Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-03
MORNING SESSION.


The recount opened yesterday morn
ing with precinct No. z (Fulton) OF
Washington precinct. The original
count was:
Tarr 90, Hervey 90; Brockunier 90,
Imhoff 90, O'Kane 90, Wilson 90; Smith
40 Medick 40, RawlinR 40, McCulloch
40; Franzheim 90, Moffat Al.
The recount showed no change what
ever.
The original count of precinct No. 6
was:--
Tarr, 9s; HerveY, So; Brockunier, 95
Imhoff, 95; O'Kane, "a; Wilson &C.,
Smith, 90; Medick, 90; Rawling, 90; Nc
Culloch, Oil; Franzheim, 95, Moffat, 81,
Tarr lost one and Hervey gained one.
The others were unchanged.
In Precinct No. the first count
stood:
Tarr los, Hervey 90, Brockunier LOG,
Imhoff l02, 0'Kane 101, Wilson lO3,
Smith "a, Medick 80, Rawling 95, Nc
Culloch "a, Franzheim III, Motfat 81.
The recount showed no change. Mr..
Bugus asked for the counting OF ten
ballots in the hands of Clerk Mitchell,
but the Board refused, aud the Repub-
licaus excepted. The Board here took
recess until 1:30p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reassembling precinct No. was
taken up. The first count stood
Tarr. IS; Hervey, 95; Brockunier, "a;
Imhoff, "a; O'Kane, 80; Wilson, SO;
smith. o6: Medley, e6; Rawling, SO; Nc
CnIlocn, g6; Franzheim, SO; Moffat, "a.
Brockunier gained one vote, Rawling
gained one, and Franzheim gained one.
The others were unchanged.
Precinct No. stood;
Tarr, Sc; Hervey, rs; Brockunier, So;
lmhoff, "a; O'Kane, SO; Wilson, So;
Smith, II; Medick, rs; Rawling, II; Nc
Culoch, 70; Franzheim, 5s; Moffat, 70:
The only chang was loss OF one for
Moffat.
Precinct No. stood as follows on the
first count:
Tarr SO, Hervey "a; Brockunier Sc,
Imhoff Sc, O'Kane SO, Wilson Sc; Smith
90, Medick 90, Rawling SO, McCulloch
96; Franzheim 81, MOffat 9S.
La this precinct some bad ballots were
struck. The first one taken off the
string was blank; the second had only
one line. through the Democratic tick
ct; the third had but two lines,
through the Democratic and Prohibition
tickets, in pencil. As there were no
Peoples party Legislative candidates,
the Republican Legislative ticket was
counted, the Democrats excepting be-
cause the cancelling marks were in pen
Gil. The next ballot was cancelled In
pencil, and the next was badly mixed
up. Tarr lost one aud Hervey gained
>. The Democratic Legislative ticket
even, the Republicans gained 2; Franz
helm was even aud Motfat gained 2.
Precinct No. had the following orig
inal totals:
Tarr, II; Hervey, 76; Brockunier, u;
Imhoff, II; O'Kane, II; Wilson, II;
Smith, 76; Medck, IS; Rawling, IS; Nc
Culloch, IS; Franzhiem, 6S; Motfat, 50.
Many ballots in this precinct were
simply marked with an ''A'' over the
electoral tickets, 10 lieu oflines, but all
such were counted. When the count
was concluded Mr.. Hughes called atten-
ton to the fact that there were two
ballots from this precinct in the hands
OF the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and
asked that they be counted, repeating
request he had made In Precinct No. 5,
as to ten similar ballots, in the morning.
1t was refused in like manner, and the
Republicans excepted.
There was no change made by the re-
count in this precinct.
Precinct No. 2 of Richland was next
attacked. The original count stood
Tarr l19, Hervey %; Brockunier 120,
Imhoff 12O, O'Kane lis, Wilson 12O;
Smith "a, Medck "a, Rawling 90, Nc
Culoch 9S; Frabzheim 112, Motfat 80.
One blank ballot was found and one
with but a single mark through the Re-
publican ballot. The recount showed a
loss Of one for Tarr and even for Her
vey; loss Of one each for Brockunier
Imhoff and O'Kane and even for Wilson;
gain of one each for Smith, Rawling
and McCulloch and even for Medick; a
loss of one for Franzhiem and gain OF
one for Motfat.
On the original count precinct No. l
stood
Tarr, 81, Hervey, 81; Brockunier, Sc.
Imhoff, IS, O'KaDe, Sc, Wilson, 90:
Smith, 80. Medick. 33, Rawling, 81, Nc
Culloch, So; Franzheim, 50, Motfat 30
On one ticket 0'Kane's name was