The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-12

is entitled to his seat, and not to 90 on q
long voyage of discovery. We are pur-
suing line of exfraneous examination:
the bill for which win be enormous.
'sWe have counsel here for contestants
and some men who had no more idea of
being elected than they had of visiting
the moon, all of whom expect to
De paid by the State. Are we
going to carry the war into Africa?
l protest m ost solemnly. You
have discovered all that you can expect
In the ballot boxes. Now you can sug-
Jersey City the criminal evidence
in the matter, if there is any. 1t
Is time this nosing received q halt.
We have an army of stenographers, type
writers making voluminous copies and
schedules at great expense to New Jer-
sey, and want my solemn protest made
against this, especially at this time. when
the finances of the State are impaired.
NOT EVEN CONSULTED.
II wish to say further that the Repub-
lican members of the committee have not
seen fit to consult me as to the line to be
pursued in the examination. They may
not have deemed it necessary. but it
would have at least been courteous. I
have not even had one of the copies Of
the proceedings which the typewriters
have made.n
Mr.. Gardner said that Mr.. Adrain
should have copy, as three copies had
been ordered. Some argument between
Mr.. Adrain and Mr.. Corbin on the rules
OF evidence follows, aud committee de-
cided to have the comparison made and
Mr.. Abrams protest was entered.
Questioned by Mr.. Adrain, the chief
said ne could not swear that those re-
turned were correct
Some came by, telephone, some by mes
senger boys, and some by policemen.
Mr.. Garretson said that the chief was in
small room and received the returns
through slides in the door,
The chief then told of the visit by the
delegation headed by Judge Seymour.
who called upon him and asked to be adj
mitted to No. Truck House.
He said that there were no more dis
turbances than usual on Election Day
There was some trouble in Jackey
Lynch's precinct Justice Winfield S.
Weed testified that he was judge Of cleo
tlon in the Sixth precinct of the First
district On Election Day the clerk did
not appear, and Isaac NJ Clark, the Re-
publican member, about ten o'clock sug-
gesued that a young man Gutchins be APP
pointed clerk. Weed asked if he was
Democrat. The clerk said Yes
Clark went to see if Getc chins could
serve and Weed went to lunch While
ne was away James Connolly ca me to
him and said Gutchins was not Demo-
crat, and claimed that he had the appoint
ment of the clerk by virtue of his Office
as General Committeeman. When Weed
came back he found man named Nc
guire there. Mcclure was so incompetent
to perform the work that he changed
places with one of the inspectors
Isaac NJ. Clark, Republican inspector
in the same precinct, corroborated
the Justice, and said that
on the count two jokers
came out of the box singly, two punched
together and four punched together All
were rejected
WHERE THEY FOUND O'MARA.
The investigation then started in an
other direction and unearthed new
gambling house in Jersey City Michael
O'Mara was called. He did not appear
A House page named DAILY said he saw
O'Mara this morning lying on lounge
at his home in Jersey City. and he said he
would not come, as he was out late last
night. Sergeant-at-arms Graham testi-
fed that he served O'Mara with subpoe-
ma last night in Jersey City.
He was in Il room ON the second floor of
the building on Grove street and Pavonia
avenue, where Noah Taylor used to keep
his saloon. O'Mara was there turning
sheet in what he thought was a keno
game.
A consultation of the committee fol-
lowed this testimony and it was decided
tc wait while for Mr.. O'Mara before
taking any action on his failure to obey
the SuhDQnnGn