The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-19
VOTE NOT
CHANGED
Scrupulous Count Of Ho-
boken Ballots Elects
Greten.
NO FRAUD ANYWHERE
Three Votes Lost Through
Mistake of Unintelligent
Voters.

Voters.
AS predicted by "The News" the re-
count by the County Election Board OF
the vote cast for Councilman in the First
Ward of Hoboken did not change the
result announced by the local election
boards materially. Richard Greten is
elected by a plurality of thirteen, three
votes less than the returns showed, and
NOS single evidence of fraud of any
kind was discovered. The loss of three
votes to Greten was due to mistakes of
voters in unintentionally marking their
ballots in some manner in which they
could be distinguished from others.
OF the sixty-one votes referred to the
Court by the County Election Board for
decision as to whether they should be
counted or not, Justice Collins yesterday
afternoon decided that twenty-five bear
ing the name of Richard Greten could not
be classed as marked ballots under the
law and ordered them counted. A sini-
lar number disputed by counsel for Mr..
Greten and bearing the name of the de-
feated Republican candidate were ordered
counted.
In all thirty-three ballots were thrown
out by the local election boards of the
four districts, the County Election Board
and the Court.
OF the disputed ballots, six bearing the
name of Decker were declared marked
by the Court and ordered not counted. A
similar disposition was made of two bear
ing the name of Greten. Two ballots
bearing the name of IS. Decker" were
ordered counted that way but not cred-
tied to the count of Silas w. Decker.
The one other disputed ballot which was
thrown out by both local and county
boards as Illegal, but which the latter
body desired the Court to pass upon, was
also thrown out
The corrected vote of the ward, as
announced by the County Election Board
at the conclusion of the Court proceed
ings was:-Richard Greten, S5S; Silas w.
Decker, S45; Charles KLEIN, 26 August
Schroeder, II, and 'sS Decker" 2. s
The front court room was crowded with
Hoboken officials and politicians when, at
430 o'clock, Justice Collins ascended the
bench and the recount, as completed by
the County Election Board, with the
to him by Commissioner A. A. Rich. The
Court had evidently come prepared to
pass on any questions raised by counsel
in reference TO any of the ballots, and
at the conclusion of the inquiry surprised
everybody by the query:-"What about
those ballots with the pastors upside
down as set forth in the petition for the
None were found replied Commits
sioner Rich.
In opening the inquiry. Justice Collins
said We will not take up much time
any time how the vote stands. Counsel
may state briefly their objections to ball
lots and the Court will pass upon them. !"
was slightly torn. There is no law that
invalidates a torn ballot was the
Courts laconic decision as he ordered the
vote counted for Greten.
The second disputed ballot, which bore
the name of Decker, was declared mark
might have. been marked indirectly.
No. had a mark on the paper and
was ordered counted for Greten.
No. 4 had a Decker paster which did
not cover Greten's name entirely, but
Justice Collins held that the intention
candidate, and ordered the ballot counted
for him.
Ballot No. 5 was torn and was ordered
counted for Decker.
The next ballot had a piece of a
piece of a Decker paster over Green's s
name Decker got the vote.
no. was in the same condition as No
8, and was ordered counted for Greten.
A ballot with paster for Decker with
both ends held by pieces of another
pastere, was ordered counted for Decker,
the Court holding it was not a marked
ballot.
No. 9 was similar to it's predecessor and
was counted for Decker.
The tenth ballot had part of Decker
paster over part of Greten's name. 1t
The next one had red pencil marks on
1T and was a Greten ballot. 1t was a
vote lost to him.
No. - bore the name of IS. Decker
vidual
The next examined was slightly torn
and was ordered counted for Greten.
No. IA had rust mark on the paper
but was not lost to Greten.
A blanket paster for justice of the
peace on the next ballot did not invali-
date its count for Greten.
No. 16 had soiled paster for Seymour
for Governor. 1t was ordered counted for
Greten for Councilman.
The next ballot was similar to No. s
and was counted for Decker.
The envelopes of Nos. is and 10 had
slight marks on the flaps, but were both
counted for Greten
The next ballot was torn, but was or
dered counted for Decker.
No: q had the first name of candidate
for justice abbreviated, but was counted
for the Fusionist candidate.
The disputed ballots of the Second dis
trict and their disposition by the court
were as follows
No. MARK on paper counted for
No. MARX on back, counted for
No. s-side of ballot cut, counted for
No: 4,Paster pasted on paster, counted
for Decker.
No. 5-Mark on paper, counted for
No. 6-Title of office pasted over with
Decker, paster: thrown out.
No; rs. Decker paster; counted for
rs. Decker
Ss Nc. sIxsrd9n yaa Paster improperly pasted;
No. 9-Same as No. s, counted for
Decker.
No. lo-Blank paster on ballot with an
other paster for peSksr ;,s thrown out Il,
both counted for Decker.
No. 13-Sligbt mark, counted for Greten.
No. 144Blank paster. not counted.
Nos. Is and 16-Torn ballots, counted for
Decker.
No. 17-Paster ends Tapped on reverse
side of ballot, counted for Decker.
Third district. disputed ballots
No. I-Torn. counted for Decker
NJ 2-Envelope marked by ballot-box fra-
sdieator, counted for Greten.
q No. 'aster improperly, put on, count
se5 for Decker
s No. 4-Torn counted for Decker.
No. 5Torn counted for Greten.
No. 6-Ballot cut on edge, counted for
= You You people were very particular ~
,narekd the Court laughingfy al this
We aid II u OFFSET each other, replied
Is No 4 had i printer s offset on the back.
sbllt was counted for qret 4