Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-19
THE RETURNING BOARD.
PREPARING THE OFFICIAL VOTE Or
THE COUNTY,
What the Law Says-0rganizatiOn and
Work of the Commission-Otmands
for Recounts-Changes
Discovered.

SUNDAYS, the commissioners OF t'Ie e'eo-
ZION shall meet and make up the returns !
Of the county. These commissioners /
saith further the law, shall be the judges |
Who served at the Court House pre-,
cioct. Accordingly. Messrs. Michael
Reilly, W. +. Peterson anu III. .,aaol'
the Judges at the Court Honse, met
terdsy, the fifth after the election 10
make up their returns. 1hey cohsIit.tc
the returning board OF Ohio county
They me, at 10 o'clock yesterday morn:
inu. AZ the chamber OF the Board o!
commissioners. They were not alone
in their glory, for the room also con,
,ainied a Jew ward pc 'itlcians, sevei"I
migratory reporters and two or three
others who came to see everything uohe
properly. .,;,
Billy Peterson shouldered the gigantic
tome in which are recorded the statutes
OF West Virginia, and with Chariie
D.iters as expounder, proceeded 10 lay
down the law bearing on the SUBJECT
Everything was satisfactory and the
Commissioners stripped (metaphorica'-
Ivl for work. But here conundrum
was interposed between hem ana the
prosecution OF their work: Shoui1 the
room be cleared? Charlie and jim quar-
rier were officers OF the county ana were
safe. The representatives OF Tue all,
nowerful press were not to be sh@hten
and candidates stood out for Tree oal,
lot and fair count. This settled II ana
The Commissioners esconced themselves
obnnt the table, with the spectators
masters of the situation. The Washing
Ton district bailyt boxes were brought
ont and Peterson ruthlessly tore away
HE seal and drew lnlth the tally sheetS'
Rut a new obstacle was iaterposed'
Some one demanded the door he locked,
but AGAINST this, Sam McColiocil, VINO
had brought IN the duplicate books,
raised his deep bass voice. In his most
nracuar tones, he protested against iocS,
inc the doors, for some freeman ih'%h'
come and in his sovereign capacity ne
mand admission. Findirg the uoor
locked, he might 60 away ana WHISPER
darklv concerning the Star ChamnSr
Session. This logic was unanswe!"Die
and when Counsellor Hubbard sad en-
phaiically that 'them WAS the Sehli,
ments of his'n," the doors were allowed
TO remain open and the Commissioners
buckl.d down TO work.
But hold. Here were several pre-
tests. George McCully, candidate Tor
Justice OF the Peace IN Clay district, de-
mandel that the votes OF that precinct
be recounted This WAS his privilege
and the commission must obey.
Joseph W. Morgan, candidate Tor
Legislature. demanded 4 recount III
Il tStY
John c. Rosehocough, Esq. candi-
date Tor Justice oi the Peace, IN MAIL
sou, also demanded a recount "i IN
district.
John W. Boring, for County Commis-
sioner from Union, and W. W. Miller
for Justice, both demanded that new
deal be- had in the gallant Fourth.
IA. Dunaway, in the name ~ the
law. aud by virtue OF his rights a. II soy
ereiyn citizen OF the Grta. Republic,
demanded, as a candidate Tor Justice,
that Centre district be subjected to re-
vision.
Here was three weeks work mapped
ont COR these unfortunate CUmmiSS!"l-
ers, and with saddened faces they elected
Charlie Deiters chief clerk, and pro-
ceede TO examine Washington district.
This was dull work, and the REGIsrSE
man Turned him about for new worlds
TO conquer. His falcon glance fell upon
Mr.. joseph W. Morgan, and h" pro-
ceejei to ask him his catcchism;
"You propose to contest, 10 YOU
IL am aSkin. recount, now.
"Will YOU carry il any further
"That depends upon what encourage
ment receive in this new count, though
| scarcely think will carry Il to me
Legislature. The office is not worth
much trouble, but il get certain data,
Imav carry contest through. Ii am
defeated it will be by Democratic votes
and that is more injury TO the party
than TO me. ran along with my ticket
i'm the country and lost in the city. We
always support, in the country, the city
ticket and they should do the same 10y
US. This discrimination against the
country candidate will do harm and
finally no one will run ior the LeIlis!a-
turc from the county
From this sensible talk, the reporter
was called to the table by Overhearing
| some remarks relative to miscounts III
Washington district. The commission.
ers had discovered that one tally, oi
five votes, too many had been given
each to Frew and Morgan. This error
! was rectiiied, with several other clerical
ones, and the examination proceeded.
| Without any important changes, the
! city district of Washington was exam
| incl and the commissioners adjourned
until two O'Clock in the afternoon.
The official vote OF Washington will
make no change from our report already
| given, save in the cases of frew and
! Morgan, as stated above. The official
| Greenback vote in Washington, which
has never been published, is as follows:
Vigilant Hose House-GOvernor-
| French, 30. Attorney General-llRil,
10. Auditor-Hayes, 80. Treasurer
| Sturm, 81. School Superintendent
Kennev, IS. Judge Thompson, -.
caldwell. 20; Me- Irdy,
AZ; Roach, AZ; Spindler, -. Sheiiif-
Orth, -. Prosecuting AttOrney--Mar.
shall, 80. Assessor GOsborn, 81;
country, Warden, 80.
Fulton School IIouse-GOvemor--
French, 5. Attorney General-Ha.l, ).
AuhitCr--IIayes, :. Treasurrr-Sturm,
1. Schoo! Sup"lintcndeIt-kenney, ,.
judge Thompson, 5. LEGISLATURE
Caldwell. 3: Spindler, s; McCurdv, );
Roach, 3. Sheri6-Orth, ;. ProSecut-
ing Attoruey-Marshall, ;. Assessor,
City Goshen, ); Country, Warden, ).
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Immediately upon reassembling, after
dinner, the returning board proceeded
to count the votes cast in Madison dis.
trict for the Legislature and justices.
The ballots were spread out, the tally
sheets opened and the count began.
Mr.. Morgan was present, Tor himself,
Mr.. Roseborough, also, and FL. Dana
way represented Mr.. Hubbard. The
first and las. named tailed for them
selves, while the second paced the
floor and joked with the te!lers The
The count stopped at five o'clock, when
l25 ballots had been examined OF
course it cannot be told whether TIE
result will be changed, bnt one thing
was discoveries: OF the votes counted,
there were already more for the Green
back candidates than were returae by
the Judges. Were they all together"