Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29
The Official Count.
Fraud Found to Have Been
Committed I'm the Ohio
Election.
The FOrgey Promptly Repudi
ated and Ballots Counted
as Cast.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A dispatch from Columbus. Ohio.
says the official count of Franklin
county is being made. The candi~
dates are represented before the res
turning board by counsel. The first
one TO speak was j. E. Powell who
appeared for the democratic candi-
dates, and spoke three quarters of an
hour ia their favor citing authorities
to the effect that tae returns from
Precinct A, OF the Fourth ward, and
and Precinct A, ST the Thirteenth
ward, should not be counted. They
are both republican precints. P. A.
Harrison followed for the republican
candidates, and at the conclusion OF
his speech the board of cauvassers
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 satisfaction
to all the candidates. The returns
from the Thirteenth ward had been
read through the list of republican
candidates, there being total vote of
$50 in the precinct. The original vote
stood repu blicans 503 on the head of
the ticket, and 2O3 democrats. Three
hundred tallies had been added to the
full democratic ticket with the excep-
ton at Anterior for the supreme
judge, who had been given 200. This
made the total vote little over 1, 900
about 800 more votes than are in
the precinct. The board
DECIDED TO COUNT
the prscinct as returned, This will
elect about the entire dem ocratic
county ticket, and Taylor frep.) for
the legislature by about As votes
Meyers and Young dem, for repre-
sentatives will still be defeated. The
hoard of canvassers adjourned until
z. NJ. The representative of both
sides asked permission to appear be-
fore them at that hour. There is con-
siderable feeling over the discoveries
in tie Thirteenth ward. The returns
have been in the possession of the
clerk since Saturday.
The poll>books returned are 800
names short of the tally sheet.
Clerk Joyce, democrat, who has
charge of the returns since Saturday
evening, says the figures have un<
doubleday been changed. His theory
is that while they were being handed
around in the crowd during the argu
ment before the returning board
Saturday some one slipped out with
the tally-sheet anG made changes in
the figures.
HAMILTON COUNTY,
At Cincinnati, intense interest is
manifested IN the official opening and
certifcation of the Hamilton county
returns, and the clef ks office has been
crowded all day by representatives
from both parties and of the several
candidates. There is general inn
preston that Clerk Dalton, who was
himself clearly elected on the demo
cratic ticket, will Go the square thing
in making the returns, and that if
fraud shows up 1t will have been ac>
cemplished before the returns reached
his hands. Owing to a late start, only
and at the present rate the count will
take most of the week. In several
precincts mistakes were discovered on
one or the other side, which may Or
may not have been Intentional, but
in precinct f, Fourth ward, 996 votes
were returned, 200 or more above the
registration, of which HoadIy got 926
and Foraker 40, while about about $50
republican votes are known to have
been cast. In this precint demo
cratic senator was given 926 votes,
while the TALES showed only 726. In
precinct D, 357 votes were certified.
while only 1913 were cast. There ~ere
8 number Of other similar returns
which when corrected Injured to the
benefit of the republicans.
Great excitement was created on the
streets of GAINESVILLE by report that
the Hon. David Stewart, representa-
tive elect in Muskingum county, was
eligible. An examsnation Of the rec
ords ,hows Mr.. Stewards papers Were
issued Ia 1868, and there are only a
few irregularities in them. Those
who were endeavoring to find some-
thing wrong ia the naturalization
papers have subsidee, and it is under
TODD that Stewart will receive his
certificate without further question.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
The official count of Montgomery
County has been finished Hoadly's
majority is sol. The rest OF the state
ticket varies eightsor ten votes. SAM
uel E. Kemp, republican, senator, has
a majority of Sc; Montgomery gave
Robertson, democrat. 1853 majority;
Premble gave Kemp 1884 Three demo-
cratic representatives - EIdmiller,
Evans, and Turner-were elected.
The county democratic ticket is elect
ed.
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
Julius Dexter, one of the most act
i've members of the citizens commits
tee of one hundred, now engaged IN
investigating the alleged election
frauds at the recent election IL this
county, was arrested to day on a
charge of perjury. The trial was set
for Wednesday and Mr.. Dexter
x,oe ,oloacad On t1 000 bond Tho