New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-12
BUTLER VOTES NOT COUNTED.

INTERESTING ArFIDAvITs IN RICHMOND COUNTY
THRILLING "TRIP GrLARirIys coRREcrED
The Richmond County returns were canvassed by
n board consisting of Robert Moore chairman
George Bechtel, Nathaniel Marsh. John II. Van
Chef Democrats and Jesse Oakley Republican.
They met in the County Clerks Office at Ric mona
nj D. H. with their counsel Theodore YER
milye and several well-known lawyers OF boih
parties present, including sidney +. kawson' rep
resentng the Democratic National Committee
Charles Stewart Davidson. who looked aiter Tue
interests of the Independents. and J w. Hawes OF
No 40 Nassau-st., and James McNamee, of No. 40
Broadway representing the Republican State Com
mite. County Clerk Hart kept the ia ly-sheet.
There were numerous small discrepancies in
certain of the districts and Mr.. Halves
roonestcd the board 90 allow him and Mr..
McNamee 10 look over the filed poll lists as they
were laid aside after beng gone over MI YER
milye objected to this and County School Commits
sloner Theodore Frcan became rampant. eXpa'la-
ting with considerable emphasis upon the SUBJECT.
When airruan Moore called Mr.. Halves TO MN
and began To ask for information IN regard 10
ms REQUEST the Commissioner became excited tell
ing Mr.. Halves to get out of there and let the
chairman alone" till he got through with
him Messrs. Halves aud McNamee inslsil ing
On looking over the lists for COM
par.sOn, recess was taken Oy .llc 'iN' -
again convened George = Scoiield, chairman OF the
Republlcan County Committee. aud John u
Vaughan chairman Of the Democratic County Com
mittee we've Invited 10 stand beside the chairman
of the board as lie read over the lists with him.
Everything went smoothly then.
In the lVth District of Castleton the poll lists
showed a total vote of 200. while there were 207
votes retuinel. The Nlth District, which gave
Cleveland l25 and Blame 81 votes, was sent
back TO the inspectors because no ballots
were attached 10 the sheets, and the written
Democratic electoral ticket spelled Ottendorfer
"Ottendoiler" Lyon, "Loyan" and there was nc
air attached to Mr.. fullers name. In the LIST
District OF Md lleiown. the ii ell pol ms showed
total vote OF iO1, while there urns gave iO5 mere
were ballots attached 20 The 1T OF the illd DIS
trlct of MIdd ct IVA. The lNth District gave no
votes t. Elector Fitch, and the With gave none to
Elecior Fuller These Irregularities were corrected
BY the Inspection, who were sent Tor IN c"ch case'
In the lid District of Southiied no votes were re-
Nh NcNamee had ailidavits of four men. made be-
fore George H. Mackln NotaI, Public, 10 the eiiect
that the, Edward Flanagan. Wllnam NJ. Gaille-
her joan Deylin and Patrick MOT0ncg, had votod
the But rr ticket and they had been informed and
bclev, Il that tnelr votes mad been counted ior
Cleveland.
The rcsu, Of the canvass to sho that the
Cleveland Electors had received IN the County OF
ception Of Oswald Otendorfcr and Eugene
kei ', who received 513l, and /" e. la 'er. who
received i2S. Ii is suppose that Campbell, on
the Butler ticket got the vOtes OF labeT ana tten-
doIfer. lhc following is the vote oi the county,
Cleveland ~
Ceycland's plurality.