The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-08
CANvASsING RETUNS.
The District Clerk Contest Taking the Lead In
Interest--Threais to Contest for Blood
Splitting.

The board of county commissioners com:
menced to canvass the election returns
yesterday and completed The city precincts
and five Of the townships, taking them
alphabetically, commencing with Alton.
The board met in the county clerks office
and all day the room was crowded. The
! leading interest was centered in the vote
for district clerk, as between Chas Lulino
and w. w. Ayers. No one seemed to know
how many votes either had exactly, owing
to the facl of holding back the returns in
four townships, not reporting until yester-
day and then not being able to find out the
ballot from the judges. The judges say
the returns they have to make will be
found in the ballot boxes.
Mr.. Luling's interests in the count are
being watched by Judge Sluss and John
h. Hume, and Mr.. Ayers mas employed
d. NJ. Dale, whose face reddens as the
count proceeds In the third precinct of
OF the second ward Luling's vote
has been reported 1O4 while the returns
showed 40. One of the judges says he re-
membered making the mistake in giving
out the vote to the election commissioner
on Tuesday night. In Attica township it
had been reported Luling ha but seven
teen votes while the returns show fifty
votes. So far in the count sixteen ballots
have been found cast for NJ. w Ayres
counted for w. w. Ayers, different indi-
vidual
The board will complete the canvass to-
day, when something more will be known
OF the wishes of the voters.
Last night the returns were guarded by
County Clerk Dunkin, who selected for
his assistant, Charles Bellew, and Ayres
selected to look after his interests Bob
Coates, who, as alleged, according to with
drawal contract, is partner to the extent
OF half the income. They spent the night
smoking campaign echo cigars. There is
no danger that the returns were in the
least indicated last night
There was considerable interest shown
on the street yesterday over the returns for
governor. As the reports looked more
favorable for Humphrey the Wi Its fell
lows would become more excited. By noon
the fellows coming from states were count |
ing ballots is a practiced science could be |
seen giving pointers. One fellow, some !
what disfigured opened upon a crowd of |
his following deliberately as follows: |
Il sir, came from the state of Alissis- |
sippi. / sir, knows all bout this count
in business sir. l know sir men will de |
fraud on occasions like this sir and |
know them ballots wus cast for Willis"
This was conclusive and his suggestion to |
start rebellion was framed with a resolu-
ton and passed unanimously by rising
vote.
The rebellious contingent was talking
about going into the fighting business ex-
-ensively They wanted to see blood and
Ots of it. They wanted good, thick, red
blood to stain the prairie grass of Kansas
md they wanted to see the performance
commence quick. One fellow interested
n gun store, with an eye to business,
suggested that he had big stock on hands
md would Of course supply a company at
'educed rates. One of the crowd answered
hey had no money to invest but had the
and TO fight if they only had guns No
proposition was made to sell on time
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