Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-09


to the tossing Of copper as to which
of the two would receive the certificate
from the Board of Elections. The of,
fetal count Of Fairfield county, which
was completed last evening, left Tomp,
kins with a margin Of sixteen votes,
as shown by the unofficial vote of this
county but in the official count today
his plurality was reduced to six votes.
An error was discovered in one of the
precincts of the Fifth ward by which
Tompkins lost five votes, while Lentz
gained five, making a difference Of
ten in Lentz's favor and reducing
Tompkins' plurality to six. Later an
error Of one vote in Tompkins' favor
was discovered, making his plurality
seven.
Other clerical errors in the tally
sheets varied the plurality in thit
county and at one time the election of
Tompkins was held by only three
votes. The Republicans had made a
special fight against Lentz, Chairman
Dick being especially antagonlstic be,
cause of the formers persisting in
demanding the printing Of the Cour
d'Alene testimony. Lentz and Dick
are both members of the committee
before whom the testimony was taken
and naturally the general was anx'
ious to dispose of his combative col,
league from Ohio. This is evidenced
in the fact that the Republican State
committee employed counsel to appear
before the County Board of Eelections
to watch the count, one being Major
Bryan. Of Akron, the law partner OF
! Gen. Dick The other counsel who
went on watch for the Republicans
before the Board was Hon. j. H..
/ Cultivate, who served ten years as the
Democratic Congressman from this
district, but who, after being defeated
by d. w. Watson six years ago and
because Of his views on the money
question acted with the Gold Demo-
Gratis In 1896, and on Tuesday last
voted for Mckinley Mr.. Outhwaite
was the first Democrat ever defeated
in this district as at present constituted
and he was very much interested in
seeing Lentz go down as the second.
LENAZ WILL CONTEST.
The count was finally completed at
1O:30 last night. When the Board re,
cessed for suppdslNpon completing the
city wards, Tompkins had seven votes,
The count of the townships increased
the number to eight, after the Board
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decided to count two in @ of Merton
township, where there appeared to be
two more tallles than were votes cast,
The certificate of election will be given
to Tompklns and 1t Is more than prob,
able that Lentz will contest.
Mr.. Lentz said last night that he
had evidence of the corrupt use of
money and bribery and inasmuch as
there Is continual talk about the cleo
ton of Congressmen in the South, he
thought the people should De advised
as 10 now one ulSlflct III Cno Noitl
was carried Several students at the
Ohio State university, who swore in
their votes, if the contest is made
will be brought into the controversy.
They may be arrested on the strength
of statements made to their friends
prior to the time when they made oath
that they had left the parental roof
and decided TO make Columbus their
permanent residence, The election OF
Col. II. M. Nevin Rep.) in the Third
and Jacob 4. Beidler RepD in the
Twentieth district are conceded, the
former by 139 and the later by 745
so that there will be gain Of threl
Congressman in Ohio for the Republl-