The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-07
THEIR HOPES FAILING
Recount Does Not Meet Contest
ants Expectations
oeJecr TO HoueHToN.s VOTES.
Some Qsssr Freaks Of the Voters
BresgAs 10 Lishs-rhs Cost and
whs May Rave 80 Pay IL.

In the election contests nearly !. 800 bal
lots had been counted when Judge Lang
Iev's court adjourned yesterday afternoon.
and the totals now stand: Van de yanter.
rs: Meyer, 40: challenged for Van de
vanter. Go: challenged For Meyer, los
Ballard gives the Republican III unehai-
Ienged votes and the Populiss i60. The
contestants claimed that Meyer Was en-.
titled 10 zS5 against iai given him by the
osiciai count; bat as only thirty-four bal
lots for Meyer are objected 70. IL il clear
that he has not the strength clsimed for
him In that precinct The moss he can
possibly receive is 1874, or Just three more
than the Official count On the other
hand Van de ysnter may be credited with
l32, or one more than the official count
gives him. Ii Ballard. the Popuiist strong
hold. is . critsrlon, the allegations Of
Meyers complaint viii not be substan.
tiatsd.
The count for coroner stands: Eames
Of. Askam sos; challenged for Eames. y;
challenged for Askam, lis The official
vote in Ballard gives Eamss l33. and in
the recount be received il6 together with
II objected TO. The Official vote for Askam
is PAS, and the recount credits him with
2c8. with IS challenger
Anumber of pscuIiaritiss In votes were
uncovered during the dsy. The entire
vote Of Houghton 10 challenged because
the initials Of the inspector do not appear
on any of the ballots The official vote
here stands: Van de Vanter l6. Meyer 80;
Eames IL, Askam 81 The recount. in
case the error Of the inspector 10 not fatal,
ard other objections prevail. will give Van
de vanter II. Meyer Is: Eames Is. Askam
% One ballot was discovered with each
Of the tickets except the Republican
crossed out by an enormous u, and
another was found with the Republican
group marked and an X opposite the name
Of Meyer on the Democratic ticket. The
voters Of King county appear to have
played many pranks with the ballots.
j. II. brown and A. G. Graf were yestsr-
day morning sworn In a. deputy clerks TO
take the places of Frank B. IngersoIi and
Thomas A. Gamble. resigned. The count
ing proceeded all day some what
more briskly than on Wednesday. not
withstanding the fact that the vote OF Bal
lard, the precinct over which . great deal
Of difficulty was anticipated. was conn.,
plsted.
The great responsibility resting on the
clerks induced County Clerk Gordon yea
terday to cali them TO one side and caution
them to allow no errors to occur. He re-
minded them Of the exceeding Importance
of the contest. and warned them that any
Iaxity in performing their duties would
result in summary dismissal. The conse-
quencas of inaccuracy. he said. wete too
lar reaching to be contemplated. and he
required that they make no errors what
ever.
A subscriber, interested as Q taxpayer in
the contest, has written the following in
quiriss TO the PosF-IsrELLIoEScKR:
To THE EprroR: Kindly inform () who
stands the expense Of the recountf (2) Is
1t true that each one of the clerks ap-
pointed is to receive $40 day for the time
occupied in the recountY
These inquiries have been asked by
great many persons. The answer 10 a.
follows:
On The case Is tried like any other suit,
the county paying the salaries of the Judge
and clerks. According to sections 4so and
AL, Vol. 1, HilPs Code, If the proceedings
are dismissed for insufficisncy. want OF
prosecution or th- election is by the court
confirmed, judgment shall be rendered
against the party contestIng for costs, and
in favor of the other party; II she election
10 annulied, Judgment for costs shall be
rendered against the contsstee and in
favor OF the contestant (2) The clerks
are deputy county clerks and each will be
paid at the rate Of 500 per month. At
frst they were appointed special tslIers or
commissioners of the court, and as such
would have been paid $40 per day. IS to be
paid by the state and IS by the county.
By making them deputy county clerks
their compensation Was reduced.