New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-15
Mr.. MDONALD DISGUSTED.
THE FRAUDS IN JERSEY CITY LIKELY TO
CAUSE HIS RESIGNATION.
CHAIRMAN GARDNER SAYS THE EVIDENCE
ALREADY OBTAINED WOULD SEND THE
ELECTION OFFICERS To PRIsON-GEN:
ERAL eRUBB SURE THAT RE-
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
FORM WILL COME.

Trenton. N j. Feb. I4.-Friends Of senator Nc
Donald Of Hudson County. stated to-day that he IN
tends to resign his seat in the senate OWING 70 inc
revelations Of fraud at the polls on election day lie
i, convinced they add, that the recount in his own
Assembly District will show that the honest vote for
him wa, biz enough to insure his election. but he has
no desire for the seat any longer. Senator Gardner
the chairman Of the INVESTIGATING committee, SAID last
night:
The evidence shows that the little Joker ballots
were all prepared beforehand stamped and dl'fiD-
utcd to the various polling places. not only do the
signs in the marking differ, one being an oval ana
the other a broken circle but there other differ
cnccs. The genuine stamp Of the balloboX Is one
eighth Of an inch shorter than the fraudulent stamp
i'm every instance. Then. too in the letter - thero
j, "a difference at the bottom from the fraudulent
>timp "J.~ The boXc, punctured the ballots rght
i'm the centre of the circle that the ribbon impnnts'
None Of the small ballots that had the cllptlcaI
mark, had any puncture through them. some of tho
fraudulent ballots that We took ont of the box fell
back into the natural folds, folding the stamp marx
I'M instead Of out Others had the stamp half on one
side and half ON the other when folded showing that
they had been spread open when stamped. Inc
whole Job. in fact. was bunsllngy done ana the bal
lot, themselves would furnish enough evidence to send
To jal all Of the election officers who presided at tho
boxes in which they were fouud. They would do this
without adducing evidence II false counting, false
returns and false poll bOohs.'
General f. Burd Grubb is watching the develop
ncut, with special interest. lie the Republican
candidate for Governor and since the election has
held the belief that he was robbed OF many votes in
Hudson County. In the Ninth Precinct Of the 1t
Assembly District where only eight votes were counted
for him. he claims that he received over 100 votes. ana
there i, considerable evidence 10 prove that hi, claim
i, correct. \ great many tickets were found in the
boNc, Of the precinct bearing Grubb pastors. mono
of which could have been counted in his favor. Gen
crll Grub cam, to Trenton YESTERDAY to attend tho
Grand Army Eucampmcnt. rtp.rtr called his
attention o the discovery in the precinct in question
and he said
"Oh. yc, could prove myself that | received 100
votes i'm that Ninth Precinct. where they returned me
eight The election took place In Il fire engine house
The election officers gave me eight votes IN the hr,b
100 cOuntcd and never gave me another attcrWaru
When they had exhausted the poll book. an alarm of
fire wa, struck Everybody rushed ont OF the engine
Lou-e and the election officers took the ballots remain
ING IN the box aud dumped them into the fire. l
suppose. The discovery Of fraud does not surprise
me-. | had expected A. The fusion OF the Republican,
and ihc old Charter Democrats i'm jersey Cuv a't
fall wa, brought about by Rodcrick H. seymour ana
myself We hoped that if we could divide the Dem
ocriti, party aud make friends OF side this faction
would help IL to bring the ballot box >uui''r> 10
Justice Our plan. il appears. has been Sucte>sin
The exposure the udsou County frand> inNureN the
puriloation of the ballot. am satisfied 10 acceps
chccruy the injustice done to me on election daV H.
q, e result, a genuine Ballot Reform law can DO
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