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JUDGE Ay-es at Danville. He told him what
had been done. his not receiving Sne note al
dressed tn him until nearly o'clock, and entered
into brief recital of the SITUATION. ne puS
particular emphasis on the hepupilcan c.ain
that the Democrats had not reserved tne r'eht
to recount the vote on account of ballots passed
over, and on the agreement that had been maze
between the commissioners that upon
the completion of the meaaS 1be Of baos
should be strung. placed in the bags, the bags
sealed and put in boxes. and the boxes locked
which had been done-as evidence that the
count was final He said the Democrats made
no claim to having reserved the right for another
count until they discovered the defeat of Ripley
by one vote. At that time the ballots were in
the bags and the bags sealed and locked in the
boxes. Judge Ayres replied that nothing of
this had been told him the night before The
condition Of the count has been misrepresented
to me-" was his answer, in substance He asked
that Commissioners Holt and Ayres be called to
the telephone. They went there, closed the
door between the telephone and the courtroom.
and, with no one but themselves present, car
ried on their conversation with the judge Wnat
was said no one knows, but within FEW MIN
utes the commissioners returned to the court
room and the recount began on the FIRST preclnct
of the Third ward Notwithstanding the renewed
protests of the Republicans
This continued till 3 o'clock, when Stanton J.
Peelle and Ross Hawkins. attorneys for Caleb ).
Denny aud James A. Prtchard. again called ups
Judge Ayers by telephone seeking an immed1-
ate order to restrain any further count until he
could reach home in the evening. The Judge re-
piled that he would open court when he returned
home In the evening, and hear both sides OF the
controversy. He thought the questions involved,
particularly after the high handed proceedings of
the morning, demanded more consideration than
could be given by telephone. Il will be home"
said be, "by O'clock and at half past will hear
both sides. If it is shown that the ballot boxes
were broken open merely to arrive at different
h1eit in Aanihi nO
against their proceedings. All l require is
to be shown the law in the
matter, and will do everything
to secure fair count" With this Mr. Hawkins
determined to watch the second recount, which
at the time this last telephone communication
passed over the wire had reached the Second pre-
cinct of The Thirteenth ward. By twenty min
1tes after o'clock the count had gone half way
through the Second precinct of the Fifteenth
ward. the last one in the aldermanic district.
BY Fastening the count without taking time for
supper, the last vote was Tailed at half-past
o'clock The deputy county clerk had not made
a footing nor altered the result of Monday 8
count but the Democrats, on their own tallies,
claimed Ripley had two majority, the vote as they
gepresepted it, being Ripley, 1921 and
Pritchard, 1879 After this cessation of labor
occurred until about twenty minutes to 8 o'clock
UsURPING THE RIGHTS OF WATCHERS.
Judge Ayres, in making the entry regarding
the creation of the commission, the provision re-
lating to watchers and the presence of others in
che ROOM distinctly stated that during the count
no one should be present but the commissioners,
the clerks, and watchers He also said at that
time, 1.-THE watchers must have no voice in the
proceedings, nor can they handle the ballots.
This perhaps does not apply to their right of in
spection; that right, it seems to me.
would go with their right of pres
ence IN the q room, but it does
not include the ri ~ to handle the ballots or
have a voice in deciding questions that may
arise" John u. Sullivan not selected as
watcher or commissioner, but during Monday he
was in the room the whole time taking an active
interest in the business Yesterday morning, to
give some semblaIce to his right to be there.
John +. ONei one of Cottrells watchers did
not appear 1t was given out that he was sick.
John h. Sullivan was promptly chosen to fill his
place. Judge Holman, of Cottrels attor-
neys. also came in to watch the count yesterday.
He had no right there by selection as watcher
upon Pope. the Greenback candidate for mayor.
to relinquish his right of presence, with the un-
derstanding that Judge Holman should attend
to his interests. Thus two Democratic manipu-
over the objections Republicans made
to the court at the outset relative
to the presence participation of any
schemers in the count. AS to watchers having no
voice in the proceedings. Coy and Sullivan have
violated the order from the beginning. There
has not been a decision made on questions
arising as to the right wrong of counting q
ballot, but that Coy and Sullivan have dictated
che course TO be pursued by the majority of the
commissioners. 1t is their Judgment and not
that of the commissioners which has controlled
the action of the board.
HOW SOME OF THE BALLOTS WERE COUNTED
The following is an example of how these de-
oie of C,,ll; bou
the first precinct of the Fourth ward Rerub-
iican ballot like this was cast:
Mayor
CALEB s. DENNY.
Clerk
GEORGE Il. BREUNIG.
THOMAS COTTRELL [Paster}.
JAMES A. PRTTCHARD.
ALLEN CAYLOR.
Councilman Fourth Ward
THEO. ORE +. SMITHERS.
The Cottrell paster was over the line calder
man, Second District" and Denny's name had
not scratch upon if. They counted the vote for
Cottrell and Ripley, and against Denny and
Pritchard, although Ripley's name did not ap-
pear on the ticket
Agaui. in the First precinct Thirteenth ward.
Republican ticket like this was found:
Mayor
CALEB s. DENNY,
City Clerk
GEORGE I. BREUNIG.
Alderman, Second District
THOMAS COTTREI4L [Pasterl.
ALLEN CAYLOR.
Councilman, Thirteenth Ward
PETER sINDLINGEk [Pasterl
Dennys name being unscratehed and the Cot
trel paster being out of place they gave the vote
to Cottrell and against Denny and Pritchard
In the First precinct of the Thirteenth ward.
there was Democratic ticket of this kind:
Mayor,
THOS. C0TTREII.
City Clerk
WM. RIPLEY [Pasterl.
Aldermen-Second District
JAMES A. PRITCHARD IPasterl
JOHN s. CROSBY
observation-disclosures Ward
PETER ST. DLENGER [Paster1
On Mondays count this ticket was counted
both for Pritchard and Ripley. Yesterday. on
Che recount, they struck off the vote for Pritch-