The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-02

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reading at each days session the min
utes OF the previous day. This saved a
good deal of time.
The most interesting development
yesterday was the discovery inthe seal
ed package of ballots from precinct one,
OF Clay, OF a sealed envelope. Clerk
Mitchell. OF the circuit court, was sent
for, and the envelope opened in his
presence. It wat found to contain
nothing but affidavits Of voters who
were not registered or whose votes had
been challenged. The whole bunch was
turned over to Clerk Mitchell.
This is q new way to ignore the law.
It was thought before this envelope vas
found that every possible way to make
a mistske had been shown from one OF
the precincts, but this was a revelation.
The law explicitly requires the envel-
opes containing tho atiidayits to be re-
turned by the election officers TO the
clerk OF the circuit court, and by him
presented to the next grand jury. The
grand Jury has already adjourned.
Most Of the ballots counted and OBJ
jected 10 yesterday forenoon were count
ed for Republican candidates.
The result OF tine mornings work was
a gain of two for Smith and two for
O'Kane, 30 that 0'Kane's apparent ma
jority OF ten was not affected. Motfat
gained one and Franzheim three.
At 1880 p. m. the board again got to
work, the first precinct taken up being
precinct s of Madison district Several
yellow ballots were found in this bag,
with one white one Of a kind involved
in mandamus No. l. These re-
served for future action, and the bag
temporarily resealed.
Smith here lost two and 0'Kane
three. a net loss of one for the latter.
Precinct Z of the same district was
then taken up and counted. There was
not a change of a single vote in It.
The members occasionally relieve the
monotony OF calling names and echoing
figures from the tally clerks by CON-
ments OH the tickets. For instance,
DR.. Bates reads a prohibition ticket
till the last legislative candidates name
is reached. Then:
Look out-Wilson. Look out again
-Franzheim. Not much prohibition
about that!"
Another member-"Yell, 1 should
smile"
Precinct 6 OF Madison district was
finished as the clock struck four. 1t
was an unusually large precinct, having
almost 800 votes. The entire Republican
ticket lost one vote and 0'Kane lost
one. Precinct 5 occupied Just forty
minutes. 1t was only temporarily
counted, as in the pockage we're found
some white ballots Of the same kind as
covered by the first mandamus. None
OF the four tickets was scratched, but
names were marked out on some and
other names written in. Action on
these was deferred. The count came
out, however, without the change of a
figure from the original figures Of the
election officers, so that evidently the
commissioners had counted strictly in
accordance with the law, and rejected
all ballots on which no ticket was
scratched.
In precinct four a ticket was found
with John Mcclure" written in a bold
hand on the back OF it, presumably
written by the Captain. 1t was counted
for all the Republican candidates, ana
Mr.. Russell excepted for all the Demo-
cratic candidates.
This recalls a funny thing in one pre-.
cinct OF Union district. The same mans
name was written on the backs OF two
tickets. 1t is explained that his vote
was under discussion, aud the poll
clerk absent-mindedly wrote the name.
The last ballot found in precinct four
was q Republican vote with everything
below the electors scratched of and the
Democrats names written in. Owing
to the lack Of space to write the electors
names this was the only way o Demo-
crat could vote for Harrison.
The Republican ticket all lost one,
except Smith. 0'Kane gained one, as
did also Franzheim.
Although it was already nearly half
past five, precinct three was tackled. II
had but about ninety votes, and these
were run over in about seventeen min.
utes. There was no change whatever
in it.
Having a fit OF industry on, the board
decided to hold a night session., and
took q recess till Z p. N. O.
In the evening precinct . was taken
up. This was the precinct which voted
at the chemical engine house. A ticket
on which there was not a scratch on the
Peoples party column was counted as a
straight Democrat ticket, and exception
taken. Eleven other exceptions were
filed. One vote each was gained by the
entire Democratic and Republican
ticket. There was one First manda-
mus" ballot in the pack, and it was
therefore only temporarily rcsealed.
Precinct one, Of Madison, the Market
house precinct, was called for. 1t was
finished at Gals, and this made :, 100 bal
lots counted yesterday. 0'Kane made
u net gain OF one, which gave him
twelve apparent majority.
Franzheim got AZ Republican votes IN
Madison district.
The board adjourned till $3.50 this
forenoon.
Yesterday President Cruise called two
votes for 0'Kane, which, when their at.
tention was called'to them, every other
member voted not to allow him. The
two tallies were ordered erased.
Mr.. McGregor said when one vote
was counted that il ho were a candidate
on that ticket he would not submit to
the methods employed, he would stop
such high handed proceedings in some
way.
S. G. Smith was called 10 a directors
meeting of Smith. Porter & Co., OF
which he is president, and Mr.. Hugus
appeared IN his place during the re-
count Yesterday.
Paf0ro tho ~rountipO copm opcaS ,,as.