New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-04
AN EXAMPLE FOR MAINE.
CASE WHICH CANE Up IN NEw-JERsEY AT THE
LATE ELECTION

LATE ELECTION.
To the razor or The 1rfbHHe
SIR: In the late election in New-Jersey, in
the Ist Assembly District Of Mercer County something
took place similar to that which las occuTedn Maine
The candidates for the state Assembly were Bayard
stockton Democrat and Charles :. Robinson, Republi
can The returns made by the judges OF election IN one
If the precincts Eastern Hopewel OF which Judges
were Democrats and one Republican, showed in
words written full length that the tota number
az votes poed was These returns also stated tfat
stockton received 237 and Robinson 90. Here was
discrepancy ana manifest error somewhere when
the Board 81 Canya-scrs Trenton as provided by
law objection accordingly made TO the
rec.ption OF these returns. Two Of the Judges
Of election In the precinct, one or them
Democrat present. aud both positively aihrmen
that their recollection clear that the statement
as 10 Inc number OF pOled. BIZ was correct A.
the POI book tally.shee aud ballots were locEed up
under seal IN the County Clerks Office. and could only
hc opeued y the canvassers order obtained from
Judge OF the Supreme 'our appeal could be conyen-
leuty made 10 them. The CauvasSing Board therefore,
threw out the returns by vote Of fifteen to thirteen
they ass gave the certificate OF election to Mr. Robin
con II now goes before tie Legislature for decision
There will, however be no contest, a. 1t has
since been discovered whore the mistake Was made.
which being rcctif I'd. Will give the seat TO whom 1t has
been assigned By the Canvass NJ Board.
While the nature Of mistake was undiscovered 1t
WIS stl uncertain, however To whom the certicatc e-
,aly belonged ana Mr.. Robinson issued in hrs paper,
The Princeton Rere,r the following card, which mas Sc
cured Tor him the OF all righminded men In both
parties:
Thank nv friends throughout the district for their
enthusiastic support duIms the election ana congrat-
tate them upon the Republican successes ~ Ne" JERSEY
In regard u my SELF Will not retain the position Tor
which have received the certificate OF election unless
nu, rerfan that the votes pol ed elected me ana am
ready to unite any effort To ascertain the exlct tfulh
IL po.sblc before the meeting of the Legislature 80
TINT II Mr. stockton should be found entitled To the seat,
he NAV secure II without delay. In fact. until
such examination Is made, / consider the re
mt undecided. I should not have contested
Mr. socktou's right before The CanVaSsins hoaFd,
unless had been assured TINT certainly
was legally elected, and tina: error had been ndde
giving Lin 81 or y votes than he was entitled 10
i'm Iopewell will cOuutcnuuce no efort TO secure or
retain the seat ufu any iniOrnaliy or techmcul
ty. II elected, VIII take t-noi otherwise
H. now those who have beon counted INTO the coming
legislative bodies OF Maine mere technical grounds,
II being suspected or absolutely known that they have
no lust right TO seats viii manifest the spirit OF the
opove card II will not only be honorable IN them but
NAV secure an ca-y solution OF a question winch
threatens most serious consequences
WILLIAM c. ULYAT