Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-02
ONLYFOURM MORE
POLLS REMAIN
To BE COUNTED
Work May be Completed by Late
Tomorrow Afternoon
REFER MANY MORE VOTES
92 In All, 81 for Wester and
35 for Voorhees,
Wester Leads

By staff Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. with
but four more polls remaining to be
counted present appearances are that
the recount of the Perth Amboy votes
to decide whether John N. Wester,
Republican, or William Voorhees,,
Democrat, is elected alderman at
large, will be completed late tomor-
row afternoon.
Thirteen of the seventeen polls in
the city have not been counted, total
of ninety-two votes having been
referred to Supreme Court Justice
James J. Bergan for action. In the
13 polls that have been counted
the recount figures giving Wester a
total of 1895 votes with fifty-seven
referred and voorhees, 1894 with
thirty-fve referred, or a lead of 101
for Wester. The original count in
these IS polls gave Wester 1850
and Voorhees, 1926, a mojority of 124
for Wester. Thus 23 votes diff
ference between the two majorities
now exists.
After considerable argument by j.
H. Thayer Martin Republican attorney
over the condition of the poll box and
poll book In the second poll of the
second ward the recount was continu-
ed yesterday afternoon after the 1919
poll book of that poll had been Sc
cured. Andrew J. Wight, Democratic
attorney, made motion to continue
the recount but Attorney Martin OBJ
jected. He claimed that the ballots
were not properly numbered, the poll
book was not in the box, that the total
results were not entered in the back
of the pon book nor the names of the
clerks signed and that q partial re-
canvass of the box had been made
after it left the voting place.
Attorney Wight then asked: DO
you wish to disfranchise all of the
votes in the second poll of the second
ward I? Attorney Martin answered that
1t was not his idea to disfranclllse any
but, he said. il the board had done
its work in a legal manner the votes
should be disfranchised.
The count of the second poll of the
second ward resulted in Voorhees, re-
ceiving 227 votes and Wester 124 with
fourteen ballots blank. There. were
eight referred ballots of which six
belonged to Voorhees, and two to
Wester. The original vote gave Voor-
hees 232 and Wester 126, the recount
showing a difference of five votes for
Voorhees, and two for Wester.
The result of the county in the first
poll of the third ward was published
In yesterdays EVENING NEWS. In
the second poll of this ward Voorhees,
TeCeINeu IiI NOleS, tiie same do Iho
total given him In the official election
returns. Wester's recount total was
116, five less than the November fig
ures, which gave him 121. Sixteen
ballots were blank and of the seven
referred, four were for VOORHEES, and
three for Wester, making it appear
as though the Democratic candidate
had made a gain here.
The first two polls of the fourth
4 cd FIN ntnInPlk
this afternoon. a total of 19 ballots
being referred of which 13 were for
Wester and six for Voorhees,.
The count in the first poll of the
fourth ward follows: voorhees,, 40
(original, 113); Wester 139. (original
149); blank IS and eleven referred,
eight being Wester ballots and three
Voorhees,.
In the second poll of the fourth
ward, Voorhees, received 150 votes
as compared with 154 at the election
and Wester 154 as compared with 1873
There were eight votes referred to
the court, five being Wester ballots
and three Voorhees,.