The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-25
TO Be HERE THURSDAY.
The Senate Elections Com
mittee Preparing for a
Descent on This
City.
APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICERS.
The Latest Results of the Examina-
ton Of the Poll and Registry
Books in the Second
District.
Special to tie Jersey citu Mems.


TRENTON, March "a. 1S90.-Senator5
Gardner and Roe. of the committee which
is investigating the election frauds in
Hudson county, held meeting this after
noon and seemed to get along very well
without their Democratic colleague Sena-
tor Adrain. In fact they did nothing
more than to look over the comparisons of
the poll books and registry lists made by
Mr.. Altemus and assistants.
DR.. Roe said this evening that it was
doubtful whether the committee would
meet this week until Thursday, when
they would go to Jersey City. Among
the first witnesses they will examine
there will be Mr.. Mike O'Mara, who,
some how or other, they imagine will
give them great deal of valuable infor-
nation.
ABOUT ELECTION OFFICERS.
Mr.. Erwin introduced a bill in the
House tonight which, if it becomes law,
he hopes will do much to purify the cleo
tions in Hudson county. The bill is so
worded that it applies only to Jersey
City and provides for non-partisan EIec-
tion Boards. The officers are to be se-
lected by the Board of Alderman and the
representatives of each party in the Com
mon Council are to select two mem
bers. These are to constitute the
Election Board and are to choose a judge
and clerk who shall not belong TO the
same political party. No office holder
nor candidate for Office can become q
member of The Election Boards, and in
case of a vacancy it is to be filed by the
election officer of the same political
party as that of the absentee. To violate
any. Of the provisions of the act, or to re-
ceive any bribe from any candidate, is
made misdemeanor, punishable by a
fine of $500, or two years imprisonment.
The bill was referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
The clerks who are comparing the poll
and registry books of Jersey City COM
pleted the comparison in six precincts to-
day, and the result is as bad as in any of
the other districts examined. The evil
dence of fraud is conclusive, and the
result shows that a large number of
names appear on the poll books that are
not on the registry.
WHAT THE BOOKS SHOW
The certificate in the poll book of the
Sixth precinct of the Second Assembly
district showed tnat COS votes had been
cast, and out of these there were % that
did not appear on the registry, while 3l4
errors III stddTH6 and spelling were
| found zOn the registry sheet were $50
names checked.
On the Eighth precinct poll book Al
names appeared that were not on the reg
istry, 2 voted twice, and 404 votes were
cast. There were 1S4 inaccuracies and 400
names on the registry.
The poll book of the Tenth precinct
had FOG names and there were not found
on the registry, and 1877 errors. There
were 339 names checked on the registry.
In the Eleventh precinct poll book
were found los inaccuracies; 9 names not
ON registry, and 329 votes The registry
had 4S3 names and 326 checked
The Twelfth precinct poll book had ten
names not on registry, three voted twice
and ffty-two inaccuracies. The number
nthe registry was 300, and 251 were
checked.
The Thirteenth precinct poll book had
twenty nine names not on registry, 110
inaccuracies and 267 names; while the
registry contained 428 names, and 275 of
these were checked.
For Mdyoq.-Robert DaUts.