The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-10
COURT INTERVENES
Judge Lippincott Grants an
Order for a Writ of
MandamuS.
OBTAINED BY FISHER AND FRAHBACH
Canvass for Congress Continued
Amid a Wild and Ex-
citing Scene.
r.. nal..,,n,4 H1oatiou
OBTAINED BY FISHER AND FRAMBACH
Loophole for Delinquent Election
offieers-John Scott Brings
Up the Boxes.


Democratic and Republican leaders We're
the first to enter the room in the Court
House this morning at the adjourned
meeting of the County Board of Canvass
ers Messrs. Jno. Griffin, w d. DAILY and
Thos. F. Noonan and James F. Minturn
appeared to look after the interests OF
Col. E. A. Stevens, NJ. j. O'Donnell and
G. B. Fielder, while Messrs Chas. L.
Corbin and James S. Erwin saw that
Nessrs MeEwan, John G. Fischer and
Frederick Frambach, Jr., received fair
treatment at the hands of the one hun
dred and thirty-one members of the
board. over whom Mr.. John Dede Of
Hoboken presided.
In no particular capacity, but merely
out of curiosity were present Police JUS
tiee Potts, Freeholder W. H. Ellis. Gen.
w. C. Heppenheimer. ex-Mayor Trap
hagen, Robert Davis, C. ]. McEwan,
brother of the Republican candidate for
Congress. generally a democrat. but on
this occasion sticking up for his brother.
J. J. Mulvaney. Fred Frambaeh, ex-
Judge w Hoffman, Reuben Simpson,
Simon Kelly of Weehawken. Thomas
Jacobs, Tax Commissioner Lahey, Free
hol6er W. Heller, Judge ]. A. McGrath,
e2-<AluEiIt1dlt I1Soot COAi4A j. LII :" - O1ANA
Sheriff Toffey.
Since last night, when the meeting of
yesterday adjourned the number of
missing returns has diminished. Then
there were thirty-one precincts not heard
from. but early this morning seven were
handed in, reducing the number to twen-
ty-five.
Republican leaders, explaining why SO
Io7 rofn
The county Offices. say that the election
returns blanks were so carelessly printed
that no spaces for these results appeared
on the blanks and many of the election
officers therefore did not deem it any part
Of tileir business to give that information.
CONSULTING THE PROSECUTOR.
While the members of the board up
stairs were chatting and making a nice
clatter, Col E. A Stevens. with his
secretaries, James O'Toole and James
Curran Allan L. McDermott and George
B. Fielder, were in close conference with
Prosecutor C. H. Winfield. None of
these gentlemen would say what the
nature or result of the talk was; but it
was generally understood that the ques-
ton of bringing the delinquent election
officers to the attention of the Grand
jury Was 1uIIy uiSCuSSSu dHQ dtlSiI
upon. All the lawyers around the Court
House whose legal standing entities them
to consideration say that there is no
doubt these officers who have neglected
to make proper return within reason
able" time are indictable.
The tardiness of the election officers
was initiated by the Board of Canvass
ers. this morning. Last night they ad-
journed to meet at ten o'clock sharp.
1t was exactly thirty minutes past eleven
o'clock when Chairman John Dede re-
moved his hat, stroked mis- beard, cleared
his throat and shouted in stentorian
tones:-
Come to orderr'
So much time was consumed in col
lecting returns, swearing members who
were not present yesterday, and calling
the roll, that one members patience, be-
ing entirely exhausted, shouted
mister Chairman. move we proceed
to canvass the vote but the Chairman
ignored him, and continued an inter-
rupted whispered conversation with
Allan L. McDermott. who stood within
the rail Clerk Gritten then read out
the list of missing returns as amended
since yesterday From these returns it
appeared that some of the highly in
telfgent election officers signed their
names to returns on which there didn't
appear single name
STOPPED BY COURT.
Scarcely had Clerk Gritten got to work
reading the list when few noisy mem
bcrs started discussion about the legal
ity of a return. They yelled and scream
ed like pack of monkeys, and the hull
labaloo was at its height when Law
yer Herbert Potts stepped to the rails
ard making himself heard above the
din waved an order just signed by JUS
tice Lippincott ordering the board not
to proceed any further with the count
in the case of Frederick Frambach and
John G. Fisher, and instructing the board
to show cause at Trenton on November
13 next, at 10 A. NJ, why writ of man
damus should not issue compelling the
board to do it's duty and procure the
missing certificates and meet n day
to day until that duty was pc zormed.
Loud and continued cheering greeted
the reading of the notice by the ad-
herents of these gentlemen named in
the order, while the Democrats yelled,
Kissed and hooted.
When the din partially subsided Mr..
corbin stepped forward and said:-'T
wish to notify these election officers
who have not sent in their returns and
thus rendered themselves liable to in
dictment, that they may repair their
error by sending them in before Mon
day."
ATTACKED MsEWANsS BROTHER.
"Mr. Chairman, 1 move we continue
the canvass for Congress-" shouted
one member and this aroused the anger
of George ]. NicEwan, brother of the
Republican candidate, who entered a
vigorous protest against any canvass
being made until all the returns were
in. He had just finished his protest
when one of the members, William Whel-
an, uttering a coarse remark, sprang at
McEwan to hit him, but Constable Grady
was too quick for him and hustled the
noisy fellow away from McEwan. The
row continued and 1t looked as If Demo-
Gratis and Republicans would fly at each
others throats. One half of them yelled