The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-19
TWO MORE RECOUNTS
Demanded of the County Com
missioners Yesterday
THE SHERIFF and CONGRESSMAN
To be Included in the Recount OF
senator, Legislature aud One Com
MISUNDERSTANDING Explanations by
Election omcers Consumes all of
Fridays Short Session.

Yesterday forenoon TO examine tne OH
GERS OF election as TO why in some pre-
cincts more votes are certified to have
been cast than ballots were returned, it
was found that work could not begin,
for the reason that Prosecuting Attor-
ney Howard had to attend the Maier
hanging. As his presence with the
board was necessary, an adjournment
was taken till Up. IN.
At that hour President Cruise called
the board to order. All the other nine
members were present
AIr. Blaney moved that Monday at 10
a. m. be fixed as the time for commenc-
ing the three recounts already demand
cd. Mr. McGregor moved TO amend,
making 0 a. IN. the hour, and this was
adopted.
MIR. Blaney moved to sign certificates
of the vote for all officers where a re-.
count had not been demanded. The
clerk read the certificates Us TO electors,
and started TO read that as to congress-
man, when Mr.. w. P. Hubbard inter
rupted, and on behalf OF Capt. B. b.
Doyener, Republican candidate for Con-
gress, demanded q recount OF the bal.
lots. This certificate was then laid
aside and the others read, until that for
sheriff was reached, when Mr.. Hubbard
again demanded recount OF the ballots
on behalf OF L. G. Molat.
The other certificates were then read
and approved.
Mr.. Blaney then moved that separate
certificates US to each officer, for sigma
ture by the members, be drawn up by
the clerk, which was ordered.
Mr.. McGregor then formally put the
questions he moved several, days ago to
have Prosecutor Howard answer He
now moved that Mr.. Howard be re-
ouested to furnish an answer by Mon
day at 9 m.
These questions were as to whether
ballots with names or members, writ
ten by the voters or by election COM
missiolers should be counted; whether
ballots marked with pencil should be
counted; whether colored or sample
ballots should be counted; and what
expenses n contestant must pay if the
recount did not change the result as to
his contest. This motion was adopted.
The officers OF election precinct one,
OF Washington district, were then call
cd for examination.
7. NJ. Garvin was employed rs stem
ographer. Mr.. Russell said he would
like to hano it understood right now
that the proceeding was not part OF
the recount demanded by his clients.
Mr. Denis O'Loary, commissioner of
election, was examined as to why there
were four less ballots returned than
votes cast. He said two tickets had not
q scratch on them, another was scratch
ed in lead pencil and fourth was re-
iected for another reason. These bal
lots were placed in an envelope and
given to Clerk Mitchell. Messrs. Zoeck-
Ter and serig confirmed this explana-
ton.
Then precinct was called.
John Haberfeld was asked why 1853
ballots we're certified in one place and
1S7 in another. He said all OF one
ticket but Jacob Kindleberger's name
scratched of. Afterwards he said moth
ing was scratched on the ticket, but
Kindleberger's name was written in,
and the vote was counted for him and
nobody else.
Messrs. Hughes and Bachelor en-
dorsed this explanation.
Precinct 5 OF Washington was called.
Mr.. William Petrie was asked why,
when 200 ballots were certified, only 1919
we're returned. He said the other ten
were in sealed envelope, also returned
to Clerk Pendleton. These were con-
sidered illegal ballots, and the law did
not say what to do with them. Three
were scratched with lead pencil, two or
more had no mark one had two ballots
scratched and two unscratched, and
one had all four scratched.
he could not identity the ballots cast
by persons who were challenged and
made affidavit, us they were put in the
box. These ballots in the envelope
were not counted for any candidate.
In Washington No. 6 twas explained
by Commissioner Cunningham that
four tickets considered illegal we're de-
stroyed, hence the shortage. None OF
these were counted for anybody. The
objection to these tickets was the man
ner in which they were scratched, none
OF the tickets being scratched.
Precinct s, OF Madison, was then taken
up. James Hammond, commissioner.
was asked why only 206 OF the 2l5 ball
OTIS cast were in the envelope. Ho said
four ballots were blank, two were mark
ed with a lead pencil and the others so
blurred the aim OF the voter could not
be told. After the count was finished
these were destroyed. He was asked if
any yellow ballots wero found in the
box, and said there were three voted
first, before anybody found out there
was difference. These were counted.
Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Scott testified the
same.
The officers from Clay No. had been
summoned by mistake. They were OK
cused and Union No. called. Here
252 ballots we're cast, and but 236 re-
turned. Mr.. Ed Robertson said thir-
teen ballots were put in the envelope
with the atIidavits, after being counted.
The ballot was pinned to the affidavit
in each case when they we're put in the
box. lie thought mistake OF one was
made by the clerks at the start, and an.
other at the finish. Mr.. Richard Rob-
crtson, a poll clerk, said Lawyer Nc
Kennon went to vote there and got
ticket, but before he voted was found to
live in Clay district Where ballot
was found unscratched, but with n
name written on it, tho vote was
counted for that person only.
In Union No. 8, Addison Israel was
asked why 100 ballots werc cast and but
lSS returned He said one marked
with lead pencil was folded in the poll
sheet. When the ballots were counted
and compared with tho tally sheet, it
was thought there was one ballot too
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