Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-13
NOT COMPLETED.
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AT WORK
ON THE RETURNS.
AL Day Yesterday Spent in Examining he Tally
Shseh-Ssyaal Rseouns Ordered
Ths Nacntss So Fr.

The Board of Coanty Commissioners met
In specisl session at the Court House, at 8
o'elcck yesterday morning, for the purpose
of proceeding, in accordance with law, to
canvas the vote Of Ohio county for the
several offices from President down to
constablea All the members Of the Board
were present except Commissioners speidel,
and there was quite q crowd Of interested
spectators, consisting Of the various csudi-
dates, q half dozen attorneys, who were
present as ccursal, the chsirmen Of the
State and County Committees, city
officials, and representatives Of the news
papers.
The business Of the meeting having bsen
stated, Clerk Woods, who had prepared q
tabulated statement Of the vote of the
various precincts, proceeded to read the
same, and about two hours were consumed
in this work. Mr.. Cruise and Mr.. Nc
Grsgor held the tally sheets as the reading
progressed, and checked of the figures.
some slight errors were found and correct
ed. and tia lob was concluded q short time
before twelve O'Clock.
When the examination of the tabulated
statement had been completed, Mr.. John
o. Psndlet1n presented q petition asking
for q recount Of the vote for Congressman
in this county.
He was followed by Mr.. A. ]. Sehultzs,
whose petition asked q recount for the o.
fee of assessor for the country district, and
also asked the Board to ascertain whether
twenty seven voters residing east Of the
Webster district line had voted in Webster
district their proper voting place bsiDg in
Richie. He asked that these twenty-seyen
voters be summoned and their statements
"a to where thsy voted taken, and if they
had voted 10 Webster to Ieject their votes,
"a not having been cast in the proper dis
trict.
Mr.. G. W. Atkinson followed with q pc
tition for q recount of the vote Of the
county for the Office Of Congressman, T. J..
Hugus appearing "a his attorney.
L. W. Blsyney, candidate for Commits
siouer in Liberty district asked for o re.
count of his district.
W. J. W. Cowden, on behslfof General
Gof, addressed the Board, stating that he
might ask o recount of all or Of q portion
of the county for the Office Of Governor,
bat was not preparedto do so at that time.
He desired TO reserve the privilege. Mr..
T. S. Riley made o similar statement on
behalf Of Judge Fleming.
Mr.. Maxwell then offered q resolution to
the effect that any interested candidats
might demand Q Tecoant, either in person
or by attorney. The syes and nays were
demanded by Mr.. MeGregor on this, and
all voted in the affirmative. All the re-
counts asked for will be allowed.
The hour of noon having arrived, the
Board adjourned until / p. IN. At that
hour it was proposed to go over three tally
sheets which had showed q variation ff0m
the Clerks table, and check them up in q
more complete manner, in order that there
might be no pOssib.l ity of error. Wash
ington district was accordingly taken up,
but the Clerk announced there was no dis
crepancy there. The members Of the
Board, who had gathered around the Ie-
porters' table for the purpose Of examining
the papers, fell to discussing the question
Of gCiBg Oyerthe paper anyhow, and it vas
fn8lly determined to 20 over all the tally
sheets, compare thsm, aud make the exam
nation thorough and satisfactory to all.
This work ives commenced about half past
one, aud was continued right along during
the afternoon. The proceeding wa some
what dreaEy and mOnotonous tor the spec
tators, and they gradually thinned out
with the exception Of the chairmen Of the
two State committees aud several attOr-
ueys, and left the Commissioners to their
not very interestirg work.
When Clay district wss gone over an
error of FIVE vo'eJ was found in the totals
for PAUL for Judge, Campbell for Judge,
and Woods for the Legislature.
When UDion ives Ieiched, the clerical
error of 100 in the vots for Mr.. Caldwell
for Attorney General came up, and was
promptly corrected, Masking Mr.. Cald-
Wells vote stand 629. After finishing up
the district the Board adjourned unit.
this morning.
The mejorities in tie county, by the
corrected statement, as far as the Board
bad gore last evening, are ss follows:
President, Cleveland, 100; Governor,
Fleming, 100; Auditor, Duffy, 1875; Treas
urer, Thompson, $50; Attorney General,
Hubbard, 312; Superintendent of Schools,
Morgan, 166; Supreme Judge, Brannon
over Mason, 139; English over McWhor-
.er, al; Congress, Psndletoa, 209; State
Senate, Donshco. 100; Circuit Court, ia
cob over PAUL. 500; Boyd over Campbell,
44S; House Of Delegates, Woods over LoOs,
100; Garden over Wood, 19l; Corcoran
over Prince, 200; Siifel over Dunlap, 334;
Sheriff Sseenrod, 1854; Howard over FL
son, 664; Blanchard over jones, 5S5;
Zane over Schultz, 125; Carr over Bell,
23S.
TIE vote on the several amendments in
this county were as follows:
Sec. 13, Art. 3, concerning sppssls from
Justices: For, 3,527; against, a,S77.
Sec. "a, Art 8, extending session Of the
Legislature; for, 1851; against, 6.207.
Sec. 13, Art. 6, the prohibition amend.
ment. for, 1870; s~gainss, 6.95l. The
vote of the city en- this last proposition
wss: far, 95s; sgsir st, 6,049.
The Board will assemble sgsin at 8
o'clock this morpipg. The work Of check
ing off the tally sheets will occupy most of
the day.
DAST nATT NTrErTNn