The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-30


tertaining yet, at least for the fore part
OF the day.
The ball opened early and kept open
till mid.afternoon, without even a stop
for lunch.
Mr.. Hubbard formally announced
that he withdrew the demand for a re-
count OF the votes for Congress, made
by him in behalf OF B. B. Doyener.
DR.. Bates moved, and his motion pre-
vailed, that the recount Of tho vote for
candidates in the whole county be at
once ascertained and declared, the total
vote for each candidate to be obtained
by adding to the votes shown by tho
record to have been received by him
in the reCounted precincts, the votes
shown by the certificates OF the COM
missioners OF elections to have been re-
ceiyed by him in the precincts not re-
counted; and that the proper certiti-
Gates be prepared for entry on the
record and for transmission to the
parties required by law to BIO supplied
with them.
Precinct 6 OF Union district was then
taken up and recounted. There was
not much OF interest developed, though
the usual number OF exceptions was
filed. The count gave the Republican
contestants all through a gain Of two.
TO, REJEcT A PRECINCT.
Precinct No. 5 OF Union was called for,
and Clerk Pendleton brought the sealed
package OF ballots from the vault, and
laid it on the table, where it was opened,
ready TO begin the recount, but before
my ballot had been examined Mr.. Hub
bard, on behalf OF all tho Republican
candidates, demanded that the ballots
cast in this precinct should not be
counted for anybody, on the ground
that the election officers OF that pre-
cinct had not been sworn before acting
in that capacity. Mr.. Hubbard pro-
duced the two poll books of that pre-
cinct, in which are printed blanks pro-
yideG for certificates that the officials
have boon duly sworn. There was not
a scratch of the pen on one of them,
and as these are the primat dcie evidence,
and there was no other evidence, it was
plain that the law had not been com
piled with.
Prosecuting Attorney Howard was
sent for and asked for his advice on the
proposition. made by Mr.. Hubbard.
Mr.. Howard said he thought the ballots
ought 10 be counted.
Alter come talk Mr.. McGregor moved
that the ballots be replaced in the bag
and the bag resealed, and that the
hoo.J Iolya a racouo until N M This
was voted down, however. Many of
the members feared that if the ballots
were restored to the bag after having
been taken out, it might in some way
affect the legality Of the recount as to
this precinct.
A CLERK TEsTIFIEs.
1t was stated that Charles 0'Brien,
one of the poll clerks OF this precinct,
was in the building, and he was sent for
and examined rs to the fact, concerning
the proper swearing OF the election Of
ticers.
Mr.. O'Brien said the commissioners
were sworn before any,ballots were taken
in; he was, also, and he thought the
other poll clerk was, 800. MIR. Britt was
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remember. .
President Cruise read the certificate Of
election as sent in by the commissioners.
DR.. Bates moved that Mr.. Hubbard's
request not to count any Of the ballots
of precinct 5 be not granted, and this
motion was adopted, to which action
Mr.. Hubbard took an exception.
prrInw PArrnTs coUNTID.
When the count finally begun, u mum
Der OF those yellow, or sample ballots,
were found first on the string, Mr..
Hubbard excepted to the counting Of
any of these. There proved to be six
Republican and six Democratic ballots,
and Mr.. Caldwell excepted to tho
counting of the six for the Republican
candidates.
The count showed a gain of one vote
sct each side, SO that their relative
standing was not affected, Mr. Smith
having gained two on Mr.. 0'Kane's
three majority OF the day before, the
latter still had n margin OF me
In precinct 4 OF Union there was no
change except q loss OF n for Mr..
Brockunier. 1t was decided after con-
sultation that this was due to a mistake
in calling and tallying, and the error
was corrected. s,aii
Precinct 5 OF the same district was
then opened and counted. lnthis batch
OF ballots one was found with Smiths
name spelled without the h.. 1t was not
counted, but q vote for "W. @. Mollat"
was counled for I. O., and was excepted
to for Franzheim.
A ballot returned in the tally sheet
was discussed, but as it had never been
in the bag, was not counted.
SMITH AND o'xANE TIED.
Smith gained one on o'Kane in pre-.
cine. 3, SO that they were thon a tie in
the county.
Precinct 9 was taken up at 1850 p. m.
The first thrco tickets were rejected.
Ono had some names on the Republican
ticket scratched, and some on the DEM
ocra,ic ticket, while W. had not 4
scratch on them. 1t has been the prac.
tice OF the board to count tickets with
names scratched on ono side, on tho
theory that this showed the intent OF
the voter, but yesterday a new "prece.
dent was adopted.
Precinct . was finished at $40 p. m.
Somewhat over q third Of the county
had then been recounted. A net loss OF
one to the Republican candidates again
put Smith one behind O'Kane. 1t be.
gins to look like a game OF seesaw as to
these two.
After finishing this precinct the mem