The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-12
OH, THIS MORAL
VICTORY |!
Every Ballot Box Opened
Shows Stupendous Re-
publican Fraud
WORSE THAN TIE JOKER DAYS
Tally Lists, Dials and Ballots
All Contradict Each
Other.
Some of the Scoundrels in Charge
of the Boxes Have Made No
Returns Yet.
THOROUGH RECOUNT CERTAIN
Colonel stevens Will Have Every Box
In the County Opened-Whoie
Ticket, Perhaps, Elected.

In compliance with the order granted
by Justice Lippincott on Saturday in re-
spect to the writ of mandamds compel
ling the Board of Canvassers to do their
duty and secure the missing election re-
turns, Supreme Court Commissioner
John A. Nugent toek testimony on Sat
urday afternoon II the Court House to
permit these election officers whose re-
turns Were incomplete to amend their
certificates. Eight of these negligent in
dividuals have even neglected to hand in
the keys of their ballot boxes to the
County Clerk, and when the commits
sion reaches these boxes there will be a
blaze, a capias and perhaps an indict-
ment.
City Clerk Scott sent up the ballot
boxes where the returns were incom-
plete and these were opened in the
presence of Messrs. w. D. Edwards, W.
D. DAILY and T. F. Noonan, counsel for
Messrs NJ. ]. O'Donnell and g. B. Field
er and Messrs. C. L. Corbin and j. ).
Erwin for the Republican candidates,
Messrs. ]. Fisher and Fred Frambach-
In three instances some of the stu
pidity of the election officers was at
once apparent. The boxes were not
locked with the combination, and the
dials registered one set of figures, the
tally sheets another, and the poll sheets
a third.
INDICT THESE SCOUNDRELS.
In one box, that of the Fourth pre-
cinct of the Third district, a nice state
of things was revealed. There were too
tally sheets on the box and one of them
registered 290 votes for Stevens, 264 for
McEwan while the other tally sheet
showed 34S for Stevens and 1875 for Nc
EVAN The police returns showed the
final figures. thus making q difference in
favor of Colonel Stevens.
Another box opened was from the
Second precinct of the Fifth district.
The dial showed At votes, while the tally
sheets had 997 votes polled.
Again in the box from the Sixth pre-
cinct of the Third district, the last vote
polled was No. 328; but the tally sheet
showed s42 votes, and the dial on the
box, 1888 votes cast. Counsel for the
Democrats claim that the discrepancy
show at least a gain of $50 votes for
Mr.. Stevens.
TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
the rear court this morning to finish the
canvass of the Congressional vote and
the Court of General Sessions met in the
front room, Commissioner Nugent con-
tinued his testimony in the Grand Jury
Room, into which Capt. Fred Farrier
and a squad of police carried the boxes
which contained the incomplete returns.
Mr.. James S. Erwin conducted the ex-
animation for the prosecutors, Messrs.
Fischer and Frambach, and with him
was associated w. P. Douglass. Ex-
Senator w. D. Edwards conducted the
case for Messrs. O'Donnell and Fielder,
and with him was MIR. Jno. Griffin.
There being no return from the Sixth
precinct of the First district that box
was the first opened by City Clerk Scott.
The dial registered AS votes. and the
tally sheet gave 143 votes for O'Donnell,
III for Fisher; 147 for Fielder and 106 for
Frambach, as against the police returns
for the same respectively, 160, 9S; 154 and
1o2.
The second box opened was that of the
First precinct of the Second district, on
which the dial registered 270.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Nugent, II wish
you to note that the box is not locked by
the combination"
The figures in the box, with the excep-
tion of one vote extra for Frambach,
were the same as reported at Head
quarters, namely:-O'Donnell 1856, Fisher
IS; Fielder 1874, and Frambach 81.
In the case of the box of the Sixth
precinct of the Second district, Senator
Edwards objected to its being opened
because the election officers have all
the information with which to amend
their returns, which simply are defective
in form.
Commissioner Nugent overruledsthe OBJ
lection and the box was opened. The
result agreed with the return filed with
the County Clerk.
Again in the case of the box from the
Eighth precinct OF the Second district
the box was not locked with the combina-
tion. The tally sheets agreed with those
filed with the County Clerk, excepting
a gain of one for ODonnell.
MORE STUPIDITY.
When the box for the First precinct of
the Third Aldernanic district was called
it was found that the officers didn't even
think it necessary to lock the ballot box
either with the key or the combination.
It was perfectly wide open when sent
into the County Clerks Office.
sNo returns have been sent in to me
from this precinct said County Clerk
Mclaughlin, and they have not sent
me the keys Of the box
What does the dial sayg' asked sena-
tor Edwards.
Amid much laughter Commissioner Nu-
gent said it reads two ways. One COS
and the other 800. Take your choice. The
Commissioner called attention to the fact
that the box was not locked. but simply
tied with thin slip Of tape The elec-
tion officers of this precinct responsible
for this unique way Of attending to their