Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-11-06
Wood County, o., Case Taken
to Toledo Circuit Court.
OLD SOLDIERS VOTES PROTESTED.
Democrats Charge That the Voting Pre-
cincts Were Not In the Proper Places.
Republican Chairman Says He Can
Raise Similar Objectionable Contest.

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Gratis and doubtful on the present re-
turns. With dozen or more of the So
counties very close there have been no
material changes, except in Wood
county, which will be claimed by both
parties till the courts pass on the action
of the supervisors.
There have been no unusual proceed
ings before the returning boards of
any of the counties, except that of
Wood, although both parties have had
their representatives and attorneys in
the countyseats wherever the vote was
close.
Chairman McConville of the Demo
cratic state committee has not changed
his claims of a Democratic majority on
joint ballot and will not do so till the
official returns of all counties are in
and show the final results to differ from
those he has at hand.
Chairman McConnvAle and others
from the Democratic state headquarters
went to Cincinnati to confer with Mr..
John Il. Mclean and other party
leaders regarding the contests that are
to be made in the close counties.
Chairman Nash insists that the leg
islature stands rs Republicans to 70
Democrats and the majority ON joint
ballot for senator will not be less than
8. tie says he is satisfied with the sit
uation IN Wood county. What he
feared was that the official count might
wipe out the small Republican plural
ity in that county. Since the face of
the official tally sheets show plurality
of 81 for the Republican representa-
tive, Judge Nash says he is willing and
ready to have any court pass on the
case. He says the law provides that
the members of the board of election
cannot go behind the returns and the
supreme court has held that they have
no ministerial powers whatever, cannot
hear evidence or use their discretion IN
throwing out any votes. That is left
to the courts and to each branch of the
legislature II 9assing on the creden-
tlals of It's N eGtters. In Wood county
Norris, the efu9lican candidate for
representative, lied protest against
the board counting the vote of FREEDOM
township because the ballot should be
tailed III blocks of FIVE
This precinct gave Aorris Isl and
Mears, the Democratic candidate for
representative 263 If the vote of the
township had been thrown out it
would have increased the plurality OF
: orris Ivy IL, but it was counted. The
Republicans insist that Norris will be
declared elected in Wood county and
that the legl slarure stands !, to ~.
It Is learned here that counsel for
both the democratic and the Repub-
hcan committt es at Bowling Green
agreed to submit the Wood county case
at once to the circuit court and the
lawyers n both sides went to Toledo
for that purpose. The court will be
asked to decide whether the election
board can go ehind the returns. OF
course, it would be left for proceedings
in contest in the house to decide
whether the vote of Center TOWNSHIP
shall be counted.
Information has been received at Re-
publican headquarters of protests to the
Soldiers home vote at Dayton on the
ground that the voting precincts were
not in the pro er places. If that vote
should be throw out the Democrats
would gain Two representatives from
Montgomery county and one senator,
enough (oD the claims of the Republi-
cans) to make the legislature stand 79
Democrats to II Republicans on Joint
ballot. Chairman Nash says there are
about 40 precincts In the state where
these technical points ON the location OF
the polls can be raised, and if it is made
Oil lSStl6 VI COuUCSb IL WILL WOTK DOU0
ways with no one knowing the final re-
suit.
TOLEDO, Nov. 6.-The close vote IN
Wood county has been submitted to
Circuit Judge Parker. Congressman
T. G.. Burton OF Cleveland represented
the Republicans and Frank Baldwin of
Bowling Green represented the Demo-
Gratis. The hearing was held at cham
bers, and the arguments resolved
themselves into a mere statement of
the facts and the rights of an election
board to establish voting booth in a
convenient place. Decision was re-
served until today.
AN ELECTION CONTROVERSY.