New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-12
THE CANVASS IN RICHMOND.
GEORGE CROMWELL, REPUBLICAN,, ATTAIN
EMILY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE
BOROUGII-GLARING ERRORS
IN TIE RETURNS

The Board of Canvassers for K.chmohu Oouh'y o''"
the Borough Of Richmond sat in Richmond Ecs'ei
day from II o'clock in the mornin5 uh'il al'er Il
o'clock last night. The result Of the long ana eN-
citing session was the tabulat!tn of an unoHlc'ai
return Of the vote for President of the borough
Tie result justified the claim of the RepuohcanS'
and showed that the face OF the returns Heo'sc
Cromwell the Republican candidate Is e!ec'eu u!
three votes Th.:e is another claim OF more No'es
for Cromwell which not passed upon ana !"
this claim is finally allowed Cromwell VIII ha''
providing no change be made from the "hoHicia'
tabulatiou in making up the official count MAJOR
itv of thirty-nine 1t now seems probable 'ha' no
matter how the returns are finally maue UP ny INV
Canvassins Board. the aggrieved party VIII az once
apply to the courts for recount oil the o'iO'S, VI
for some judicial settlement Of the matters III us
pute. .,.
Who, tho BOARD met the order issued by Justice
Maddox recurring the Board to take the returns rs
filed with the County Clerk the Official returns IN
stead OF the police and town returns. as was pro-
posed read
The reading finished Supervisor Doyle moved INIT
all the returns be opened and the apparent errors
ard omissions noted before the Board proceed with
the count and tabuaton. This precipitated "A lively
discussion. Mr. Cromwell was represented peIo'e
the Board by John VI. Davenport. William Aliaire
Short and Charles l.. Hubble. John j. hehheF'
counsel for the Supervisors. acted "a regular couh-
sci for the Boa I'd and assisted by Charles A.
Collin ne spec.al counsel Alfred Reynaud and
Thomas FITZGERALD represented DR. John J.. Feeny.
the Democratic candidate for President OF the Bor-
ough
Mr. Davenport objected TO the resolution pe'hg
carried into effect lie declared that 1t was i'esai
and he demanded that the board canvass and tabu-
late the vote from each return as 1t was opened
To do otherwise was he said unheard of. unlaw-
full and improper. The objections were not re-
garded, and the resolution was adopted
The work thuss laid out took up all of the session
that was not occupied by the wrangling OF me
LAWYERS Bitter t,s TOOK paie ,hnp w The resH
as finally reached. showed these unofficial figures:
Cromwell, 5,i27; Feeny. j.lA - :.
the -" SIKH District Of Mddietown, by which Feeny
is deprived Of four votes with which he should be
when the tabulation was In progress. 80 r,,,
There ere a2Ra a a ec Tp IN dstre Of NdrS
field; the Second and Twelfth, OF Casileton; the
First of Westhed. and the Sixth. OF Mddleiown
After the Ia bulatiOn complete. Mi Doyle
offered resolution directing the ELECTION Boards
Of the districts named TO convene al Richmond 10,
a ssid the bowers Of the Board were simply cicri-
cal. II must take the returns as It found them,
and could not go behind the returns lie insisted
na Ss bos sG ha ali ssf know the
bors Of the Fiction Board Of the Sixth District OF
Mddletown were in the room. In ;h!s d.stric, It Is
claimed that Feeny was deprived Of four votes
spectors were directed 70 meet at once and com
pare their returns WITH the 'ally-sheets In ne Gus
might not take the taly-sheet but that they might
look at IT. 1t was then agreed TO adjourn until
the County Clerks Office and compare 1t with the
returns.
elected II the Board allows him the four votes in
the Sixth Of M lid toy Snd refuses b r to GFeG
castetop # the Roa1d fas to F{e FHGTy the the
well. Cromwell will be declared elected.