New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-19
CHARLES B. PAGE ELECTED
.s,1r OF THE CANVASS OF THE XvIITH
SENATE DISTRICT
A HOT DISPUTE IN THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
TON GRADY AND A. r. CoNKIING
Y INTERVIEW

HAVE A LIVELY INTERVIEW.
49, ,i5e-ren county canvassers. sat until
"a o'clock last night completing the canvass
I'D including the XXIIId Assembly District.
- aunt did not change the result in any case as
- .,,ced by the police enumerators on Election
Night 49, ... ,., ,,., .
,be XVIIth Senate District had been care
IN Watched throughout by the counsel and friends
- 9Th NJ Page and Senator OSuvan. and when
- canvass OF the last Assembly district, the
Xrx,b was completed it was found that not in
,els election district had the returns from the
Copntv Clerks office. 10 which the Tammany Alder
- had frantcally adhered. varied from the police
-.,,-ns Mi Page therefore elected by pIu-
ally over the Tammany candidate of 1.-THE figure
,,hi-b the Republicans have all along claimed
-ha desperate tactics Of Tammary are not yet.
.ouever a. an end. The progress of the canvass
hss developed many hundreds OF detective oa!sof"
,s; n the XNIIth District, and Il sufficient num-
~ u these could be utilized for Mr. OSullivan a
s,uocate Of election might be secured for him
n, O'Sul!ivan therefore. filed a protest, alleging
ga, a large number of ballots which we're marked
~ him were un.awtully thrown out as defective
ne Committee on Contests Will meet this morn
~ 10 near Arsument on the OSuilivan protest The
essci II the Tammany managers is 10 lay grounds
soossible Tor a mandams from the Supreme Court
Srecting the Board Of CanVassers 10 canvass me
objective" ba.lots which . Sullivan contends are
valid A number OF election inspectors OF he
XyIIth District have been summoned 10 appear be-
fore me committee 20 eve es'l"1o"s anu 60 p'A-,@-
tons regarding tH~ oe'ec''Ne oa-'oS' me -
,ubican counsel OF Mr Page are satisfied that
,s,e OF the Tammany schemes Will work, and that
NJ PAGE cannot be deprived OF his certificate OF
s.c,ion
The Hrst real excitement connected with the can
vss Of the New-York County vote IN the common
Cogac Chamber occurred yesterday "heh 'he
XyIlth Senate District was reached. Inc c!osehess
a. the vote between Charles &. PaSe, Kepuolcah
s,iT c. OSU.livan. Tammany Hall Democrat Tor
sna,or in that district preciptated lively row,
s,d a,nos: created a riot. Things became so hot
:. one sage Of the proceedings that personal COL
1s,,n was imminent between Thomas F Grady. who
-spreseu.ed Mr.. OSullivan. and Alfred r. Conking.
WHO acted for Mr. Page When the uproar was
oye-. and it became evident that the returns from
,hA County Clerks Office did not vary figure
or, ,hs rAtu-rs OF the Election Bureau in the
pit. oa-,n,eni-the latter electing Mr. Page
-. .,.aro,is.s IN both sides concluded that they
- .uo,od ,ns-,selves - got excited 10 little DUR
-
r.. .-.,+la .-,ss ,,ben "Ahe~ Cr,,bsr as a citi-
- -...s h..,-. clio sosrs .ba. in tho second,
r,a.or ris,ric, - tho y,b Assembly District there
,,s 6iscrensncy. NJ feu, votes between the re-
- d. ..,.,,.o 80 .bs ,olica re,,,rns The otss-
IN ~. - - 60 1,-a,.arn,oi. soci.l
=, osrs,5s,a for A.so,nnlv in the Nth Distric;
- ,rs,f,,. t,4.-a,,e,, Tho .ri,l,ca.e rs,u-ns
e.1 ~ -. 80 -, 80
votes - McNanus and one gave them 10 Walter
rs,s- t1sDc. c,-,ha-.s morton p substitute the
N"--.- f''~1 "-''-' ''''''' - "
police returns
The Tammany men Al once sent messengers TO
"-"e 3" '''it as - ~ VI -
a' ~ ,,e,..,,.,
TIE contest was slow and cautious the Tammanv
men trying TO gain time. Mr. Gruber's was long
argument. his contention being that the election
laws OF 1895 made It imperative that the canvassers
sto,a csnva~s the ol.ce re,,,r5s where the tr,pli
'o-iL a. nv 49, ''' "''e i'e " ''''
cate sheets did not agree.
Ex-Judge Edward Browne argued at length
The declaring thai Sections 1904
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s.sed by ,be laws Of 1ss5
-. 80. -, - -. . .,. o.,
After me close o. me argument Ainerman OAK
p-esened was Of such importance that il should be
lad over until = fuu ATTENDANCE Of the Board was
secgred.
Alderman Olcott offered the following resolution.
nent OF 1875. this Board OK County Canvassers de-
care the result OF the canvass to he as stated in
,hs 7olice returns wherever thev differ from the.
~e tO''0' '0'~''S' "4O-'''' '''. ''''' '''"' -"
u1pacate statement
Alderman Lantry offered an amendment 10 the
resolution ,ro,-,afrq for n,s-n,reroen+ ~ action
'-sJ-uOo" pioH'u'"s lO' P'7'p''eHie"' % "0''O'
--''' - 0io, . 49,,
Just as Mr. Oakley called for the Ayes Alder
man Goodman (RepD asked for rollcaH but it
= =. f..o5 T-,o, c.,oar,a- a,rosled .roro
.. 10 ~, H. ,bt 60 ,bn s1,teaI was re-
,ae lecasioh OF me nan, an" inc appear vas "
sI-.a,rr oy d 49, - - 20 ,bsr loo, ~, the saroe
I'M -, a soi,,,n ,ss nasseS
heir generaiship IN whipping their forces out
man Goodwin moved recess until o'clock. The
question was put and declared carried beiore the
ne 49, 1,as ANNOUNCED cries of 'Czar,o
Another Reed and other appelations were yelled
a. Alderman Oakley.
Inel htt's 'I on Tod ns ,idapn,en hit Who
..sssehge' LOT H E dnsnec.oT raused Tamnanv
,oV II Htd,e 1870 6Ico.. a1d rbis
ne 10 rl7e fae ne, PioS9ueu ''''' imam
I-'t1 ttec consul - 800 -. HE s,do
Immediately Alderman GOODWIN was al ms side
tayltl,g- gu r. 20 ~ o ,Sa. 70 ksr, o,iti
~ ~ Put 80 80 ,,6r bere@ Yoi,r measure has
MAI business nave ~" me- ' $780,
5Ak rsl,,i,Te u,s behind Doblin and ex-Police
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