New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-25
CiNUISSING THE VOTE.
THAT FOR THE GREATER CITY oFfi'E i''
WILL. BE DONE BY TIL. PRESENT NEW
vopL POLICE COMMISSlO NiRS.

YORK BoI.ltt 'oHlNi'p' ''N''''
officials at Police Headquarters in this CITY 'N-
met that there will be difficulty in handling an thc
election returns that are sent thcre on th' "S". "
Novor,hor > Under tho supplementary law rent
ing to tho election OF city officers OF the Greater
Neg-York 4 complete set Of returns oil ''' WV
for Mayor Controller and President OF ~" 'ou'i0.'
must be sent 10 the chief OF Police OF "e"-io'N
from every district OF every borough OF t'e '''"'''
CITY az soon rs possible after The count II com
rlcto1 The law provides for tn" usc OF tn" t"ie-
phone and telegraph In transmitting inc returns
OF tho election. and Il Is 10 be pre~nin"u 'ha' wv
rca son for haste and promrtnoss In sending IN IN"
roturns i that tie newspapers may be alded III
giving 90 the public ~ large ihiorH''''o" u NV "
suits OF the election.
General Roloabough. IN" chief Of the bureau OF
Elections sah yesterday that only the ietnrns OF
the vote for city officers would be sent to TN" 'hie
OF Police OF this cjg from queens. Kings ana i.'n-
,,o,d committee All other election returns VIII be
sen, As usual 70 the officials in tnc several coun-
tic. Deputy chief clerk Dcnmater. who has had
charge OF the work % tabulltir" election returns
n Police icad1uarters for several years said ne
ali not believe that the returns Of tn" VOC Tor city
Official, which would he sent from Queens. KINGS
and Richmond counties to the chief OF Police wouii
10 bic for tho Of the newspapers. II" said
the law provided that the returns were to he pre-
served by tho police for six months. n prcsuinp-
tive evidence II would be impossible. N" said. to
tabulatc % many returns al Police Headquarters
on election night
II has been the custom In this city TO have TWO
ses Of notice returns Of the eorons sent to Head
Quarters Return OF one set. called the othcal
pcll.c returns have been hled away In tho Bureau
OF Elections Returns or tho other set. known as
tho unofficial police returns. hay" been ufoi Tor
getting carly Information OF the results OF IN" cc
lions f. le rNu.ct,d fLdt the Sam0 custom VIII %
fol owed this year and that two SctS or ponce re-
turns will be collected both ~ this city ana M other
p,rts Of tho Greater Ncw-lorl rho olciaIs ~
p,,lrc Headquarters yesterday said that In all
proba hiiiy N" newspapers would nave To get thet
information OF the results Of the municipal "accion
I'm the same and ~ the same places rs IN
former years. a IL probably would be lmposSibl"
- get al the Information on election hl"ht ~ 10
lice HEADQUARTERS.
The canvass II the vote for MAYOR. Controller
,nd Pr.sid. nj ~ tn. Municipal Council ~ TO be
performed by the Board Of Police Commissioners OF
John Proctor Clark" said yesterday that under the
Supplemental election act prepared 10y the charter
com mission ard passed by the Legislature ia5t
winter the Police Commissioners OF Newly OK
board and were TO perform the same functions re.
lailng 10 TIE election within tho territory or
Greater New-York that tn" state Board or 'an-
va ssers ,rfOrmod In TIE matter OF cauNhsslng ana
dn,i.s o. to New-York Police commissioners
would not Interfere. Mr.. Clarke said, with the
,niL 81 tho BOARD Of fanyassefs IN the counties or
Enw.York Kings queens and Richmond. who
would canvass tho vote Of their respective counties
as formerly and determine md declare the result
for officers voted for only within the county Tho
return Of to canvass for candidates for offices of
The new Municipality would be sent 10 the New
yofk Police Comm ssionors for determination and
declaration while the vote for State officers which
Court OF Appeals. would DC sent 10 the state
Board Of Canvasscrs.