The morning call., 1891-07-14
STORY SUSTAINED.
The Pioneer Election Recount
Shows No Errors.
a Dead Tie Between Marye, Gibbs and Til
den-Gibbs May Solve the Diff
Guilty by Resigning.

Although the victory of the progressive
ticket in the election held by the Pioneer
Society was sweeping enough in its general
result to satisfy the most ardent progress
sionist, the awkward Incident of a tie on the
Directorate contest has absorbed the entire
attention of both parties up to last evening.
1t was conceded that the final recount
then arranged for would leave no scars,
whoever won, but it was also conceded that
it would not be a strange thing if the origi-
nal count was sustained and the Story plan
fully indicated. Practically the Story
system was on trial as finality; the result
of this count would make it or break it in
local political contests for the future.
a great deal of senseleSs abuse had been
showered upon the plan by persons outside
the society who knew nothing of the merits
or dement's of the system. much less of the
issues involved in this particular case. The
election held on Tuesday last was substan-
tally purely friendly contest between
regular or conservative and an Independent
or progressive ticket.
PROGRESS WINS.
The progressive ticket carried the day as
to the PIesideutand Vice. Presidents and on
the Board of Directors Alexander Mont
gomery was fortunate enough to secure the
votes of both parties. AS regards the re-
naming eight Directorssthere was a sharp
contest, and in the original count two slight
errors were made which cost A. w. Won
Schmidt and George T. Marye Jr. ten votes
each. In Won Schmidt's case the addition
OF ten votes did not bring his total within
seven votes of the number necessary to win,
but Mr. Marye's total was raised to 291.
making a tie with the vote of Heber n
Tilden and c. V, 5. Gibbs, who had been
assumed to be elected. In other words
three gentlemen were credited with an equal
title TO two offices.
The recount of Yesterday evening was
very carefully conducted and was personally
Superintendent by Mr.. Story. L. Is. Marsh
and o. c. Pope acted as clerks, and nearly
all the candidates were present besides a
number Of Pioneers interested In the affair
On general principles
THREE MEN FOR TWO OFFICES.
Everything passed off tremendously, and
the result showed that the figures as cor
rected after the first count were like unto
the laws of the Modes and Perslans. There
was no alteration; there could be none.
The problem Of filling two offices with three
men remained to be solved, but the count
on the Story plan was completely vindicated.
1t was stated to a CALL reporter last
evening that c. V. ). Gibbs had promptly
offered to end the trouble by resigning. He
belongs to the regular ticket, and this
would give equal representation TO the tick
cts SO lar as this part of the contest is con-
cerned, Mr.. Tilden being regular and Mr..
Marye progresslonlst. 1t is probable,
however, that nothing will be done before
the meeting of the Board of Directors, on
the last Wednesday in the month.
CORRECTED RETURNS.
The corrected figures, as verified by yes
terday'S recount. shows the following vote
cast at the election held OF Tuesday, the
7th inst.