The record-union., 1897-12-11
FROST DECLARED ELECTED.
RESULT OF THE RECOUNT FOR
CITY TREASURER.
The Surprise Hoped for by Car
michaels Friends Did Not
MateriaIize.

A. l.. Frost will have the care of the
city coin during the ensuing two years.
Ihe contest instituted a week ago by
A }. Brown, on behalf of D. w. Car
michael, Mr.. Frost's opponent at the late
election, was concluded in Judge john
sons court last night, and the recount
Oh the ballots showed that Mr.. Frost had
received majority of AZ votes.
The unofficial returns on the night of
the election gave Carmichael small
majority, and this remained undisputed
until, few days later, the City Trus-
tees canvassed the returns. Then it was
found that in one of the First Ward pre-
cincts a mistake had been made by
which several of F'rost's votes had been
carried out into the wrong column, and
when this was Strengthened out he was
found to have a majority of o2 in the
city.
In the hope that a recount of the
ballots might in some way overcome
this, the contest was begun. The result
of the recount shows a gain of but three
votes for Carmichael. and a loss of but
five votes for Frost, leaving the latter's
undisputed majority AZ.
When the proceedings were completed
Mr. Carmichaels attorneys waived the
and the court declared the old Republi-
can war-horse the duly elected City
Treasurer. The changes were as fol-
lows:
In the first precinct of the First Ward
each gained one. In the second pre-
oinct each lost four In the third pre-
cinct Carmichael gained two and Frost
lost two.
In ha In no
cinct, each lost one. In the second pre-
cinct Frost lost three and in the third
Carmichael lost one.
In the Third Ward Carmichael lost
two in the second precinct and Frost lost
one, and in the third precinct Carmichael
lost two.
In the Fourth Ward Frost gained two
in the first precinct and one in the sec
ond, while Carmichael lost two in the
second.
In the Fifth Ward Carmichael lost two
in the first precinct and gained one each
IN the second and third, While Frost
lost three in the third.
In the Sixth Ward Carmichael lost two
in the second precinct and gained one in
the third, while Frost gained one in the
first and. two each in the second and
third precincts.
In the Seventh Ward Carmichael
gained eleven in the first precinct and
lost two in the third, while Frost lost
two in the first, and one in the second,
and gained four in the third. 1t vas
claimed by the contestant that the vote
recorded on the original tally-sheet, Civ
ing Frost 1876, was correct and that in
the recount five votes We're recorded
twice, giving him 141, but at the conclu-
sion of the count Frost's majority was
such that the mistake, if one had been
made, could not change the result, and
another count was not demanded.
In the first precinct of the Eighth
Ward Carmichael gained one, while
Frost's vote remained unchanged In
the second precinct Carmichael gained
one. and Frost lost one. In the third
precinct Carmichael gained three and
Frost lost one.
In the Ninth Ward the vote of the
first precinct, as returned, was found
correct, but in the second precinct Car
michael lost four and Frost gained one
over the official count-an actual gain
for Frost of five votes. In the third pre-
cinct Carmichaefs vote was unchanged
by the count, while Frost lost one.
The recount shows the correct vote to
be as follows:
First Ward-First precinct, Carmich
ael 80, Frost 6S; second precinct, Car
michael H. Frost 81; third precinct,
Carmichael s., Frost 90
Second Ward-First precinct, Carmi-
chael 76, Frost 81; second precinct, Car
michael 102 Frost 81; third precinct
Carmichael 132, Frost 115
Third Ward-First precinct, Carmi-
ba 1o- E,r-Qcf Oh. second nrecinct
Carmichael 120, Frost SS; Third pre-
cinct, Carmichael 90, Frost Ill.
Fourth Ward-First precinct, Carmi
chael S3. Frost 90; second precinct, Car
michael 96, Frost 100; third precinct,
Carmichael 141. Frost 134.
Fifth Ward-First precinct, Carmi-
chael III, Frost ia; second precinct,
Carmichael 151, Frost IT'S; third pre-
cinct, Carmichael 12o, Frost 10S.
Sixth Ward-First precinct, Carmi-