The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-04
Will Be Sought by Favorite
Officers of the Eighth
Ohio.
WERE HONESTLY ELECTED
And Will See That Fellows Who
Would Stick Themselves In
WHERE THEY ARE NOT WANTED
Get the Proper Dose Under the Circum-
stances Rank and File Clearly for
weybrecht and Vollrath
and That Should
Settle 1t.

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weybrecht and vollrath
and That Should
Settle 1t.
Considerable trouble Is being exper-
fenced by the officers OF the Eighth
Regiment who were not regular nomi-
nees but who ran on an independent
ticket and were elected, Lieutenant
Colonel Volrath and MajorWeybrecht.
A meeting of the board of canvassers
was held at Akron and they decided to
throw out all the ballots cast,for Voll-
rath and Weybrecht, and as the ticket
nominated did not receive the full ma
jority of votes required by law, the
board will declare that no election was
held. However Weybrecht and Lieu
tenant Colonel Vollrath contend that
they were legally elected and these of
ficers left Akron Monday night for Co.
lumbus to consult the acting Attor-
ney General and receive the law in the
case, and to make an appeal to the
highest tribunalff necessary.
STATEMENTS BY MAJORS.
Before leaving Akron Major Wey-
brecht made the following statement
regarding his election:
"Whatever is done one way or the
other we have the satisfaction OF know.
ing how the boys in the regiment feel
about the matter. 1t is very clear
whom they want for lieutenant colonel
and majors. We were at somewhat Of
a disadvantage because some OF the
men thought we could not be legally
voted for, or the vote might have been
larger"
Major Vollrath, when asked about his
alleged ambition to become colonel of
the new Eighth said:
THAT is positively false. l have
never had any such aspiration, nor did
L instruct any one to use my name be-
fore the convention in that capacity. I
have always favored Dick for colonel
and am very sorry that report to the
contrary became current. l am very
sorry also that there has been this diff
ference in the regiment and l am in ia
vor OF doing whatever will promote
harmony throughout the regiment"
CAPTAIN FISHER TALKS.
Captain M. A. Fisher visited Akron
Monday and consulted the board of
canvassers regarding the election.
When interrogated Tuesday morning
he said: "Messrs Vollrath and Wey-
brecht were at Akron Monday but left
in the evening for Columbus. They
went there to secure the law in their
recent election. The statute provides
that any person receiving a majority of
the votes OF the electors present shall
be deemed elected. The code OF mill
tary law says that no person not regu-
larly nominated shall be candidate at
any election. These two laws are in
conflict and that Is what causes
the trouble. The object of the
officers at Columbus will be to
secure proper Interpretation of
the statutes. 1t Is also stated
by officers that the governor shall
have the power to make such regula-
tions as are for the good of the SER
vice. But of course we do not know If
this law will stand. 1t appears that
the two indepedent men elected had
the general support OF the regiment
and that they were the favorite officers
among them and that their election
expressed the intention of the ma
jority OF the electors. The board of
canvassers at Akron after a careful
canvass of the ballots cast announced
that Colonel Dick was unanimously
chosen for colonel, and M. A. Charl-
ton, who had the majority of the votes
for junior major, and who was nomi-
mated at Akron, were the only officers
elected Friday. The board refused to
recognize the votes cast for Vollrath
and Weybrecht, independent candi.
dates, and as the regular nominees had
less than the majority of the votes cast
the board decided there had been nc
election"
| THE OFFICIAL VOTE.
The following is the official vote as
returned by the board of canvassers at
Akron Monday, votes for Weybrechl
and Vollrath not being recognized
Company A, Dick 80, Critchfeld 2
Marquis 8, Charlton 81.
Company @ (Canton), Dick 40, Critch