New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-10
Cleveland's Perkins'i

Total Ccvtand's majority S2s
A study of the figures in the Ist and lid Dis
trcts leaves no room to doubt that enough frauds
were committed to those fictitious lor.
tiles for Mr. Cleveland. It was on these two
districts that the ring concentrated all its energy.
for in them the chances of detection were least.
Paddy ONeill and Sheriff Bob Davis spent
the entire day of election in these precincts. Davis
went from polling place TO pongplace giving
orders TO the rascay election officers and the po
liccmen to permit nobody behind the boxes, al.
though he was one of the Joint committee. made
up of representatives of each party, which had
agreed before election TO permit ample facilities
and afford full protection 10 Republican watchers
at the polls. There can be no doubt that a re-
count will show frauds in these districts greater
even than were committed last fall. if the resul.
of the balloting is any indication.
The alleged majority for Mr.. Cleveland in the
Ist District exceeds that alleged TO have been
given 10 Albeit. Abbetts majority last fall in
the district only 1889. while Ccveand's
majority is 1.547 The investigation by the Senate
Committee revealed several hundred fraudulent
ballots cast in this district for Albeit last fall.
There has been no accession 10 the population
since then. and the increase could only have been
obtained by ba0t-boX stufing. colonization and
repeating on a scale greater than that of last
year. The same thing is found in the Id District.
The Republicans and honest Democrats who
voted for Mr. Perkins are not disposed 10 submit
quietly TO these fagrant crimes against them
and that recount Of the vote in these two PIE
cincts at least will he demanded. there is scarcely
a doubt. All the leading Republicans urging
il. Ex-Mayor Gilbert Collins wants recount
Alderman-elect Max Salinger said Yesterday that
in his district he knew and could prove actual
g f-o,, lr;L -.
bought and paid for for s. head In one in.
stance $50 had been left in one liquor store 10
buy votes at the above rates. There is ample
evidence of glaring frauds committed. Nearly
everybody who voted had experiences that rc-
vcaled glaring frauds. both in the voting and in
the registration Yesterday morning Mr.. Per-
kins had a consultation with Major T. X Pang-
born, Editor Of The Evening Journal II
jersey City, and discussed the question of de-
manding recount As result of this consulra-
ton, " The Journal printed strong article de-
manding recount.
At a meeting of Democrats who voted for the
Republican candidate Mr.. Abarbannell was in
structed TO forward to Mr. Perkins the following
letter:
In behalf OF several thousand ant-machine Democrats
who voted FOR for Mayor Of Jersey City protc.
against the frauds, ballotboN ,tufng. repeating and
counting which cha actcrzed the actions Of the Ins
control Of the Democratic organization last fas
election. l respectfully request Of you pubc.sprcd
citizen 10 at contest yesterdays election We feel
convinced defeated by the dishonest
and that judicial Of the will estab.
lish hi, To be fact. II lead the way. you VIII
find Us ready and eager to follow you.
j. Il. ABARBANELL
A meeting Of the Executive Committee Of the
Hudson County Ballot Reform Association Was
held last night. and it was decided that if Mr..
Perkins would not contest the election, the friends
Of reform would supply the Necessary money and
do themselves. y call was issued for a mass
meeting to be held at the Tabernacle in further
ance of this object
1t is probable that when the result of the
election is officially announced by the Board Of
CanvasSers Mr.. Perkins will make an applica-
tion before Judge Knapp for recount The
Board of Canvassers will meet 10 canvass the
vote on Friday. ana the result will probably be
on Saturday.
In the Eleventh Election District of the Id
Assembly District the returns show a total OF
'I votes east OF this number Cleveland IS
credited with oss and Perkins with s3 Honest
voters who stood at the polls and counted the
number OF voters SAY that there are several h.ln-
iIed fictitious votes counted IN this precinct
tlOnc. Ihc returns indicate that more tnan one
ballot minute was deposited. As matter OF
votes.
1t may be as we'll to say that a deep impression
which has long existed in the minds of all honest
lcOpc in Jersey City 10 the effect that certain
tepubcans tlcachcrou>y and regularly played
ntO the hands of the ring there, has dcepcned
nto profound conviction since Tuesdays cleo
ion. For instance, there were Republican watch
rs at this election who were taken from precincts
.hcIc they lived and knew every voter and sent
o watch precincts in which they were total
trangcrs. Election after election the Republicans
r. thus sold ont by certain leaders who fatten
II the ring patronage. hold positions in It's SER
ice. benefit by all the rascality practiscd by the
BOSSES, and draw tribute from the
olicy shops, the hquor-stores and the booksellers
the Gutenberg racc-tracl,. To this treachery
; much 10 anything else is due the loss OF this
lection and the practical defeat of the efforts TO
ring the election scoundrels 10 Justice.
James Dean was committed for trial Yesterday
n Justice Stlsings court in default of 81 900
ail on two charges of Illegal voting. preferred
" Captain John Graham, sergcant-at-arms of the
enatc investigating Committee
Mayor Cleveland went to Albany yesterday to
ttend Governor Hills reception.