The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-07
RECOUNT
HERE AND
IN ORANGE
Granted in Sixth and
Fourteenth Wards
and to Perry.
IN REPUBLICANS COUNCIL
AND MAYORALTY FIGHTS
Votes for Bray and LinnenkOhI
andfSchaaf and Fischer to
Undergo Scrutiny.
ALDERMANIC CONTROL
RESTS ON THE RESULT
Local Council Battle Settled De-
cember l-One Against Sey.
mour November 10.
ALDERMANIC CONTROL
RESTS ON THE RESULT

Recounts were granted today In the
Sixth and Fourteenth ward alder
manic contests and in the Orange
mayoralty fight.
County Register Edward 8. Perry.
who was the Republican nominee for
Mayor of Orange. was granted the re-
count by Chief Justice Gummere
The official returns showed that he
was defeated by Arthur d. Seymour.
Democratic nominee, by only n votes.
The total vote for Perry was 2.75s ana
for Seymour 27S5.
The date for this recount was fixed
for November Is, and Mr.. Perry filed
a bond for 81 200 to guarantee payment
Of the cost of the recount. He was repr
resented by William A. Lord In court
today.
| In the aldermanic contest In the
Fourteenth ward. in which there will
be recount. the official returns show
that James A. Bray, Democrat, defeated
4 Charles A. Linnenkohl, Republican. ~
plurality of three votes. This COM
test. which will come up for the re-
count on December I. by order OF Jus-
tice Gummere. promises to be excep-
tionally interesting and hard-fought. -
on it will depend the control Of tho
Board of Aldermen Of Newark Judge
Benjamin F. Jones acted for Linnsu-
KOHL
Judge -enes later went to the resi-
dence of the chief justice to have the
Y1fa al In ma 0rJ,o ooP
aldermanic contest in the Sixth ward.
but the justice told him that Mrs.
| G"mmere was not in good health and
he might be away in December WHOM
the cases were set for hearing. an4
that it would be more convenient II an
other judge would sit. Mr.. Jones then
applied to Justice Francis ]. Swayze at
this residence and obtained the order.
This recount will come up also on De-
cember 1.
Contestants' Charges.
The allegations In the Sixth ward and
Fourteenth ward contests are the same.
as follows:
This petitioner has reason to believe
and does believe that in the election
districts votes were cast fur
him which were rejected as marked
ballots, which should not have been so
| rejected, and many ballots were
counted in favor of James A. Br1y
which should have been rejected rs
marked ballots; also that in the dis
| tricts mistakes were made upon the
| tally sheets by the clerks; that enough
votes were rejected that should have
been counted for Linnenkohl: that
enough were counted for Bray that
| cI n1tId NO hau or -
mistakes were made to change the re-
suit of the election
Linnenkohl and Schaaf were ordered
to give $500 as security that the costs
of the recount would be paid If he lost.
TIE security was given to County Clerk
Woolston by Judge Jones.
If the Democrats lose either one Of
these contests they will lose control Of
the Common Council. Therefore, both
are to be bitterly fought by each side.
The vote by districts in the Schaaf-
Fischer contest in the Sixth ward. ac-
cording to the official tally, was as fol-
lows:
Schaaf-First district, 1S5: second.
1O9 third. 1873; fourth, 246; fifth, ZIG;
sixth, 2T9; seventh. 152; eighth, 119:
ninth, 265; tenth. 252. Total. 1,941.
Fischer-First district, 1853; second.
a11; third, 2s1; fourth, 220; fifth. 152;
sixth, 1873; seventh, 1874; eighth, 1879:
ninth, 266; tenth, 223. Total, 1852.
Rejected-First district, 4: second. 1:
third. 1; fourth, L; fifth, 3; sixth. 1;
seventh, 8; eighth, 2: ninth, 2: tenth, 8,
Total, a.
The vote for alderman in the Linneu-
l.ehl Bray contest. by districts, Is as
follows:
Linnenkohl-First. III; second. 172;
third, 213; fourth. Ill; fifth, 81; sixth
1884; seventh. 21s; eighth. 156; ninth. 21S;
tenth. 172; eleventh, 204; twelfth. 1Q5;
thirteenth, 157. Total. 700.
Bray-First, 11S; second, 105; third,
2s5; fourth. 1876; fifth. 11s; sixth. 1sts
seventh, 149; eighth, 144; Ninth. 223s
tenth, 1o4; eleventh. 176; twelfth. 81:
thirteenth, 1sS Total, 2,075.
Rejected ballots districts were:
First, 6; second. 8; third, q; fourth, !;
fifth, 4; sixth, Is; seventh, l; eighth. %
ninth, 9; tenth. 10: eleventh, q: tweiffh
2; thirteenth, l. Total, 81.
Thought Democrat Couldn't Wis.
Since the result of the election ~
Orange was announced Perry and the Y
Republican managers have insisteo
that there was something wrong. prtpe