Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-30
A VERY PRETTY RAG
BETWEEN MESSRS. OKANE AND SMITH FOR
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
O'Kane One Vote Ahead Last Night-Oapt DOVsner
throws up the Sponge Smith Springs
MandamuS on the Board Along
Towards Evening.

There were several unusual incidents
during the progress of the recount be-
fore the Canvassing Beard, yesterday.
One was in the morning, when Mr..
Hubbard, counsel for Capt. Dovener,
announced that the Captain would
withdraw entirely from the recount,
making no further demands upon the
Board.
Another was when the Republicans,
through Mr.. Hubbard, questioned the
vote of precinct No. of Union, and
asked that it be not counted because
the election officers had not been prop
erlY sworn. Evidence was taken, and
it was shown that they were sworn, and
the vote was accordingly recounted.
Still another was when Mr.. Smith
went before Judge Campbell and max
ing affidavit, secured a writ OF manda-
mus, requiring the Board to refrain
FROM counting thirteen ballots in pre-
cinct No. of Union, twelve OF them
because they were upon yellow paper,
and requiring the Board to certify its
record, and lay the ballots and the orig
inal papers before the Court, or show
cause at half-past nine this morning,
why it had not complied with the COM
mand of the Court.
These things, with other minor incl
dents, made up a more than usually in
teresting day.
summary OF the results of the re-
count up TO last evening show that Mr..
Tarr has gained 20 votes and lost s, and
that Mr.. Hervey has gained 10 and lost
10, making net gain Of II for Tarr.
In like manner Mr.. O'Kane has gained
20 and lost 10, and MIR. Smith has
gained and lost Is, making net gain
of 10 for O'Kane, and giving him ma
jority of one vote. Mr.. FranZheim has
made net gain of II so far.
Following are the details Of the day
OUT OF THE FIGHT.
The Board convened about tsn-o'clock
and devoted considerable time to read
ing up the record of the previous day.
When this had been completed Mr..
Hubbard, or. behalf of Capt. Doyener,
WlIlQI6W Judb S6u64Cmhu OClhohu AOA
q recount of the county, and there was
no opposition, be being thus entirely
out of the race. On motion Of
Mr.. Bates it was ordered that the
result Of the vote for candidate for
Congress in the whole county be at
once aScertaine1 and declared, the total
vote for each candidate to be obtained
by adding TO the vote shown by the rec
old TO have baen received by him in the
recounted precincts the votes shown by
the certificates of the commissioners OF
election to have been received by him
in the precincts not recOunted, and
that the proper certificates be prepared
for entry on the record and for trans
mission TO the parties required by law
to be supplied With them.
Precinct No. of Union was then
taken up. On the original count it
showed Ill for Tarr aud 81 for Hervey;
1O6 for Brockunier, 10S for Inhoff, 100
for O'Kane, l07 for Wilson, 100 for
Smith, o. for Medick, 81 for Rawling
and 81 for McCullOch; 1875 for Franz
helm and ST for Motfat. The recount
showed even for Tarr and a gain of ?
for Hervey; even for the Democratic
Legislative candidates and gain OF 2
for each of the Republicans; even for
Franzheim and a gain OF 2 for Motf&t.