New-York tribune., 1884-11-13
Frat E,ect;on District of the Ist Assembly District

First Election District OF the lSt Assembly Dio'
when he was interrupted by Deputy County C'erA
Beattie, who said that the duplicate was not prop-
erly headed. A motion was made that the 1nspoo-
tors of election be sent for to correct the return
BEFORE this was done it was discovered that there
was no difference in the figures OF the dupiica'o
returns and it was resolved to canvass the return
nrder considerations None of the counsel took part
in the discussion for the reason that they VIII NC
heard this morning by the Committees on fro'eS''
and Corrected Returns on all disputed ques'ioha.
The canvass then proceeded. There were 10"
trifug informaities which occasloned dscus',o'
but the First Second and Third Election Dis'iior
woro convossed When the Fourth Election
District was reached there was iounu
to be an informality, and it was ueoiuo'
TO send il to the Committee on Corrected he.ninS'
aud direct the inspectors 70 Pe Ecc.nn District
shnred ,he same fate Supervisor Kirk said that
some of the scratched ballots had neen cpu'su .poa a.
hank. After discussion il was DECIDED 10 tieat ca.
tbem os such. The question was then raised by
Supervisor ONe as to whether the names OF an an
Presidential electors were TO ne read or ns uno de-
imnortant ores treated as scattering, III was uo-
cided that all must he read and taken down.
Tho count proceeded with occasional inierTup Tns
tions until the Eighteenth Election DistrlcS rocf wnf
on the envelope but was LACKING on tne rc'1 rnr rr
This was sent TO the Committee on Cor- c
rected Returns, as was also that OF the the
Twentieth Election District. one OF the
PennbIican Electors having apparently
been scratched There was slight inIorinaitT M III
the returns from the TwentySscconu ,ho
trict there being discrepancy IN one OF the totas'
and this was also sent to the Committee on Cor
rected Returns.
GAIN OF FIFTY-EIGHT FOR BLAINE.
When the return from the Twenty-fouTth Flee
ton District was reached it was scanned closely
This is the district where all the inspectors were
locked no for failing TO make return to the county
Clerk. Proper returns were sent to tho
Mayor and Police Headquarters The
inspectors on Tuesday met IN inc
Mavor's Office and made ont third return super
visor OConnor said that this was an lrreguiarlty,
and moved that the inspectors be sent Ior' anu enc ,c
be ss%t to On
,his tha. aftsr fHS DISCUSSION, ss was carried by a
vote of to7. When the return haS been ,als Cah-
of of votes cast. There was one, disputed
ballot Finally it was decided to send the return
to the Committee on Corrected teturnss. Tbs com
Melted the canvass of tho Ist Assembly District.
The police returns give the following as the vote
for Presidential Electors in hls ds'rct iaa pf Ne
Donald Butler Dem.), 93; Downing Pro.l 10 dciec-
tive q The City Press Association returns on elec- @
ton night made the vote follows: Blakeman,Z Z3o'
Ottendorfer, 4,512. The only change IRON ine
nolicc returns is one disputed vote for Blame
elector in the Eighteenth Election, District, ne
Republicans say that ii is creased Dailo, anu tnc
it now stands and which VIII prooapiy HoI he
changed by the returns which have gone 10 Ine
Committee on Corrected Re, urns IT SHOWS aot ga,n
of fiftyeight votes for the Blame electoral tckei; @
On election night the police officials gave AZ, -
as the Cleveland plurality in this city Ihe revised
statement made by ORourkeS CITY PTcss hssoGia-
tion on Wednesday made Cleveand's plurality
49, 233 and this has been used as basis OF compu-
tation by the daily press of this city ever since