The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-06
MAKING A RECOUNT.
Contest Commission Begins Its
Tedious Work
POSSIBLE EFFECT ON MAPLE.
The Eeeount May sount Mia out III
the Question should BE RAISED
Others Are Affected.

The election coatest 10 proceeding
slowly az the library room st tbs court
house. A late start was made yesterday
morning. o~ing - the fact that no pro-
vision could 5e found IN the Law 70 insure
THAI the Eve tei.ers appointed by the court
Tuesday would get pay for their work
and. after some discussion and confer
snce wi.h the county commissioners IL
was decided 10 have them sworn Ia as
deputy county CLERKS. The salary was
fixed st the rate OF 800 FER month An
order vas signed by Judge Langley APPROX
ing the method OF counting outlined yes
terday. with the exception that the vote oi
the Second com missioner district will not
be c4Byassed until last.
In the library room Judge LanFsey sits
at the east end Of long table on the north
side, and at the foot il Stenogrspher d. {.
KENNEDY. Immediately on Mr.. kennedy's
right Is the ballot box, from which Deputy
Fulton takes the ballots and unstrings
them one by one as they are needed. Next
is William +. Humphrey and then Thomas
A. Gamble Behind these Is the numerous
band o. attorneys. who closely scan eaeh
ballot as il Is passed before them. On the
opposite side Of the table are Deputies
lngersoll and Msllusr. who keep the tally
sheets.
County Auditor Twichsll brought the
frat ballot boz into the room ct il:2o. IL
contained the vose Of Ayoadale precinct,
but before the vote was canvassed the
suditor was examined by the attorneys in
order to establish as legal fact the cir
eumstances that the box and contents
were the same as when received by him
Il e.
lowing questions:
"You are tbs auditor Of King county ?"
lis that ne ballot box for Ayondale
pFeeinotf"
"ia il in the same condition as when
received by yon after the recent election p
fWhere has the box been since that
time ."
~ hsn was IL sealed ~
After detailing TIE minute eircumstan-
Gee attending the locking of the ballots in
the vault down stairs, the auditor was in
structed 10 open the box. The frat ballot
taken out was for Oslrsnder and Askam.
1t Was not objected to. and In the course
of a couple of minutes had been tailed
But AS soon az a ballot appeared about
which there was any question, the attor-
neys had their say. The statements made
TO the court were about these:
Mr. Condon-O behalf of Dr. Esmes
we wish 20 object TO this ballot on the
ground that IL is marked with q distin-
gushing mark. placed there By the voter,
by which IL may be identified as the vote
voted hv him.
Col. Iewis-We insist that tho vote be
counted for DR.. Asian because IL is
marked for him. ard the mark opposite
che name indicates merely the voters in
tention and is not distinctive mark
Mr. Gay, a. counsel for Van de .Nsnier--
We insist that the vote be not counted be-
cause the voters intention is not clear,
Mr.. Whte-We demand that the ballot
be counted for Meyer.
Alter the first hour the attorneys did not
consume so much time in offering their
objections and the clerks became more
familiar With the schedule for objected
ballots. Bot the counting was slow
enough. ana not more than 80 ballots had
been canvassed at the time of adjourn
meut The count was completed for
Ayondale, Arthur and Bellevue. and about
rs votes we're counted for Ballard. There
Is great deal of challenging in this pre-
oiact on account OF numerous double
marked ballots. The legal vote, that is.
the vote about which there is no question.
Is as follows: