The morning call., 1894-12-05

Thrty-first District, were sworn to by
Mayor Ellert and are as follows:
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The arrests are the outcome of spirited
discussion held within the chambers OF
the Election Commission yesterday morn
ing. Mayor Ebert presented the matter
clearly before his colleagues and asserted
that the grossest frauds had been perpe-
trated in many of the precincts in which
the interests of Senator Mahoney were al
stake. He called their attention to the
fact that many of the precinct boards Lave
absolutely refused to certify to the returns
they have sent in, thereby disabling the
board from proceeding with the canvass
OF the votes from these districts.
He claimed that under the provisions Of
a section of the Penal Code these actions
are criminal, and as the offenders have
totally ignored the summons 10 appear be-
lore the board TO show cause why they
should not comply with the laws govern
ing elections in this State, he thought it
time that some more forcibie action be taken
and accordingly sought the issuance of the
twelve warrants, which embrace the board
of the Sixteenth Precinct Of the Thirty
first District.
HE following is the section of the Penal
Code which covers the case:
Every person charged with the performance
Of any duty under me provisions of any law OF
this State relating to elections, who wllfully
npglects or refuses 10 perform il, or who in his
official capacity knowingly and fraudulentIv
acts IN contraVentton or violation of any OF the
provisions OF such laws Is, unless different
punishment for such acts or omissions is pro-
Vided for IN this code punishable by fine not
exceeding $1,000 or by Imprisonment In the
State prison moi exceeding five years, or by
both.
4 resolution was then passed authoriZing
the Mayor, as chairman of the board, 10
obtain warrants for the arrest of all dere.
let officers.
1t Is believed that the arrest of these
officers will have the desired effect upon
other boards under similar cloud, and
cause them to comply with the law in GER
tifylng TO the returns of their respective
precincts. If not other arrests will shortly
follow, as the Commissioners are deter
mined 10 push the matter to the end re-
CARELESS of consequences.
A member of the commission, in speak
ing of tile action Of the Mayor, said that
aside from the mere refusal of the election
officers TO sign the tally sheets, evidence
had been secured to show that Twenty-Five
ballots at time were taken off the pile
one vote tbeing called for whomever they
saw fit, and then the ballot wGs thrust
back into the boxes.
The precinct is a Democratic one, and a
peculiar fact was that while all the candi-
dates for Mayor. exec Dting Ebert, ran far
behind their tickets, the latter was credited
with more votes than all of the other can
didates combined.
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Office had been doctDred is self-evident
The ratio of the vote was not approxi-
mated by any other precinct in the city.
A number Of citations were issued to the
delinquent officials II appear before the
commission last Friday evening. to show
cause why they should not affix their
names 10 the official returns. Through
some misunderstanding the summones
were, with but few exceptions, ignored,
and IN order TO give those who failed TO be
present another opportunity TO be heard
they were recalled last evening
Only the few whose refusals have as
sumed an air Of defiance Will be dealt with
through the courts, and from the fact that
MANY OF these assume to be acting under
legal advice. their hearing is likely to de-
Veiop new techDlcallties IN aiding to defeat
justice.
Mistakes in handling the tally sheets
during the election were of frequent oc-
curTeDce. As the official count proceeds
these errors are gradually detected, and
the officers OF the precinct upon whom the
responsibility rested are summoned to ap-
pear and straighten matters.
With but few exceptions these requests
have been complied with and all has been
clear sailing. the only difficulty being expert
enced in dealing with the Mahoney boards
whose loyalty to the Senator's cause has
acruated them to a sense of lawlessness
which, it is hoped, will be overcome by a
liberal application Of justice.
The result is, however. quite gratifying
TO the COMMISSIONS rs, W no have labored for
nearly a month ia straight ening out the Off
ciaI vote. Although the canvass has pro-
ceeded as far as the Fortieth Assembly
District there are some precincts in the
Twenty-eighth. Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth,
Thirty-first. Thirty-second, Thirty-l bird,
Thirty-fourth, Thirty-ffth, Thirty-sixth.
Tnirty-seventh, Thirly-eighth and Thirty
ninth districts the vote of which has not
yet been announced officially.
MAYOR Ebert expresses hope of COM
pleting the canvass before Christmas, In
order that the official returns may be an
nounced by the end of the year.
Last evening a large number of the
erring precinct officials were given the OPP
portunity of remedying their tally sheets.
Eleven precincts in all were covered, and
without a dissenting voice the requests OF
the Commissioners were fully compiled
with.
The mistakes embraced a wide scope,
although in the majority OF cases me
trouble seemed to lie IN the neglect OF
majority of the board to sign the ofnclai
tally sheets.
Owing to a misuDdersta ndng on the
part of the inspector of the Third Precinct
of the Thirty-second District, the Official
tally sheets. which are supposed to be hled
with the Registrar, were. by mistake. kept
by the inspector, the semi-officlal sheets
which are unsigned being sent iE instead.
Tue latter are usually left 10 the posses
sion of the inspectors for a year in order
to rectify any errors which may be discoy-
cred in he meantime.
The list of thes precincts and districts
covered last evening is as follows: Sew
eEth of the Thirty-third, Twelfth of the
Thirty-third, Third of the Thirty-second
Fifth of the Thirty-fourth. Fifth of the
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