New-York tribune., 1889-11-07
FRAUD IN HUDSON COUNTY.
COMPLETE RETURNS STILL WANTING.
REPUBLICANS "BULLDozED" AT THE POLLS
BALIoTS SECRETLY COUNTED

REPUBLICANS "BULLDOZED" AT THE fOi@i''
BALLOTS SECRETLY COUNTED.
@Counted out in Hudson County, was the universai
opinion expressed by Republicans and repu'ao''
Democrats IN Jersey City yesterday as the9 s'"u,o,
the almost unbrokcn columns of maiorities repor'e
for Abhott and the ring candidates in that unsavory
county Everybody felt that with an honest voto
and fair count General Grub would have won anu
the ring been smashed. The efforts made 10 Aoop
watch on the voting places werc largely ui"d','
by the police One precinct will furnish an cAamplo
Of tho way the "non-partisan' election boards ou
their work. The voting place for tho fourth rrc'i"'
of the With Assembly District was in No. 10 Engine
house at Twelfth and Henderson SITS. The fusionsts
insisted on having the count watched ana ucii
watcher got inside. The hrons OF heelers ana out
sdcrs surged into the door and there was genera
confusion In the midst Of 1t all some one pnrposcS
struck the big fire gong. Out OF their stalis fusu
the trained horses, the confusion increased tehlou'
and grabbing up tho ballotbox the board made us
wav into the 1remens sleeping rooms upstairs where
they leisurely and undisturbed counted the vote
A burly policeman stood 1T the door at the head o 'no
stairs and refused permission to any ono 10 en'oi'
including the Republican watcher
At the First Election District Of the With Assembly
District in the truckhouse at Grove and Ninth SIS
where the bulldozing on Tuesday was carried an Oh
election day by police captain sergeant and elsh'
patrolmen under the personal supervision and dIeco"
OF John F. Feency. president OF the Police boau ca
Judge r. Il seymour the chairman OF the hcpuDHo""
Executive Committee of The county. demanded 10 so'
the votes counted The Judge, ono of the most ~
spected citizens in Hudson County, was roughly put
out of the truclhousc by Police Sergeant Rearioh'
But he pluckly fought his way back and sworc tha'
he would watch the vote else there WoWu 10
serious trouble. The board knew the Judge ana cdiio
n halt The members declared that they "ouu ho'
count the vote while he sat there but he pToposep ~
sit II out II HIS meals had to be brought 10 hlh'' i
board refused to proceed with the count ana went
outside for consultation. half hour the members
returned and went with the count. while the 'uoso
kept tally for Grbb 1t 3 80 a. M when inc
count was finished "If they read of the tickets
right said Judge Seymour yesterday. the count was
fair The precinct gave Albeit 800, Grubp a.
Complete returns in the county had not been maze
up to the tins the County Clerks Office closed Seser
day afternoon. 1t is asserted that the returns arc
being held back for the purpose Of manipulating them
This is notably the case in the With District EX-
Postmaster John +. Kelly, the Ring candidate th-le'
was opposed by Dennis Gallagher who was nomhate'
by the Independent d mocrats ana indorsed DS 'no
Republicans The returns received up to midnight
Tuesday in the Police Headquarters showed that
Gallagher was running far ahead Of his ticket ana ana
IL was taken for granted by well-lnform a men una.
he would be elected by handsome majority. ABOUT
midn ght there sudden and complete inerrupnoh1
in the reception of returns from that distfct anu
SOM of them have not reached Police Hea lauartcrs
vet but nevertheless wa annGu1csd 1o anS
400 majority Gallagher proposes TO contest the
election I'm the courts for a recount a.,
Another instance of presumed fraud was IN me
Vth District on the vote for Freeholder Al mldnght
Tuesday the returns showed that William G: Nelson,
the Republican candidate, was elected, and IL was
conceded that the votes from certain precincts whlch
were missing could not change the result. To me
surprise OF everybody except those who managed the
manipulation of the ballot boxes, II was announced
Yesterday afternoon that Nelson had been defeated by
thirty six votes The change was made In precinct
which did not make its returns until yesterday morn
ing. 49,.
The Democratic candidates on the county uckct,
Edward f. Mcdonald, for senator; George B. Fielder,
for Register: Dennis Mclaughlin for County CLERK,
and August NJ Bruggeman for Difector-at- Large are
elected by majortes ranging from 1000 TO 5000
The Democrats elected eight of the ten AssemDlymen
and according to the latest returns probably sub
feet however, revision by the courts, nine OF the
ten EreehOlders. follows: