Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-11-27
MAY ABANDON
SHERIFF COUNT
If Gebhardt Does Not Pick Up
Ballots in Southern End of
the County
MOVE TO SAVE MONEY
Usual Wrangling and Argu-
ments to Fore as Recount
Started This Morning
MOVE TO SAVE MONEY

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 27.-
The County Board of Elections, re-
counting the votes cast for both
sheriff candidates and four of the
freehol6er aspirants at the last elec-
ton, has completed the first poll OF
South Brunswick township at 1:So
o'clock this afternoon. The results
failed to show any great difference
from the original vote. It was ex-
pected the second poll in South
Brunswick township would be fin
ished today also.
The first poll vote was as fol-
lows: Gowen 206, Gebhardt ia, Dey
1S9, Orpen 1S1, Quakenbush 191
Kalteissen 125. There were 10 votes
referred to the judge for decision
and eight blank ballots found II
this poll in which the voter voted
for none of the candidates.
The recount figures, as compared
with the original figures, showed
.Gowen to have received seven less
l.Gebhardt eleven less, Dey six less,
sOrpen six less. Quakenbush seven
less and Kalteissen ten less. The
referred ballots. when decided, will
probably bring these figures up u
what they were originally.
During the first hour of counting
rs ballots were passed upon by the
board. all of which were from the
first poll of South Brunswick town
shin. The count gave: GoWen, 5O'
Gebhardt, 10; Dey. 40; Orpen, 3S
Ouakenbush, As; Kalteissen, 20. one
Republican vote was referred as
were three Democratic ballots. The
original count in the entire poll
gave Gowen 213, Gebhardt 125, Dey
los. Orpen 1877 Quakenbush 2Of
and Kalteissen 1875.
The procedure used by the re-
counters is as follows: Chairman
John Hanson, Sr., Republican, and
charles Greenwald, Democrat, look
over the ballots as they take them
from the box. Every Democratic
ballot is turned over to the Repub-
lican attorneys for inspection and
each Republican ballot is referred
TO the Democratic attorneys. inc
ballots are then passed back to Han
son, who calls the votes While GREEN
wald looks on the ballot with him
The other two members of the coun-
nv election board, Chester r. Hol-
man, Republican, and Walter j.
Rielley, Democrat, are serving as the
official tally keepers. All referred
votes will be decided by Chief JUS
tice Gummere.
Following the usual wrangling and
arguments incidental to a recount or
county importance the recount OF
the votes of six county candidates
was started here shortly before IL
o'clock this morning.
When the county election board
announced itself ready to commence
the recount this morning request
was made by County Democratio
Chairman Edmund A. Hayes that the
polls in certain municipalities be
accounted first in order that both
4time and money might be saved. He
requested the board to start the re-
count in South Brunswick township
following it up with the polls In Dun
ellen. Madison township, Jamesburg
and North Brunswick township
Chairman Hayes pointed out that IT
is in these polls that the Democrats
base their hopes on their shrievalty
candidate Anthany ]. Gebhardt
picking up the $50 votes by which
he lost out to Frederick Gowen
Republican.
If the Democratic candidate for
sheriff fails to pick up a substan-
tial number of votes in these polls
II seems likely the shrivalty recount
will be dropped. In this way con-
siderable time will be saved and the
Democrats will save some of the
$4,000 deposited by them for this
recount.
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