New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-11
ALDERMEN BECOME CANvAsSERs.
DEMOCRATS MAKING DESPERATE EFFORTS IN
QUEENS COUNTY.

DEMOCRATS MAKING DESPERATE EFFORTS IN
QUEENS COUNTY.
The Board Of Aldermen went before the acu"s
County Clerk yesterday and were sworn in as ho'iu
OF Canvassers. J. II. V. Arnold was made CHAIRMAN
of the Board Their duty is officially TO count inc
votes cast In the recent election The new boaiu "u
journed until to morrow morning.
The Brooklyn Board of Aldermen met as poafu OF
city canvassers and began the Official canvass OF the
vote cast for city officers last week The Boaro Vi
Supervisors met yesterday and adjourned until to-day
to begin the Of the votes cast for state ana
county candidates
The Queens County Board Of Supervisors met yester
day at Jamaica rs @ Board of Canvassers. unusual
interest manifested in the Boards deibcrauon Oh
account of the dispute the election for Assembly
in Che lid District of Queens County between
James McKenna, Democrat, and George l.. Weeks
Republican. There are three regular Democratic ana
Republican members of the Board, as well as one
Independent, the latter being Supervisor duncan VI
jamaica
surrogate A. N. Weller appeared as counsel for de
PENDANT and protested against the Board granting
certificate to Weeks Mr.. Weller alleged that there
had been Irregularities in several districts IN empseau
and Long Island City. Mr.. Weeks, who Is represented
BIZ L. " Manly, OF Long Island City, and two other
lawyers showed that the face of the returns he
had a clear plurality In the district OF 3.9 over
McKenna The Board ordered McKennas counsel TO
file a regular protest which will be done this morning
Congressman James W. Covert, IL Is expected, Will
srsue the matter and direct McKennas side OF fhe
contest McKenna also declares that Weeks was not
A legal resident Of the Assembly District, ana that he
lived only twenty-four days in his own election ais
rict before election. Mckenna Will seek to snow ta
there were errors and omissions the face OF the
certificates of tho inspectors Of election In some dis
Icts also that there illegal voting, and mat
number of votes called scattering in the ceftlncitcs
should properly have been credited 10 Mckenna Mr.
Weeks denies these claims made by McKenns and says
that he was at the time OF his election duly qualified
elector of the State, and therefore entitled TO
present the district In the Assembly, whether he was
resident OF Tie district nov The Weeks men say
that all the alleged irregularities merely technical In
their nature and that the statement OF the vote IN inc
in,pectors returns cleary shows Weeks's election
The Richmond County supervisors began the can.
vnss nj the votes az Richmond A la &c crowd OF
oncials and politicians of both parties we've present
A. II was expected that protest would be made In
regard 10 the election of Edward NJ. Muller 10 the onlce
of sheriff hy his opponent, john l.. Daley. y squad
NJ nolicenen under tie command OF Captain Blake
we're stationed about the County Building as trouble
was cypected Mr.. Daley was resent with host oil
his friends, but made sign Of oontesting Mt Null
lers election Tile returns. as received on election
night at Police Headquarters, gave Muller ll6 ma
iUty The vote canvassed by the supervisors gave
Muller lI5 majority. The Board will issue certlf
cate NJ election TO Muller.