The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-06
THE TROUBLE IN WOOD.
Two Democratic Members Refuse 10 Sign
the O1leIaI Canvass.

Two Democratic Members Refuse TO Sign
thn OmeiHl Canvass.
COLUMBUS. Nov. 5.-Informntion
was received at the state headquarters of
both parties this afternoon that the Re
publicans claimed the election of their
representative in Wood county by % and
the Democrats claimed their representa-
tive had a plurality of II. When the
board OF elections took It's noon recess at
Bowling Green the two Democratic mem-
her5 Of the board OF elections refused to
sign the official canvass Of the vote of
Wood county unless the vote of one pre-
Cinct in Center township was thrown out.
The vote Of this precinct makes a differ
ence OF forty-two votes on the Wood
county representative. II It is counted
the Republican representative will have
plurality OF 2S and II II thrown out the
Democratic representative viii have Il
plurality ~ II. The county seat (Bowl-
ing Green) ls located in Center township,
The precinct in dispute includes that por-
tlon Of the township outside the corpor-
ntc limits OF Bowling Green, but for the
convenience OF voters the polls were To-
Gated In Bowling Green, Just acrpss the
precinct boundary. The voting place Is
In the proper township but not within
tho precinct ana II has been In the same
place for i've years without the legality
Of the location ever being questioned be-
fore. As II ls believed the deadlock os
two 10 two win continue in the board OF
elections Congressman Burton,of Cleve-
land, and other attorneys for the Repub-
lIc'ns, have prepared their mnndamus
case and will 20 before the circuit court
THIS afternoon for an order to clmpcl the
Wood county board Of elections to elgn
the tally sheets as they have been made
out ON the face Of the returns.
The Republican counsel claim that no
county boards Of election have any
power to 70 behind the returns, and that
Che face Of the returns give their repre-
sentative plurality Of 25 In tho event
or tho court not granting the order II
seems probable that the Republican
member from Wood county would be
gworn IN ns tho Republicans have q ma.
jprlly NJ alx In tho house without Wood
county. The oHlcial retpfpa from Dpln-
ware county rive the Republican repre-
ncntntlvc q plurality or 10 lngtcnd ~ ~
0B claimed last night
- '' '..hi il''h NN'l' NN~lllkllN NlWI 'NNlNH.l
FOR buth tho Democratic and the Ropub-
llonn committees nt BowllnE Groom to-
day agreed 10 submit the Wood county
cn7o nt once 10 the circuit court and NE
lawyera on both rl1rg went to Toledo for
that purpose. The court win bn asked
10 decide whether the election board can
go behind the roturnR Of course -
would be loft for proceedings In the con.
test IN The house TO decide whether tho
vote NJ Center township shall br counted
Information has been received nj Wa.
publican headquarters uf protests to the
su1lera' Home vote nt Dayton, ON lhU
ground that tho yoilnH precincts wure
mot IN the proper place, " that vote
should be- thrown out the DnmucratI
would Hhln two representatives from
Montgomery county and ono senator
enough (on the claims " tho ilcpublIs
,nnaj ~ make the legislature stand ~
Democrats 10 a. Republicans Un Joint
ballot
Chnlrmin Mash Gays there arc 1blut
, precincts IN the stale whore these