The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-24

THE OTHER SIDE.
B. f. Weybrecht Files His An
swer to the Contest
Ard Pours Hot Shot Into the Re-
publican Camp.
He Tells of Navy Nrt"s Mt Properly
CUurttd.
The Answer Shows That His Ma
jority Will be Increased.
He Gives Facts and Figures to Sustain
His Position Full Report OF the An
swer and ross Petition,

The answer and cross motion OF b. F.
Weybrecht, in the contest commenced by
William Rowlen, prepared by Case, Mon
not and " hitacre, has been served on Mr..
Rowlen. The document Is an interesting
one and shows clearly that with anything
like a fair hearing, Mr.. Weybrecht will oe
seated in the House of Representatives.,
and his majority of "a greatly increased.
The answer reflects great credit on the
firm of Case, Monnot and Whitacre as IL
shows they have labored hard to establish
H. cts that will aid Mr. Weybrecht.
The contestee denies that he was not
electt d and also denies the statement OF
the contestant that lie was elected.
As to the specific charges Of illegal
votes and irregularities mauc in said no
tice, by which IL is claimed and
asserted that the vote of said contestee
was uulawfuIly increased, and the vote OF
said contestant uulawfuliy decreased, and
by reason of which IL is alleged that the
contestant eceived O mo jority of the legal
votes polled, coupted anu returned and is
entitled to be declared elected to said Of
flee, the ,contestee hereby denies each
anu every of said charges and specihca-
tions anu insists, and will insist AT the
trial of this contest upon strict legal proof
thereof.
Said contestee claims and asserts, and, ,
will insist at the trial of the contest, that
said churges and specifications are indefi-
nate and uncertain and do not, as the law
requires, sufficiently advise him of par
ticular transactions and state OF facts
relied Oh by the contestant.
Said contestee further claims and asserts
that by n rue ana Lawful count OF the
legal votes ,Jolled, counted and returned
at saIu election, mis- majority over said
contestant will be largely increased.
That the legal votes cast at sad election
for this contestee, which were unlawfulIy
excluded from the count and returns by
the election officers, will when truly ami
legally counted ana returned greatly in
crease his Iid ajority.
That toe number of illegal votes which
were cast for the contestant, counted and
returned at said election, will when re-
jected and excluded from the count and
returns, greatly decreace the aggregate
vote of the contestant and increase the
said jority of the contestee for said
| office.
That the number of votes counted and
returned for the contestant at said elec-
ion, which were not cast for him, will,
when excluded, increase tho SAID major
| ity of the contestee.
The contestee further AYERS the fact to
be that votes were received, counted and
returned for the conte slant at sad cleo
| tion as IA candidate for said Office, which
were cast by persons who did not possess
| the qualifications of electors OF said State,
| or of the county aud precincts in which
said votes were cast, and who had no
right 10 vote at such election, and that
such illegal votes were cast, counted and
returned for contestant at the following
voting precincts III Stark county:
New Berlin precinct, Plain township, l
vote.
Louzsnheiser precinct. Plain township,
| 20 votes.
Marlboro township, east precinct,
| votes.
Marlboro township, west precinct,
votes.
Beach City precinct, Sugar Creek town
ship, vote.
North Industry precinct, Canton town
ship, vote.
Second ward, Alliance, 3 votes.
Third ward, Alliance, 20 votes.
First ward, Alliance, l vote.
Fomtn ward, Alliance, votes.
Sixth ward, Alliance, Az votes.
Midway precinct, Lake township,1 vote.
Precinct A Canal Fulton, votes.
Precinct b, Canal Fulton, 2 votes.
Lawrence precinct, Lawrence township,
| / vote.
Precinct B, Second ward, MassiIIon, l
vote.
Mspleton precinct, Osnaburg township,
i vote.
Sandy township, vote.
Precinct A, Seventh ward, Canton, l
vote.
Precinct A, Fourth ward, Canton,
votes.
Precinct A, Third ward, Canton, l vote.
Precinct Is, Bethlehem township, 3
votes.
Greentown precinct, Lake township, l
vote.
Elton precinct, Sugar Creek township,
vote.
Stands precinct, Tuscarawas township,
| vote.
West Brookfield precinct, Tuscarawas
| township, vote.
Louisville precincts, A and b, each l
vote.
And in other voting precincts many
votes. All of the above votes should be
| deducted from the aggregate number of
votes, credited to the contestant.
VOTES NOT RECEIVED.
The contestee further AYERS that per-
sons possessing the qualifications of
| electors of the precinct in which they re-
| side, intending to vote for said contestee,
| offered them ballots, properly marked as
| required by law, and upon which was the
name OF said contestee for said office, at
the regular voting places of their pre-
| cincts, respectively, and the same were
| by the judges rejected. That this oc-
cured in the following precincts:
Beach City precinct, Sugar Creek town
! ship, vote.
youngstown Hill precinct, Lawrence
township, votes,
Third ward, Alliance, votes.
r1 Alliance