Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-25
Five Wester Votes and -Four
VOORHEES, Ballots Are Referred
to Judge Bergen by Election
Board --TechnIca|lties playing
important Part In Discussion
Sixth Ward Count Not as
Yet Complete.
By STAFF Correspondent.

By STAFF Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 25.-As
the second day of the Perth Amboy
recount to determine whether or not
John N. Wester, Republican, was cleo
ted by three votes majority over Will
liam Voorhees,, his Democratic op-
ponent, got under way today O bitter
fight between attorneys on both sides
was begun and technicalities began to
play important part in having votes
referred to Supreme Court Justic
James j. Bergen for decision.
Up until 2 o'clock this afternoon
nine votes had been referred to Justice
Bergen to decide whether they should
be counted for Wester or Voorhees,
OF this nine five were votes which has
been cast for Wester and four were
those which had been for voorhees,.
The County Board of Elections,
which had completed the count of the
first and second polls of the sixth
ward yesterday afternoon had not
completed this ward up till 2 o'clock
this afternoon having counted but 40
of the votes IN the third poll of the
sixth ward. There are but three polls
in this ward.
Despite the fact that but one vote
was referred to the court in the en-
tire count in the first poll of the sixth
ward where 357 votes were counted,
this being a Voorhees, ballot, and but
two votes (both for Wester) were re-
ferred to Judge Bergen out of the
447 counted in the second poll Of
that ward there had been three Wes-
ter and three Voorhees, votes referred
for higher action out of 40 votes
counted In the third poll.
Thus it will be seen that as the re-
count progresses more objections
against so-called Illegal and marked
ballots are being advanced by both
sides.
The discussion early this afternoon
became so technical that Thayer Mar
tin. one of the Republican attorneys
made q motion that the votes already
counted be gone over in order to see
that the rules now being followed by
the Board were adhered to earlier in
the recount This suggestion was talk
ed down however.
The count in the third poll of the
sixth ward with 100 votes counted
was Voorhees, sixty-six; Wester twen-
weight; blank, six and referred, two.
Shortly after this three voorhees, bal
lots we're referred and later one more
Wetesr ballot.
One voorhees, ballot was referred
to the court because the voter put an
* covering the names of all of the
candidates for constable. Another
Democratic vote was referred to the
Judge because the voter put the tx"
in the square below the names Of the
constables. The other voorhees, bal
lot was referred to the court because
of the fact that an *" was put in
the square opposite the word yes
for the poffcemen's increase and an
other cross in the mo" square while
a third cross was made under the
word yes"
The last Wester ballot which was
referred to the court had cross
alongside the word "yes" for the
policemen's pay and also had a small
"x' Immediately below the line.
Mayor Frank Dorsey, Alderman
William C. Wilson and Alderman
John ]. Clark arrived from Perth
Amboy shortly before 2 o'clock to
watch the recount this afternoon:
Emil Stremlau also was attending the
recount today, being seated at the
G. o. p. attorneys table. ''
The first and second polls of the
sixth ward had been completed up till
noon and the work of counting the
third poll of the sixth ward was we'll
under way at that time.
The Election Board worked until
$3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon in
order to complete the count of the
first and second polls of the sixth
ward. The result of the recount In
the first poll of the sixth ward was:
voorhees,, 1874; Wester, 1876; blank
27, while one Voorhees, ballot was re-
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