Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-28
STOPPED SHORT.
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PUTS AN
End 10 RECOGNIZING.
Aasr Allowing the Republicans 3 Changs Of four
Votes in Richie Ditict-A Bill Of
Exceptions From Mr.. Hugus.

Today the Board of County Commis-
siouers will hold its last session OF tie long
series corrected with the recount OF the
yots of Ohio county. Action looking 10
this termination Of the examination was
taken Yesterday, after adopting 3 resofu~
ton allowing tie Republican Presidential
Electors. the candidates en- the State
ticket and I-er~EAsCnr-sAadidate iof
Possessing Attorney, a change Of four'
vstesfro the Democratic total, to make
@Gp for the evident error in that district BY
the election officers. To-day tbs m
ton of the tsbulated statement VII. DO
completed, ond the csrtihcate' issueu u
the successful candidates.
There has been q good deal Of spfeuia-
ton as to why q recount WAS asked, py
Mr.. Cowden, of Richie district, Tor the
Office Of Prosecuting Attorney. The rea-
sou came out ye,terday, and Is hat the
change mt, q good SUI Of money In the
hands Of Eighth ward Republicans, VINO
bet lively on the msioritits on Prosecuting
Attorney in that ward. ~
I S,on altar the Board had bsen chilled to
bsder for the morning session, Mr.. 1. =
Risz withdrew his demand, p.eyioqst1
intimseed fer a recount of IIlatephla
town precifcs-as. Tsa5eiphieeDsstrlct, for
the Office of Goyera6r. This disposed Oh
Mr.. RILEY again addressed the Board, ask
ing that it adhere to the lag in relation
to ihs recount in Richie district, asked
for the previous evening by Mr. Cowden.
Mr.. Cowden addressed the Board, in
sistinn upon the recount bsipg made, and
RI, ntipg' ont tie evident fact that there
hsd been an error in sOrtiDg out the tick
eta, by the election ~oficers, whereby there
WAS a loss of four votes to the Republican
candidates, aud q gsin o! four votes 10 the
Democratic candidates
After some discussion over this matter,
Mr.. Stein offered the following resolution:
Pesoyxd, TIA. in tbs boss house prtc net
of Richie district, foar votes be added to
each of the Republican Presidential cleo
tors, four to the Republican candidates for
State Auditor, Stale TREASURED, Snparln-
tendent of Schools, Judges ct the Supreme
Court, and Prosecuting Attorney OF Ohio
county, and that four votes be taken from
the Democratic candidates for the came
ofic and that the said changes close the
count in Ohio county. /
This did not suit the Republicans, and
Mr.. Maxwell moved 70 amend by s:para-
ting the ptrtion making the changes in the
votes from the pNt bringing the count 10
an end.
Alter q little discussion the QUESTION wss
nut on Mr.. Maxwell's amendment, ard
the ayes and nays being demanded, it was
lost, eyes 2, noes Z.
The original motion, by Mr.. Stein, was
then put and carried, ayes :, noes 2.
Mr.. Hupus then addressed the Board
stating he had prepared a bi OF executions
wlich he desired TO present to the b ,ard.
H. read the paper, and quite a long dis
~c1ssion ensued over it, in which Mr. Hu-
yus. the members of the Board, and &C.
cAyionslly Mr.. Egirg, took part. Mr..
wing recommended that the blu be &C.
cepted and signed, as econ az. the various
| all gator in it contained had been agreed
upon, and the Board adjourned until aftes-
moon without final action being taken.
GA 1esssembling at two o'clock, the
matter CT Mr.. Hugus' bill Was again
brought up, aud the discussion Of the
morning was resumed. As q matter OF
couIss, there having been no further con-
ference, the paiots had not besn
agreed upon, aud Mr.. erase, anxious to
get on with the work Of closing mp the
couut, aud issuing the certifi sates, desired
to 90 ahead Wills the bill was being per.
fected Mr.. Hugus WAS disposed to pres
the immediate consideration Of the bill,
and hslf au hour WAS spsnt in arriving at
an understanding.
Finally, Mr.. Ewing and Mr. Hugus re-
tired to perfect the bill, and the Beard
proceeded to correct its tabular statement
of The vote Of the county, IN accordance
with the changes and corrections made iy
the recount Of the previous two weeks. 1t
WAS a quarter Of three o'clock when this
work was commesc ed, Washington dis
trict being the frat taken up. The work
was very Glow, every tiEure of the tabu-
lated yo.e of The county, from Pr,si-
DENTAL electors 10 constable, having to be
gone over, compared and checked On.
President Cruise made the comparison as
tie figures were called of, tie other Com
mjssioners looking on, or sitting stoat the
room engaged in generation
At half-past three o'clock Mr.. Ewing
intercepted the proceedings long enough
to announce that he had flushed going
ever the bill Of exceptions, with Mr.. Hu-
gus, ard saw no objection to it It wss
proper, however, that Mr.. Allen, c~ounfel
for NJ. John o. P.ndlGt2n, should
see the psp3r, and as he would be hcms To-
day, Mr.. hugus was willing it should lie
left in Mr.. AS charge until to-day. A
minute Was made of the existence Of the
bill, and Mr.. Hugus will be
heard n; the morning session 10.
day, providing Mr.. Allen sees
90 objection 10 the particulars set forth In
the bill, ard there lisa probability that bat
little time will be consumed in disposing
If the meter. The bill was placed in Mr..
Eugene Hsnke's hands, to be by him trans
United to Mr.. Allen, on his return TO the
city last evening or early this morning.
This matter Being disIoad Of, the Board
resumed is comparison Of tho vote. In
Clay district, on the vote fer the Repu'li-
can candidstes for Circuit judges, o d fer
ence Of five votes was found between the
two tally sheets, but ~ the matter could
not be determined without o rfoouu., aud
none had boen demanded. the Hgc1es were
allowed TO stand at Paul 473, Campbsll 45l.
At 4:30 o'clock, af:er completing the
comparison ss far IS Webster district, the
Board adjourned until this morning.
Tickets for "~Underthe Palms, can
be secured ut House's Music Store.
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