The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-06

a4,s22 1852 s4,74s 1889

OFFICIAL AND RECOUNT FIGURES.
McDonald's official majority was S,340.
As will be seen by the table this is de-
creased, counting all the votes found for
him in the boxes by the recount, to 1854
Taking out the jokers he still has ma
jority of 8, ITO.
There were four districts in which the
vigilance of the astute COMMITTEES, assisted
by all the ingenuity of some of the best
legal talent in the county failed to dis
cover any jokers or other fraudulent ball
lots. Ii the committee should resort to
such revolutionary tactics as to throw out
the six districts in which they claim to
have discovered fraud, as 1t is said they
intend to do, the other four districts give
Mcdonald $3.50, to Stuhr's 7,5l1, a clear
majority of 2,35s. So, any way the Re
publicans can fix 1t. senator Mcdonald Is
secure in his seat.
CRUEL JEST.
Senator Abrams Republican colleagues
upon the Senate investigating committee
played a heartless joke upon the hand
some Senator from Middlesex. When the
ballot box of the Second precinct OF
Union was produced for examination, it
was found to be one of the old fashioned
kind, the lid of which was locked with
four locks, and which was entirely inno-
cent of all milling, stamping or punctur-
ing machinery.
Senator Adrain was not present when
bu1S luCb w as QtSCOtCACo anu tAC 4COO0Au
had proceeded some distance before he
came in. When he had taken his seat
at the table Mr.. Corbin as gravely as
usual pushed the string over to the Sena-
tor and asked him to see If he could find
any trace of milling or puncturing upon
them. The Middlesex Senator took a
number of ballots and studied them
closely.
AT first he thought he coulo discover
faint traces of the milling machine, and
then he doubted as to whether there were
any there at all. He scrutinized the bal
lots closer than ever, but before he could
arrive at any conclusion the laughter OF
those who were watching him warned
him that something was wrong. When
the Joke was explained to him none
laughed heartier than he.
POOH BAH KELLY'S STORY.
When the recount OF the Town of Union
was completed the committee called upon
ken. Mr.. Kelly said that he was Demo
cratic committeeman He had not heard
of the ssjokers" until he came to Trenton.
Stephen Conroy was the Clerk of Election
in Weehawken. Martin Harmon was
Judge and William Findley and Henry
Berkheimer were Inspectors. There were
ballots OF various sizes used on election
day, because the printer had no
cutting machine. No boatmen were
allowed to vote. Witness knew
every voter personally and there were no
challenges. There were no prohibition
workers there, Mr.. Kelly said, and al
though he was one himself and never
drank anything but water he was not
crank enough to vote that ticket. He was
present while some of the counting was
going on, but he did not pay much atten-
fion, as he knew that there was good
Democratic majority and everything was
all right.
wEEHAwKEN ALL RIGHT.
The box of Weehawken was then
opened and verified the testimony of Mr..
Kelly. The only error of any account
was discrepancy between the dial and
the poll book. The former registered 74S
and the poll book contained 3l9names.
In the light Of the otherwise perfect regu-
larity of things this was not considered
very seriously Mr. Mcdonald gained one
by the recount and Stuhr's vote was not
altered. The result was, Stuhr l05, Nc
Donald 205.
WEST HoBoKEN BALLOTS.
Before the West Hoboken boxes were
examined Assembiyman Usher came over
from the Assembly Chamber and re-
quested to be sworn. His request was
granted and he said that he would ex-
plain the reason for the use OF the various
sized ballots in the Tenth district. He
had some small ballots printed IN New
York with an eagle on them. There was
another ballot which had the name of
Abbett on with the Republican nominees.
This he said was distributed by the
flsionists in connection with another
small ballot similar to it exrept it had
the name Of Ggubb instead Of Albeit.
These ballots had been distributed all
over the district in envelopes, accom-
panied BY a circular issued BY the Stuhr
people. The other small ballot, which
Contained Usher's and 1Abbett1s name
and the names of the Republican candi-
dates, was issued By The Independent As
sociaflon of the Tenth district, which had
endorsed lin.
The First district of West Hoboken
was found to be correct in detail, and the
recount did not change the tally sheet,
which gave Mcdonald 119 and Stuhr IS.
In the Second district Stuhr lost one and
Mcdonald gained one After this change
had been made Mcdonald had 28l votes
and Stuhr 146. No fault could be
found with the manner in which