Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-09
OND MORE OBJECTION
FROMREPUBLICAN COUNSEL CLOSES THESCENE
AT THE COURT HOUSE FOR A WEEK.
Commissioner McGrsgOr Gives His Reasons for Re-
iusing to Sign the Certificates or RecOrd-An
Adjournment Until Next Thursday.

The Board OF County Canvassers met
at TIE Court House, yesterday after
noon, and concluded the work apper-
tanning to the recount, so far as they
have been permitted to go ahead with
it by the Circuit Court, and after read
ing and signing the record OF Wednes-
day recess was taken until Thursday
of next week, at which time the Board
will reconvene for the purpose OF exam
lining the bills of exception prepared by
counsel.
When the session of yesterday after
noon was convened, Messrs. Bayney
and Hall, who were absent Wednesday
afternoon. asked permission TO sign the
minutes Of the previous day, and 1t was
granted.
Commissioner McGregor, of Madison
district, then asked that the following
reasons for his refusal to sign be read
and made part of the record:
$40 the Board of Commissioners of Ohio
County:
GsNTLEMEN:-As am recorded on oHf
minutes as having declined TO sign minQtes
and certificates, desire to give my reasons
The certificates say the Boardfof Can
vassers have carefully and imp4ftially ex-
amined the returns. I do not 9oncede this
The Board has counted at least one ballot
that believe never was ballot box,
was not counted by theselection officers,
and not intended 10 pei Then there are
several ballots now IN we possession Of this
Board that the Board &as refused to count.
No one will say th%S these are not good and
legal ballots, but because they were sent to
the Clerk OF the Circuit Court instead Of
the Clerk Of the Board of Commits
sioners, thef Board refuses to count
them. l nave honestly differed with the
majority FL this Board as to conclusions
reached en other ballots, and believe pre-
cedentS laid down early in the recount
were Dot adhered TO always
1T Or these reasons and others, satisfac-
tory Fat least to myself, l have asked to be
excysed from signing any record of this re-.
count, or certificates based on same.
Yours truly,
'H. Z. MGlIRvGoRn
There was some little discussion upon
this matter, during which it was stated
that the ballot refereed to by Mr.. Nc
GerRor as never b2Tlng been in the bal
lot box was 0he from Precinct No. l, of
Richie, Which was marked by the
electiQH officers, mot counted because
OF igsanity OF the voter" The Board
excused Mr.. McGregor from appending
his signature to the record, and the
subject was dropped.
DR.. Bates then offered motion that
the Board take a recess until Thursday
next at 10 o'clock in the morning, at
which session the bills of exception
would be taken up, and other matters
proper for consideration as well.
Mr.. Hubbard, counsel for Mr.. Smith,
objected to the adjournment, 1T evident
" being his idea that recess OF week
was too long. The Board passed the
resolution, nevertheless, and Mr.. Hub
bard took an exception. MeSsrs. Hall
and Blayney then signed the record,
and the certificates, the documents
thus having the signatures OF eight OF
the ten members of the Board, the
lacking names being Mr.. McGregor,
who refused 10 sign, and Mr.. Babe,
who was absent.
During the progress Of the recount a
friend of Mr.. Frauzheim's kept a record
of the scratches for the Office of Sheriff
in the county, with the following re-
suit: Democrats who scratched Fran
zheim for Moffat, 312; Republicans who
scratched Moffat for FranZheim, 302;
Prohibitionists who scratched Giesey
for Franzheim, 10; ProhibtionistS who
scratched Giesey for Moffat, l.; Peoples
party, one for FranZheim and one for
Moffat. Total scratches; In favor Of
Franzheim, 1915; in favor of Moffat,
325. The Republican and Democratic
scratches in the various districts ran as
follows: