Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-19
TWO MORN RECOUNTS
DEMANDED By THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
The Republicans Forced to Disclose Their Intentions
The Result Declared on the Rest Of the OFF,
ess-Election officers Examined
The Testimony.

| morning, the election oncerS SummOne
the afternoon and evening previous be
ing in attendance. On account OF tn
attendance of sundry officials at the ex
ecution at the Jail, however, it was fount
that little or nothing could be done, ant
a recess was taken until two o'clock II
the afternoon, at which time the cleo
tion officers were notified to be present
When the Board reconvened, Mr.
Blayney offered a resolution setting
forth that whereas Hon. w. Il. Tarr
candidate for Senate, M. ]. O'Kane
candidate for the House, and Leroy AL
exander, candidate for Commissioner in
Liberty district, had asked for recounts
of the ballots in their cases, that the
Board fix the time for commencing such
recount for Monday, November 21st, at
10 o'clock a. 10. Mr.. McGregor moved
TO amend by making the hour o'clock.
This was accepted by Mr.. Blayney and
the motion was adopted in that form.
Mr. Blayney next offered a resolution
J that certificates be issued TO all the 9TH
er candidates appearing to be elected
upon the face of the returns Clerk
Pendleton proceeded 10 read this,
which was quite voluminous, and when
| he had read as far as the certificates for
Congressman Mr.. w. P. Hubbard In
terrupted and, addressing the Board,
asked for recount for the Office Of
Congressman, on behalf of Capt. B. B..
Dovener. The President, directed that
the proper record be made.
Mr.. McGregor-Is it understood that
after this action IS taken there can be
no additional requests for recounts?
The President don't know any
thing about 1t.
Mr.. McGregor-I asked for informa-
ton. 1 know OF no other.
Mr.. HUBBARD suggest that no GER
tifcate can go on record and the action
of this Board can't be completed until
after the recount is made.
The reading of Mr.. Blaney's resolu-
ton was then proceeded with, and when
the office Of Sheriff was reached Mr..
Hubbard asked for q recount on behalf
of MIR. Moffat, the Republican candi-
date. A minute was made Of this in
due form, and then the reading was
continued and the resolution adopted.
Mr.. Blayney then offered third
resolution, ordering the clerk OF the
Board to prepare the certificates for the
signatures Of the members, and this was
likewise adopted.
Mr.. McGregor then addressed
the Chair, and said he would
like the paper he proposed read
ing made a matter of record.
He then read the list OF questions he
had submitted for the investigation of
the Prosecuting Attorney, some days
600. thev being seven in number, and
enQulrIng WncVueI U1s'.~--- L---tnO a
name should be counted, whether those
bearing a number or other distin O"sn-
ing mark should be counted, ana so on
with colored or sample ballots, ballots
bearing the name Of but one clerk, bal
lots cancelled with pencil instead OF
men. the ballots in the possession OF
Clerk Mitchell, and how the cost OF the
recount was to be betrayed, in case there
was a change in the number OF votes
credited to candidate without chang
ing the result Of the election.
There was some little discussion upon
this, Mr.. Vollinger remarking that ne
had been given to understand that at
one Of the precincts in his district every
ballot had been numbered. Mr.. Nc
Grepor said he knew few had been so
marked, but he was not aware that all
the ballots at any one precinct had been
numbered. If such was the case 1t was
not the fault Of the voters. The Presl-
dent said that 1T occurred to him that
the interrogatories raised questions
which would be variously construed and
answered by various persons. He
saw no use in calling for ans
wers to questions which might
be answered differently by different
nersons. He thought it would be best
TO wait until specific points came uI
during the recount. Mr.. Mckinley
said he supposed that when the ballots
were counted they would Oe counted as
the law directed, and the questions pro
nosed to be submitted 10 the Prosecute
ing Attorney might not fit the cases or
the answers be material. Mr.. NC
| Gregor said his idea was to NIX all THESE
matters before the count was com
menced. In his opinion the questions
likely to come up ought to be settled
before the ballots were examined ant
before any one knew how disputed
ballot stood. After some further call
Mr.. McGregor's paper was referred T.
the Prosecuting Attorney for his opin
ions. a.
noint of examining the election officers
and the officers of Precinct No. l o
washington district were called In an
sworn, a stenographer being In Sreadl
ness to report the testimony. MI
Dennis O'Leary was questioned, Prose
cnting Attorney Howard putting tn
interTopatories. He told Mr.. O'Lear
+bat the poll book called for 156 bs
Iots while but 154 were on the string
and asked what had become OF tn
other two ballots. In reply the witneS
Seid that in the case OF one ballot bU
ono ~ the four tickets was cancelled
and In the case of another, 1t was cal
called with a pencil instead OF a pei
Neither had been counted, ana the I"
ballots had been sealed up ana oepo
tied with Clerk Mitchell. The otht
officers in this precinct concarred l
this statement.
In Precinct No 2 there were 1ss oa
lots called for, and but Isl on Il
string Mr.. John Habberfeld said thi
ona ballot was not cancelled, but hs
the name of Klndleberger, for Con
missioner written in. That WI
counted as vote for Kindl
berger, but no other name
L1t.& bod haan cOunted. Th