The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-01
FRIDAY, DECEMBER l, 1916
State News
CONTINUED from page II

or by a plurality of 1853, and also car
ried the State for President by S23.
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The canvas shows that the act Great
ing a Highway Commission and provid-
ing for an issue of $7.O00,000 in State
bonds to construct a system of improved
roads, was adopted by a vote of 1SS,SSS
in favor, and 99,63S against, or a plur-
atty for the act of S9,250. Here is the
vote of Gloucester county on the road
proposition: For, 2,53S; against, 1927;
plurality for the act, $40.
With Robert Carson, Republican, of
New Brunswick, elected to Congress in
the Third District by a plurality of IL,
as shown on the face of the returns
submitted to the State Canvassing
Board, the Republicans elected ten of
the twelve members of Congress. This
is a gain of two for the Republicans,
the Third and the Sixth Districts. The
only two districts carried by the Demo-
ecrats were the 18th and 10Th, both in
Hudson county. The official vote for
Congress was found to be as follows:
First District: Browning, Rep, &c.
$50; Cattell, Dem, 1929; Republican
plurality, 40,64
Second District: Bacharach, Rep, a.
S65; Myers, Dem, 1920; Republican
plurality, 10,640.
Third District: Carson, Rep, 22,3S0;
Scully, Dem, 22,369; Republican plur-
atty, II.
Fourth District: Hutchinson, Rep,
lie 1O1. pnalnon nau, 1G 0OR. Dnnnh-
lican plurality, 1905.
Fifth District: Capstick, Rep, 20,951;
futile, Jr., Dem, 17,176; Republican
plurality, 3,775.
Sixth District: Ramsey, Rep, 21,-
1854; Heath, Dem, 1910; Republican
p%lrality, 1904.
Seventh District: Drukker, Rep, 15,-
931; Boardmere, Dem, 1880; Republi-
can plurality, 1851.
Eighth District: Gray, Rep, 1869;
Kinkhead, Dem, 1895; Republican
plurality, 3,26S.
Ninth District: Parker, Rep, 14,641;
Matthews, Dem, 13,625; Republican
plurality, 1,016.
Tenth District: Lehlbach, Rep, d.
S22; Flanagan. Dem, 12,341; Republi-
can plurality, OATS.
Eleventh Dist. let: Eagan, Dem, 15,-
1853; Brennan, Rep, 9,147; Democratic
plurality, 6,720.
Twelfth District: Hamill, Dem, IT,
365; Dear, Rep, 12,05S; Democratic
plurality, 5,307.
Former Secretary of War Lindley NJ.
Garrison, of Jersey City, counsel for
Congressman Scully, appeared before the
State Canvassing Board, and objected to
its certifying the result of the vote for
Congress in the Third District. He
claimed that there were Irregularities
in some of the districts and that a re-
count would show that Scully had been
reelected. Mr.. Garrison contended that
the State Board had no power to can
vass the returns from the disputed dis
tricts because they were not in legal
form, and therefore to certify the Com
gressional return of this District would
give Mr.. Carson an undue advantage.
Theodore Strong, of New Brunswick,
appeared for Carson, and argued that
the returns should be accepted and the
certificate of election given to Mr.. Car
son. Up to the time this letter was
written there had been no objection.
Robert Carson, Republican, of New
Brunswick, who on the face of the re-
turns is elected Congressman in the
Third District by a plurality of II, has
lost his Supreme Court suit to stop the
recount in the District applied for by
Congressman Scully. Justice Kalisch.
who heard the argument in the action.
has filed an opinion dismissing the writs
of certiorari obtained by Carson to set
aside the orders for the recount. This
rs a victory for Mr.. Scully in that it
will permit the. recount to proceed. JUS
tice Kalisch decided against Mr.. Carson
ion was at once appealed to the Court
of Errors where the final argument will
be heard next Monday.
RI With the announcement that the re-
count in Bradley Beach has given Scully
twelve more votes, putting him one
ahead of Carson, the interest in the
Third District result is becoming in
tense. This is due to the fact that the
control of the new House Of Repre-
sentatives may depend upon the result
in the Third District. OF course, the
ecount will have to be completed before
this apparent gain for Scully can be de-
pended upon, as subsequent losses might
overcome it.
The Democratic State Committee has
filed a statement with the Secretary of
State showing that it spent 1907 .O2
in the recent State campaign, while the
contributions to the fund amounted to
$33,310, leaving a deficit of 81, 597. OF.
The Democratic National Committee
contributed $4,000, while the balance
was given by Democrats all over the
State.
The statement filed by the Republicans
shows that they spent $107, 1871 in
their campaign. This large sum is car
ried in two accounts, one representing
the expenditures for United States Sem
ator-eleet Frelinghuysen. Governor-elect
Edge, for whom SIT, S34.57 was spent;
and thcr othar tho D,o,;1o-+;ol Iuoo4..o