Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-24
GAIN OF SIX VOTES
The Recount Committee on
election OF a Congressman
ALLOWS RICHARDSON SIX MORE
Foar townships Counrsd-Richardson
son and Loses One in SCION.

The result OF yesterdays tassei with
the ballot boxes gives Richardson . net
gain of six votes and only the town.
amps of Tyrone, Scion. Nelson and
Spencer eoanIsd. Tue board got down
to business ct Q o'clock yesterday
morning. supervisor Benjamin, chair
man of ths committee, ''osilsd OF"
and Alderman Turner and j. Coye
examined The alps OF paper IS tney
passed slong. Supervisors hogAdons
and Proctor "chalked down." The
democrats were represented by I. NJ.
Turner. George r. Richardson and l..
L. Launiere. DwIgnt Goss, Mosss Tag
xart, James A. Coye and Smith q.
ketenam watched Mr. Belknap's inter-
est, anu Dennis l.. Rodgers watched the
poPallst's-
ryrons HAD Asssaksa
The entire morning session was taken
mp with tue counting VI the baliots
from Tyr0ne- Many DISCUSSIONS took
place IN which tho legal advisors took
bArI-
one ballot had . cross badly rubbed
over the prohibition ticket and then
heavy lines down through the demo-
Graf, republican and prohibition tickets
aud . cross over the popullst ticket.
Tue republican members OF the COM
mittee objected TO this ticket IS two OF
the tickets had been marked under the
vlgnette, the prohibitionist with the
heavy llne through the center and tho
popufst straight it was finally
counted straight popu!ist or for Rich
ardson.
Another ballot was all right on its
face, but on the back the voter had
placed three crosses with his lead PEN
Ell. The democrats claimed the ballot
was not valid. but they were ov-rruled
aud the vote was counted for Beiknap.
Ballots Thrown Out.
Two ballots were found with crosses
a. the head Of three OF the vigneties
and which had apparently been
counted for the vlgneile not marked.
for Beiknsp, both were thrown out and
not counted At all. In the package of
straight republican tickets was one
democrat ticket. 1t Was counted for
Richardson.
A discussion was had while counting
from the Scion box, over . peculiarly
marked ticket. The head of the ticket
was marked for TIE democrat, populist
and prohibition ticket each, and tho
voter. seeing his mistake, had crossed
out the populist and prohibition
columns by making two large pencil
crosses. one towards the top, the other
lower down on the ballot. The pencil
mark did not run through the name OF
Clute. the prohibition candidate for
Congressman, but crossed the little
square IN front Of his name. The dem
ocrats claimed that it was clearly .
straight ticket and Richardson vote.
but the republicans - strenuously held
that 10 Was vote for Clute. as his name
had not been crossed out, and the ma-
jority OF tue committee prevailed,
after some little not very compliment
tary pleassntrles had been exchanged.
The otticial count on Tyrone town.
ship resulted Belknap 90, Richardson
100, Cute SO. not counted 2. This
leaves Richardson . net gain Of three.
Afternoon Resuita
In the afternoon four more votes
we're added TO Richardson's string and
one TO Belknsp's. giving Richardson
another net gain OF three.
The afternoon session Was not as
tempestuous as that Of the morning.
Scion, Nelson aud Spencer were the
townships counsed. The result is sp-
pended:
solon: Belknap, 237; Richardson, 81:
Clute, %; not counted, 5. Giving Bel
KNAPP q gain Of one vote
Nelson: Belknap, 266; Richardson.
l6S: Cluts. q; not counted, 8. Rich
ardson's gain four.
Spencer: Belknsp, 70; Richardson,
l2S; Clute, 2; not counted 5. This is
exactly as the township was returned
and does not change the result. The
committee adjourned until Friday.