The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-21
RECOUNT BEGUN.
fhrongs of Democrats and
Republicans Crowd Into
the Limited Court
Room.
COMMISSIONERS AND OFFICERS
Judge Lippineott Goes From
Table to Table Closely
Watching the Work of
the Counters.
COMMISSIONERS AND OFFICERS
Boxes So Far Opened Give Gains
to Both Sides-Startling De-
velOpments Expected.

Outside of the Court House at eight
o'clock this morning crowd of men
and boys stood in tie pelting rain
watching dozen burly policemen carry
out of the six patrol wagons standing
there the 1872 ballot boxes, containing
the votes 4. the last election which JUS
tice Lippineott, assisted by six Com
missioners, started in to recount today
The boxes were packed side by side
in the jury box in the front court room,
and a big policeman stood beside them
to prevent any wicked Republican stuff
ing a few extra ballots therein When
all of them were brought in Justice Lip
pineott took his seat on the bench
promptly at nine O'Clock, and faced
dense struggling mass of Democrats and
Republicans, big men and little men,
men of no Importance and men occupy
ing the highest positions in the State
and county, all intensely interested in
the result.
Colonel Edwin A. Stevens was present
and a few yards from him was his rival
for Congressional honors, Thomas Nc
Evan. Jr Directly in front of the bar
having a preliminary chat with the
Court. were Allan L. McDermott, ex-
Senator W. D. Edwards and General
w. c. Heppenheimer, and behind these
came Messrs. Fred Frambach. Jr.. Rod
erick B. Seymour, Colonel S. d. Dickin-
son. ]. H Potts, John Griffin. Willard
Fisk w. H Ellis, W. P. Douglass, J.
p Northrup, Robert Davis, George B.
Fielder, N. AIcCaTtin. Alderman Dusen-
berry, Michael ]. o'Donnell W. z. Drake.
City Clerk Scott, ex-Judge Thomas F.
Noonan, Alex C. Young and a small
host of others.
THE COUNT BEGINS.
It was nearly half-past nine before
Judge Lippineott began actual work and
then he commanded the court constables
to arrange six tables, ore for each Com
missioner, within the space occupied by
the bar. few minutes were consumed
in these preparations and then the ap-
peintment of tally officers, folders and
s1ing Rs tegan.
Each name was submitted by counsel
and approved by the Court This is the
list of officers:-
JERSEY CITY.
First District-Commission ]. H.
Potts; tally clerk for Democrats, Myles
McCartfn tally clerk for Republicans H.
Lusk; assistants, William Gallagher and
James F. Larkins.
Second istrict-Commsioner. Charles
K Cannon; tally for Democrats, William
o'Mara; tally for Republicans, Judson
Startup; assistants, ]. W. Miller and j.
H. Leather.
Third District-Commissione w. G. E.
See; tally fer Democrats, James F.
Marion; tally for Republicans,T. Park
son; assistants, George Richter and T.
Yale.
Fourth District-Commission W. P.
Douglass; tally for Democrats, John D.
Edwards; tally for Republicans, William
H. Vermilyea; assistants, ]. O'Beirne and
F. Kissam.
Fifth ct-Commissioner, George
Van Horn, tally for Democrats c. Vree-
land tally for Republicans, ]. Q. Burder;
assistants, H. Douglass and c. K. Inness.
Sixth District-Commissione J. A. Nu-
gent; tally for Democrats, c. McEwan;
taly for Republicans, r. Fielder; as
sistants, Van Antwerp and Terence Sui
Ivan.
These appointed, the Court spent an
other quarter of an hour in arranging
the tables One table was placed in
the Jury room, another in the passage
in the middle of the court room, third
near the west window, and the remain
der within the bar
The Democratic counsel, Messrs Ed
: wards, McDermott, Griffin and Noonan,
kept a sharp lookout over the proceed
ings, moved from table to table, and
vigilantly scrutinized every doubtful
ballot, submitting to the Court innumer-
able points for ruling.
JUDGE LIPPINCOTTS INTEREST.
The Court YVES truly itinerary, for,
instead of keeping his seat on the bench,
Justice Lippincott walked from one ta-
BILE TO another and watched the pro-
ceedings of each Commissioner. That
official began first by breaking the seals
on the ballot box, and by a key and
combination, removed the circular metal
cover. Meanwhile the two tally clerks
had each huge sheet of ruled paper,
at least three feet square, with every
Assemblyman's name thereon, and when
the Commissioner received from the as
sistants, who removed the official en-
velcpe from the string and took out
the ballot. he read aloud the vote
One point was raised by Mr. Edwards
when one of the first ballots was
brought out. This had paster on it.
which had been so carelessly stuck on
the ticket that part of the pasMr
covered a second name. The question
was, Did this not invalidate that ballot?
Justice Lippincott being appealed to-
ruled that the remaining names on the
ballot might be counted. This was in
accordance with a recent ruling of the
Supreme Court.
SLIGHT REPUBLICAN GAINS.
After about two hours work three
boxes were counted. These were the
First, Second and Third precincts of the
First district, and, as Mr.. McDermott
remarked to News" reporter
sThe gains are Slight and practically
honors are even It's a stand-off, We
have had allowed two or three votes and
the other side have few to their
credit
aItg about even 50 far" said Col.
Stevens, who was here, there and every
where directing his private secretary,