New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-09
CANVASSING THE VOTE.
WORK OF THE POLICE BOARD BEGUN.
THE MACHINE VICTORIOUS EXCEPT IN THE
xxvrrTH AND XXIXTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.

THE MACHINE VICTORIOUS EXCEPT IN THE
xxvTrTH AND xxIXTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS
Statements Of the votes cast at Tuesdays on'-
cial primaries in the city were filed yesterday NJ
the Bureau Of Elections and at the office OF the
City Clerk and last night the work Of canvasslhs
the votes was begun at Police Headquarters Inc
Inspectors of Election who had charge OF me po.-
ing places at the primaries were ooleeu W lie '''
statements in person at the offices or the bu'ed"
Of Election in the separate borouGns anu aiSo d"
the CITY Clerks office and they were under ORDERS
70 have all the returns filed before p M !eS'ei
day but many OF them were behind tine III ie
morning Tho set OF returns fled at the Bureau OF
Elections was collected asst evening at romeo
Headquarters where large force OF oe'aiieu po
ucemen acting as clerks, under the uIec'ioh '"
the SUPERINTENDENT Of Elections. began the task
Of canvassng the votes Under the ne" I'iiii"'
Election law tho Police Board, which Is the GUS
tod,an Of urinary records must complete the can
voss of the votes at the primaries within seventy
two hours from midnight on Tuesday night
Superintendent Rodenbough Of the Bureau OF
Elections said yesterday that 1t would De heceS9'
to work relays Of detailed policemen ali Gay go
and tonight In order TO complete the canvass III
time The Police Board will make the omcia
declaration of the results Of the primary elections
and issue certificates TO tho delegates elected al 'o
primaries. -,
Although the results of Tuesdays primary eioo-
tons may not be known exactly before 'he cum
pe,on Of the official canvass. there is no room ioi
ro,,h, Thar NJ the Republican primaries In the
county of New-York the machine was victorious
except In the XXVIIth and XXlXth Assembly ois-
tricts In the XXVIIth John Sabine Smith, Inc
machine leader. beaten badly by the 'elo'""o'
in fair fight In the XXIXth District the harmon,
ticket. headed by ex-Mayor Strong was elected
COVE Of the machine leaders In other districts
were defeated, but their overthrow was cue u
faction fights within the machine Inc "ao"'''
Will have 200 Of the 22 delegates to the new 'ou'
Committee The opposition delegates VIII De sem
from the XXVIIth and XXIXth Assembly districts
alone and they will be the only delegates opposeu
70 the policy Of Lemuel Il. Qugg, president OF inc
County Committee. and OF Senator P!att MT
Ouigg Is believed TO be sure OF re-eIecuoh W ''o
presidency OF the County Committee uniesS He
decides that his illness VIII make MS con'''iu"''
IN the office impossible
While the Machine has full control OF the new
County Committee Il has failed to get SOLD Piatt
delegation TO the Republican State Convention from ron,
the county OF New-York. The Repubhcahs OF 'ie
county OF New-York have elected majority vi 'no
delegates TO the district conventions to be held IN
the XXVIIth and XXlXth Assembly districts anu
will send seventeen delegates TO the state CONVEX"
ton who will be opposed TO Mr.. Platts dictatlon
and will favor the denomination Of Governor BLACK
Leaders OF the Republicans of the county or new
York in the headquarters. In the St James buHu-
Ing said last evening that their defeat IN se'eiai
due to violations OF inc Nv"
Election law which were open and fragrant as 10
deserve motive by the courts At many OF me POI
Ing places the inspectors OF election permitted w
law TO be dsresarded openly IN the interest," 81 az
Machine. They went far In seVera! clsIitc. fs
to refuse TO distribute the ballots OF the Repnoh,
cans of the county OF New-Yor They permitted
Machine leaders practise all sorts OF TICKS woes
were cast by Machine workers In the names d., %,
Anti-Machine Republicans who were late ID 9stuHG
70 the polls and sometimes in the names or men
who were not enrolled at all. The police made no
efforts to prevent such violations OF the law " Is
said. -, -, ,,,-a.. r,,s
In the poning-pl places OF the Sixth Primary DIS
trct of the IXth Assembly District. In Iehth-hVe,
the polls were closed at 10 ,. m. ana lheh WI"
rcopened permit the reception OF 4 p n"
chine vote and when Henry clinton backis pro-
tested against such violation OF the law ne was
thrown out OF the place by ex-Assembiyman WIZ
lam Ualpin At other places the polls were Te-
opened after being closed to Perm, the reception
OF Machine Republican votes. Protests were niaio
at Police Headquarters yesterday against tne re-
turns from several OF the districts on the ground
OF Irregularities. In the XXth Assembly Dstrct
the election officers accused OF transposng me
votes 20 as o show a majority FOR the Machine
In the XXIId District the election officers are ac-
cused OF refusing distribute opposition ballots
and of permitting Illegal voting by Machine work
ors The count Is protested also in the XVIII
and XXVllIth districts.