The Monmouth inquirer., 1893-12-28


township of Neptune in the said
County of Monmouth.
That according to the statement
furnished to the said Board of Coun-
ty Canvassers and filed in the office
of the Clerk of said County by the
Election Board, at the polling pre-
cinct known as the First Election
District of the township of Raritan,
the total number of votes cast and
the votes for your petitioner and the
said Theodore Aumack for the office
of County Clerk were as follows:
Total number of votes cast, 500.
For Theodore Aumack for County
Clerk, 1924. For Peter Forman for
County Clerk, III.
That your petitioner was accord
ingly allo we'd by said Board of Coun-
ty Canvassers one hundred and
seventy one votes and the said
Theodore Aunlack three hundred
and twenty four votes for the said
office of County Clerk, at the said
polling precinct known as the First
Election District of the township of
Raritan.
And your petitioner shows that
there were in fact large number
of Illegal votes cast by persons whose
names are unknown to your petit on
er, and received for the said Theo-
dore Aumack at said poll and allowed
in said return, to wit, five ballots or
votes which had been marked for
Identification in the following man
ner: The said ballots, which were
originally ballots of the Republican
party, had the name of Theodore
Aumack pasted over the name of
Peter ForInan for County Clerk; the
name of Henry s. Terhune pasted
over the name of the Republican
candidate for Senator, and the name
of Reuben g. Strahan pasted over
the name of the Republican candi-
date for Sheriff, and had also blank
paster over the name of John /.
Sickles, who was one of the candi-
dates on said ticket for the office Of
Coroner.
That said blank paster was used
on said ballots for the purpose OF
identification, and that said ballots
by reason thereof, were Illegal and
invalid, and should have been reject
ed and not counted, and that such
illegal ballots were sufficient, If
thrown out, to have overcome the
alleged plurality of five votes in favor
L
have given your petitioner an even
number of votes for said Office, and
with the other ballots which were
cast for him as hereinafter stated, to
have given to him substantial and
considerable plurality Tor said office.
That there is hereto annexed the
affidavit of William S. Gilhuly, a
member of the Board of Election for
the First Election District of the
township of Raritan in the said
County of Monmouth, who acted as
such officer at the said election in
said Election District held on the
seventh day of November last, testi
flying to the character and number
Of the said illegal ballots.
That according to the statement
furnished to the said Board of Coun-
ty Canvassers and filed in the office
of the Clerk of said County by the
Election Board, at the polling pre-
cinct known as the Second Election
District of the township of Raritan,
the total number of votes cast and
the votes for your petitioner and the
said Theodore Aumack for the office
of County Clerk. were as follows:
Total number of votes cast. SOB.
For Theodore Aulnack for County
Clerk. 800. For Peter Forman for
County Clerk, 1919.
That according to the statement
furnished to the said Board of Coun-
ty Canyassers and filed in the Office of
the Clerk of the said county by the
Election Board, ct the polling pre-
cinct known as the Macedonia Elec-
tion District of the Township of
Shrewsbury in said county of Mon
mouth the total number of votes
cast and the votes of your petitioner
and the said Theodore Aumack for
the office of County Clerk were as
follows: Total number of votes cast,
115. For Theo. Aumack for County
Clerk 66. For Peter Forman for
County Clerk, "A.
That your petitioner was accord
ingly allowed by said Board of Coun-
ty Canvassers forty four votes, and
the said Theo. Aumack sixty six
votes for the said office of County
Clerk at the polling precinct known
as the Macedonia Election District
in the Township of Shrewsbury,
And your petitioner shows that
there were in fact large number OF
illegal votes cast by persons whose
names are unknown to your petition
/ ef anu ToCClNcu lOI tllO oAt0 hSO.
Aumack, at said poll and allowed in
said return, Ito wit twenty five ballots
or votes, which had been marked for
| Identification in the following man
ner: The said ballots swere origin
ally ballots of the Republican party
upon which the name of Peter For
man for County Clerk had been eras
ed and the word Aunack written
thereon in purple ink; the name of
the Republican candidate for Sena-
tor erased and the word Terhune
written thereon in purple ink, and
the name of the Republican candl-
date for Sheriff erased and the word
Strahan written thereon in purple
ink.
That the said erasures and the
writing OF the names of the substitut
ed candidates on said ballots in pur
ple ink were contrary to law. and
said ballots by reason thereof We're
/ Illegal and invalid, and should have
been rejected and not counted for
the said Aumack.
Tb, af {hara ara haraf0 annexed the