The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-24
RATHER TAME SESSION
otthe Board of oanvassers Yester-
day-No Raokets at AN.
THIS RECOUNT NOT FINAL, ANYHOW.
Webster District Democrats Knew
how to votcthe Straight Ticket and
Apparently did not Care to do Any
thing olse-No More Counting till
Monday Forenoon.

Another precinct OF Webster district
was recountcd by the board OF eau
vassers yesterday forenoon, being No. 6.
There was a not a great deal of public
interest developed, and rs soon as the
count was done and the ballots resealed
in a new bag, the members ceased
counting and devoted their time to
signing certificates OF the vote as to
offices on which there is no contest.
The result OF the recount wa'a gain OF
four votes for the entire Democratic
ticket. This was due to the presence
Of four ballots in the bag which had
not been counted by the election COM
m%issioners, and which the board
counted.
One ticket was found which had only
beon partially scratched, but below the
end OF the scratch was q blot. This
was counted, though DR.. Bates, objected,
Tor the Democratic ticket, to which Mr..
Smith took exception.
Upon reassembIing in the afternoon
there was some discussion OF an infor.
NAL character among the members as
to whether certain OF their rulings were
not wrong DR.. Bates said he thought
some tickets had been rejected where
the intent of the voter was quite appar-
ens He was in favor Of reversing the
previous action.
The question was raised ii it was not
too late to do this fairly. DR.. Bates
said it was never too late to mond.
There was an amusing divergence OF
opinion US to what the board had done
in certain cases, and no action was
reached by the discussion.
The large crowd that has usually been
present during the proceedings was not
there yesterday, doubtless getting tired
of tho
MoSoToSY OF the PROCEEDINGS.
Precinct No. 8 Of Webster district,
was attacked at 1880 p. IN. This in
cludes that part of the ward between
T~wenty.sixth and Twenty.seventh
streets. from the river to Chapline, and
is pretty nearly solidly Democratic;
The monotony OF "P~endleton, F" Italy"
"Tarr," "0ne." "Brockunier," Two"
"Imhof," 1.-Two" ''0'Kane." Two
"Wilson," "Three." "Franzheim,"
"TaIly."-was enough to sing a fellow
to sleep. About one out OF every three
Republican tickets-and there were
few-was scratched. 1t is q small pre-
cinct, and was finished at 2:35. BY the
recount Pendleton and Dovener quit
v Q with a loss of one each, and there
was no change on any other candidate.
Only four exceptions were taken in the
precinct count, as against twelve In pre-
cinct g. in the forenoon.
Precinct 4 went along about as
smoothly. In this as the preceding
precinct there was little room for ques-
ton as to the intento OF the voters, nearly
all the ballots having three tickets
marked of with an ink line down the
middle. One or two tickets, though,
did not have a scratch on them.
A dispute arose as to what should be
done with a written vote for "W. II.
Medick," the candidates. name being G.
II. Medick. 1t wa argued by some
that the evident intent was to vote for
the candidate. Mr.. Caldwell said it was
a good deal like
THE IRisHMAN's MULE
which had "U. S" on it. He said:
THAT'S my mule-U. for Tim and S. for
Mccarthy"
The vote had been returned as for
W. H. Tho board decided TO count it
for G. H., and a motion by Mr.. Nc
Ginley to strike of was not taken. Ex-
ception was taken; also to counting a
vote for at. q. Motif for Mr.. MolTat
In this precinct each congressional
candidate lost one, and Mr.. Medick
gained one, SO that there was nothing
to affect the net result.
Precinct 3, Webster district, was next
taken up. The only change in this pre-
cinct was n loss of two for Dovener. 1t
was finished at 4:40. when on motion at
DR.. Bates the hoard took a recess until
9:3G a. n. on Monday.
The ticket not counted by the cleo
ton commissioners OF Richie, but
counted by the board, was never voted.
The voter was challenged on the ground
that he was a pauper, and the ticket
rejected, but instead OF being destroyed,
was put in the bag. Very clearly it was
an error to count 1t. r4r uo' ra
When the board quit last evening ST.
G. Smith sill had five majoritg, while
in the district Tarr was ahead OF Her.
vey. The end will not come with tho
finish OF tho recount, however. The
conte.t is likely to be in the courts for
months to m
Asaccesatnl Il ir.