The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-22
The ELECTION BOARD.
Precinct officers indicated
Coyle Rakes Jack
Graham.

By a strict party vote the members
of the County Board of Elections yester-
day defeated motion to dismiss the
election officers who were charged by
sneaks in the employ of the Bumptious
City Clerk and Chairman of the Repub-
liycan County Committee with having
been intoxicated while on duty.
The first case was that of James F.
Somers, of the Ninth precinct, First
ward. The complainant was City Mar
shal John Graham. Somers is Demo-
crat. Commissioner Guisto moved that
Somers be removed. Commissioner
Schultz seconded the motion. Both are
Republicans.
Commissioner Coyle said evidence Civ
en- by Graham was not sufficient to JUS
tify him in voting to dismiss Somers. He
would require more substantial evidence.
''The >gentleman who made the COM
plaint," said MIR. Coyle. 'is known
throughout the State for the difficulties
he gets into with people who don't agree
with him. It is but a short time ago
that the public press told of his convic-
ton in Monmouth county for falsely ac-
cusing a respectable citizen of being a
Stock in the affidavit Of man like that.
Since the trial of Mr.. Somers l have
made some inquiries in the neighbor-
hood and find that he could not get the
Republican members of the election
board Of that precinct to come here and
Chairman Rich said that Graham's evil
dence was mot corroborated. and un-
questionably. 1T was jealousy that caused
the charge to be brought Granam's @ @ap- @Is,
always provoked antagonism.
A vote was then taken. 1t stood to
THE MoRGTrE CASE
The case of William Brady was then
taken up; Brady. is an. election officer
is the precinct where the Bnmptious
City Clerk selected a "morgue' as the
polling place. The place was damp and
election officers had something to drink
"Stool Pigeon Edward Schult happened
along and selected Brady, a Democrat,
lof Ai WHBRE HfiSH IS THE LAW?
Commissioner Schultz said that all of
the election officers were guilty of vio-
brought into the polling place. Notwith-
standing this, he offered motion to re-
Chairman Rich said that he had looked
the law over very carefully, but found
liquor into the polling place. 'sThese men
drink myself but if there was. ever a
case where any one was justified in TAX
ing at drink, that was one. And that
done. about that. polling place: The law
requires that suitable places be furnish
ed by the City Clerk. If Mr. Woolley is
going to keep the men in that place this
Board should take the matter up and
see that better quarters. are provided"
The case against Brady was dismissed
The case of John Cannon of the
Fourth precinct, Eleventh ward, was dis
missed on motion of Mr.. Schultz.
the complainant in Gannon's case who
said to him, That's the last time I'll
get into trouble for anybody. I was
told to make that charge"
A CHINESE VOTE.
The following unique communication
was received by the board
Ward of Harrison Have Registered an
American Born Chinaman. is he entitle
to a Vote he has ben in the State Four
years AND town 10 months.
Respectfully yours,
ERNST BTEGNSEEs
Zone of the Board Of Election.
"P. S.-This is voters name. Woo Lay,
334 Harrison avenue
No action was taken on the commune
ERRORS IN THE REGISTRY.
=, Election OFFICER fiji Rochester asked that
o'Brien. Jr, and Thomas o'Brien. ali Of
No. 172 Congress street. be erased from
the registry books of the Third precinct.
Twelfth ward, as all three have removed
vised the Board that the name of Charles
T. Butler Mo. 4O3 Montgomery street,
had been placed on the registry of the
Fifth precinct. Fifth ward, by mistake,
and asked that 1t be removed.
Ger, reported that the names of Thomas
Downs, No. Alb Palisade ayenl1e Thomas