New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-03
MISTAKES IN BALLOTS.
VOTING FOR WRONG CANDIDATES FOR
THE SUPREME COURT.


POLLING PLACES BOARD OF ELEc
TONS ORDERS THOSE WITHOUT
PAsrERs TO BE COUNTED
CORPORATION CouN-
SELLS OPINION
The election proceeded with quiet and good order
throughout the city to Judge by the reports which
reached Police Headquarters yesterday. No trou-
bles Of a serious character reported. although
the Police Commissioners learned that there had
been a mistake In printing the ballots In nine cleo
ton districts. and that the ballot clerks in some
districts were failing to comply with the require
ments of the law In the use OF Henry George
pastors.
In nine election districts OF the XXXVth Assembly
District electors were voting for the wrong cand
dates for Justices the Supreme Court on account
Of mistake in printing the ballots for those as
tricts early In the day The ballots printed had
the names Of the candidates or the Second Judciai
District instead of those for the First judicial Dis
trict. As a result of the mistake. Republicans
were voting for Joseph A. Burr as candidate ior
Justice Of the Supreme Court for the Second Dis
trict. when they should have been voting for
Charles H. Van Brunt and Thomas Allison as cam
didates for Justices of the Supreme Court Tor the
First District. Electors of other party organiza-
lions were making the same mistakes on account
Of the mistake OF the printers of the ballots. IN
forma ton of the mistake in printing was carried 10
the Police Commissioners early In the day now
ever and the ballot clerks In the nine eiec''oh
districts were Instructed to write the names OF inc
candidates for justices Of the Supreme court ior
the First District In the blank column AZ ''e 'is"
hand side Of the ballot.
Information that ballot clerks in some OF the
election districts were failing make use OF the
Henry George pastors was received by the oo"'-
missioners at Headquarters early IN the Day anu
instructions TO use the pastors on AL baiiots oe
livered TO voters were repeated 1t was sara 'ha'
there had been n failure deliver pastors AT some
OF the polling places The Commissioners SAID tnat
failure to the pastors would not lnVaaale ny
ballots. Corporation Counsel Scott MADE the io'-
III the X is marked over the Jcfersonan ballot.
and there Is no paster on the oao, ne , ooe count
for all the rest the candidates underneath Inc
only that be counted FOR msnfy ,b5t
are those where the paster Is used Inc III NJ
the name is the same does not MAKE any ui''o 10
The name Of the man ORIGINALLY printed s on a ,re
the same But they are different individuals ana
no or intended for young henf E,s no5e
appears on the ballot or on paster. r ,,,
either by intention or by negligence, were FASTING
the Henry George pastors over the name o, ST. ST.
siomers said they had no knowledge OF such mis-
takes but II paster with the name S CO. Inw
on a ballot which had a mark In the circle at
the top OF the Citizens Union ticket the VOC ous ~,
10 flor, for Mr. Low Vote ms eS St @
Refore s o'clock in the morning voters were re-
Which they had receiver at many Of the polling
places in the CITY had no hastrf nl for hem hut
TO vote the George column as Il stood roI soin
time after the members Of the George 'hlhpd,Hh
Committee had arrived az the neaiqu M, ~
CONSERVATION was manifested. for the reason thdt
the first thoughts OF the committee wsre ' r mo no
vote which had been cast 'or 'eoik,' WI III
Master had been supplied would be adjudgcd ilIetal
by the Board of Elections. ana that coHS'
he votes would not he counted. T.. Lawson PudF;
Tom L. Johnson Wills J. Abbot and some otnSI q,
called their counsel. Henry Youngc INTO co'su.,n-
ton. and aferwarl proceeded to f9.ics b I'm
nissIoners Ultimately II MAS decided that IN an
instances where pastors had not been use me .y,J
should be counted. and that the question OF tH'r
vaiIditv should be reserved. Frank Moss the presl-
dent OF the Board. maintained that the inteh. oI
the was the main con.iera''.,' anu ,e ~berc
tho intent q, the voter was shown 10 be ior Hcnty
George upon the technical objection that thc "''t'
W.T. Mr MOSS. on behalf Of The Board q Elee;ons IS
aSter The conference with the George COMMITTEE.
Notify all inspectors OF election tna' b n% masters
..vnni,ad With the name OF Henry George have not
been properly affixed to the ballots ana III so"
o,ns,,nns may arise on the counting of the vote
We advise YOU that in such cases the bhliols niur
be counted he eV m.paced Where the OF The
voter is apparent the vote must be so routcri, a
Of these ballots which are dou6 ,,h the packas
Of void or protested ballots from, ,bc poI,co
r Lawson Purdy upon returning lru,n vs. 10, ,nc
aadcuartcrs said to n Tribune reporter thh' M
fsorNe COMMITTEE had fully satisfied themsevtsS
that no votes cast for Henry ,ieorg, WIZ" -, =,
Sut .nn fhat protest should be raised. ana me
matter ca rried to the courts undoup'eiy ,d lao mn
ttiH,Sat where tho Intent OF the voter was re".y
manifested a technicality would ho' mummy ''
vote.