New-York tribune., 1885-03-18
ACTION ON APPEALS.
REPORT TO THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.

MANY REPUBLICANS RESTORED TO THE ROLLS
FIXING THE DATE FOR THE PRIMARIES.
The Republican County Committee last evening
ceived from the Committee Appeals the report of
that committee on the cases referred to in the HID
VIth XIyth XyIth and XXIst Districts. The COM
mittee consisted of William II. Townley. chairman,
John d. Lawson, George billiard, Ferdinand Eidman,
r. NJ Nugent, John II. Crimes, I. r. Nugent, Martin
KavaDagh,, X. G.. McCord and Joseph l.. Perey
Several meetings have been held and great amount
of testimony was taken. In the of the lid Dis
rct the committee reported that the appeals of forty
six persons should be sustained and their placed
on the roll In the of five there objection
made by the enrolling officers, and in the others a-
davits were filed showing that they possessed the
needed qualifications Republican voters In the
of nine others the committee reported that their ap
peas should be dsregarded.
There were complaints in this district that the
rolling officers refused to furnish list of persons chal
lenged to those who demanded it; that sufficient
facilities were not afforded to the parties challenged
TO answer the challenges; that 40 persons who we're
challenged did not appear answer, and that their
should be stricken Off The evidence all these
points is conflicting, and the committee said that it
would not undertake TO report conclusion on the sub
ject. In view of this, however, the committee sug
gesed that there defects in the present mode OF
enrolment which should be corrected by amendments
TO the constitution and bylaws. IL would 80 well TO
settle the question whether the failure OF person to
appear in person and answer challenge justies the
enrolling officers ia striking his name from the roll
Provision should be made to give all challenged persons
right to be heard fully In defense OF their rights, aud
there is imperative need OF limiting and defining the
right OF challenge to prevent wholesale abuse and
obstruction Each challenge should be an individual
one made i'll writing, specifying the ground OF chal-
lenge, and il should be supported by affidavit. The
report adopted.
The committee recommended in regard to the With
District that twenty-five persons whose names are
given be restored to the rolls, they having made good
their claims by affidavit. On February 6 John
Steblng and others submitted in writing TO the Board
of Enrolling Officers of the With District list OF 20l
persons that they asked should De %rcken from the
roll the ground that they believed that these persons
not entitled to enroll. The officers rejected the
challenge on the ground that they believed two OF the
OF tls sgners were orgcries No notices TO the
challenged persons were sent out withih the time
specified by the County Committee for that purpose.
The Committee on Appeals reiterated the language used
in the of the Hid District with reference 10 cha
enges and added II "a wholesale challenge like the
referred to is permissible under laws as they
stand there IS nothing to prevent an individual from
challenging the entre array OF enrolled voters III an
Assembly District and causing the enrolling officers 10
inform all persons the roll to appear and show cause
why they should not be stricken from It, This would
be dangerous ii not fatal to our present plan OF en-
rolling Republican voters. II therefore, the judg
o' the committee that the roll OF the With District
as to these POI names should not be disturbed
Mr. Atieblng protested that his side OF the contest
was not receiving iar play. The Simpson party IN the
district had challenged seventy men. and these ehai
lenged 200 persons, some OF whom were Iammany
men, they received recognition his was not right
Mr.. iownley said that lie was sorry that report
which had been signed by every member OF the Com
mttee Appeals should be questioned by his frend
Mr. sticbling he committee had given most patient
hearing % all rned and all persons who desired 1t
and who showed the proper qualifications had been
placed on the roll. Alter further brief discussion
the report adopted
In the Xlyth District there were only four appeals,
and as these supported by atdaviis these names
were restored to the roll This action was approved,
The committee said in reference to the case OF the
XVlth DistrIct, that after reading the yolumlnous
papers presented in support OF and against the appeals
they have concluded to recommend the restoration To
the rolls OF seventy persona whose names are gwen.
The charge that the enrolling officers refused To allow
inspection of the lists the committee say Is not sns-
tanned does it ind any sufficient evidence that the
enrolment was nregularly conducted. Ihis report was
adopted 80
In the case of the XXIst District the committee
recommend hat the name of William Ives Washburn
he restored To the roll. The application OF Junius
Henri Browne to be placed ON the roll on the ground
that he unable to vote tor the Republican electors
hat IA "A Republican, the committee recommended DO
m on "a ts. ro The enrolling board re-
ported the committee that they had sustained the
challenge to the name OF Ex-Governor Alonzo -.
Cornell the ground that be had refused To answer
the question whether he voted for the Republican
electors in 1884 Mr. Cornell made no appeal, but tho
Republican District Committee by resolution requested
the enrolling officers TO place the name OF Mr. Cornell
together with those of William Dowd, Thomas 4.
Acton Charles s. Wing and John |. Davenport on the
roll Ibis request unanimously denied by the en-
rolling board The committee regretted that for lack
power the premises they could not take favorable
action in the of these eminent Republicans who
have seemingly lost their right TO enroll by non
obec Of OF the requirements OF the consttu-
ton and bylaws. This report was unanimously
adopted.
Secretary Smith read a call for primaries 10 be held
on Tuesday March 81 Tor the purpose OF electng dele
gates 10 the County Committee, members OF District
Committees and enrolling officers
In the Ist, I'D. INth, With, With, With, Nth,
XIlth. XVIII, XIXth. XXth and XXlld Districts,
Twenty fourth Ward and kngsbridge, the polls will
remain open from 3 to 10 2. m. In the lid Vim,
INth Xth. Xlllth, NVth NVlth XVIII. NNlllth.
XXIst and XXlIId Districts and Twenty third Ward