Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-11-19
GUENTHER QUITS
ON RECOUNT IN
THE SIXTH WARD
Falls Behind in Tally and Then
Comedies Election of Lee,
Democrat.

When the recount of six districts
in the Sixth ward was completed by
the County Board of Elections last
night and it was shown that Thomas
~. Lee, jry the Democratic candidate
so- alderman, was gaining votes and
increasing his original plurality OF
thirty seven over. George A. Gnenthar,
his Republican oppouent. the latter
announced that he withdrew and con-
ceded the election Of Mr.. Lee.
During the afternoon and evening
the board recpunted the ballots in the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth districts.
Lees plurality by the revised returns
In these districts was six greater than
by the original count, and Guenther's
gain OF three in the first three dis
tricts. counted Wednesday, was wiped
out, leaving Lee with a clear gain of
three on the six districts
The cost OF the recount as far as
it went has not been figured out, but
the amount will be deducted from the
$3.50 cash deposit put up by the con-
testing candidate before the proceed
ings got under way. BY withdrawing
last night considerable expense was
saved and the county board was
given an opportunity to rest up be-
fore the Fifth ward recount, which,
it was announced last night, would
begin tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
Evening Star Forecasts End.
The early termination of the Guen-
ther-Lee recount was forecasted in
the Evening Star last night. Before
the count started it was figured that
Guenther would have to make an
average gain of three votes a district
and when he fell short of this in the
first three districts even the most
partisan Guenther men saw the end.
The first district counted yesterday,
the Fourth, confirmed their fears.
Guenther lost twelve while Lee lost
only six, making gain of six for the
latter.
In the Fifth district Lee lost eight
to Guenther's five and in the Sixth
Guenther lost eight to Lees five.
those districts balancing each other.
After the last district had been
counted Mr.. Guenther held confer
ence with his counsel, Paul Roder,
and several Republican friends and
then talked with members of the
county board. To the newspapermen
both the candidate and his counsel
would make no statement, but said
they would reach decision in fifteen
minutes and left the building.
Five minutes after they left. Will
lam C. McTague. chairman of the
County Board of Elections, announced
that the recount had been discon-
tinued by Mr.. Guenther. Congratula-
tions were showered on Alderman
Lee by many of his friends, who had
gathered, in anticipation of the re-
suit. Five or six of his Democratic
colleagues in the Common Council
were present.
Mr.. Lee thanked the board for the
fair manner in which the count had
been conducted.
Guenther's loss in the Fourth dis
trict was made up of seven ballots
referred, four rejected and one that
the district board had erred in giving
him. Lees loss was accounted for by
six ballots referred. In the Fifth dis
trict Guenther's drop of five was on
account of four referred and one re-
jected and Lees loss of eight, by six
referred and two rejected.
In the Sixth Guenther had six re-
ferred and two rejected and Lee,
three referred and two rejected Up
to the very last ballot, Henry w.
Trimble, an attorney who appeared
IN Lees behalf, fought for every
advantage and it was largely due to
his fight that Lee made his gains.