The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-16
RECOUNT ORDERED.
Justice Lippincott Grants a
RecanVass of the AS
sembly Vote.
ERRORS IN THE COUNT CHARGED
Two Republicans Join With the
Democrats for the
Recount.
ERRORS IN THE COUNT CHARGED
Ballot Boxes to Be Opened on
Wednesday Before the Court
and Commissioners.

bly, upon an application made py the
Democratic party, which alleges that
errors have been made in the count
Every ballot box in the county will
be opened before Justice Lippincott, who
will begin on Wednesday morning next,
at half-past eight o'clock, with the work
of recanvassing the vote.
The front court room was crowded this
morning with Assemblymen already de-
clared elected and their not so fortunate
opponents. 1t looked like a meeting of
the Legislature itself. On one side of the
room the Democrats clustered around
Allan L. McDermott, w. d. Edwards,
Senator W. D. Daily, General w. c.
Heppenheimer, John Griffin, Otto Grouse
and Thomas T. Noonan. while the Re-
publicans whispered and conferred with
ex-Mayor Gilbert Collins James S. Err
win, G. ]. MeEwan, Frederick Franz
bach, Jr.. and R. B. Seymour.
The buzz and hum of conversation was
at its height when Justice Lippincett
took his seat. raped with his gavel for
order, and said
Il understand that an application is
to be made for a recount? L am now
ready to listen to a motion
bundle of papers, and, selecting one, read
an application from Thomas Jacob Dem
ocratfc candidate for Assembly to tie
effect that he has reason to believe
and does believe that errors have been
made by the several boards of election
officers in each election precinct through
out the County of Hudson and of the
canvassers in counting the vote and de-
claring the result of such election where
by the result of such election has been
changed SO as to show that this ap-
plicant received fewer votes than James
Usher, ". n. Parslow, Pierce ]. Flen-
ing, r. n. Smart and David Fl. Cagney,
whereas this applicant has reason TO
believe that he received a greater num-
Der Of the votes cast at the said election
than the above mentioned persons and
he respectfully prays for a recount of all
the votes cast in the county.
Mr.. Griffin explained that he repre-
sented the six defeated Democratic
candidates whose applications were iden-
tical with that he had just presented
on the part of Mr.. Jacob. The six are
Frederick c. Wolbert, John C. Sweeny,
Joseph ]. Mullin and Charles Erlen-
koetter.
Joining with the Democrats for re-
count were Colonel Charles W. Fuller
and John Kerr defeated Republicans in
the First and Seventh districts respec-
lively.
REPUBLICANS OBJECT.
Ex-Judge R. B. Seymour, of counsel
for the Republicans, objected to the re-
count on the form of the notice sent
out by the parties making the applca-
ton. The Court quickly brushed aside
this frivolous objection with the remark
that the form of the application was i'm
material.
IF counsel has any objection to the
recount 1 shall listen to his argument"
said the Court.
Mr.. Seymour started on another tack
by saying that Mr. Jacob. In his appli-
cation, ought to show by whom he was
defeated. and not vaguely specify the
entire eleven candidates. Eut again the
Court disposed of the objection by re-
marking that as it is all the eleven
have a large number of votes and de-
feated him.
Have you any other objection?" asked
Justice Lippincott.
Mr. Seymour pondered a little, and
after gaining his wind, said that the
application ought to specify some par
ticular error in some particular district.
"It won't do.'' he contended ito make
a general statement that errors have
been made in the count"
No allegation of specific fraud or ir-
regularity or error had been charged,
and he (Mr. SEYMOUR insisted that the
motion should be refused
GRANTS THE ORDER.
Once more Justice Lippincott pulver-
lied the Republican opposition argu-
ments, saying:-'I don't think it at all
necessary to make allegations of any
particular error in any precinct. 1t is
only necessary to state that the petit
toners believe that errors have been
committed, and upon that ground a re-
count may be ordered Besides the
extreme closeness of the vote is fact
in favor of recount. This seems to
me to be a feature, and it has some
influence in determining the question.
Any more arguments, Mr.. SEYMOUR"
But the Republican counsel couldn't
think of anything else, and the Court
said
st may be settled at once that an
now, gentlemen, the only question is
the mode of procedure.
Suggestions were made by Messrs.
Edwards, McDermott and Collins, and
it was finally agreed to begin work
ON Wednesday morning before these Su-
preme Court Commissioners, who win
open the boxes before Justice Ltppncott:
Messrs. John Nngent, Charles K. Can
non and j. H. Potts.
1t was also agreed to have counsel for
each member of Assembly party to
the recount present, and, on hearing
this, Lawyer George J. AicEwan, brother
of the candidate for Congress, wanted
to be present for fear anything might
turn up disadvantageous to his brother
Tom
"oh, we don't object" chimed in Mr.,
McDermott, perhaps we may strike
some information in the boxes useful
for our candidate for Congress. sally
which provoked general merri1nent.
WEDNESDAY FIXED.
sWell, then,v said Justice Lippincott,