Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-16

...rr Board resumed us
'- w. n the ballots, yesterday
o'clock, after the men,
MS the Board Of Commits
,.5 .nsa, an hour in going over
Is -- t..r,-a job which was not
on the bills not being in.
-. as aa.,, alarse attendance Of
rss,at5rs, as Oh the preyi-
-F v,t6f Cen ire was first Ia
There were go names on the
rrt8a.y2l1 ballots. There
''oe. .'.-ar explanation Of the dis
1o VIZ. .. +. was stated unOticially
al,i' .,i5, officers that the missing
rs defective, and had been
WEI with the aflidavits. The
-s sf 20 be that the ballots
ss-r- 20 be defective, and the
-.-ar, did not know whether
W .-.~ mp not. Precinct No. 2
--' ines and Isj ballots. A note
= --r11k said ballot had been
,,.,h q pencil and counted
-, --..asr. and that ballots No. 6s
800 rat scratched on the head
.- Congress man, the line
IN mark out the ballots
-..--5.rg t1 the top Of the
-r-...-e-s Nos. 3 and 4 were all
...-.r- l5l and 10 votes respec-
w.rs-er was struck a lot OF
~ -,- mas expected, but the expecta-
.s nod realized, a every precinct
--...vr.-ht. Thcvote cast in the
-,s,.r.rs was, respectively, 1872,
Y. or gel. e03, l15, and 275.
5-.r.. precinct Nos. and ?,
r.rt- with 100 and 223 votes
.rsv Precinct No. 3 had 22O
I'M but 200 ballots. In the poll
.'s.-s.r.gn officers wrote a note
y. Elect that 20 "mutilated"
had been destroyed, and
- ballots had been Thrown
detective" Precinct No.
..gr right. casting 245 votes, but
, calling for I67 ballots, had note
grs challenged vote had been re-
No. 6 had 259 names and 259
I. with note saying one chal-
n vote was not counted, and had
as.s5 ug, without examination,
I envelope
,s-,v district was all right, casting
'r78rd 40 votes respectively at the
precincts.
1 81. ] precinct Of Richlsnd, with
.,rss there were l21 votes and
r6, emo. marked according TO
s-i not counted
g,.rc, SO. only a few OF the
d, were folded right, most being
-7 folded over twice, with the ends
folded over. Precinct No. ? was
u.,L o.4 names and votes.
I,aie'Ud.a, the last district In the
-,7. was taken up at half-past three.
55. 40. 1. LeatherwOOd, called for
votes. and they were there all night.
Elm Grove, had 2S0 names on
Doll book, and every ballot was
HI AtN0. 3, Triadelphia town, the
we're kept open until 5:O1, when
.,as0.hers closed at $3.50. Two hun
|. ana i0rty-seven names were on the
book. and the ballots correspondent.
.ls0l's. Precinct No. 4, had 81
-ss, a1i the ballots correspondent,
seaiei the examination, 1850 bal
.1sgag been counted In the county,
,5elg tbe number OF votes actually
.ts strings, not including, however,
contested and missing ballots.
D. Board concluded the work at 4:0S
b. and adjourned until 10 o'clock
,-1-u.ng
.6e che Board adjourned Mr.. Nc
30, submitted a list of questions,
!, which he said he would like 10
& 'le opinion OF the Prosecuting At
,sl, SIS follows: What should be
g with ballots marked with names
numbers on the back, with contest
1.o,s, with ballots signed by but
pom clerk, with sample ballots, with
-S cancelled with pencil instead of
F,l ballots n0tproperIy cancelled,
Protested ballots, sealed up with
-1layI,s, and the question Of
expense OF the recount. Mr..
/. also said be would ike TO have the
s.0l o., the power Of the Board TO
sine into the sealed af6dayits sub
'sl, ,1at the intent OF the voters In
81 cases might be gotten az. A con-
.l'.e discussion ensued over these
s.o1S and some others OF a cOIlat-
-,lre, and then the Board stood
-.la1 Wt.' this morning, when the
.l.el table OF the vote ard other
-.1ary matters viii be taken up.
-'ie was some talk among Repub-
rs yesterday, OF a recount 10 the in
= OF Capt Dovener, Republican
.la'a i.r Congress, but Chairman
@.l, last evening, he did not
y whether 10 would be insisted upon
.s~ N is thought 10 will take from
--is 90 TWO weeks to recount the
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