The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-05
SLOW WORK In new YORK
Heavy Vote Polled With Some
Trouble From the Blanket
Ballot.

The polls in this city opened up at
six O'Clock this morning, and will be
kept open until four this afternoon. A
yair vote is being polled. The blanket
ballot is causing much confusion and
delay at many of the polling places, and
the voting in these places is proceeding
slowly and laboriously, with the chances
of the inspectors of election and the
clerks being kept busy until the closing
of the polls in assisting and instructing
the voters how to cast their ballots. In
many of the other polling places the
voting is going ON quickly and smoothly,
and without any trouble.
There has been very little betting on
the result of the election here this year,
the mixed complexion of the ticket MAX
ing the result very uncertain. What lit
tie betting that has been done on the
result in the city has been at odds of
to / vote in favor Tammany Hall.
The betting on the State ticket has
been about two to one IN favor of the
Republicans carrying the State.
In the Eighteenth Senatorial district
it was said that at $3.50 o'clock 35 per
cent. of the vote had been polled.
IN BROOKLYN
In Brooklyn the polls opened at sunrise,
at $50 O'clock and will close at sunset,
40 p M. Many voters were in line when
the polls opened and it looks as though
a pretty full vote would be cast The
partisans of both parties are hopeful Of
the success of their tickets, but the re-
suit will be in doubt until the votes are
counted. There are three candidates for
Mayor, Frederick Wurster, Republican(,
oera5 The II epae nefpSarea Of Mr. shepard
s caimng Am e w high R as 6SS@xs Votes sGfsa
the success or failure Of Mr. Gro1t viii
depend entirely upon the number Of
from them The Republicans are conf
dent that Mr.. Wurster will be elected.
but they are doubtful as to the majority
have all their workers out and will try
and have 1faTEy fali yq5f : RJr2lRAs RGllRsdA
1t is believed that the. returns will be
late tonight, as the counting of the
votes will be a long and slow task. The
unfolding and examining of the ballots
will occupy considerable time, because
each ballot is large and contains several
folds, and it must be inspected with
care care to make sure that. it is valid
examine each ballot, and the inspectors
must reject those which have been made
invalid by improper marks or erasures.
Every time the, inspectors. find a ballot
which cannot be counted, they must
make a statement in writing to. show
the reason for it's rejection. When the
inspectors come to count the ballots
which are valid, they may be required
to read the name of every candidate
voted on each ballot.
The law provides that an oral count
must be made when demanded by any
inspector, ballot clerk, or watcher.
SLOW COUNT
lcng time, perhaps several hours, but
the watchers for the Good Government
clubs were being supplied with tally
sheets yesterday, and were being direct
ed to demand, oral count in every dis,
been b, Ass assigned It is to be expected,
be late in many districts of the city TO-
night. If the election IS at all close in
the city, the result may not be known
until after the regular editions of the
newspapers go TO press tomorrow morn
ing.
Even under the most favorable cir
officers were able to sort the ballots
and count the straight ballots of each
kind without reading the names on
each ballot, the returns of the election
would be later than usual this year, be-
cause there are SO many names on the