Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-01
SMALL LINE
But very choice, in
White Shirts with
fancy fronts.
GARDNER & BAXTER.
In COME THE VOTES
Which Could Not Be Found in
the Plainfield Box.
THEY ARE NOT YET COUNTED
bur Are Lsfs IN Custody of the County
Clsrk-ProcsedinEs In the Re-
count Yesterday.

The eight missing ballots from Plain
Geld we're brought before the canvass
ing board yesterday and we're flsd with
sftidAvits from Inspectors Compton and
Laubach. Justice Of the Peace Riley l..
Compton's affidavit states that no WAS
one Of the inspectors Of election for
Pialnheids that IN the counting Of the
votes all ssrsight votes we're kept
together and tied with rubber bands;
that on the completion Of the count all
ballots we're put in the box. which was
securely locked. excepting thsrefrom
eight straight peoples party votes.
That by accident or mistake said eight
peoples paris votes we're not placed in
the box, but put in with bundle Of
tickets which we're not voted. and de-
livered TO Austin Laubach. township
clerk. and one Of the clerks OF said
election. That deponent supposed said
tickets were placed back In said box
together with the other tickets voted
until he learned through the papers
that said tickets were not In said box.
He further swears that on yesterday he
went to the house and Office OF Town.
ship Clerk Laubach, and with him
made search for the missing tickets.
That they found the eight peoples
party votes rolled up together and
tied witn band J1ss IS the inspectors
had left them. The said tickets were
rendered 70 the county clerk with the
atfldavits.
How They were Lost
Austin Laubach, township clerk of
Plainfield, made afidavit 70 the same
effect. saying that ali tickets not voted
1T said election were rendered to him,
and that ne took them 70 his home a.
rolled up and tied. That on opening
them yesterday. together with Justice
Compton, they found the eight peoples
party ballots a. stated; that the inten-
ION Was to replace the votes In the
box. but that they were left out by
mistake. He also swoIe that Justice
Compton's affidavit 10 true.
County Clerk Harvey, on receipt of
the above, read the sffidavits before
the recount committee. Mr.. Launiere
moved that the sffidavits be received
and filed and the eight ballotscounted.
The motion Was not seconded by Mr..
Benjamin or Mr.. Emmons. 90 the eight
votes are still IN the clerks custody.
The Inspectors Politics.
The political complexion of the
Piainheld board of inspectors is repu6-
lean and consists of Supervisors Hyde
and Clerk Lsubach, republican, and
Justice Compton, democrat.
In the fourth precinct of the first
ward ballot was unearthed yesterday
which had crosses after the names Of
the democratic candidates instead Of
IN the square IN front of them. The
cross after Richardson's name was par
italy IA the square before Belknap's
name add the vote was counted for
Belknap. Mr.. Turner offered strong
objectlor but the board counted the
vote for Belknsp.
In one OK the first ward precincts the
ballots found IN the box exceeded tho
poll LIST by I'VE, while At the same time
the box contained SIX ballots rolled to-
gether and marked "void" or voted"
II being hard to determine which. Su-
pervisor Lepplnk and inspector Gezou
were sent for. and after being closeted
together with the doubtful ballots, re-
ported that the roll which WAS marked
should bs counted. and that another
roll OF five ba Is should be cast out.
This Was done and Richardson gained
three on the six votes.
resserdsy's Couss.
The result VAS as follows:
Fret Ward, First Preeinct-Belknap
1879, Richardson $50, Cluts o, not
counted IS; Belkusp's gain I.
First Ward, Second Precinct-Belk-
nap 200. Richardson 100, Clute 4. not
courtsd Is; Bslknsp's gain 4.
First Ward Third Preclnct-Belknap
1iT. Richardson 40, Csute 4, not
counted Is: Richardson's gain 4.
First Ward, Fourth Precinct-Bel-
Knsp s52, Richardson 800. Clute IL, not
counted Is: Richardson's gam l.
Tweaty-six votes were thrown out,
Richardson losing eight, Beikuap nine,
eiuts three and t5e rest not counted
By the inspectors
Bslknsp's net loss in the county out
sfde The city vss eighteen, Richard