Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-17
II MAKES 4 Difference
WHEY APPARENTLY DEFEATED
DEMOCRATIC CANDID ATES DE-
AIAND A EECOJST.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Finished the Recount Asked by Re-
publicans-A Democrat Asked a Re-
count, and the Beard Adopted Il
Rule Requiring Security for Costs.
No Change in the Result in Centre.

The partisan Board of County Com
missioners did a remarkable thing yes
terday-remarkable even in that al
most solidly Republican body. When
W. w. Rogers and Dominick Morris de-
manded a recount of the votes in Cen
tire district, the Prosecuting Attorney
said the law plainly provides that Sc
curity for costs must be given by the
contestant. In the face OF this official
Interpretation OF the statute, Mr.. Hare
was insistent, even after counsel for
contestants had Withdrawn the demand.
Upon his motion the Board decided to
waive its demand of security and pro-
coed with the recount.
Yesterday morning Edward Bearley,
who was defeated for Commissioner in
Union district by B. f. Higgins, made
a demand through Hon. John o. Pen
dleton for recount of the ballots. The
Board set a time for the recount, and
after the noon recess, upon motion Of
Mr.. Bowman, decided that no more re-
counts would be made unless security
for costs were furnished. The demand
was not waived in this instance, al
though it is palpable that if the Board
had been actuated in the first instance
by a sense of fairness it would have
been done.
The facts are significant. Mr.. Bear
ley, Democrat was defeated by 13 votes.
Messrs. Morris and Rogers, Republi-
cans, were defeated by 3S and "a votes
respectively. Messrs. Morris and Rog-
ers secured the recount they desired.
Mr.. Bearley was met with a demand for
security for costs.
Members of the Board estimated that
the cost of a recount is approximately
S45 per day, and they state that re-
count in Union could not be completed
in single day. The Board did not
hesitate, however, to waste a day and
half in the recount in Centre in the
face of an official Interpretation of the
law which did not give them the right
ITO do SO without demanding security
for costs.
When the Board convened in the
morning Mr.. Pendleton appeared on be-
half of Mr. Bearley and demanded a re
count OF the ballots for Commissioner
in Union district. 1t is also under
was defeated by IA votes for School
GOHlm lSSBJU6I III IHS SdUlt ulSlIlta diSO
contemplated demanding a recount.
Owing to the absence Of one mem
Der Of the Board, the recount in Cen
tire was not taken up until afternoon.
The morning session was devoted to
tahuletion of the returns from Web
ster district, making the fourth dis
trict to be tabulated. A night session
was held at which the returns from
Centre district were tabulated. There
remain Richie, Union, Triadelphia,
Liberty and Richland to be tabulated.
There will probably be no recount for
the office of Constable in Triadelphia
district, and it cannot be stated whether
or not there will be recount in Union
If there are no more recoUnts the work
of tabulating the returns will be COM
pleted on Monday.
Precincts Nos. 6 and in Centre dis
trict were taken up for recount yester-
day afternoon and the work when COM
pleted showed no material change in
the result. The result of the recount
and the total vote for the several candi-
dates, in the recount follows: