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complete the count while they had con-

troll of it.
Chairman Stober, acting in their hshalf,
announced that the committees report ON
the Third ward was there and might as
well be taken up. 1t was 50 ordered. The
committee had reported unanimously that
the Third ward returns were correct, re-
commended that they be received, and
Jacob Gable and Thomas Dean, both Of
whom claimed to be judge, be each given
half vote as return Judge. The report
was unanimously adopted.
Then an angry and exciting controversy
arose over = proposition to discharge the
committee from the consideration Of any
of the contests, as it had no evidence, had
done no work and was not likely to do
any and it was suggested that all the re-
turns in possession Of the committee be
recalled and counted. Squire Sam Evans,
Of the Fridy minority, was ready with q
minority report to this effect and his allies
displayed great zeal in getting a chance
for him to make it.
Another scene Of confusion ensuc(l, and
hurried consultations of the Skiles men in
the back Of the hall, as they found them
selves in the minority and at the mercy Of
relentless and inscriptions opponents,
who knew the Skiles people would have
squeezed them had they had them at the
same disadvantage.
Harry Cochran, of the Fourth ward, city,
moved that, rs the committee on contests
had treated the board Of return judges
with contempt by failing to make q report
and had adjourned without notice to the
board, they be ordered forthwith to return
to the board the election returns in their
possession, together with such report ~
they chose to make.
A. vote being taken by districts re-
suited yeas 304, and nays IS.
The result was received with applause.
Samuel Evans, representing three men,
bers of the committee, then reported that
| there had not been sufficient evidence
offered before the committee to attack any
of the contested returns, and therefore the
committee recommend that all the returns
| from the contested districts be received.
Frank Musselman, from the other win. Of
tie committee, reported verbally that the
committee had asked for time and had
been granted time by resolution Of this
board. He was not prepared to report
now.
The question was taken ON the al option
of the minority report, and resulted yeas
20 and nays 2, most Of the Sensenis:
judges refusing to vote, and leaving the
hall in body, mt the instance Of Skiles.
their intention being to leave the board
without quorum. But none remained t.
question the quorum.
| 1t was notable throughout these pro
ccedings that tho DrumOre judge de.
clined to vote Warwick voted once with
the Examiner party and then sat silent at
the roll call.
! Seeing his friends leave the hall i'm a
hurry Clerk J. w. johnson asked leave t.
90 home and shut up his house and office.
He was greeted with loud cries Of
''YOu've often been out later than this. y
but he was granted leave, went and came
back.
Sam Evans next moved that the resO.
luton passed by the board to the effect
that when the board adjourn it he to re-
assemble ut 10 o'clock in the morning, be
rcscindicd. The motion was agreed to and
the board resumed the work OF counting
the returns, and this miOnOtOnous business
went on quietly all night, the board adj
,jOurning ut 4. IN. to-day, after footing NJ
the totals which are appended below OF
all candidates between whom there was
serious contest and leaving tho clerks t.
sum up the 'tscattcring."