The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-02
STILL GROWlNG LHSS.
The Majority Against the
Anti i-Gamb1ing Amends
ment Slowly Shrink
ing.
FRAUD EXTENSIVELY CHARGED
Contests Probable in Camden and
other Counties Because Marked
Ballots We're Distributed.
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d TRENTON, Oot 2, 1ssT.-Ths majority
against the anti-gambling amendment
steadily dwindles down, and the returns
now show that it is only a very faw
hundred, with every prospect OF its go-
ing still further down. 1t may yet be
Monday before the figures VIII show
that the amendment was not defeated
after all.
The ad interim appointment amends
ment has a majority of about 1900 In
the State. but the woman's suffrags
amendment is defeated by between u,0os
and 12,000
The dispatches show that the majority
against the anti-gambIing amendment is
certainly not over 700. Figures, which
have been obtained with great care. at
three o'clock yesterday afternoon, show
that the anti-gambIing amendment hes
been probably defeated by a majority or
244.
The complete returns have not been
made from all the counties and 1t Is
claimed by the opponents of the amend-
ment that Monmouth countys majority
against it is nearly 1900 instead Of 7Ss.
the report which has been furnished the
press of the State.
T In Essex county the revised returns
show that the county gave only III ma-
jority against the anti-gamblpg amend-s
ment, instead of POI.
Middlesex county has also Increased its
majority for the amendment. and stands
today with nearly 800 in its favor. Glou-
cester county has also gone up to ]. 14s.
Somerset county shows gain for the
amendment of 14a
If the anti-gambling amendment IS car
ried by the returns, its opponsnta are
now greatly afraid that they have lost
the State through their frauds, which
are now under investigation, and which
is likely to result in recounts and the
throwing out of thousands of fraudulent
ballots.
The anti-gamhling league is strongly
talking of contesting the election, If, on
the final canvass. the figures sAould
against the amendment. 1t Is bslf.sed
that recount Will be asked for and that
steps will be taken to have thrown out
every one of the 'sx'' tickets. which
race track people admit that they placed
in every polling place In Camden and
pretty much throughout the State. It IS.
stated that 100000 Of these were In cir
no one knows how many were voted. AL
along the ansi-race track people have
contended that they were illegal ballots
and ought not to be counted.
These ballots were procured from the
| Secretary of the State, and the ';x'' Mas
printed across the amendments.
Legal authorities declare that such bal
lots were what the Werts Law terms
marked ballots and cannot be eounted.
, These ballots were handed to voters by
election boards officers in Camden and
| that was an unlawful act. and u1zEes
such officers liable to prosecution and
| Imprisonment If convicted.
| In Hudson and Passaic counties s. Is
said frauds can be proven Yhich Uiil
| throw out thousands of votes whtoh ware
| cast against the anti-gambliag ars.a1d-
ment.
The latest returns received shcR ehe
result in the State to be as follows. upA-
| ject to the probable changes above fs-
| ferred to-