The morning call., 1895-02-14
RECOUNT OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD.
ITS FIRST DAY IN COURT GIVES
NEITHER SIDE MATERIAL
ADVANTAGE.
LITTLE INTEREST IS SHOWN.
MAxwELL'S CASE Is DISMISSED,
BUT His NAME WILL Be
CALLED ANYWAY.

The contest over the positions in the
Board of Education held by T. R. Carew
and E. P. Barrett is not exciting much in
terest among the habitues of the City Hall.
The recount was on all yesterday after
noon, but beyond the tally clerks and those
handling the ballots there was no one on
hand to watch. The snap-tally man was
also conspicuous by his absence. 1t is evi
dent that the contest is going to take
long time and that the results may be en-
tirely different from what is generally ex-
pected.
There are ten names called from each
ballot -Ames, Barrett, Carew, Hawley
Henderson, Maxwell, McElroy, Murdoch,
Scott and Symmes. All these, with the
exception of Ames, Maxwell and Symmes,
are members of the board, although the
places of Carew and Murdoch are the only
ones directly contested. The reason for
calling the names of Hawlev, Henderson,
McElroy and Scott is to prevent the posi-
bility of having the wrong man put out of
the board. 1t is the contention of the con-
testants that votes have been taken from
them and added to Carew and Barrett, and
that votes have also been taken from other
candidates for the position to swell their
totals. Should the names of those men,
bers of the board elected with fewer
votes than either Barrett or 'Carew
not be called, their totals would not
be increased by votes which may
have been taken from them; and even
Supposlng that Ames and Symmes or
both were seated. Carew and Barrett might
then still have votes enough to overreach
the apparent figure of some of the other
directors, and then the lowest men would
be dropped and not the ones whose seats
are being contested. In that case the un-
lucky men would be Hawley and Nc
Elroy. 1t is expected, however, to so in
wells totals, but also those of Scott, Hen
derson, McElroy and Hawley to such an
extent that Carew and Barrett will be low
men and so be dropped. The official count
gave results to those interested III the con-
test as follows: Carew 22,177, Barrett D.
al, Scott %, 1876, Henderson 21,645, Nc
Elroy 1,51S. Hawley 21, ,481, Ames 20, 753,
Symmes 90 410, Maxwell q ,294.
Maxwells name will be called merely by
stipulation of counsel for both contestants,
for demurrer to his complaint was sus-
tanned without leave to amend.
Judge Trout held there could be no in
tervenor in an election contest, and so he
practically ended Maxwell's case. His
name will be called right along, however,
as if he were party to the contest, and
should the figures show him elected he will
be seated by order of court.
The recount was commenced in the First
Precinct of the Forty-eighth District.
H. w. Walters, court stenographer, was
appointed tally clerk; Frank Whitesides
was made caller, and H. E. Gilmour will
alternate in their duties from day to day.
Three precincts in all were counted in
none of which the figures were materially
changed. Ames gained one vote in the
First and two in the Third Precinct; Max
we'll lost three in the Second and Symmes
gained one each in the Second and Third.
Carew's figures remained the same, Bar
rett dropped three votes, and the totals of
the other men were not materially changed
when court closed.
The costs of the recount will be only $40
a day, and for the present Mr.. Ames is
paying the full amount. The total costs
will eventually be divided among the con-
testants equally, including Maxwell. The
count will run every day from half-past 8
until s.