The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-27
SIX TO FIVE.
The Complexion Of the Assem-
bly, Delegation Unchanged
by the Reeount-What
1t Cost.

IT am here tonight to hear anything
further in the matter of the recount,
said Supreme Court Justice Lippincott
last night in the Court House, to a small
gathering of counsel representing both
sides in the struggle just ended.
The remarks of the Court were adj
dressed particularly to ex-Judge Thomas
F. Noonan, representing the Democratic
Assembly candidates, and ex-Judge X.
B. Seymour for the Republicans. Scat
tered about the room were Thomas
McEwan, Jr., Commissioner c. c. Black,
Thomas Jacob, Commissioners Nugent
and Van Horne, James c. Young and
many of the tally clerks called thither
to heal if there was anything said about
remuneration for their services.
Justice Lippincott, continuing after g.
few observations from SIr. iSoonan, said
that me had decided to adhere to the
number of ballots found in the boxes
| with, of course, those on which the Court
ruled. 81 have no disposition" he said,
ito change the specific rulings on specific
ballots. Of course if counsel raise any
question as to any particular pallot ooA
that's another matter, o o.
SEVENTH OF THE FOURTH.
L SO6SO2h, yOo
Mr.. Noonan, after saying that unless
counsellor the other side wished to raise
| any questions as to the recount, the re-
suit of which appeared in Saturdays
News" he had nothing to offer, that
| perhaps testimony might be taken as
to the box of the Seventh precinct OF
the Fourth district, in which 100 ballots
were unmilled for the purpose of show
ing whether they were voted or not
and whether this might change the re-
suit as to Assemblymen and Congress!
Il have no right" replied Justice LIP
pincott quickly, ito take testimony I'M
der the statute. i. observe at the re-
| count that the Seventh precinct of the
of the Fourth district, the Fifth'of the
! First district, the Towns of Gutenberg
| and North Bergen boxes, all contained a
large number of unmilled votes. Indeed
the whole of North Bergen ballots did
| not bear the mill stamp. l have no pow
| er to go into the reasons why they were
| found in that condition. l think 1t my
duty solely to examine the ballots IN
the box and no further can L go. L
might perhaps have a ballot box ldentl-
NO CHANGE IN RESULTS.
Another thing not wlthin my provihte
is here to express any opinion as TO
| whether or not the election was traudu-
lently conducted. OF course passing on
the ballots l frequently expressed myself
| according to the particular case in point.
| But as to the conduct of the election, or
whether any candidate was ~frauduIentiy
elected, that is a matter for the Legls-
iature, which, being a Court OF us own,
| on the rights of its members, has that
| right. This opinion was laid down by
| Justice Depue. OF course the Court can
| make observations OF the way the cleo
| ton officers conducted their duties. But
| shall refrain from doing SO here. There
| seems to me no reason why | shou!d
not sustain the result OF the BOARD OF
Canvassers."
Justice Lippincott added that he had
| carefully gone through the tally sheets,
examined the marginal notes at the time
he had to change the result it would
/ only be in the case OF one ballot. Hence
practically the result as previously an
THE COST OF THE RECOUNT,
Justice Lippincott having disposed OF
the recount so far as the result IS con-
cerned, spoke TO the ~undisguised JOY OF
the tally clerks present, about the re-
Judge Noonan asked how the expense
would be borne, ana the Co4r r. reep pnde
for a recount, must bear the expense.
He, the Court, would make an allowance
for one commissioner two tally clerks,
| eight tables. For Mr.. Ed. Gritten who
was specially appointed, a sum would be
| awarded to him.
What does your honor think the
amount will be?" asked Mr.. Noonan
"As a rough estimate, an outside esti-
mate, I think $500 will cover it." re-
| plied the Court, and added that in one
week from yesterday he would fix the
amounts.
las the work was .arduous, and the
| clerks did their work quickly" said
Justice Lippincott, in reply to a few
words from Mr.. Seymour, Il think the
sums should be liberal"
JOY on the faces of the tally clerks.
The proceedings closed with this from
the court, that he would file the opinion
of the Court with the County Clerk as
TO the Assemblynen mentioned in the
official list of Saturday and these are
Messrs. Smart, Parslow, Usher, Cagney,
and Fleming, Democrats, Blackshaw.
Gruber, Schober, Drake, Nutzhorn and
McAndrew, Republicans.