Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-29
OPEN TWO courts
TO COUNT BALLOT
Judges Audenried and Ferguson
Adopt Method to Expedite
Check on Primary
ORDER MORE BOXES OPENED

Judges Audenried and Ferguson, who
are supervising the official count
Of the primary vote, hereafter Will
sit in separate courts to expedite the
work.
The decision was reached at the
opening of today's business. Judge Fer
gusou moved over to Common Council
room, where he will correct discrep-
ancies in the first twenty five wards.
Judge Audenried remained in the finance
committee chamber, and will continue
the count from the Twenty sixth ward
on.
Votes of the first twenty five wards
have been Tailed with the exception
of divisions where mistakes or dis
crepancies exist. These mainly are due
to the failure of election judges to re-
turn unused ballots. All such cases
were sent to Judge Ferguson this morn
ing, and a long procession Of election
othcials. carrying bundles of unused bal
lots, filed into his court.
Orders More Boxes Opened
Judge Audenred today ordered six
teen more ballot boxes opened. They
were as follows: Seventh and tenth
divisions of the Third ward third.
sixth, seventh and eighth divisions Of
the Eighth ward fourteenth and twpn
teth divisions of the Tenth ward fifty.
second division Of the Twenty second
ward; twelfth division of the Twenty
thlrd ward: first and twentieth divisions
OF the Twenty fourth ward fourteenth
division of the Thirtieth ward seven
teenth division of the Thirty sixth
ward: ninth division of the Thirty
eighth ward, and third division of the
Forty third ward.
Judges Audenried and Ferguson de-
clined to change their original decision
to open the ballot boxes of the third,
sixth and seventh divisions of the
Elghth ward and the twentieth division
ot the Twenty fourth ward. Petitions
mad been presented by James Cav Cor
don' senior counsel for the Moore cam
palgn committee. asking the court TO
SET aside petitions made by the Or
ganl2atlon attorneys to oppn these
boxes. The reason given by Mr.. Cor
don for the request was that the sigpers
OF tne Organization petitions later had
HS'' NdNh w tHPlf HVPrmpntS,
Inc order for the recount already
mas been given. said Judge Audenried.
ana the boxes will be opened" "
\ similar petition presented by Mr.
GORDON was held under advisement He
mad attacked a petition for the oner-
lng of the ballot box of the sixth divis.
ION Of the Twenty fourth ward The
organization petition had alleged that
"ohn r. Dugan, Ware candidate for
membership in the new Council re-.
relved ten votes in the division vet was
credited with only seven.
Decision is Reserved
Judge Audenried looked up the figures
and found that Dugan had been credited
with forty seven. The Judge was about
10 grant the recall of the Ware ppti-
Z non, when Fl. F. Farley. attorney for
TIE Republican city committee. offered
so strenuous an argument in favor of
recount that Judge Audrnried reserved
decision. ''
David ]. Smyth, one Of the attor
neys for the Independents. then urved
that the recount be made only in So far
as IL affected candidates whose nsmcs
were mentioned in III" petition. Judge
ferguson refused the request. pointinu
OUT that the act of Legislature speci -
ned where recount is made for ana
candidate it must he made for all
Judge Audenried sent two clerks to
conduct the recount. in the presence of
party representatives. in every i'm
portant division where a ballot box wos
opened. In doing so he sharply admon
lshed the attorneys for both sides II
Keep their hands OFF the ballots.
Representatives of the candidate.
must not touch the ballots" he warmed
The court officers making the conn,
are not TO be bullyragged or della aveJ
You must not crowd around and IN
terfere with the clerks"
Summon Election Officers
The election officers of the fourtt
division of the Twenty sixth ward wer,
summoned to explain why they had m,
sent in count on the nonpartisau bal
lot.
John r.. X. Scott. counsel for Judg,
Patterson. offered a second petition foi
the opening of the first division of tn,
Eighth ward. This was the ward wher,
all the voters registered came to tn,
polls and cast their ballots. An earle,
request had been made by Mr.. Scot
for a recount, but it was recalled afteI
Mr.. Gordon had offered petition de
nying the truth of the original aver
ments.
Ten additional clerks were sworn il
today to help with the recount.