Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-22

was counted for the Republicans, and
the next had diagonal marks across
three OF the tickets. 1t was counted
for the Republicans, and ended the re-
count of the precinct Pendleton gained
one and Doveuer lost one; Medick, Raw
lings and McCulloch lost one each and
Moffat lost two. Heryey lost two and
Tarr gained one. The figures were:
Pendleton 12s, Dovener 126; Tarr 129,
Hervey 126; Brockunier 12s, Imhof
1872, O'Kane 1877, Wilson 12s; Smith 1877,
Medick 124, Rawling 127, McCulloch
127; Franzheim 146, Motfat los.
At half-past four precinct No. was
taken up, IN which l63 votes had been
cast. "a being Democrats, l Prohibition
and SIS Republicans. In an early ballot
the name of Capt. Dovener was blotted.
II was counted for him but Democrats
excepted. At five o'clock ballot was
found with cross marks over the tops OF
the Democratic, Prohibition and Peo-
pies Party tickets. 1t was not counted,
the Republicans excepting. The next
queer ballot had a gigantic "A" drawn
across the Democratic, Prohibition and
Peoples Party tickets from the top down
10 and including Senator, but leaving
the bottoms Of all the tickets blank.
The ticket was counted only as to Dow
ener. Another ballot had no line drawn
through the Republican Legislative
ticket. 1t was counted for the Demo-
Gratis, the Republicans excepting, and
making their usual elaborate notes OF
the event. A little later there was
rather a spirited passage between Gen.
Alfred Caldwell and 5. q. Smith,
the latter opening the ball by
rejecting on the honesty" OF sug-
geStion by Mr.. Caldwell as TO the de-
scription of a badly cancelled ballot.
Mr. Caldwell resented this very en-
phatically and Mr.. Smith subsidized. AT
5:35 blank ballot was found. Amy
execution to this?" said President
Cruise, addressing the Republicans.
There was a general smile, but no re-
ply. The precinct was finished at 5:37.
Before the recount il stood, Pendleton
rs, Dovener 81, Brockunier "A, lmhoH
"A. O'Kane "A. Wilson IS, Smith So,
Medick SIS, Rawling 81, McCulloch IS,
Franzheim -, Moffat 50. The recount
showed quite a change. Pendleton lost
10, Dovener lost l, Tarr lost and Her
vey ,; the Democratic Legislative ticket
lost 3 and the Republicans >; Franzheim
lost ? and Motfat lost 3.
The Board then adjourned until
p. m.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The Board reassembled soon after
seven o'clock and took up precinct No.
4 of Richie. There were not so many
spectators present as during the day,
and Messrs. Hubbard and Hugus, OF
counsel for the Republicans, were also
absent. MeSsrs. MOffat and Frauzhelm
were both in attendance On the ta6u-
lated returns the precinct showed a
votes for Cleveland, two for Bldwell ana
los for Harrison, total OF pa. Pen
dleton had rs and DOvener 1853; Tarr n
and Hervey 165; BroCkunier 76, Imhoh
76, O'Kane u and Wilson n, Smith 166,
Medick 166, Rawing 165 and McCul-
loch 165; Franzheim had 81 and Mofat
16l. In this precinct, as in the others,
one or two ballots were found on
which the tickets had only
been scratched down as far
as Senator; in one instance 1t was
Democrat, and his ticket was only
counted for Congress, which he had
scratched all right Another Democrat
had started 10 draw lines and then blot
ted them ont with his thumb, and la
boriously scratched every name on the
Prohibition, Peoples and Republican
tickets. 1t must have taken that man
ten minutes to fix up his vote One
ballot was blotted over Mr.. Smiths
name. 1t was counted for him, Demo
cratic counsel objecting. About
quarter after eight a ticket was
struck which had double perpen-
dicular marks, about three inches long
down through the Democratic, Prohlol-
ton and Peoples electors, and nothing
else. 1t wasn't counted. Following 1t
came a ticket marked with big MS"
seven or eight inches long, leaving the
Democratic ticket unscratched. 1t was
counted, the Republicans excepting.
After it came a ballot with the lines
only drawn down as far as Congress
man. 1t was counted for Dovener, but
for no one else. A few minutes later bal
lot was opened which had the Prohibi-
tioh and Peoples tickets cancelled with
big KS" but nothing on the Demo-
cratic column but ink splotches. The
Republican side was clear. 1t was
counted for the Republicans, the Dem
ocrats excepting. 1t was identified
as "a ticket with several cross
marks and eleven blots." There
were little squabbles and discussions
over all these tickets, and some few
others, but nothing serious occurred.
The count resulted: Pendleton 76, Do
veneer 100; Tarr rs, Hervey lG9; Brock
nier "A, Imhoif n; O'Kane IS, Wilson 70;
Smith 1863, Meiick 1853; Rawling 1862, Nc
Culloch 1872. Franzheim 70, Motfat 159
This was a loss Of . for PendletOn, for
Doyener, . each for the Democratic
Legislature ticket and Beach for the Re-
Dnblicans; . for Franzheim and for
Moffat.
At quarter of niue precinct No. 3
was taken up. 1t was counted before
as 81 for Pendleton, aud us for Dove
per. 81 for Tarr and 116 for Hervey;
Brockunier SIS, Imhotf So, O'kane 81,
and Wilson 81; Smith 1l6, Medick lis,
Rawling 1T, and McCulloch H.
Franzheim So aud Motfat III. The first
kick in this district was on a ballot
where the Prohibition ticket was
scratched down as far as the
district ticket, and the Peo-
nle's and Republicans down
only as far as the top OF the county
ticket. 1t was counted for PendletOn
and Tarr, but for no one else. Follow
ing this was Republican ticket where
the Congressional candidate on the
Democratic side was not scratched, and
il was not counted for Congress, a.
though the Republicans wanted ii
counted. A few minutes later ticket
came along on which all the Presiden-
tial Congressional and Senatorial tick