Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-22
Investigation on Work of
Members of Election BIDS.
Seems to be Likely
CARELESSNESS REPORTED
Only 3 of 20 Polls Counted--
Democrats Gain in Recount
ing This Morning


An investigation of the competency
of members of the district election
boards in Perth Amboy seemed
likely today, when the County
Board of Elections started the sec
ond day of their recount of the
votes cast in that. city at this years
general election. The election board
has found several instances of care
lessneA or neglect thus far and
only three of the twenty polls in the
city have been counted. Members
of the boards have failed to prop
erly fill out the forms as required
by law, signing their names and in
serting figures. The figures when
inserted in some cases have failed
to compare favorably with the num-
ber of ballots and names in the poll
books and sheets.
Yesterday afternoon the second
poll of the fourth ward was count
ed. The election. board in this dis
trict reported the votes of the four
candidates whose ballots are being
recounted, as follows: Calvin, 24S:
Wester. 279: Mcguire. 262; Hansen,
| 263. The county election board In
counting the votes gave CALVIN 24s
with eight referred: Wester 275
with three referred: McGuire 2eI
with seven referred and Hansen 26-
with three referred.
If the ballots which were referred
to Judge Bergen for decision are
allowed in this poll Calvin will have
| gained nine votes while MCGUIRE VIII
| have gained a like number over Han
sen.
There were 553 ballots in the two
boxes of the second poll. fourth ward
consisting of $40 regular votes. three
voted by affidavit and one spoiled
| ballot. The county board found that
| the district board had failed to num-
4 Der the ballots properly as they were
strung.
In most OF the cases the ballots re-
! ferred to the judge for decision were
! those in which an az" had been
placed after the name of the candl-
date instead of in the square pro-
vided for this purpose. On one ball
lot the voter placed an "X in the
square and then wrote in the same
| candidates name as his persona
] choice. Another ballot had COM
n!ete TX" covering all of the ex-
| else commissioners squares. \ marx
similar TO an ''"' after the names OF
certain candidates instead of 'X IN
the square was found on another
ballot.
OF the eleven ballots referred tc
Judge Bergen yesterday. eight wers
Democratic and three Republican
1t is believed the three G.. o. p. votes
will be allowed and that six or sever
of the referred Democratic ballot!
will count also. In the first poll OF
| the fourth ward, counted yesterday
morning, Wester picked up foul
votes, as far as could be determined
but yesterday afternoons counting
would increase Galvin's lead by five
| votes.
The county election board mem
bers counted until o'clock las
night in order to complete the sec
ond poll count. This morning at II
o'clock they started on the thlrC
, poll of the fourth ward.
The original count in the thlrC
poll of the fourth ward was: Calvin
16S: Wester, 240; Mcclure. 176
Hansen, 23S. Shortly before nool
these votes had been about one
quarter counted. There were Az
ballots cast in this poll. the Repub
licans holding a slight lead.
State Senator-elect Morgan +
Larson was present at the recoun
this morning, as was Alderman-elec
Robert A. MCGUIRE.
AT noon today the incomplete
count showed Wester with 1SS vote
and three referred; Calvin. 101 ant
none referred; Hansen, 137 and tw'
referred: Mcclure, los and one re
ferred. The attorneys and member
of the election board engaged in ;
hot wrangle just at noon when /
was discovered the tallies did no
agree.
The third poll of the fourth ward
4 was completed shortly after l O'CLOCK
this afternoon, the board speeding
10 as il continued TO count. There
were only four votes referred to JUS
tice Bergen in this poll. Calvin pick
ed up anywhere from one to tiv'
votes in this poll while Hansen and
| Mcclure remained about even. Th'
official count was:
Calvin, les, same as originally
! Wester, 235 with four referred, tbs
original vote having given him 240'
| Mcclure. IT'S with one referred, tbs
original vote giving him 1I6; ane
/ Hs nsen. 236 with three referred. the
! original vote giving him 23S.
The board expected to start tht
count of the fourth ward four pol
ballots at $3.50 O'Clock and attempt
| to complete the ward this afternoon
/ Jacob Klein was representing th'
! Democrats this morning, succeeding
| David Wile1tz, who was watchins
| the drawing of the ballots from the
| box. Alderman-at-Large John N
Wester was on hand again today.
Most of the ballots were referred
for the same reason in the third poll
of the fourth ward. having the "N''
written before or after the name in
stead of in The square.