The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
Recount Shows Parker Has a
Majority Of Three.
Does Not Include Double Mark
cd Ballots Thrown Out.
COUNT is FINISHED.
Parker's Total 6,341, Hughes
Had 6,S3s.
All Ballots Counted by Jud ges
Are Included.

A recapituIation OF the recount of all
the votes passed by the judges in the p
precincts. Of the city gives Hughes 6,S3S
and Parker 6,341, a majority for Parker
of 3 votes on the face of the returns
had the tally sheets been correct
The reorganization shows Hughes 5,95l
and Parker 5,978 unchallenged ballots.
Parker received 203 challenged votes and
10 double votes and Hughes received
1877 challenged ballots. The canvass gave
Hughes 6,341, three more than the re-
count and Parker received 6,S32 in the
canvass and 6,341 in the recount a gain
of nine
The Hughes attorneys objected to 1873
ballots and the Parker attorneys OBJ
jected to 1S7 ballots OF the entire NUM-
Der objected to not more than 40 OF the
objections are likely to be sustained un-
less the court decides not to count the
double ballots
OF the objections supposed to be valid
there are 80 against Hughes and Is
against Parker. which would place
Parker IS ahead so far if the double bal
lots are counted and the 45 objections
sustained. The objections which are
expected to stand are for names and
initials written on ballots, marks in ink,
blue pencil and indelible pencil and bal
lots that are imperfectly marked
The ballots that were objected to ana
thrown out by the judges of the cleo
ton board will be opened at the close
of the review of the objected ballots
These include the double marked bal
lots thrown out by the judges.
The count of the ballots in the Fourth
ward resulted in a gain of 16 votes for
Parker and > for Hughes, making Par
ker's net gain IL. At the end OF the
count of the Third ward the count was
even. The gain Of II gave Parker
majority of 2, Hughes having been
given a majority Of by the canvassing
board.
The recount of the Fourth ward gave
Hughes 1906 unchallenged ballots and
Parker !, 147, with % Hughes ballots OBJ
jected to and IS Parker ballots with "a
double, which gave Hughes a total vote
of 1889, while the canvassing board
found /. 1884 votes for him. Parker's re-
count brought out a total of 1194 bal
lots for him, while the canvassing board
gave him 1,17S
The recount of the first precinct of the
Fifth ward male vote gave Hughes 100
unchallenged ballots and Parker a.
There were no Hughes ballots objected
to and one Parker ballot challenged.
This gave Hughes 109, the same as the
canvass. and Parker rs, the same as the
canvassing board. The count of the fe-
male vote gave Hughes 116 unchal-
lenged ballots and Parker Al, with one
Hughes ballot objected to, one Parker
and four double This gives Hughes
total of III, the same as found by the
canvassing board and Parker As, the
same as the result of the canvass.
The recount of the n ale vote of the
second precinct of the Fifth ward gave
Hughes 1853 unchallenged ballots and
Parker 222 with 2 Hughes ballots OBJ
jected to and Parker and 2 double,
giving Hughes a total of 165 the same
as the canvass, and Parker 229, gain
of one over the canvass The recount
of the female vote gave Hughes lab and
Parker 124 unchallenged, with Hughes
ballots objected to. Z Parker and
double, giving Hughes 146, the same as
the canvass, and Parker 135, gain of
one over the canvass
The recount of the third precinct male
vote of the Fifth ward gave Hughes 104
and Parker 113 uncontested and Hughes
: and Parker 8 objected to ballots and
1 double. This gave Hughes total Of
108 two less than the canvass, and
Parker 11S, a gain of over the canvass
The female vote gave Hughes 95 and
Parker 81 unchallenged ballots and
Hughes ballots challenged, 8 Parker
and double, giving Hughes a total of
102, a gain of over the canvass, and
Parker 73, the same as the canvass
The Fifth ward gave Hughes $50 I'M
challenged ballots and Parker Gal, with
II Hughes ballots objected to and 20
Parker, with II double. This gives
Hughes a total of TAI, one more than the
canvassing board found, and Parker SIS.
a gain Of over the canvass, and net
gain of two.
The recount OF the male vote in the
first precinct of the Sixth ward gave
Hughes 165 uncha1lenged ballots and
Parker 81 Hughes received I cnal-
lenged ballot and Parker 2 double bal
lots This gives Hughes 166 and Par
ker SO, the same as found by the can
vassing board The female vote gave
Hughes $50 unchalIenged ballots and
Parker A. Hughes received 2 chal-
lenged ballots, giving him 1S2, one more
than the canvass. and Parker received
no challenged ballots, giving him AZ,
the same as the canvass.
In the second precinct the male vote
gave Hughes 147 unchallenged ballots
and Parker Al. Hughes received 2 chal-
lenged votes. making him 149. one more
than the canvass found. Parker re-
ceived 3 challenged ballots and l double,
giving him 81, the same as found by
the canvassing board. The female vote
gave Hughes 154 and Parker 20 un-
challenged. and Hughes 2 objected to.
making Hughes 156. one less than the
canvass, and Parker %. the same as the
canvass
The Sixth ward total gives Hughes
GAG. Parker 209. Seven Hughes ballots
We're objected to and Parker and S
double. giving Hughes 653. one more
than the canvass, and Parker 215. the
sane as the canvass.
Let it rain. but go to Babcoek & Frost