The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-06
Attorneys Make Objections on
Most Trivial Grounds.
PROGRESS VERY SLOW.
Action Of Lawyers Makes the
Count Tedious.
At Present Rate at Least a Week
Will Be Consumed.

mornings session of the recount IN lhe
Parker Hughes contest was the finish
of the game of objecting TO every little
technicality. Judge Carver, who was
not present at the opening day of the
count. was on hand
During the count Wednesday after
noon Attorney Larirner for ColHughes.
challenged ballots marked in blanks
and marked twice for any candidate
and also challenged ballots without 2
vote on the bond proposition, every OF
fee not voted for and any unusual
mark any place on the ticket When
the Hughes forces had run their score
OF objections up to 20 odd the attorneys
for Parker commenced and the game
closed with so Hughes votes challenged
and IS Parker votes objected to. One OF
the contentious Of the attorneys FOR
Parker in the mandamus case was that
in the second precinct of the First ward
the judges and clerks separated the
Hughes and Parker ballots into sepa-
rate piles and counted them separately
When the ballots were counted this
was found to be true. At this mornings
session the agreement was made that
only good" objections should be made
Are we going to quit this foolishness?' ~
'What?' asked Attorney Larimer.
why this thing Of objecting to such
things as you did yesterday, replied
well. you made the same sort of OBJ
jections we did, replied Attorney Lari-
Der-
on started it. and we had to keep up,
that's ALL" said Doran. ''Iu agree to OBJ
Ject only to ballots that should be OBJ
such objections.
Yes / do said Larimer.
III leave 1t to Judge Carver i We
should make such trivial objections, said
eve might both stop said Carver.
All right, then, We'll stop making such
oD5ectlons ana VIII make TINS count a.
though we were trying TO nnd out IN
fair manner who got the most votes
Very we'll said Judge Carver. and the
count proceeded
The count of the female vote In the
second precinct Of the First ward showed
247 ballots counted the same total as
difference from the vote found for mayor
by the canyassing board. The count
and 50 for Parker, with Hughes ballots
objected to and Parker ballots objected
and unchalIenged ballots of i47 and Par
ker 100 loss Of for Parker and gain
canvassing Board
HUGHES GAINS TWO.
This mornings count was hurried
along and some progress was made a
the time was not taken up with objec-
tions. The count Of the first and second
precincts of the First ward resulted in
gain of for Hughes, a gain of for
Parker in the first precinct and a loss
for Parker in the second precinct of 3.
giving Hughes a net gain of two in the
two precincts.
The count of the male vote in the
third precinct Of the First ward showed
that the figures returned by the can
yassing board We're correct. The count
found total of 436 votes the same as
found by the canvass, Hughes received
IA unObjected TO votes and u ballots
challenged by the Parker side. Parker
received 231 undisputed ballots and IL
contested and marked double. making
q total for Hughes OF 1856 and for Par
ker $50. the same as the canvassing
board found.
The count of the female vote in the
third precinct of the First ward re
suited in 147 unchallenged ballots for
Hughes and 127 unchallenged ballots for
Parker The Hughes side objected to
Parker votes and marked twice for
Parker. The Parker side objected to ,
ballots marked for Hughes. This re-
suits in l49 ballots marked Hughes and
136 marked Parker. the same as found
by the canvassing board.
AT the late yesterday afternoon
session of the recount the male
vote Of the second precinct of the
First ward was counted Attorney
Larimer kept up his record of objec-
tions on ballots marked twice for any
candidate. As there was a city ticket
Tor both the POpulists and Democrats
and the names Of eleven candidates ap-
peared on both tickets many voters
voted for at least one candidate twice
and the attorneys for Col. Hughes are
obJectlng to all such ballots All ball
there was no name are objected to by
the Hughes forces as no blanks appear
in the Republican column
If you find any Hughes ballots mark
ed In blanks object" said Attorney
Clemens
There are no blanks in the Republi-
can column" said Doran
well. object said Clemens.
''Object to what?" asked Doran.
"Ch, TO any old thing" replied Glenn
ems We must keep up with the other
side on technical objections They've got
"a objections to our none
But there hasn't been a Hughes vote
since dinner said Doran.
Make some. said Clemens. and then
he took a hand
object to this one said Clemens as
the next ballot was unf0lded
w hy?" asked Attorney Larimer
This man failed to vote the entire
Republican ticket" replied Clemens
The next ballot was produced.
Object" said Clemens
lit was the S0th ballot in the precinct
TO be objected to.
What's the objection asked Commits
Sioner Larimer.
No vote for mayor replied Clemens
We've only got 63 to object to in order
10 catch up" said Clemens.
Object to this one. A councilman not
voted Tor, said Clemens as the next bal
lot came out
A ballot came out for Hughes. The
tally sheet showed SO far in the pre-
elnct 16z votes unchallenged for Parker
and 70 challenged and but four votes for
Hughes and 3 challenged.
4nperrectiy marked for mayor said
Clemens as the next ballot, one for
Hughes, came out.
Clemens was determined to be as tech
nical as the attorneys for HUGHES and
the recount so far was a contest Of OBJ