The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-07
ZEE spAroR11L s1sHs.
Shs Latest Moves Of the Parties for the
Centred Of the AsssHbIy

Centred Of the As.enbIy
The Bspuhiissn party managers are max
ing desperate ssorts to prsvent the return
10 tbs assembly of DcnosTats from the
contested and doubtful Legislative districts.
In the Second Mercer District, where the
Democrats claim a majority Of for their
candidate, Walters, the Republicans have
asked for recount. Walters says he is
satisfsd that recount will increase his
majority By 5, the number Of votes which
he claims the election osasers refused to
tally fer hin.
In the vinelsRd and Nillville District of
Cumberland county, where majority Of
il claimed for Hawkins, the nepublicnn
Gee didate, tke Democrats are a. yet unde-
eided whether or not they will ask fer re-
counts. They probably will, however.
The most Desperate attempt yet made by
the Fog ubiicans ia to count cut Dsekwith.
tho Democratic member from Atlantic.
Who was elected by clear msjority Of IA.
hx-Spoeker Armstrong, known to be che
plant teol of Sswell, has been selected TO
DO the dirty work in this county, and yes
tssday he weEt 10 Esy's Lending, the
county sest, for the purpose OF n aking She
return of Bsckvith impossible BY securing
ths rejcstion Of an entirely polling precinct.
Tovncr'a FoE.. This wosld be clear
violation Of the State, il not the United
6tetes. Law {this being Congressional
elections. to go sekind the face Of the re-
turns, let alsns eatirs rejecting and ignor-
ing TIE yeies ef the people of an entire
precinct. The ssteRps will doubtless be
frustrated by Prosecutor of the Pleas Jo-
AMh h.
Dsesoss.tie interests.
The Democratic managers have
rot vet decided 10 contest
Gsrans='s seat. the Republican eandi-
ds4e far Senator in Atlantic county, but thc
skanses are shat there will be no contest
there
Ia Ssisn, Newell, tia Democratic Az
senbly candidate has Is Axsjority. The
Repukli ans have turned their attention
there, too. The ballot box there ia in
charge OF the Town Clerk Of Old Mann
Township, who is q Republican. Last
Thursday night a number Of more or less
prominent Republicans visited Old Mann
Township and held q conference with the
Town Clerk. Since then there has been
considerable talk in the county that the
Republicans will demand recount. The
Prosecutor of the Pleas of Salem county, a
1OA1OSl&ts c0oRCCto Inab tAS Ddi4Ob DUAHS
have been tempered with in Republican
interests. and that is why recount is
asked. The problem that is most perplex-
ing the powers that be of both parties
comes from the Third Passaic District,
where there is conceded tie. Car
roll, the Labor Democrat, has nm
played Eessrs. Hoppe & Hilton as
his attorneys. The Republicans have
not yet decided to ask for recount. In
deed it il vary nice legal question wheth-
or under the act of 1880, recount can be
ordered where there is q tie. Section of
the Election Act provides that where the
County Beard of CsnvAssers declare that
. tie exists, their declaration creates a va
cancy. Another sec ton of the same act
proyides that where . vacancy exists, the
Governor ia empowered to order special
election to I'LL the vacancy. If Judge Dixon
should order c recount and Governor Alb
bstt, under the statute, sksuld erder q new
election to I'LL vacancy the probabilities
are that two AsseMblymen will go to Tren-
ton next January, one with Q certificate
under the special election and the ether
with certificate of the court. Carroll pre-
fers new election, rs he is satisfied he
can carry The district and be elected by
from 4es to 500 majority. Denny, the
Orange Labor candidate, claims that by rea-
son of the action o. the City Clerk of Orange
who is an eAemy of his, he was deprived
OF enough votes to have elected him. Be-
sides this, he CLAIMS that errors in other
precincts in his district. if corrected would
givs hia ffsIa 10 to Is msjofity. re-
esunt viii probably be had. The Dem
ocfats also claim that frauds were com
naittsd in Candsn county whereby II. c..
Tusley, Democrat Was counted ont. A
rscount will no doubt be ordered there.
WiAhoas any contests, ou the face eff the
rekurna, tae Democrats will have clear
aaierity on join. esllot in tks next Legis-
etEfs snd the Republican howl ail over
tbs sssass fer reoounss only goes TO prove
tness ccE elnsivsly what desperate straits
sac Sewsll Rsn are in.