The age-herald., 1899-03-23
RECOUNT OF VOTES
 WAS DEMANDED
By Mr. WeatherIy and Mir. Bed-
 dow at Committee Meeting.
A POSSIBILITY OF ERRORS
Having Been Made by Various Mana gers-Votes of Kolb, Lowe, Weath- erly, Beddow, Hewitt, Burruss,
 Shugart Being Counted.

Shugart Being Counted.
 The official count of the votes cast in last Saturdays primary was not made yes- terday according to the programme, owing tc demand made by two of the candidates that all the ballots in the boxes which had teen returned should be recounted, and the results of the primary settled beyond all controversy There has been no contest in the usual sense of the word, but the un- official returns show that several of the candidates are so close together that a correction in any errors that may have been made while making the count would possibly change the standing of some of the candidates, and thus change one or two of Jefferson's delegates
 This matter was brought up yesterday morning before the county executive com mittee by communication to the commit tee signed by James Weatherly and c. P. Beddow. It was as follows:
 "Inasmuch as the vote for several of
 the candidates for delegates to the con
 stitutional convention appears from
 unofficial figures so close, as between
 said candidates, we, the undersigned
 candidates, respectfully request an off
 cial recount of the vote cast in each
 precinct or the county in the primary
 election held on Saturday. March IS,
 1S99."
 After a great deal of discussion, 1t was finally decided that the votes of these two candidates and those of Reuben F. kolp, Robert J. Lowe and R. G. Hewitt, all of whom were within several hundred votes of each other, should have their votes re- counted. H. P Burruss and John T. Snug art also asked to be included in this list. Each of these six candidates will be rep resented by one member of the executive committee on the subcommittee which is to make the count.
 De.aiis of Meeting
 The meeting yesterday was called to or der by Chairman Robert J. Lowe, who stated that he thought 1t improper for him to preside at the meeting, as he had been candidate in last Saturdays primary. H. D. Dill of East Lake was accordingly se- lected as temporary chairman.
 One of the objects of the meeting was to determine what delegates to the county convention had been selected in the prl- mary, and to certify their election to the county convention. But it was decided that as there was no contest or dispute in any of the boxes that the convention should be permitted to determine who it's own mem- bers were.
 The next business of the meeting was to open the boxes and canvass the returns from the various precincts of the county but at this point R. H. Thach presented the communication of MT. Weatherly and MT. Beddow, which was given above.
 John S. Kennedy made motion that a recount of the ballots cast for Kolb, Lowe, Weatherly, Beddow and Hewitt be ordered, and that each one of these can didates be given the privilege Of naming a member of the subcommittee which was to make the count. MT. Kennedy and Mr. Thach both made speeches fayoring this resolution, saying that if there vas any doubt in the world about the primary that the votes should be recounted and every means exhausted to get at the correct re- suits.
 Walter Moore moved that the motion be tabled, because 1t was not introduced at the proper time. The returns as they had been sent in by the managers, he said, should be tabulated and added up, and then if there was any dissatisfaction was the d committee appointed for that purpose.
 On the motion to table, the vote was as follows, several of the members refusing to vote:
 Aye-Selers, Robbins, Garrettson, Moore, Knight Tate, Mitchell, Little, Harrington and Gray.-10.
 No-Smith, Waldrop, Hit, Kilough, Thach, Paschal, Mayfeld, Murkel. Ken nedy, Summer and Copeand.-11
 q l. ute to the Kennedy resolution, that the count be made, and that where any of the boxes had been returned irregularly and not in accordance with the instructions, that the managers of such boxes be sum moned before the committee 10 make sworn statements as to the results in their boXes
 The resolution then carried by vote of IT to 5.
 The candidates whose votes were to be recounted then named the men who were to represent them in the committee, as fol- lows:
 Kolb--Walter Moore.
 Lowe-E. l.. Mitchell.
 Weatherly-R. H. Thach.
 Beddow-Jerry Fountain.
 Hewitt-J. s. Smith.
 Burruss-J. s. Kennedy.
 Shugart-Tom Dugan.
 The counting committee got to work at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and worked steadily for a number of hours. They will continue their work this morning and prob- ably finish it today. In the meantime the executive committee is taking a recess and 1t is supposed to meet again as soon as the subcommittee is ready to make its re- port.
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