Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-20
DISCREPANCIES IN coLrMDrs.

COLUMBUS, OCtOhef 1Jtn.-lne OfhClal
count of this county was continued this
morning. I. e. Powell appeared for the
Democratic candidates, and spoke three
quarters of an hour in their favor, citing
authorities to the effect that returns from
Precinct A, of the Fourth Ward, and Pre-
cinct A, of the Thirteenth Ward, should
not be counted. They are both Republican
precincts. r. A. Harrison followed for the
Republican candidates. and at the conclu-
sion of his speech the Board of Canvassers
concluded to receive and count the returns
The objections to them We're that the Judges
of election had failed to properly certify to
the returns. Precinct A, of the Fourth
Ward, was counted and tailed, with salts
faction to all candidates. The returns from
the Thirteenth Ward have been read
through the list of Republican candidates,
there being total of 100 votes in precinct.
The original vote stood Republicans, 5O3
on the head of the ticket and 202 Demo
Gratis. Three hundred talles had been
added to the full Democratic ticket with
the exception of Aslerton for Supreme
Judge, who had been given 200. This made
the total vote little over 1000. about 800
more votes than there are in the precinct.
The Board decided to count the precinct as
returned. This will elect the entire Demo-
cratic county ticket, and Taylor tRepubli-
cam for the Legislature, by 200 votes.
Myers and Young (Democrats), for Resre-
sentatives will be defeated The Board of
Canvassers adjourned to 3 P. NJ, when il
will meet to sign the certificates. Repre-
sentatives of both sides have asked perInis-
sion TO appear before the Board at that
hour. There is considerable feeling over
the discoveries in the Thirteenth Ward.
Clerk Joyce, Den ocrat, who had charge
a Satn lnNr
the figures undoubtedly have been changed.
His theory is that while they were being
handed around in the crowd during the
argument before the Returning Board Sat
urday that some one slipped out with the
tally sheet and made the changes in the
figures. X. j. Ossing, Democratic Judge,
says the figures have been changed since
the tally sheet left their hands. An in
spection shows the changes and additional
tallies have been made by different pen and
ink from the original. The Republican
vote in the precinct was FIVE hundred and
four or five votes and the Democrats two
hundred and few votes. The figures
beginning the number opposite Democratic
candidates, has been changed in each in
stance to figure ). The work was done
in very bungling manner. If the pre-
cinct is counted TAYLOR Republican, for
Representative will still have forty major
ity over Young (Democratl making two Re
publican members elected and one Demo
crat. If the precinct is thrown out Taylor
will still have a plurality of about II.
This is all on the theory that the Board,
at > ?. NJ, will not reverse the decision
already made to count the precincts. In
case the Returning Board saw the correct
returns Saturday, and have personal llnowl-
edge that the tally sheets have been tam
pered with, they viii be asked to count
the vote as originally returned, and before
the change of 800 in favor OF the Demo-
Gratis was made.