New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
JUDGES WIN FIGHT
WILL GET INCREASE.
CanUassers Hear Bright Rul-
ings from INSPECTORS.

Alderman Frank Downing. chairman OF
the County Canvassers. said yesterday at
the city Hall that all four constitutional
amendments had heen carried by large plu-
rahties In New York County. but that the
plurality for the amendment 10 increase the
salaries OF country Supreme Court justices
from 5000 TO $1,000 received a much smaller
vote than the three other amendments. He
estimates the judges amendment got a
plurality vote Of 50.Ooo I'm this city. The
estimated plurality against it above the
Harlem Is from 5000 70 1900
The canvass on the amendments Is not
complete as yet. but some OF the Assembly
districts have a fairly complete tabulation
on the Judges amendment. as II is called.
and these are as follows. with only one or
two election districts missing:
Second -s1s for 4as against.
Filth .6a3 for $50 against.
Seventh-i.s1O FOR. S7e against.
Twelfth ..sS for 4s9 sgainst
slfieenlhnl -'.si : .ss for; - sEsinst ,s
Twenty -ffth-e.3f5 for. l.7os against
The I'd. 5th eth and 18th are downtown
districts. where the Democratic pluralities
are ordinarily large. The 18th. 18th and e5th
are Republican districts. The plurality in
the seven Assembly districts given is
$3.50. or an average Of - 10 an Assembly
district II the average holds throughout
the s. Assembly districts of the city, the
Judges amendment will have a plurality
of moro than q. .O0O IN the entire city.
The vote in favor % the amendments
will be found 10 be heavy in Brooklyn and
Queens said Alderman Dowlirg. for the
reason that, generally speaking. the voters
knew there was an amendment charging
subvays. they voted for al the amend
ments. If they had known that the
judges amendment had nothing to do with
the debt limit. they wouldn't have voted so
heavily for it in the downtown districts" q"
Justice Houghton. Of the Supreme Court.
Albany. sent his secretary 10 the meeting
Of the Board Of Csnvassers during the
DAT 20 ascertain whether the judges
amendment had been approved by a suffi-
cieut number OF New Workers 10 overcome
the upstate majority. The secretary was
sent hack TO Albany with word that New
York lad. in all probability. overcome the
upstate vote against II.
Election inspectors and poll clerks from
about twenty election districts Of Manhat-
tan crowded into the reception room OF the
Aldermanic Chamber yesterday afternoon.
in response 10 subpRuas requiring their
presence before the members Of the County
Board OF Canvassers.
The inspectors and clerks uttered ex-
Tressious OF surprise and admiration as they
listened 10 rulings with regard to the cleo
tions law. Some Of them uttered express
sions Of another kind when they were ad-
monished 10 do better I'm the future.
How comes fl that you have no blank
votes reported as 20 constitutional amend
uents in that dlstrict?" asked Chairman
Bowling Of an inspector.
The people who didn't vote for Il didn't
want TO vote for f.. Naturally We counted
them against f." was the lucid answer.
Before the inspectors from this district
we're through answering questions. 3es
votes had been distracted from the list OF
negatives on the amendments.
The inspectors from the 18th Election
District OF the eth Assembly District took
another view of the situation.
We counted them all for as long as they
weren't against" explained an inspector
from that section. Three hundred and
forty-three votes were finally subtracted
from the yes record