Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-21
THE PROCEEDINGS,

II was the intention of the Board to have
Examined the e~lection officers OF Union dis
irilt the irst thing, touching the 6iscrep-
,ncy OF five ballots in that district, bat
IS . majority of the Commissioners ard
anyassers were no! present when the
morning session begsn, the matter was de-
erred, and the Board took up the returns
tom Webster district. The tally sheet
md POLLOCK showed a total of / 49l
votes, of which $40 were credited to Pen
lie ton, 622 to Atkinson, and 81 for Myers
II blank rs to Congressman. with one pro-
est, and enc receipt voted. Before the
count was formally commenced, Mr..
HuSus requested, on behalf of his client,
DIR. Atkinson, that the election officers Of
Centre district be summoned for this
ucrniog, to testify NJ to what they know
If The shortage of four votes in the Atkiu-
1on column there, as discovered By tie
Board on Monday.
The frat cnriosity turnsd up out Of the
Web.tsr box WAS q Prohibition ticket with
! part of q R.publican ticket sewed on to
it. This Tss Lotsd as bsipg for no one for
congress, and was laid aside until the
opinion Of the Prosecuting Attorney could
10 Ob,a'nej. Two other tickets created
zone discussion, notably a Democratic
ticket, on which the name Of Pendle'Oa
lad teen scratched ont, and an illegible
1ame written on top Of il with q hard peu-
I'll. A msglDyiOg glass was brought Il
Oear on the name, but nothing could be
made Of it, although Messrs. Maxwell and
dugus, hsyirg very extraordinary powers
Ut vision, declared there could be no doubt
i the nam being Atkinson, The Board
tsclded to omit counting the ticket, aad
leld IL for expert opinion.
TIE count was completed at twenty min
utts past eleven, 1t showed q total of l.
is9 votes, as being for Peudletou, 622 for
htkinsOo, and % blank or for Myers, the
protested voc and the receipt making the
{ GIT number OF l 49l. Tois was q loss OF
Que vote for PelolstOn. The election off,
ers and ths voter whose ballot had betn
protested were summoned for this morning, |
Indtha Board adjourned until hslfpsst one.
The Board did net reassembla for tie
afternoon session uotil two O'Clock, the
member, spending about half an hopr in
,Onsultstion With Eogineer Smith over
road matters. When thu body was called 10
order, Mr.. Rohrig nominated Mr.. n. Smith
.or road surveyor for the Wheeling ard
Fsirncnt pike, and the appointment was
confirmed.
Tue BoTd then opened the Ritchic dis
.rics bal o. box, aud begun the count.
The pclt-book and tslly-sheet showed .
Otsl of l 2l1 votes, sic being FOR Pendle.
on, GA for Atkinson, and 81 blank or for
Iyers. There were four challenged names
n sdiition-not included in the total.
TIE first questionable ticket found was 9
ballot, with Myers. for Con-
,ress, unscratche5, and John o. Penjleton
under the head of Circuit
Judges" The ballot was not counted for
The next questionable ballot
vas ons containing q written pIster, with
be rame Of John Howard for Prosecuting
hr. Cruise thought that the
could only have q bearing on the
flee CT Prosecuting Attorney. Mr.. Stein
that it be referIei for further exam
Mr.. Cruise read the section Of
he Code providing that it shall be uu-
iWful to Este or place the printed name"
snd decided that the ticket was 8
,Od and valid the. Objections being
i,hdJawp, the ticket was placed to Mr..
tkiEs ms credit, and the court went Oh.
A little later Mr.. Allen called attention
a Republican ticket with thu number
81 written on it, f,ce, and asked that
memorandum Of it bs made by the
ERIK. He was assured by the President d
at at least n other ticket had been