Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-20
THE RoCEEDING

Kinbsrly, one Of the commissioner a.
The nall. said, in answer to questions, that
he could not account for tbs ballot re
assisted the canvsssers in their WotS on
election day. ]. II. Holt, one of the can
vassers, stated that the number OF ballots
on the stripg, az counted by him, tqualed
the number of names on the poll book
ID, L. Heiskell, q capvaxer, testified to
the same tffect, rs did also Mr.. John
Frew. n of the commissioners, and Geo.
Baird, Jr., also a commissioner.
Altar some discussion among the mem
hers of the Board, Mr.. Maxwell moved to
shov a certain disputed ballot, to-wit: the
ticket upon which Mr.. Pendleton's name
had been written on top Of Mr.. Atkinson's
and a pen drawn through both names, the
purrose Of Mr.. Maxwell's motion being to
oct the opinion of the con miss!ouers "a to
the intent Of the voter. The motion wa
lost
After some further discussion, Mr.. Nc
Grenor ma1e q motion to open up the pack.
aga of ballots in Washington district, and
rspdsr q fipal decision on several tickets
now under dispute. This was also lost.
MF. mANNt'l HClC NOOh OA ~ Yea
a little uupleaEantness by saying he want
ed the ballots il dispute settled finally
and at once, and threw out some grstut-
tous insults to the Board, to the effect
that il never intended TO make s final
determination on this matter. Tbs was
resented by Mr.. Stein. MI. Maxwell re-
torted hotiy, and personalities were freely
indpISsd in for q time, until President
Cruise could restore order.
The Board then laid aside The disputed
points for future determination, and took
mn the returns from Union district. The
.aIIy sheet showed q total OF l .223 votes,
of which Peudleton was credited With 654,
Atkinson $50, and Meyer :, ten ballots be,
ing blank a5 TO Congressman. The coupt
proceeded quie'ly and exp editiously until
about eleven o'clock, when Mr.. Stein, VINO
was seated at the counting table with the
rest OF tue Commissioners, the clerks, and
counsel, called attention to Mr.. McGIegOr,
who had gone eff to the south side OF the
ROOM, and was engaged IN taking voluml'
nous notss Of what trauspired. Mr.. Stein
said
Mr.. President. l would like 10 call at
leution TO Mr.. McG;egor. Have him take
a seat at the table with the rest OF Ia, and
stop writing notes"
To this Mr.. McGregor replied, in an
offensive way
I'm take my seat when l please"
Mr.. Stein-I made my request to call
attention to Mr.. McGregor, and prevent
his raising objections hereafter.
Nj. McGregor, petulently-rll not dot.
Mr. Stein-All right; 1 only wanted 30
call attention to you.
The Chair decided that Mr.. McGregor
could do ~ ne plea'e ed, and the gentleman
from Madison resumed his IeportOrial
lsbors, varyingt the monotony Of writing, at
times, by wsnGerir z around the apartments
devoted to the business Of the Board, TAX
ing no part in the business before tbs
body.
Shortly after eleven o'clock, Mr.. Al'eu,
counsel for NJ. PsndletOn, called attention
q t.tkes which had the word tea
written acroes the hack, and citsd the pro-
vision of law which objects to q ticket
having any Distinguishing device. TIE
Board decided the ticket was good. 1t
was discovered after the decision had been
made, that the commissioners OF election
had counted ont the tickets in tens, and
endorsed every tenth ticket on the back.
At twenty minutes of noon another tick
ct was found with Atkiuson's name writ
ten q little below, hut partly on top of Pen
daton's name, without the latter having
ben scratched. One name was about as
plain rs the other, and the ticket was not
IN accordance with law, having two names
for the same Office, but the Board, giving
Mr.. Atkinson the benefit Of whatever
doubt there was, counted the ticket for
him.
At ten minutes of ten, q Republican
ticket wss found with "a. Wissback" en-
iorsed oa the back. This was "a dis
tinpuishipg mark" as contemplated By
the Code, and President Cruise so stated.
Counsel called at ention to the similar bal
in Washington which had been count
81 by the Board, subject 10 further con-
sideration, and the Board took tie same
action in this Gaze, directing the clerk to
make a minute Of the fact. In address
ing the Board upon this matter, Mr..
Hugus commended a voter had q perfect
right to endorse his ticket, he thereby
making it an Opsn ballot.
The recount was concluded ut noon, and
PendletOu GA, Atkinson 551,
Myers or blank Is, makiug . total OF
,2lS. This was 5 ballots short Of the
names on the poll book, and was a loss Of
one for Atkinson.
Mr.. MCGregcr ut this time came out Of
The back room long enough TO make . rec
1rd of the fact that there was q shortage of
) votes. The motion was carried, and the
record duly made.
Mr.. McGregOr then moved that the eli
,ers Of Union district be summoned for ten
this morning, and this was also
The Board thsn adjourned until 1:3O
D. N.
When the Board reasembled for the
.~fternoon session the ballot box Of Centre
wss opened, and the tickets re-
The recount vss commenced at
minutes OF two o'clock, Mr., McGregor
sill sitting apart from ths remainder of the
members, and taking no part in the ex-
animation, bat indushiously plying his
The tally sheet Of the district, as
,reparsd by the election officers, showed q
otsI Of ISL ballots, Of which number 42s
gese for Psndleton, 3l4 for Atkinson and
blank rs to OoBgressmsu, or for Myers.
There were quite Q namber Of "fresks' in
his box. One man had scratched Of the