New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-11
PLENTY OF WATCHERS.
rur OFFICIAL COUNT TO BE CLOSELY
SCRUTINIZED.
SMALL PLURAMTIEs IN SOME INSTANCES
o,,-sr ANx1ETY-GRAY STILL DECLARES

SMALL PLURALITIEs IN SOME INSTANCES
o.,-sr ANXrETY-GRAY STILL DECLARES
THAT HE HAS DEFEATED HOWE.
.,-,,.,.o, leaders on both sides will watch with
40. taenest interest and closest scrutiny the
.,a, canvass Of tho vote at the recent cleo
~ The Board Of Canvassers. which is COM
.osed of all the Aldermen and Councilman from
,h,s borough will convene on Tuesday There
:. come doubt as TO whether or not new chair
~ will be chosen. Alderman James Bridges
~o-,.ed in that office last year Every candidate
" has the slightest suspicion that an official
.o,,, will imperi hischances Of election or Sc
o,-e hin, the election which the first returns
have given TO his opponent. will be represented
LAWYER or two. who will be present during
tho counting Of the ballots.
90 course the greatest interest centres in the
cote FOR Register. the first count giving the cleo
.,on 20 ex-Congressman Howe 10y 16S votes. he
heing the only member of the Republican Coun-
=. .tcket 10 pull through. John Morrissey Gray,
.he defeated candidate Of Willoughby-st, still
h~ozenlv declares that ne is elected. He said
Yesterday that he was confident that the official
.arvass would show a plurality in his favor.
Ne also intimates that there were frauds perpe-
.-o,ss bv the Democrats in the Tenth and
,,r Mr. Gray has secured able counsel to keep
q close watch on the official canvass In an en-
dsavor 10 find some stray Gray votes.
Rert Ress is TO represent Mr.. Howe at the
canvass In that connection he gave out the
following statement yesterday:
twenty-five Of the best qualified men IN tne re
,,blican party who have had vast experience o.
ooffcisi counts will be on hand and protect MI
H W"r bs reached us Of an attempt 10 try some
thing which # successful would oelea, tn me - r
Mes will ] take this opportunity TO warn the men
~ contemplate this move. Their names nave
been placed in my hands by one OF the peopIe
whom they approached II any further steps are :,
~ ~" ~ suggested we will forthwith proceed 70
brlng the instgators 10 justice, without any us
Wr How Is suery elected and by good deal
r,ore majority than is generally believed. Cnuer
ne Jaw ~ III tbe rcsiit The county canvassers are
merely clerks They have no power 70 S0Ire os
frauds or rcctify mistakes except cIeriSai oa'es
erre ~ results fled with them. Whether ballot
# or Is nDi as an issue Of fact by the Court
and on no other authority AFTER the Gr,ooi
The votes II fraud or mistake other than clerlcaI
;s alleged the remedy consists In bringing quo
All the county canvassers can do is &c. summon
,,snactors before them for the purpose Of making
rorrections They have purely ministerial and
nov iudicial duties TO perform and cannot enter
upon judicial investigation 10 ascertain the genu-
sreness OF a return which the law required TO be
returned t. it Such return is favored by the pre-
90 not anticipate any injustice or unia'ness al me
canvass and should II occur, we are amply pre-
pared 10 take such immediate steps as may De
De emed best.
The number of defective votes cast this year
was larger than usual This is said TO have
been due to the fact that many in an attempt
10 cut Gray or otherwise split their ticket
spoiled the ballot
The following Republican Assemblymen, who
~rere elected by close margins. will keep watch
on the official canvass: Waite in the With
plurality Of 1873; Brennan in the XVIth, p;
Adams in the XXIst. 4.
Among the candidates for the office OF Deputy
Commissioner Of Buildings Lghtings and Sup
Plies. 10 succee6 William Walton, the Sheriff
elect Of Kings County, are ex-Assembyman
william r MCGUIRE. the Democratic leader OF
the With District: Alderman Matthew Dooley,
the leader Of the XIIth District and James j..
Regain the new leader of the XVIII District
Nh Mcclure is said TO have the most promising
chances.