The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-12-01
BAREFAoED FRAUD.


The determined effort of Dem ocratic
faction to steal the Legislature of this
State and elect Governor Albeit the sue
cessor of General Sewell in the United
States Senate eliminated last Friday In
the recount of the ballots in the Third
Assembly District of Camden county.
Mr.. Haines, the Republican candidate,
had been declared elected by the Judges
of the election by majority of forty five
over Mr. Turley, his Democratic com
petitor. This count was reversed on FRI
day, and MIR. Turley given a majority of
sixteen. The recount was not applied for
until after it was evident that the Demo.
Gratis had to make an additional vote TO
secure majority on joint ballot, and
when it was made no one could be found
to give the slightest reason for il. The
Republicans feared crooked y work
might be attempted in Gloucester City,
and took precautions to secure the ballot
boxes there from being tempered with,
but did not think it necessary to do SO in
other places, and especially in Centre and
Waterford. In the latter the Judge OF
Election was Marmaduke Bakely, prom
inent Democrat, with ex-Couhty Clerk
Joe, p. Kirkbride and Thomas Thorn AZ
the other members of the board. Mr..
Bakely took the ballots from the box,
read them and passed them to the other
members, who numbered and placed them
on the string. There was no doubt OF
dispute of the correctness of their count,
which was announced as 1866 votes fol
Haines; 206 for Turley and 40.for Capern
On Fridays recount Haines was mado tc
lose 10 votes and Capern 3, which were
given to Turley, increasing his vote by
ID in the township and securing his al
legged election.
Tho writer of this article did not see
the Centre township recount, but closely
scanned every ballot from the Waterford
box as Judge Parker read it, and quick,
discerned how the fraud had been com
mitted. None of tho ballots had been un
strung and new ones substituted, the
change having been made in the follow
ing manner:
For assembly,
II. GEORGE T. HAlNES. Tarley
The name of Mr.. Haines was erased OF
ten of the Republican tickets with pen
Gil mark. and II. Turley substituted al
above, all Of them being in tie same hand
Writing, the ii. with heavy full poin
after it and placed in the same spot. The
ballots had been placed on the string
about in their centre, and as the ticke
was short one, the string prevented the
substituted name being written either un
der or above Mr.. Haines printed name
although there was ample space for SO do
ing, though the ballots would have frs
had to be removed from the string.
The fraud is bold though reckless
one, and if committed elsewhere than in
Camden would result in the perpetrator,
going to the penitentiary. But it wa
decided last Winter, in the Branning
Burroughs case, that it was no crime il
this county to alter or change the vote o
the people as expressed by their ballots
and that an election in Camden was it'll
more than a farce, as a few corrup
scoundrels could elect OR defeat whomso
ever they choose, and not only openl,
boast of their crime, but even to admit it il
the temple of justice itself, and yet b.
protected and secured from punishment
Camden Courier.