Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-20
COUNTING THE RETURNS.
The Result of Yesterdays Labors
in Ohio.
EyssYTHlNe BADLY MIXED UP.
Bold Frauds COnsummated Since the
the ElectiUn.--A Tally Sheet Al
tered Affecting the Result
CHARGES AND COUNTER CHARGES.

count OF this county was continued this
morniog. TE. Powell appeared for the
Democratic candidates and spoke three,
quarters of an hour in favor OF, and cit
ing authorities TO the effect that the rtturns
from Precinct A Of the Fourth ward, and
Precinct A Of the Thirteesth ward, should
not be counted. They are both Republi-
can precincts.
R.A Harrison followed for the Repub.
Ecan car didates. and at the conclusion OF
his speech the Board Of Canvassers con-
cludsd to receive and count the returns.
The objections 10 them were that the Judges
ofElecion had failed - properly certify to
the returns
Precinct A. Fourth ward, was counted,
and tAlhed with ss isiac;Ion TO I'll candi-
dates TIE returns tcom iha Thirteenth
ward had been resO through the list ct
Republican candidates there b-ing a total
vote OF go IN the precinct The original
vote stood Republic n, SOB on the head
ticket aud 2O3 Democrats Three hun
drei tsl.ies had been added TO the full
Democratic ticket, with the exception oil
Ather.on for SdpSeme Judge Who bad
been given 200. This msdA the total vote
\ Er,le over 1890 about 300 more votes
than are in the precinct. The Board de.
cided 10 connt the precinct as returned.
This viii eject about the eJt:re Demo
cratic county lic5st, aud Taylor, R'pubE.
csu. for tba Legislature, oy IS votes.
Myers aud Iourg. Democ'a's, for Repre-.
sents,ives, viii snlI be defeated The
Board Of Cauyassers then s6jourCei to
. % when they will meet to sign certh-
Gates Representatives If bo'h sides have
ssked permission % sppesr before the
Board at ths, hour There Is considerable
feelu, over The di.COs-Iies Ia the Thir-
tsenlh ward The returns have b5en IN
possession OF The Clerk siacs Saturday
Wasu tue Board r-a3ien1Ied !. = p m
there waI lsrEa crO II presen, Clerk
joyce GuuoluceI thas there appeared on
the tAce OF the rernrns trOm pcecluct ~,
Thirteenth ward, bal fraud Which had
been consummAt. i since Saturday even
iUg. by some person WIN bad SECURED the
tally sheet and made An ADDITION Cf 300 10
the amount OF gach Democratic candidate.
He would neither sign the abstract nor
issue certificates 10 auy candidate unless
these 500 were iirsJ d-ducled from
the totals OF the DenOCca'ic ticket Matt
Martin, ano. her memo ar spike In q similar
strain aud Justice Fntcbil, the third mem.
Der sold they we've unanimous on that
point. The 300 frautulrnt votes which
had been Tailed up We deducted aud the
returns read as originally retur0,d. This
will give Taylor Republican. $50 plurality
over Young, Drmocrss The official foo
ings have 10: been ml'a bat vii rot vary
much from these h.ures The Repuoii-
cans will haze tyo Of the thTss members Of
the Legislature from this county
REWARD OFFERED FoR THE THIEF
Clerk joyce offered 800 dollars for the
soprehensiou of toe thist who stole and al
tered the tally sheet, and the commission
srs were requested by a meeting OF ciu
zens VIII Witnessed the count TO offer q
reward of $500 for similar plrpose
While precinct II, First ward. vas being
called, Dr. Thompson, of the lSSh B, came
IN With Charles Regsn, beth Judges OF
election. TheT brought the missing
tally sheets wrapped up in paper which
they delivered TO County Clerk Dalton in
that shape instead OF sealed 80 the Law re-
auires Dr.. Thompson, tie Republican
;udge, said. Il want 10 say tba. | did not
sigC these tally sheets | vent to supper
election night, requesting other judges to
do no counting until | returned. | hal
eaten nothing al day When ] came back
could not get 10, 60 / refused to sign"
Nr. Dalton took the sheets, at the same
time rsmarking that they should have been
sealed, aud one sent TO the City Clerk. The
opiou OF the County Solicitor was request
ed in the premises
Court was adjourned a. $50 D. N. after
four wards had been cauvsssed.
The discrepancies between the tally
sheet and the OIL cial cOun. were OF little
Importance unril preciHct A Of tbs Fourth
ward was reached. The to'al number OF
votes announced as cast in this precinct
was g9G, divided as follows: Hoadly, 926;
Foraker, Il, Leonard, - exCouny Au-
ditor Cappeller objected that according 10
newspapers there were bat some 200
registered in this precinct and
IL this we're true over 200
fraudulent bsllots been cast County Clerk
Dalton said that he did nor now whether
The newspaper statement was correct or
not He had only 10 count the vote as re-
turned and the count was proceeded with.
Another objection VAS made By citizen
that the returns were not certified 10 proper
". Mr. Dalton advised the ohisc:or
10 maksa memorandum Of il aud 10 take
advantage of it if he could
A COMMITTEEMAN ARRESTED
JuEus Dexter, one Ct the most active
members of the Citizens COMMITTEES OF
One Hundred, row engaged in invesligst
inc the alleged election frauds 10 the
coanty, was arrested today on q charge OF
psridry. The trial was set for Wednesday
and Mr.. Dexter vas released on s 81 coo
bond. The warrant oa which the arrest is
u sde is sworn out By John Minor and Pat
rick Kellv Judges Of election 81 precinct l,
wsrdl9. Il charges that Mr. Dexter made
oath to complaint bsiOse Squire DunniUg,
that they after the counting had been con-
meneed in their precinct postponed It and
then removed the ballot box. They claim
tbst Mr.. Dexter committed perjury IN
sEesFiug 10 this. Mr. Dexter had sub
scribsd $500 to the committees fund for
carving on their investigation.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
CoLUugUS. October l9-Frsnkhn eoun-
tv. official: Foraker 1865, Hoadly ZOO,
Leonard ESl, Northrop 6j. Two Repub'
fcsu Representatives are elected by Plu'
rali,ies Of 3G2 and 1919. Cheney Demo
era', over Ellis 2O3.
Foraker to Help Davenport.
NEw YoRE, October l9-Goyernor elect
Foraker, Of Ohio, is exps, ted in this city
Thursdsv. Arrangements are being made
for a mass meeting in Madison Square
T-I r:Jor a,sn;,y OF whieh he