The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-09
KxAMISING BALLOr BOXES.
Oas IL Tho.psoa's Race Track Presisss
Was Broken.

Ons Il Tho.psoa's Race Track Preeisst
Was Brsken.
TRENTON. March SIN the Investigation Of
the election OF Assem- blyman William ].
Thompson OF the Third Camden district. the
Elections Committee to-day had before them
the ballot boxes used In the three Gloucester
city precincts. The boxes from the First ward
and the First precinct OF the Second ward were
apparently In good order. but when that from
the Second or race track precinct OF the Sec
ond ward was produced II was noticed that
strip had been broken from one edge OF the
top OF the box. and when Chairman Storrs
made q closer examination he found that tho
brass corner pieces could be removed and the
glass side taken out. thus enabling any one to
remove the entire contents Of the box without
removing the top or cover
George c. Cobblsr. tho Judge Of election In
that precinct. could not tell whether the piece
had been broken from tho top Of the box ON
election day nor did he know before to-day
that 1t was possible to remove the aide OF the
box to get at the contents. Asssmblyman
Thompson suggested that only the physical
strength OF Chairman Storrs enabled him to
tear the box to pieces. whsrsupon witness
Cobblsr was recalled and asked. to try to do it.
Cobblsr IL Q small man. but he had no dini-
Guilty in removing the side OF the ballot box.
The ballots In this box will be reeountsd on
Monday. to which time the committee ad-
journed. but In view OF the discoveries made
to-day. they expect to ind everything In first
class order. To-day the ballots we're rseountsd
In the First precinct OF Gloucester. The re-
suit showed only slight changes from the on
ciAl returns
While one OF the witnesses was being sx-
aminsd as to the identity OF the broken ballot
box. Counsellor Wartman. who represents Lip
pincott. the contestant in the case. asked tho
witness who procured his appointment to .
place on Thorn son's electric railway,
Thompson's lawyer objected TO the question.
but Thompson volunteered the Information
that the place was obtained upon the recon-
msndAtIon OF = prominent Republican. and
then he made = sharp verbal attack on Wart-
man. whom he accused OF being unprofsssional
In his conduct. and declared that he would
take care Of him, physically. mentally. or in
any other way"
private conversation. said that when the rsgu-
lar examination Of witnesses is begun he
NIL! prove that the I 6ENssH ballot box
En0ylsdgs q any tampsrlng with, the box:
WAS more honestly eOndasted than In any
other district in Inc State. There Was but a
years. and the reason 80 large a percentage OF
the vote was east was that he CLOSED his race
permit he horse owners to work thelr horses
on the track until after they and their regis
tered emplOysss had voted. because OF this
the owners, In their anxiety 10 begin WOrk,
had sent their men to the polls early. and
= steady rush Of voters. so that = great deal
more than half the Vols had been east before
noon.
!, There were other distrIets In the State. M
Thompson said that had cast almost as many
yOtes. yet nothing had been heard about the
great dimeulty In getting the ballots all In Ia
one day. Mr.. Thompson explained the great
number Of msn registered from stable 10 By
saying that there were about thirty rooms
over the stable with kitehens attached. where
the smRloysss Of the horse owners lived and
slept. That was true also OF the Ice house
stable. from which thirty-tuo has hssh regis
tered They are mammoth buildings. and
from nlty 20 seyenty-hys locksys and stable
men 1--we there some hAving lived there sew
eTal years. The race track has been running
summer and winter. and to care for the sew
sral hundred horses Kept there great InAny
men we're needed. He has printed copies u
the regislry lists for three years. and they
show that the inersass IN the Eegistration has
been natural All thls be said. he Would s1-
plain to the eommlttss W de- time. He las
~ isaEs 81 tAs result