New York, 1895
The Board of Canvassers of Oyster Bay were called together Friday afternoon to rectify a clerical error in the certificate of the vote at Farmingdale. There was an error in copying from the tally sheet by which George E. Stearns, Republican, got thirteen votes belonging to Augustus Cock. The correction of the error would elect Charles H. Wright of Locust Valley by five majority.
Stearns learned of the condition of affairs and drove fourteen miles in an hour and a quarter to file his acceptance before the Board met. The Board refused to take any action on the ground of no jurisdiction. The affidavit of the Board of Inspectors calling attention to the error was filed with the clerk. The Board of Canvassers admitted that the error probably existed. The matter will be carried to the courts.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 12, 1895, p. 8.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
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