Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-16
CANvAsSlNe TaE VOTE.
The consideration of Returns Of Late
City Election Causes Some
Excitement.

@-NNHSANaS' CDONChA . BOiN
of the returns of the city election,
held Dec, Z. 1891, submitted to the
city council Tuesday evening, was
as follows That on the Sth he notl-
fled Mayor Darcy, and in his pres
ence and under his supervision pro-
ceeded to canvass the vote with
result as follows:
VOTE FOR ALDERMAN.
First ward-M. w. Hunt, To-. Jno.
Gray, "a,
Second ward for long term-Wil-
liam Miller, 139; E. M. LAHORE, 1866;
Geo. Collins, /; for short term, re-
turns made by the judges and clerks
IN. Davis, l55; Geo. Collins, l54;
William Miller, |.
VOTE BY RECORDER.
Below the count for second
ward Recorder Glodell re.
ports as follows: "Hut at
said canvass l was directed by the
mayor to count the ballots for the
short term in said ward and by said
court / find Geo. Collins received
155 votes, N. Davis 154 votes, Will
liam Miller one vote; aud l also find
one Democratic ballot one which n
Davis received one vote. Wu.
Miller's name was scratched and
also the word "long" and George
Collins name was written under
Miller's.n
Third Ward-G. Steiner, 81; G. j,
Olmsted, 95,
Fourth ward-Wm. Ratzburg, "a;
O. ID. Hutton, 125.
Mr.. Collins was seen and says he
was not counted in but was elected
at the polls, properly certified and
the return is sustained by the action
of the council.
THE SCENE.
Recorder Goodeli read his report.
The mayor said that report must be
referred back TO the recorder to
bring in such report as he and the
recorder had canvassed. The re-
,rder;,said the report was certified 10
and was correct. There was some talk
and the mayor refused to entertain
a motion to take the report out of
the recorders hands and lay it before
the council. Mr.. Murphy, the mover,
said he would appeal from the chair.
The.mayor would not put the motion
to appeal. Hot speeches were made
and Murphy presented the resolu-
tions that were finally adopted CIV
ing Collins his seat.
THE MAYORS THEORY
was that the recorder should have
reported l55 votes for each as it was
canvassed by them, as he claims, in
the presence of Republicans and
Democrats. The custom for ten
years has been for the mayor and
recorder TO canvass and certify the
returns.
He bases his action also on sec. 13,
page %, revised ordinances:
GAS soon as the returns are re-
ceived from all the wards the recor-
der shall notify the mayor and in
his presence and under his super
vision shall canvass the votes for
city and ward officers, and report
the result to the common council at
its next regular meeting"
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UNCLE TOMS CABIN.--A good
audience greeted the New Orleans
Company in the opera house las;
evening when they produced that
time honored drama "Uncle Toms
Cabin" dramatized from the book
of that name, aud which used to
rlvet our attention IN youths bright
summer days. The plot however,
never seems to get old, and 1t was
rendered in good form last evening,
the different characters being cor
rectIy represented. A new feature
for Nanaimo was the introduction
of two liye blood hounds on the
stage. The dancing by little Lizzie
Moser, who also took the part Of
eva" was remarkably good and
appreciated. The band paraded to
day and rendered seyersl choice
selections of music -Nanaimo (B.
ca Free Press OF Dec. 3, '9l.