The evening world., 1888-11-17
THEY GIVE IT TO CLANCY.
THE COUNTY DEMOCRACY WINS IN THE
SIXTH DISTRICT.
His Plurality over Mechanics, the Tammany
Man, L. 4s-AlI Sorts Of Rumors Rife
Before the Decision-Eveu Now It May
he Carried Into the Courts-somc Of the
Returns Don't Tally.

Returns Don't Tally.
More and startling Developments in the
Sixth Assembly District Aldermanic election
mudd)e occurred to-day, and IL Is now an
open question whether Alderman Clancy, the
County Democracy candidate, or Owen Nc
Ginnis, Tammany, was elected.
Not satisfied with the result Of their exami-
nation yesterday of the inspectors of election
Of the Twentieth Election District, the Com
mittee on Corrected Returns, Of the Board Of
Canvassers, sent for the tally sheets filed in
the Mayors Office.
From these it appeared that Clancy re-
ceived 1877 votes and MoGinniss 118, giving
Clancy q plurality Of votes in the district and
electing him.
This apparently settled the whole matter,
but to satisfy themselves that the production
of these tally. sheets determined the contro-
versy, the Committee sent for the returns
and tally-sheets fled with the Bureau of
Elections at Police Headquarters.
These were procured by Deputy County
Clerk Gilroy and show that McGinniss, not
Clancy, received the 1877 votes and Is elected.
A report had been expected from the Com
mittee this morning, and the full Board met
at 10 A. NJ. to verify the footings of the sew
eral canvass sheets and order them sent to
the printer that they might be ready to de-
clare the result of the election next Tuesday.
This new complication prevented O report,
and the Committee, consisting OF Aldermen
Rinckhoff, Gunther, Walker and Cowie, went
into executive session to consider the matter,
The inspectors of election IN the Twen-
tieth Election District Of the Sixth Assembly
District were William j.. Bible. Tammany ;
Benjamin Kaufman, County Democracy, and
Abram and Samuel Levy Republicans.
| None of them were willing to swear yester-
day which candidate received the greatest
number Of ,otes, but each thought that Nc
Alderman Clancy said this morning that he
had proofs that warrants him in criminally
prosecuting Bible, the Tammany Inspector.
He said that Bible had told several people
to wait until the vote was canvassed, when
they would see "a circus"
He also claims to have the evidence of
Roundsman Frank j. Fuchs and another of.
ticer of the Twelfth Precinct, who saw the
vote canvassed, and who are willing to swear
that he received the 1877 votes.
The result of the executive session of the
Committee on Corrected Returns was de-
clared when they made their report in favor
of Alderman CLANCY at II A. M.
1t was concluded that the weight Of evi.
dence was in favor of him.
Returns made TO the County Clerk, the
Eureau of Electiops and the election nigh
police returns. together with the Mayors
tally sheets, gave hun the plurality vote Of
the district, while only the returns filed with
the Board of Aldermen and the tally sheets
filed at Police Headquarters, we're in favor
of the Tammany candidate.
TIL vote of tho Committee was unanimously
favorable to seating Alderman CLANCY and
the report was as unanimously adopted by
the Board of Canvassers.
Alderman Clancy plurality by this declara-
ton is 48.
A rumor that Mr.. MoGinniss would enjoin
the Board from declaring the result of the
election was not verified; but Judge Gold.
fogle, Alderman Clancy's counsel, was pres
emit, his pockets bullying with voluminoui
legal papers in the nature of O ~mandamui
compelling the Board to canvass the vote fol
Clancy should the Committees report be un.
favorable to his client.
Mr.. McGinniss may contest Alderman
Clancy's seat in the courts.