "a enter hs
pfotrai hsa nsf the manner IN which the votes were
counted. The man afflicted with thus haildoinH-
tion advanced aud grayely handed paper to Al
drrman oNoil, who was In the char Alter the
adioninnont the Alderman SAID "A pr0test has
been presented to mo signed Mckittrltk, Now
Mr.. Mokttuck will step forward and make his
statemont," The man referred to was pushed Tor
ward and amid cries of oudcI and platform"
mingled with much laughter ho attempted 10
make speech. A large bundle OF red tape
thrown by an Alderman struck him on the
side OF the head, and the chairman left the chair
saying that the complaint must be made TO the