The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-02
THE ELECTION TESTIMONY.
The Chief Judges are Examined as to the
Regularity of the Election and the
Identity OF the Ballots now
in the Custody OF the
Clerk of The Court.

| in the Custody OF the
Clerk of The Court.
AS summoned the return or chief
| judges of election met in Elkton at the
office of the Clerk of the Court on We'd
nesday, and testimony was taken in the
disputed election Csc of White VS. Boyc,
before Holster Hess, Esq, the examiner
appointed by the Court. The e:amina
ton was concluded with the exception
of Charles W. Shippers the return judge
of the Fifth district, in which it is alleged
gross i'll egularities occu. red and whose
ties mony will be taken on Monday
Upon the conclusion of The case a epolt
will be submit ed The Court, which
will then pass judgment upon Nj.
Viii e's petition praying for recount
o. the votes cast.
While The result of the examination
shows that the election was conducted
regularly and in confot nifty the law,
the procedures III Tue Foul tn aud Sevel, h
districts, according to the estimoly
adduced, ale open to question. NJ.
Daniel I. Arbuckle, q minority judge Of
the Fourth district stated that he
asss ed in the counting of the votes cast
aud that seve. al were counted for the
full Democrat ic ticket on which the
cross had been stamped opposite The
name of Marion Dekalb Smith. the can
didate for CCmp oller. He knew of only
one ballot that hau bsen counted for the
Republican candidates under he lespec-
tive condit ous. The firs5 ticket of this
der was Democi a,ic and which Mr..
A. buckle objected counting as vote for
each of the candidates. He was over
Ia led and it was az eed that all subse-
quent ba!lols mai ked in that manner
should be counted acco ding ly. The
counsel on both sides objected to this
testimony on the point of the wi ness
not having the power TO testify as to the
contents of ballot.
Mr. Joseph E. Rey nolds, he uln Judge |
of the Seventh district upon question
stated that in his district, in several
Instances, the intention OF the voter was
considered in the counting of the ballots |
but he was uncertain as to whether the |
voters intention had been rightly inter-
preted or not. Iu number of tickets |
the cross was on the line between the |
space opposite the party emblem and |
e., ,,.Nlln
Mr.. Reynolds explained that when the |
cross was mostly on the comptroller SIDE, |
it was counted for that candidate, while |
on the other hand the vote VAS scored for |
the entire ticket when the greater part of
the cross was on the party emblem side |
of the line. These tickets were both Dem |
ocratic and Republican. The judges testi
fed that all ballots cast in their respect |
i've districts were placed in the ballo! |
boxes, and upon examination they pro |
nounced the boxes in the same condition |
as when sealed aud returned to the Clark |
of the Court on the Ninth instant.
The testimony OF Mr.. Shippers, the |
return judge of the Fifth district, On
Monday, will be important, as it is |
alleged that in this district 81 ballots |
were cast but rejected, and a canvass of
which, 1t is claimed, shows a net gain OF
nine for MIR. White, which if sustained |
by the Court would give him plurality |
of one in the county over Mr.. Boyd. 1t |
is stated that the rejected ballots in this
district were not placed IN the b,llot |
box but were in the individual possession |
of Mr.. Shippers before being returned to
the Clark of tho Court, as required by an |
order Of the Court. Respecting the ident
ity of the ballots, Mr.. Boyd in his
answer lied to the petition OF Mr.. White
states:
Fourth: That the respondent does hot |
admit that all the ballots at said election
in the several election districts of Cecil
county have been deposited by The judges
OF said election with the Clerk OF this
court, but requires strict proof that the
ballots now allegtd TO be in the custody
of the Clerk OF this Court are all OF the
ballots cast at said election, and are the
identical ballots cast at said election.
At the examination Mr.. White was
represented by his counsel. 4. c. Tback-
cry aud H. NJ Mccullough, Esqs, and
MIR. Boyd by John S. Writ and Clinton
Mccullough, Esqs,