The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-08
PERPETRATING FRAUD.
The Aldermen Met Yesterday to
Canvass Votes.
BY PARTY VOTE INGRAHAM DE-
CLARED ELECTED.

BY Party Vote Also the Board Refuses to
Receive Protest from the Counted
Out Councilmen in Ward 3-Alderman
JosseIyn Ovcrruled by His Partisan
Associates.
Yesterday afternoon the aldermen met
to canvass the vote returned from the
several wards in Mondays election. This
canyassing consists in comparing the
sealed returns from the various wards
with the ward records, the object being
the correction of errors and declaration
of result.
The comparisons of the returns
showed no essential variation from the
figures published yesterday. The mayor
atty vote was exactly as given in the
PRESS, except Is blank votes in Ward 8
are returned. Counting blank ballots on
Mayor as the Democratic aldermen are
counting them on Ward 8 councilmen,
this reduces Ingraham's alleged major
ity to 10. But Alderman Stevens, who
presided over the board, nevertheless,
announced that Mr.. Ingraham's majority
was Is.
When the Ward / returns had been
read, Alderman Guptill moved the ac-
ceptance of the report from that ward.
This brought Alderman Josselyn, Rep,
to his feet. Mr.. Josselyn said that ow-
ing to the fact that there is considerable
question existing in the minds of people
as to Ward on both the Democrat and
Republican sides, he thought the coun-
Gil should examine, the check lists, and
returns of this ward and the others. He
thought that a careful examination was
due the people, and would move that the
city clerk be requested to furnish the
check lists to the board.
The chairman, Mr.. Stevens, ssThe mo-
ton is whether we will accept the re-
turns
Alderman Gallagher-'I move we ac-
cept.''
The chairman-ssI would ask the city
solicitor if it is obligatory to accept the
face of the returns -
Mr.. Bradbury, the city solicitor, said
it was.
Mr.. Josselyn then rejoined that it
could do no harm to have this matter
looked into. The people have right to
know all that can be known. In this
way only can they be satisfied. 1t is
only fair and right that such investiga-
No., should hn N, 5n ia
The chairman-"We have received
these returns from the different wards,
and as understand from consultation
with the city solicitor, we have today
only to accept these returns on their
face
Alderman Josselyn--ssAll want is to
have this matter right =
Alderman Tolman then arose and
stated that this was new matter to
him. He had not heard any complaint
from Ward /. Last year Mr.. SWEET and
his friends asked us to go back of the
returns to the check list and we refused.
I am opposed to going back to the check
list now.
The yeas and nays were then taken,
all the Democratic members voting to
accept it, and Mr.. Josselyn voting nay.
The reading then proceeded, the re-
ports being accepted, until Ward 8 was
reached. Here W. E. Ulmer, Esq, APP
peared as counsel for Messrs. Lefavor
and Kent, councilmen-elect from that
,u,arJ whose e1eetion the Democrats do
not admit. He presented the following:
PORTLAND, Me-, March 7, 1893
To 1.-The Board of 1M0yor and Aldermen of the
C;tY of Portland:
We. Walter L. Lefavor and James c. Kent
hereby declare that we have been duly elected
councimen of said city by the legal election