Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-03-07


r the original certificate of election, and woul
have continued in his office. Although Mr.
Wright's attorneys gave notice Of appeal, an
are preparing bill of exceptions, it is NOR
than likely that the finding of Judge Oke
will be the nnal discrimination of the case
Without further comment we give the opin
ion Of Court, which is as follows:
This cause comes into this Court by appes
taken by the plaintiff Barnes, from the find
tings and certificate of the CLERK Of the Court
and the two Justices of tic Peace called Il
bis assistance TO canvass the returns made Il
the Clerk Of he election held In this count
in October last. The Clerk and Justice.
found that Louis G. Wright had received il
this county, al said election, two votes mort
for the Office of County Recorder, than wa:
received by the plaintiff James A. Barnes
and they gave 10 the defendant Wright {
certiacsts Of election, md be was commits
STONED, and u the Recorder Of the county,
and will 20 remain until the close Of his term
Eunless it be foaad that Barnes received q ma
3ority Of the legal votes given in the county
for the Office Of Recorder.
| The right to vote and 10 hold Office is said
to be guaranteed to every citizen OF the Uni.
ted Ststes- This as q general proposition
Isy be said to be true. Yet that right is
limited and restrained by laws by which we
are pouno. person may iofieit tne rlgn. tc
vote, ana ne may unoer our Avs, lose thai
ngnt oy removal OF ms ootnsch- Inc Court
nas gisfn SIPe tune IN tnn eASe, 70 ths par
ties, 70 produce testmonv, and 70 oe nearo
N aeuLnen., IN oroe, tnal .ne Ooun may De
put ID possession OF tne Iacts snd tne Ia" 70
enable II 20 come 70 ngnt CONCLUSION a 70
VINO tne iegal voters oia, py tner votes, say
was eiecsea recorder OF the Coun!y; rof 1ne
purpose Oh nnoing this TACT tne Dalot-po1es
have been drought mere from ABOUT hail OF the
Young pfecincss OF tne county, ana testimony
nas oeen intfoouceo ae 10 niegai Young 10
tnose 1nd otner precincu. Inc oaliots ID Ine
ooxes nave ossn examined ana counted, ana
70 !sr - InG C1ur. hAs oeSn a1ie 70 p9ge,
Nnhe tnefe ~ oeen soine AAegsi Young, l 10
no. nno : nngie instAsce IN .hicn Ine party
casting tne hieeai 'ose oio corruPuy; ~
sone instances Vas uone Dy Parues VINO
oiu nos ~ ksom the enecs on tne negIIrauon
Law Ine court can say ihe same aiso As 70
Ine returns ana inc osiIoe oo4es; WINE
mere are number OF mistakes IN the cettln, :,
ca.es anu saihes, ana ulscrepsnciss are ioHno :
oe.ween .ae re.ufns ana lne pailo's ~ Io9no
N sns oo.a, ye.. no es,uenSe n. - uis-
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oIners; some Oh tnese Doxss hess oeen open
60 ana the osiiots counls9 ana ie-eounteo;
.no on tnaI SUBJECT woulo say enough II Is
: meie saoe-oaI rsm..A 'nAt onfEers hoiuins
election, sno.iu axe time ana i1Iy SonpleIe
tne Work eangned 70 tnem, ana lock up inc
'ickets anu tneie fe' thehi re11ein unsii suin-
tnoneu W piouuce theh' lacy snouiu DC
ntst saIisneo tnel sVefytnihg u Hgnt before
signiny the returns, ana tnen lne naiiots
should remain as tne orncerh noioing tne eiec
HOE na.e lsI. .aem. l nave coun,ea tne oal-
iot: 10 she iono"ins precincss, anu oy an q
Am.naIon Oh !ne returns naae 70 .ne Cleie'
ano OF Ine NUMBER OF votes, ana the Gertin;
cates ano taines' .ne summing tnem al up l
nno - ioiio"s; inaI In Gosnen township
"nknt' oy 'he count, loses nse votes, ne
having Deen ceitneo dSo soees. wniiS tne
count only gives him 49, In Pultney Tp
wright loses nve votes, and Barnes loses one.
In the "a Wara Oh beilaire, -nnd ne cnsnge
as compared Win the returns In the "a
WArd wnght gains one vote. In the 4th
Maro barnes gains soles- In riusnlng lp'
barnes gains one Vote' In Union lp- tne
numoer OF .otes ana names 90 moi cores
pond, ana there mas Deen consideraoie testi-
mony ta.en q 70 oounie .ote' ana as 70
party "a Mf. mcheivey) navlng .oteu twice;
me evidence Is pretty conclusive 70 my mind
.ues ene.S 80 uouoie 'ose 'uote' eau II uaay
oe tnst Mchelveys vote was coanted twice.
but II there was double vote there, and
oosh OF AcKeiVeys tickets went Into the 6ox,
tnere would oe Two votes 700 many. Inc
ounI SHOWS tnst there ID only one Vote 700
many: IL Is cialmeo on tne part OF piaintiH
Inst barnes gains vote tnere. Inc election
omcers a3n appear 10 nave very clear mem
sries on the SUBJECT, and especially the gen.
tienan VINO sook tne tIcKet rom mcheivey.
some OF tne outsiders mchisson ana ex-Sner.
u McConaushey, perhaps, seem 70 recoliect
tne Hanssctlon better tnan the election omcers
10. Out on the nlgnt sltef tne eiection tney
nade up tnis return. they knew ABOUT tnis
douoie tlcket because tney ialo u under the
eose OF tne oox until they nsa nnlshed count
ing; tney Knew siso ABOUT Mckeiyeys vote,
,no tne proosDiiiiies are thas tney could not
oeciae very Wen nov II HAs' ana 90 they
counted the t!cKets tney !ound In the oox.
rne teaumony Is not sumcaentiy clear 10 my
nina 70 warrant me IN making any Change IN
the returns from tnat to"nsnip; rhen we
come 70 briogeport precihct-harnes gains
lne vote there, ana one In York Up. In
henurysourgn precinct nave sSain gone
Sef tne returns from tnat plecinc, slnce sup
?er) the vote is anort. Wrisht loses three
votes shere. In smith Up; Barnes loses one
sote, ana 10 0e"eiissiiie ne loses one vote
In warren Iownsnlp ne loses SIX votes,
making Votes OF ioss: ihen. In summing
Up, ne gains Two Ia Tue 4tn Wafo OF belIaire