Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-23
THE EOFFICIALCOUN
or Hamilton County, As 1t Will Stand,
Unless Changed by the Courts, FL
ualIy Completed,
The Democratic Figures ALI Higher
Than the Highest Republican Vote
Judge Buchlwater's
Decision In the Eighteenth Ward Man
damus Case-The Committee Of
One Hundred.

CINCINNATI, October 22.-The canvass of
the vote of Hamilton county was COM
pleted this morning and the total footing
(unofficisD, including precinct E OF the
eighteenth ward, show that Hoadly re-
ceived 34,527 and Foraker 93,92S, ma
jority of 500 for Hoadly.
The highest vote received by Repub-
lican Senator was SO less than the lowest
ON the Democratic list and $40 less than
the highest.
The vote for Representatives is still
closer, but the footiDgs have not been
completed. The Democratic county oth-
GERS are elected,- ,-except kuhl for Commits
sioner. II the missing precinct is counted
it will increase tie Democratic majority
about IU1. An exciting legal fight is now
in progress. The Republican attorneys
this morning filed a petition in the Circuit
Court asking q mandamus directing Its
officer, the clerk, how to proceed with the
count, by instructing him what are and
what are not legal returns. The hearing
of the petition was fixed for o'clock. In
the meantime if the restraining order is
sued last night should be dissolved the
clerk might complete his work before 2
O'Clock and the jurisdiction of the court
would be gone. After considerable talk
the argument before Judge Buchwalter to
dissolve the restraining order and also
upon demurrer to the petition pro-
ceeded. 1t is expected the argument will
occupy the time until o'clock, when
the mandamus proceeding will operate to
hold the clerk until it can be determined
THE OFFICIAL COUNT
of this county, as it will stand, unless
changed by the action of the courts, was
finished this afternoon by recording the
vote of Precinct E of the Eighteenth Ward.
Judge Buchwalter, in deciding the man
damus case for that precinct, said, that as
Thompson, the Republican judge, did not
| witness the count, the court could not
compel him to certify to its accuracy. The
other Judges had made count, and had
delivered their return in an improper
form He would require them to present
their return in the usual and proper form,
taking care to show the date at which it is
made. As to the proof of fraud, the court
said the fact that sixty-nine more votes
were eastman there we're voters registered
was conclusive that there was illegal
voting. But it was not clear that these il.
legal votes could not be detected by con.
test. The courts order to the judges did
not indicate what should be done with the
return as that question was net presented
by this proceedings. When the Judges
presented their amended return this after
toon, Justice Sanderson, a member of the
Canvassing Board, could not be found
and as another Justice of the peace wa.
called to act in his place,
THE OFFICIAL FooTINGs
complete, make Hoadly's plurality 646
Kennedy, Republican, for Lieutenant
Governor, has a plurality of 734. NJ. F
Wilson has the highest vote for Senator
} on the Democratic ticket (34,872), an(
] Richardson the highest on the Republi
can ticket ga, ,401). Hardacre is the low
eat on the Republican ticket, having "a,
!, 11S. and Brosseans, on the Democrat,
ticket, 34,5S4. For Representatives tn,
cratic figures are all higher than the high
; est Republican vote. The clerk will prob
ably issue certificates to all except Sena
} tors as soon as the footiDgs are made. Th'
Injunction as to Senators still holds. l
was argued ali day on the demurrer ant
I the motion to dissolve, and was not sup
planted by the other proceeding-th
T mandamus before the Circuit Court-fo
the reason that but tao judges are here
They called the case and set it's hearin
for Monday at 10 o'clock am.
THE COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED.
The Committee of One Hundred, re
Gently organized to detect and punish vic
!, lstions of the registry and election laws
held a public meeting this afternoon a
the Chamber of Commerce, which had
full attendance. A permanent organiza
ton was effected, providing for larg
: membership with an initiation fee OF 5:
and the same amount for annual due
the officers, and enough other member
| of the association to bring the number u
to 100, to constitute an Executive Con
! mittse. 1t was agreed that no partisa
a test for membership should be applied
! and that no office holder should serve o
!. the Executive Committee. The object
: the associa ton is to protect tie purity
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