Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-09
KAL TE|SSEN N To
! FACE RECOUNT
Official Figures Announced by
County Clerk Show Demo-
Crat is Winner
FOR FREEHOLDER OFFICE
Republicans to Ask Recount
--0ther Two G. 0.P. Mem
berS Were Elected Again

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. g.
Announcement by the county
clerks office at noon today that
Klemmer Kalteissen, Democratic
candidate for freeholder, had
nosed out J. Fred Orpen, Repub-
lican freeholder seeking re-elec-
ton, by three votes was followed
closely by a formal statement by
Republican county leaders that a
recount would be asked.
Both Orpen and Kalteissen are
New Brunswick men. Three
freeholders are elected this year,
Director William S. Dey, OF
South Amboy, and Walter T..
Quakenbush, Of Perth Amboy,
both Republicans, having been
reelected by safe margins. The
sbattle between Kalteissen and
Orpen was to decide the third
winner. The unofficial returns
indicated Orpen elected by a
small margin, but the announce
ment from the county clerks Of
flee reverses matters.
Considerable anxiety has been leit
hv members of both parties since the
nroficial returns of Tuesday nights
election were published concerning
the outcome of the contest between
ornen and Kalteissen. A careIul
check-up on the figures secured py
both of the leading newspapers ~
the county showed Orpen TO De the
winner by more than 100 votes. Juss
where the differences have occur[eu
which would make Kaltelssen Iie
winner had not been found early TINS
afternoon. ,io,s
The return sheets of the various
election boards in the county were
checked up late this morning III tne
county clerks Office in the presence
of County Treasurer +. Wliiiani
I;,lser state Republican Committee
man Frederick c. Schneider, AIRED
pnerschner. Democratic County
Chairman Edmund A. Hayes, Assem-
hlvnoan Fred w. DeVoe and Klem-
,oer Kalteissen. The checking up OF
tho return sheets was done by ROD
ert Helme and Miss Butterworth OF
oIarIx'S office stall.
According to those who witnessed
+bo check-up on the return Sheets
saveral cases of extreme carelessness
on the part of election clerks were
found in which the figures and words
denoting the number OF votes re-
ceived were so poorly written that 1t
was impossible to tell for certainty
what they were. The county clerk
Office merely makes known the OH
!. cial figures as found by lnspecLIol
Sof the return sheets. This oihce
THE county election board will can
ysss the vote at its meeting next
rruesday and render a decision as to
which candidates are elected.
Had the official count shown Or
non q winner today, the Democrats
would have asked for recount
Now that Kalteissen appears to be
the winner of a close contest the he
nubIicans will proceed at once to
apply for a recount.
A check on the votes cast Tor MAI
teissen and Orpen in every poll IN
the county this afternoon showed an
error of 100 votes IN haltelssen
figure in the first poll OF the seconu
ward at Perth Amboy. haltelssen !,
was credited with 81 votes when II
shou1d have been 1S1. The error
snnarently was made in copying the
Azure from the poll sheet to the city
table. Several other smaller errors
were found.
(Continuco on page 81
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