Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-24
.210 VOTES RECOUNTED,
BIT No CHANGE MADE;
| REFERRED To COURT
blank ballots.

plank DalIOtS.
The vote over which the Disagree
ment resulted was one for voorhees,
which Chester Holman. one of the
election Board members. claimed was
a marked ballot as in addition to the
large "X' for Voorhees, there were two
small ''x'' marks, one above and the
other below the larger mark. The
Election Board stood two against two
on having the vote counted and 1T was
referred to Judge Bergen.
1t looked shortly before noon as II
a vote would be referred to Judge
Bergen for a decision but the board
finally was unanimous in counting 1t
for Voorhees, This questioned ballot
had originally been voted for Wester.
then the cross had been erased and
an TX" placed before Voorhees, name
instead of that of Wester.
II. Thayer Martin. one of the at
torneys for Wester. requested that 1t
be referred to Judge Bergen. Walter
j. REILLY, one of the board members,
objected, Harry S. Medinets, one OF
the Democratic attorneys, backing
Rielly's statement. A vote was taken
showing the board to be unanimous
In favor of having the ballot count
for Voorhees,.
Up till o'clock no change had come
in the standing of the two candidates.
except that there was a possibility
that Voorhees, might lose the one
which had been credited to him.
The recount of Perth Anlboy votes
in the general election of November 4.
was started before the MiddleseS
County Board Of Elections heTa f1ffss:
morning in order to determine
whether or not the three votes lead by
which John N. Wester Republican,
defeated William voorhees,, Demo-
crat, for the office OF alderman-at-
large, shall stand.
The election board consisting Of
John Hanson ,Sr.. of Perth Amboy.
president; Frank c. Nelson, of New
Market, secretary; Chester Holman of
New Brunswick, and Walter ]. REILLY
of Perth Amboy convened about 10
o'clock and proceeded to open the
first of the ballot boxes, which were
brought from Perth Amboy in the
Oficers Fitzpatrick, Kozusko and
Huff. Poll books and tally sheets
were included with the boxes.
John N. Wester was present in per-
son at the recount, but William Voor-
hees was not in court when the re-
count started. Each candidate is rep
resented by three attorneys. j. II.
Thayer Martin of Woodbridge, Thom-
as Hanson of Perth Amboy, and Leo
bOluDCIStIp tIlll AbIDOSt S-IJ @bNOA-
ney, are representing Wester.
Representing Voorhees, are Harry
Medinets, Jacob Klein and Andrew j.
Wight. Louis p. Booz, Jr., one of the
second ward poll clerks. is tallying FOR
Voorhees, and Wester is doing his own
t&llyiug.
According to the supreme court or
der under which the recount is being
held. the election board is to start
counting in the sixth ward and then
continue through with the first. Sec
ond, third, fourth and fifth in the
order named.
Up until II o'clock thirteen of the
ballots had been counted, six being
for Wester, six for voorhees, ana
one, which was "a blank, was not
counted.
One ballot for Wester which con-
tanned an ink spot was objected TO by
Attorney Medinets but the Board
allowed 1t to count for the Republican
candidate, claiming that it would
have been possible TO accidentally
spatter drop of ink upon it.
In another case a cross was placed
in the ballot after the question OF the
pollcemen's pay, instead of before II,
and this ballot was allowed to count.
On one ballot the word Yves" was
written in the space allowed for the
vote on the policeman's pay question
instead of an *" being made. This
ballot also was allowed, the board de-
Gliding that the voter had proper intent
In writing tho word yes" instead of
merely making cross.