Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-02
Charge Illegal Work


By S:aE Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. o.
Shortly before noon today Thomas
Hagerty, Democratic county chair
man. notified Judge Peter +. DAILY
that illegal election work is going
on about the county. that the Re-
publican party had more challengers
at work at the polls than the law
allows
1t is claimed by Mr.. Hagerty that
from 500 to 1000 challengers are
at work in the county, when the
most the law allows is two for each
poll. 1t is also claimed that persons
checking off names of voters are
working right alongside of the cleo
ton clerks and the law states that
no work can be done within 100 feet
of the polling place.
When thirteen persons from this
| city whose names did not appear on
the poll book, reached Judge DAILY
in New Brunswick at noon today,
the Judge after looking over their
credentials which had been given
them by Arthur Il. Graham, city
clerk. refused to sign them, giving
them the right to vote as "inadvert-
lively left off, as stated in the creden-
tials was not sufficient reason. The
Judge said that the credentials must
be signed by the election officers and
city clerk. and give any one of the
following reasons, neglect, refused,
or omitted to put name on book.
This meant that the voters must
return to this city get new creden-
tials and then return to New Bruns-
wick and receive the signature of
Judge DAILY to them before they
could cast their ballot.
An order to the Boards of Elec-
t!ons in all polling places in the city
of New Brunswick was sent out by
Judge Peter F. Daily shortly after
noon today. after he had been in
formed that illegal work was being
done at the polls. He informed the
election officials that the law must
be enforced and that they can call
for police assistance If they find it
necessary to enforce the law.
The order stated that no one
except those in the act of voting had
any right inside the polling place
or within 100 feet of the polling
place, and that all information
booths must be removed. The order
further stated that under the law,
workers can not check up those who
vote inside the polling place and that
no one could act as challenger unless
they had certificate and wore
challenger's badge There can only
be two challengers for each poll.
all others are against the law and
badges were not issued to them.
County detectives will visit the polls
this afternoon to see that the law is
enforced.
The Middlesex County Board of
Elections is in session today for the
purpose of issuing transfers to vot-
ers who moved from one poll to an
other since they registered. The
city clerks in the various municipal
tiles throughout the county are sit
ting for the same purpose. Judge
DAILY is sitting for the purpose of
placing names on the registry list
who the various registrars missed.
Prosecutors Office on Duty
The prosecutors detective force
Is on duty as usual today. This is
the only county office working, the
prosecutor ordering the men TO re-
port for duty in case they are need
ed throughout the county.
In Metuchen and this city the men
and women voters are needing the
warning to vote early and prevent
late rush. At both places heavy
voting was noticeable soon after the
opening of the polls.
Judge DAILY is sitting today for
the purpose of allowing to register
and vote any person whose name
was left off the books by the cleo
ton board, and to handle cases of
people who thought they were reg
istered, but there will be no grants
made to persons who know they did
not register and come before the
court for permission to do So A
eolored woman from Monroe town
ship and former sailor from New
brunswick were given permission 10
vote after they had presented their
case to the court. The woman had
trouble in registering because she
used the name of the people she
lived with for nine years, and the
court gave her an order to register
and vote under this name, while the
sailor was released from service last
FRIDAY and did not have a chance to
register on any of the days allowed. |
AS soon as Judge DAILY heard the
reports from Mr. Hagerty he began
dlctating an order which had not
eeen made prblic up to the time OF
gong to press.