Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-18
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nap on the'committse- After which the
board took recess until O'Clock P. nj
Aftsra0oa session.
The afternoon session convened
promptly al o'clock. c. al. De
0r&af VAS excused py the CHAIRMAN,
from duty upon the COMMITTEES ap-
pointed - take up the Richardson Pc
LtloD, aud John Benjamin VAS saostl-
tuted. The reading Of the Noulton
petition being called Tor there was
soHs objection, bat the char decided
that any member mad right 10 ask
for the reading OF q petition and or
dered the clerk 10 read Il.
Mr. HogadOns moved tnst the petit
ton DC referred 10 committee 10 De
apo nted according 10 Ian MI. Ben
lamiu moved as substitute mat the
petition De denied. Mr.. Lannlere
asked Mr.. Benjamin for MS reason Tor
offering that substitute. Mr.. Benla-
min replied that MS reason was because
the petition was absurd la one town
snip ne knew there were only seventy
two votes cast for Judge Perkins and
the statement that lou votes, which
were cast for Mr.. MouttOn, were count
ed Tor Mr.. Perkins MAS absurd. Mr..
Stein suggested that MIR. Ben
lamln change his motion Ia
read tina. the board refuse TO
act on the petition and return Il 10 him,
with the 500. Mr.. Benjamin accepted
the suggestion and also added that the
money forfeited by Mr.. Belknap be re-
turned. TINS brought out a storm and
Mr.. Benjamin withdrew H.
Mr.. Moai,on speaks.
Mr.. Moulton asked to be heard. He
said he mad not stated. as had been re-
/ presented, that he did not expect 10 be
counted IN by the recount. In fact be
did expect 10 be counted IN. lie read
. the law at length. The fact that
he alleged that 100 votes were
fraudentiy counted IN each precinct
/ did not, he said, signify that that num-
Der OF fotes we're counted wrong, but II
was = general allegation OF wrong
count. Mr.. Moulton said If a candidate
was obliged to get into ballot box and
ascertain exactly what he Was going to
| prove, the law would avail nothing but
| the act under which he had enacted
for the purpose OF allowing a
| candidate who, believing himself
| sggrieved, might demand recount
| for the purpose OF verifying
| the original count. Mr.. Launiere then
moved that Mr.. Benjamln's motion be
laid on the table. A roll call was called
for. and the motion MAS lost by vote
| of 80 to 81.
The Money Refunded.
Mr.. Launiere took the arena, claim
| ing that Mr.. Moulton was as much en-
| titled TO have his petition considered
| as was Mr.. Richardson. The vote on
Mr.. Benjamin's motion was carried by
the following vote. 81 yeas aud 2;
| navs. q strictly partisan vote.
Mr.. Benjamin then moved that the
clerk be instructed to return the Sl0(
| forfeit put up by Mr.. Belknap, provided
the prosecuting attorney decided tina
| the money could be refunGed. Alder
man Anderson said he did not favor
returning Captain Belknap's money
| because the petition had already pu
the county to more expense than tn,
amount of the money forfeited. Mr.
| Benjamin's motion prevailed, yeas, 80
| nays, q.
Mr.. Benjamin moved that the com
| mittee be instructed to count the vote
i, for the office of Judge of probate. Tn,
| motion prevailed, and the board ther
| took a recess until 10 o'clock tni
| morning.