Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-11-15
IMPORTANCE OF ONE VOTE,
nov Ir WIZ LfEsLr ELECr GorEK-
NOR kBBsrr sENS-CR.
A Recount In the case of the Tie In - New
Jersey Legislative DIstrIUt-Garruih the
Democrat, fouud To naVs UC'n
Elected by . Majority OF Ono.

A recount o the vote ia the rutll u's,rigt
of Passaio county, y. J , whore there vA~a
tie between Eugene Emley, Republican, and
X. A. Carroll, Democratic Labor candidate
for the assembly, was made in the court
house a. Paterson Saturday morning boy
Justice Dixon, OF tho supreme caHr. Jlstice
Dixon opened tie boxes suI read ,l the
ballots In person, slI st his side sat Alex
ander Elliott aud FrnrCi- Sra}, the ,nuwsa.
for Carroll aud Emlgy respectively County
Clerk Smith and nepu'y County ClegN
Blsuvelt taliiei for the state, r J. Hopper
for Mr. Carroll, aud W. i Levi for Nr
Emley. The county aud sta.a executive
committees also had legal representatives
present on account Cf the importance ot the
result for on il depended lla questions
whether Gen. SsSell or GOV AD-a,, should
go to the United States Senate.
Before this recount the House ul Assembly
stood 81 Democrats aui - Republicans, with
man from Pss~alc county, nI.e0psi iH"t uu
certain. II Emley should Ne 'Nnu O. -
elected, the House wOl't stand 81 DamnyrSt$
. Republicans, and ponOnus Irat IS 6"
say, the Democrats would have maj r.ly In
the House under any CiTuuus .auce~ But
the Senate stands l. Republicans and Der-
oCrsts. a majority Ol three Tor the kepuNA-
cans, and so II Emley ShOult Da found TO Ue
n
ioipt ballot, the three democratic p.u.a !'y IN
| the House ialancing the RspUl lean rua. a.rljty
in the Ssnste, without counting b1unNu.
| who would therefore hold ths balance 81
power In the United states seuatnrship con-
test. II, on the other band, Carroll should be
| found To be elected, the Democrats would
have clear majority independent ui Lauu-
hue.
The recount had not pToyeri-d I.r when
| the indications began 70 grow favorable e. Tor
-. AZ t4H "a H#F NH.
| Fourth and Fifth wards ot Paterson, the
| First, Second. and Third wards Il Ps>slar
City, and ACqpackaEUnk township. IL PAS
sale City Emley on the recount hal gain OF
and Carroll gain OF J, msNtug iar Emt"y
net gain OF 4. OF these votes two were Two
loose Republican tickets found IN the u.tECm
of the oox, which were allowed f., k.uiey,
because the numoer of strung urSelS Iu tue
box were two less Tn IN the number certified
to on the poll list There WAS TO CGAu-e in
! Acausckanonk, 50 that kmley came up into
Paterson with tour votes IN his favor. In the
First district OF the Fifth ward OF Paterson
| the recount showed one less Tor En4sy,
which left him leading Carroll by hr-e.
In the Second district OF tie Ilitu ward
Carroll gained and Enley lost one, wAiCR
left Emley leading Carroll by only one.
The proceedings here became Intensely eL-
citing.
When the First district Of the Fifth VI ard
had been counted, Emley WsS ahead ot
Carroll, but in the Second district Ci the
Fifth ward Carroll gained and E3Disy los.
l. This lett Emiey l ahead. Politicians
hocked into the court room. In the int dis
trict OF the Fourth ward Enjoy lost one
and thst made tie. The excitement IE-
creased accordingly. lu the Second dtstric.
OF the Fourth ward Carroll gained l and
Emley lost l. This put Carroll ahead. In
the Third district OF The Fourth ward Carroll
lost !, but he was yet | ahead, sud that Wa
enough, for the whole district hal been Hu.
ished.
Before announcing tie lual result Justice
Dixon ordered the spectators to Indulge N nc
demonstration, but no sooner bad lie An.
nounced that Carroll was elected 10y one
majority than the audience aCC-e and IN
dulged in applause that Justice Dixon ev.'
IDENTIFY despaired Oi repressiug, tor le L-a-s
| no attempt
1t took from 10 o'clock a N. T. p. ID. :,
count the vote which NUMBERED i.oID ia The
district In the original returns Em.ey ana
| Carroll hsd l, SO apiece. The resi- were 'Ul
the Prohibition candidate and scattering
The recount shows S95 for Carroll and I,SgT
| for Emley. Justice L ,xou to1A every ugkei
| out OF the box personally ani examined IT,
| No exception cau re taken tn the accuracy Oi
| the count This apparently iO~Urss tue eIec-
| ton Of Gov. AoUett 10 the United States
| Senate to succeed Gen. Srw-lL The recount
was granted on the petition @. III. Emlsy.