The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-09
WILL Be A RECOUNT
Democratic Candidates and
Counsel Confer With
Prosecutor Winfield,
SOME VERY QUEER WORK
Board of Canyassers Meet, But
Returns From Thirty-0ne
Precincts Are Missing.
As Soon as the Votes Are Can
vassed the Court Will Be
Asked to Order the Boxes
Opened.
SOME VERY QUEER WORK


Opened.
Long before twelve o'clock the rear
court room in the Court House was
crowded with politicians, candidates.
canvassers, workers, agents and a mis-
cel.aneous collection of these peeuiar
people who always turn up when poll
ties are concerned. The occasion was the
meeting of the County Board of Can
yassers Nearly all the candidates on
the ticket, both Republican and Demo-
crat, from the humble Coroner to the
high and mighty Congressman, was
present The board is composed OF
member of the Election Board OF each
precinct, and since there are 13l pre-
cincts in the county. there were that
number of members present. Outside OF
them was the crowd of hangers-on and
the Democratic leaders expressed some
fear that these might swell any vote
disadvantageous to the Democrats and
not in accordance with that spirit OF
fairness which ought to mark such an
official proceeding.
At the Clerks desk sat Mr.. Griifen,
Mr. O'Mara and behind them County
Clerk Mclaughlin, who is yet in doubt
as to his successor. Robert Davis stood
in another group outside the rail and in
the jury box sat ]. P. Feeney, James 5.
Erwin, Fred Frambach, F. T. Higgins,
]. ]. Erwin, G. j. McEwan, Senator
Daily, G. B. Fielder, NJ. j. Coyle, John
Griffin, Freeholder McNally and other
prominent politicians who talked and
talked until Clerk Gritten's voice rang
OUT
CALLED TO ORDER.
Gentlemen, come to order.
As each member from the respective
districts was named he stepped up to
the desk and handed in his returns. AS
these were handed to County Clerk Nc
Laughlin they wer carefully scrutinized
by Mr. James S. Erwin for the Republi-
cans and John Griffin and Senator DAILY
for the Democrats.
Beginning with Bayonne, officers of
these precincts failed to hand in returns:
Second precinct of Second ward.
Third precinct of Second ward.
First precinct of Third ward.
Second precinct of Third ward.
Fourth ward. no returns.
Coming to Jersey City these returns
omitted giving any figures for County
Clerk and Register
First precinct of First Aldermanic dis
trict.
Second precinct of First AIdermanic
district.
Third precinct of First Aldermanic dis
trict
Are you the officer for that precinct of
the Third?'' asked Mr. Mclaughlin.
"Yes. sir; I'm one of them; but it is in
dispute" was the answer received, with
a yell of laughter.
The call then went on with this re-
suit
Sixth precinct of First district, no
county officers return.
Seventh precinct of First district, no
county officers.
Ninth precinct, no returns of any kind
filed in the County Clerks Office.
First precinct of Second Aldermanic
district, no returns.
Eighth precinct of Second Aldermanic
district, no county officers.
First precinct of Third Aldermanic
district, no county officers.
Sixth precinct of Third Aldermanic
district, no county officers.
Seventh precinct of Third Aldermanic
district, no returns.
First precinct of Fourth Aldermanic
district, no county officers.
Third precinct of Fourth Aldermanic
district, no returns.
Eighth precinct of Fourth Aldermanic
district, no returns.
Ninth precinct of Fourth Aldermanic
district no returns
Tenth precinct of the Fourth Alder
manic district, no returns.
Fourteenth precinct of the Fourth Al
dermanic district, no returns.
Fifteenth precinct of the Fourth Al
dermanic district, no returns.
Sixteenth precinct of the Fourth AL
dermanic district, no returns.
Seventeenth precinct of the Fourth AL
dermanic district, no county officers and
no Assemblymen.
Voice from the crowd:-"Gee, but
you're dumb
MORE MISSING RETURNS.
Second precinct of the Fifth district,
no county oficersy
Third precinct of the Fifth district, no
returns.
Sixth precinct of the Fifth district,
no returns.
Eighth precinct OF the Fifth district,
no returns.
Twelfth precinct of the Fifth district,
no returns.
First precinct Of the Sixth district,
no county officers.
Second precinct of the Sixth district,
no returns.
Third precinct of the Sixth district,
no returns.
..Please, SIR said the officer, 81 put
them in the mail box at the City Hall"
'They haven't been received by me
or the City Clerk" said Mr.. Mclaughlin.
Seventh precinct of the Sixth district
no returns.
Tenth precinct of the Sixth district
no returns.
Eleventh precinct of the Sixth district
no returns.
Fourteenth precinct of the Sixth dis
trict, no returns.
Fifteenth precinct of the Sixth district
no county officers.
Kearny township, Fourth ward, nc
returns.
Harrison township, Fourth ward, ns
returns.
After the election of John Deds q