The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-05
ATTORNEY. CHASE OBJECTS
INSISTS THAT SECOND WARD RE- PUBLICAN BALLOTS ARE LYRICAL.

PUBLICAN BALLOTS ARE LYRICAL. He win Not Abide by the Impartial De-
 cision of Corporation Counsel Ely and
 Judge Stoddard-Anothor Meeting Will
 be Held Tonight and Second Effort
 Made to Adjust the Matter-The New
 Board organizes-Mr. Baldwin sworn in
 as Town Agent.
 Corporation Counsel William H. Ely, republican, and Judge Hsnry Stoddard democrat, the committee selected to decide the Second ward difficulty, agreed yesterday afternoon that the ballots cast in the Second ward at the last election were legal. It was thought that this would positively set tie the matter, but at the last moment Prentice w. Chase, democratic nomi- nee for alderman, objected and as a result John Trace, the democratic mod orator, will not admit the legality of the republican ballots, and furthermore Counter Carr for the democrats will not sign the list of returns for the ward.
 The objection is raised i'm an effort to make tie in the common council, thirty republicans and thirty demo- cratS, for without the Second ward the common council will stand thirty republicans and twenty-six democrats. The vote in the ward has been an- nouncsd as follows: For alderman, II. Fl. Guernsey, r., 731; Prentice w. Chase, d., $40. For councilmen, John H. Clark, r., 797; John Morse, r., 731 Benjamin F. Liefeld, r., 762; Fred L. Covell, d., 494; John J, Kirby, d., 524; Benjamin Bretz- fielder, d., 513. This result would give the republicans thlrty-four in the council as against twenty-six for the democrats.
 It was at a meeting held last night in the First ward that MT. Chase offered his objection. It is understood that he is the only man that is really holding out over the decision of Messns. Ely
 
 influenced by the defeated alderman s objection, and of course Counter Carr cannot sign the returns until ordered by the moderator. The men will meet again this evening at s o'clock and endeavor to settle the matter, Many democrats condemn MT. Chase's action. They cannot see what is to be gained. for provided that no election is declar- ed in the Second ward there are four holdover republican aldermen who will remain until those from the Second are mon council thirty-four republicans and twenty democratic.
 All the trouble is over the reading of the republican ballots They read for Member of Board of Public Works" and the democrats claim that they should read for Commissioner of Board of Public Works" This is a teehnicahty, and James H. Macdonald, chairman of the republican town com mittee, stated last night that the wia- ning of an election on a techniea1ity was not honorable, and that democratic ballots in every ware of the city could be contested in the same way if the republicans so desired. For instance, in the Eighth ward the letter 'r' was left out Of the word department" If the republicans resorted to a technical ity they could throw out 300 demo- cratic votes in that ward, which would elect Mersick as both city and town treasurer, and defeat Stoddard.
 THE NEW BOARD OF SELECTyMEN.
 The new board of selectmen met and organized yesterday morning with R. F. Baldwin as town agent.
 Judge of Probate Cleayeland admin istered the oath of office to the mem bers, MT. Farren when asked whether he would contest MT. Baldwin's right to the office on the ground that he had the larger number of votes, would say nothing except that he intended to con- suit counsel. It is considered by several democratic lawyers that MT. Baldwin was legally elected, as he was at the head of the ticket containing a major ity of the selectmen elected.