New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-10
ARG UIyG OVER ONO ELECTION CASES.
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE STATE SUPREME coURr-TnE
MANDAMIs QUESTIONS.

| COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 9 (SpeCidD.-ln the
Supreme Court to-day Mr Jordan continued speaking
until after o'clock Ho said that when the
before the Circuit Court he had asked tho Judges not 10
throw tho VOTE but simply TO command the clerk to
proceed with the in accordance with the law un-
der Instructions from the Court The Seventh Iowa
reports quoted TO show that the courts OF that
State had adopted similar course In parallel case
lie referred the precincts in this city where the sg-
natures OF the judges omitted from the returns.
which, he said, counted by the Democratic Can
yassing OF this county and these gentlemen,
claim possess all the virtue, ask that the votes in
certain precincts Of Cincinnati, which had every evi.
being correct he thrown out All the decisions
IN this state are that the tles the prna ace evil
depce the II all the votes are thrown out where
there are tallics the Democratic Senators would nc
elected by 1884 plurality. Mr.. Jordan read from and
cited number authorities including decisions and re-
ports from many In support OF his position. This
concluded the arguments the petition la error to the
Circuit Court, leaving the mandamus proceedings
Instituted by the Democrats and that OF tho state Can
vas-iug Board to bo consolidated In the absence OF
Attorney General Lawrence who called to his
homo on account Of the death OF his mother and OF
Judge Nash who was engaged In the Court OF Common
Pleas secretary OF state Robinson asked that arguments
be heard iu the OF the Canvas.ing Board at .
o'clock tomorrow morning The court announced that
they were ready 10 proceed, and adjourned TIL =
o'clock
Judge Nash appeared on tho reassembliug OF court
tn. afternoon as counsel for the State Canvassing
Board and the petition I'm mandamus 20 compel Clerk
Dalton to mako return the Secretary OF state OF the
vote ior state officers other than Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor Mr. Foctt read the answero the Ham
iton County Cauyassug Board. In which II was stated
that returns had been canyasscd except those from
prccuc r. Eighteenth ward, the returns OF which were
handed 10 him uuscaed and that lie had asked for
maudamus to compel the judge OF election Of that pre-
clrc TO seal and return them proper form. Tho Conn
] IN
were duly received owing tOtn fact the Justc" or the
prncr Who was called to assist IN canYissng the vote
had refused so to do clerk with MS assistant did
and issue certificates OF election TO tie
Dc mocrntic reprcsentatiVes and county officers Tho
answer SAYS that owing the various Proceedings IN
madamus IN courts, the clerk Is IN doubt as TO his
duty ia premises. II all the precincts objected 10
ar, thrown out will deprive state officers OF many
thousand votes To which they legally entitled. Mr.
Eort then addressed the briefly saying that tho
CLERK was willing and anxious to make tho returns as
soon ma he was directed 10 do so By the court.
Mr. Nash followed In short argument setting 1orth
the law which requires tho clerk Ia make rourn TO the
Secretary OF and the cauvasnS or tho NOic by te
Governor and Secretary The court adjourned until
q O'Clock tomorrow morning.
CLEVELAND, Dec. o tSpccidD.-Tho Democratic man
agcrs In the state waiting for the decision In the
Hamilton County mandamus cases TO make new move
II the cases are decided against them they Will 20 into
the courts and ask that the elections In Hamilton and
Cuyanoga Counties declared void the ground taken
by the supreme Court declaring the registration law
unconstitutional.