The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-11

yrr YORK, Dec. 10.-The board Of
supervisors Of Kings county did not
Ind I'D the official canvass Of the vote
rnul to-day. The gubernatorial fg-
nm, will not differ more than lO0 or so
from those given on the morning Of the
,I.etion. There is likely to be some
trouble over the consolidation figures.
Tbs figures transmitted to police head:
ouarters on election night gave q major
h for consolidation of 1915. and Jew
d.ys ago, with only dozen districts
missing. the official count indicated a
p,jorlty Of 1000 in favor Of consolida-
don With New York. On Saturday.
With few districts ye. to be counted,
.bis majority had dwindled down to
III and there were some well defined
ruuors that it might be wiped out alto
gslheh
ths Consolidation League, has notified
thu county clerk and the clerk of the
hoard OF canvassers that he would de.
mand the right 10 90 into the county
eIerkS Office to-day and CANVASS the
vote,
canvass carefully down to last Wednes-
day night and the vote then showed
tba, consolidation had majority Of
1910.
"Thers we're then only twelve or thir-
ts.nIelection districts TO be heard from.
The tally sheets now show that during
thelast three days OF the canvass there
had been extensive tampering with the
Twelfth, Twenty-second and Twenty.
third wards. Figures were erased and
others put in their places.
"The clerks, when spoken to about
this, explained that there had been or
rofs which had been corrected. 1t is q
most peculiar feature about the whole
business that the only mistakes discov-
cred we're in the vote on consolidation.
Another remarkable feature is that all
these mistakes were against consolida-
ton. It is surprising that instead OF
still leaving a minority Of 277 for con-
.olidaton they have not wiped it out
altogether, and they may even do this
tomorrow. 1t is most fragrant viola
ton Of the law.
Elisa well known fact that the re-.
turns at police headquarters on cleo.
ton night seldom vary moro than
couple OF hundred from the official
count. This year this rule holds good
in reference TO all the other counts ex-
esp. on the consolidation question.
The police count on election night in
favor OF consolidation was 1916"
Mr.. shanks says that Just as soon as
The result Of the official canvass is an.
nounced, the league will make an in
vestigation and sift the matter to the
bottom. 1t IL said that during the to-
dious canvass OF the vote the official
returns were often left for hours in the
ball oilthe board OF supervisors, in easy
reach OF any person who wished to
.smper with them.
II 10 also said that at an early stage in
the canvass Of thevote when it was gen.
orally admitted that consolidation had
obtained clear majority OF 1880 or
more, that intimations were thrown ont
10 various quarters that this would be
upset before the count was finished.
Another suspicious feature is that, &C.
eording to the admission OF Deputy
Clerk Barnard some Of the county can.
sAssers had misunderstood their in
.iruCtions and destroyed the original
balIoto. instead Of putting them in pos
session Of the police authorities.
Il Is said in explanation that in gen.
eral politicians want no change and are
opposed to consolidation. and that the
politicians have had influence with tine
canyassers.