Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-11-24
RECOUNT SHOWS
GAIN FOR SCULLY
Congressman Gains Slightly
in MiddIesex and Monmouth
Counties, is Report.
CARSON GAINS IN OCEAN
Ballots of Districts in Dispute
are Being Counted at
Toms River.
CARSON GAINS IN OCEAN
Congressman scully gained slightly


Congressman Scully gained slightly
in the recounting of ballots in Mid
dlesex and Monmouth counties yes
terday and today. The Ocean County
Board of Elections is now counting
ballots in some of the districts in
dispute. Added speed Is constantly
being put on by the respective boards
engaged in the recounting, and Mid
dlesex officials lead. They counted a
total of 1,054 yesterday, despite the
fact that the district of Milltown had
to be recounted because of lack of
tally.
No Tally in Middlescx
The Middlesex boards members
failed to tally after concluding the
recount of ballots from Midtown yes
terday. They were counted over d
second time with the result that Con-
gresham Scully gained vote. The
count gave Carson 225 votes and
Scully 121 for Milltown. with seven
ballots indicating votes for Carson
and three indicating votes for Scully
referred to the court for inspection.
For Monroe township the election
officers counted 1877 votes for Carson
and ninety-three for Scully, with
fourteen ballots indicating votes for
Carson and six indicating choice for
Scully referred to the court.
The Mfddlesex board expects to be-
gin the recounting of Woodbridge
ballots today, at which time they will
also begin the recounting of ballots
for the third wand in Woodbridge to
dehnitely determine whether Joseph
Gill was reelected as committeeman
or BENJAMIN Baldwin, Jr., was. elect
6fcfV taA
ed Gill to be the victor by a margin
of one vote.
More Speed in Ocean.
me recount of the ballots cast for
representative in Ocean county, which
is being held here in the Court House,
proceeded yesterday with greater speed
than ON any other day since the count
pegan. Up to closing time last night
I4s ballots had been examined from
the boxes of Brick West, Brick East
NO. l and the West District of Dover
Township. -
In Brick West. out of 16s ballots
examined Mr.. Carson received III with
referred. while Mr. Sculiy received
81 with but z referred. In the First
District of Brick East, Carson's tally
Vas 81 counted, 16 referrAi: and
Sclily's tally was rs counted and is
reIerred. The returns sheet showed
tnat Mr.. Carson had received at the
election, 83, and Mr.. Scully rs.
The West District of Dover. which
was examined yesterday afternoon. is
one OF the districts which is in dis
pute. The claim is made that In this
district the election board made out
their return sheets In an improper
manner, by entering the total vote
cast for each candidate in figures.
whereas the law distinctly states the
vote shall be recorded in words at
length"
The same argument obtains in the
Beach Haven district, which the Conn
ty Board examined and passed Tues
day. Should Mr.. Carsons majority
In these two districts be ordered dis
carded and counted as no vote. by
Justice Kalisch, the election of Mr..
Scully would be assured bevond anv
doubt. Mr.. Scully's total vote in these
Two districts was but 10, while Mr..
Sarsons was "a. The loss of these
districts would not only cut down
Carson.s majority of eleven In the dis
trict, put would give Mr.. Scully a
commanding lead.
The members of the Island Heights
election board attended the session of
the county board yesterday afternoon.
put refused to make any statements. or
10 discuss the charges that some one
OF their members had written in tho
name of ]. Edward johnson for con-
stable. on the ballots and-gave them
out to voters as they came to the poll
ing place.
The first district in Lakewood gave
carson ninety-three votes and Scully
sixty-f1ve. according to the recount.
TWO Scully votes were rejected. maxi
Ing a loss of that many votes for the
congressman. Ten ballots indicating
votes for Carson and nine Indicating
choice for Scully were referred to the
court. No choice for congress was
made on twenty-five of the 20S ballots
in the district
The Ocean county board will omen
boxes from the second, third and
iourth districts of Lakewood this af
ternoon. The box from the third dis
trict was brought to Toms River in a
broken condition. 1t is claimed a close
watch Will be kept on the ballots re-
moved from that box.
Larson Loses One In Monmouth.
The result of the recount of tho
congressional ballots in Monmo,,th
Yesterday was loss of one vote for
Mr. Carson. In the first district ~
the second ward, Asbury Park. Mr.
Carson was credited in the original
returns with 1853. The recount fe,res
credit him with $50 and two Carson
ballots were referred to Justice Ka-
lisch, total of 152 or one less than
the original returns. The original re-
turns from this district gave Mr.
Scully 109. The recount figures give
Mr.. Scully log and three referred bal
lots, a total of 100 as originally.
Continued on nape AZ