Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-11-26
COMPLETEF|R
WARD RECOUNT
Assembly Votes of End Ward
to Start This Afternoon--lit-
tie Change Noted
APPLEBY LOSES ONE VOTE
One for Each Referred to JUS
tice Bergen for Decision on
Their Legality
By special Correspondent.

BY GpeC1ul COTIcoPOHuc"ts
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 26:-
When the Middlesex County Board of
Elections had completed its session of
the recount proceedings here this
morning the two candidates whose
ballots are being counted stood prac-
tically the same as they did in the
first result announced.
The first ward of Perth Amboy was
completed this morning and the sec
ond ward will be taken up this after
noon. The result today showed that
Andrew j. Wight, of Perth Amboy.
Democratic candidate, maintained his
lead over Albert w. Appleby, Repub-
lican. The latter lost one vote, en-
tirely, and both lost one vote tempo
rarily as two ballots were referred to
Justice James J. Bergen of the su-
preme court for decision on their
legality.
Following the argument which con-
sumed a large part OF yesterdays ses-
sion the board started in earnest and
up to the noon recess today had COM
pleted the first ward In Perth Amboy
and was ready for the second ward.
1t is possible that that ward and q
part OF the third will be counted to-
day and tomorrow morning.
In the first poll of the first ward
the recount showed 93 votes for
Wight as against 88 for Appleby. The
original vote was Wight, "a; Appleby,
SO, showing a clear loss of one vote
for each candidate. There were 169
votes cast in the poll of which eleven
showed no vote for either of the men.
The second poll showed no change.
both the original and the recount
showing los votes for Wight and 9S
o. b. FNAn
cast in the ward. twelve of which
showed no votes for either of the cam
didates.
The third poll showed Appleby los
ing one vote temporarily. Wight poll
ing 80 in both counts and Appleby
getting 101 in the original and 100 in
the recount. The disputed ballot had
several marks beside blank spaces for
excise commissioners and the ballot
was referred to Judge Bergen for a.
decision. There were 1872 votes cast
in the poll of which twelve showed no
votes for either Appleby or Wight.
The fourth poll showed a clear loss
of one vote for Appleby and tempo
rary loss OF one for Wight. The lat
ter had marks for both mayoralty
candidates and was referred to Judge
Bergen. In the original the votes
pleby and in the recount the vote
showed 101 for Wight and 92 for
Appleby. The total vote cast in that
poll was 204 and there were twenty
ballots on which no votes were cast
for either Wight or Appleby.
The Republican contestants, whose
appeal for the recount brought 1t
about, will, in all likelihood. abandon
all hope of gaining the deciding seat
in the general assembly If the votes
from Perth Amboy, South Amboy,
South River and Roosevelt do not
show material gains for their candi-
date. The Republicans were staunch
proponents for the system of counting
the ballots that was adopted. while
the Democrats emphatically declared
themselves in favor of counting the
ballots alphabetically, according to
municipalities. Chairman John Han
son finally decided on the former
method, and the argument, which had
taken up several hours yesterday, was
ended.