The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-05
COUNT IS BEGUN.
The Hughes Parker Contest
Commenced.
Hughes Loses 1 B and Parker 10
in Third of Third.
DISPUTED PRECINCTS.
County Clerk Ballots Opened
For First Time.
Hughes Attorneys Claim 1t
Still Leaves Them 4 Ahead.

| The tally sheets and returns of the
recent city election We're opened this
morning when the Parker-Hughes re-
/ count was commenced in representative
hall
The returns received by County Clerk
( Wright from the disputed precincts, the
first of the Second ward and the third
| of the Third ward, do not agree with
those received by the city clerk. In the
first precinct of the Second ward the
returns received by the county clerk
agree with the totals found for both
Hughes and Parker by the canvassing
board from the other poll books. In the
third precinct of the Third ward there
was a difference in both the vote for
Parker and the vote for Hughes
In the third precinct of the Third ward
the returns received by the county clerk
agree with what the canvassing board
found so far as the female vote was
concerned The female vote for Hughes
was 348 and for Parker Sc on both tally
sheets. The board of canvassers found
the male vote to be 293 for Parker and
| 168 for Hughes while the county clerks
| books show 27S for Parker and 158 for
| Hughes Is less for Hughes and 10 less
for Parker.
The attorneys for Col. Hughes claim
| this would still give Hughes a majority
ce1yed by the county clerk.
1t was 10 O'Clock when the recount
commenced with the ballots from the
| first precinct Of the First ward. By
| the time the first 10 ballots had been
counted two defective ballots had been
found which the attorneys for Mr.. Parker
claimed and the attorneys for Col
Hughes objected to: both were poorly
marked. The twelfth ballot was mark
ed twice for Parker and was objected TO
by j. B. Larimer for Col. Hughes and
] r1r1 l. U
RECOUNT IS SLOW.
The recount will be rather slow as
each ballot is examined by Commits
sioner Larimer and also by the attor-
neys for both Sides All ballots not OBJ
| jected to and over which there is no
controversy are placed in a ballot box
The respective ballots and those object
ed to are kept separate and Will be
placed before the supreme court to De
passed upon in their decision of the
case.
AS the count proceeded J. B. Larimer
objected to a ballot, C. G. Clemens did
not hear what was going on and think
ing it another ballot objected to it.
Look here. Clem,' shouted Attorney
Doran, you must not object to the bal
lots that Larimer objects to-
We'll, it's time we were objecting to
something said Clemens and the
count proceeded.
All ballots with a distinguishing
mark We're objected to by the side not
favored by the ballot
Commissioner Larimer noted on each
ballot objected to what the objee-
ton was.
The count of the female vote of the
first precinct of the First ward resulted
in 63 undisputed ballots for Parker and
q for Hughes The attorneys for Col.
Hughes objected to five ballots and Mr..
Parker's attorneys objected to three.
These were the ballots marked twice
for Parker None of the ballots object
ed to or marked twice We're counted, all
will go before the court for a decision.
This shows total of SO female votes
cast in the precinct. AS the count of
the male vote proceeded, Attorney Lar
inner objected to ballots marked for
Parker and marked twice in the vote
for the bond proposition Immediately
following it was a ballot voted for
Hughes with an extra mark on it.
Object said Attorney Doran.
why, that's all right said Attorney
Larimer.
..same as the one you objected to"
replied Doran.
s'That isn't bad said Col. Hughes.
who was paying close attention
stWell, you fellows started it, said
Doran, "rll quit if you will"
The count and the objections went
on.
The attorneys spared away by OBJ
iectinm to ballots with distinguishing
to one Attorney Doran said:
f'Why, that's marked for Parker"
'sBut there is something rubbed out
after Hughes name2 said Larimer.
But it was clearly the intention of
the voter to vote for Parker. That
ought to be counted
1T is marked with a distinguishing
mark
as he towsled up Col. Hughes hair,
..the man started to vote for Hughes
and his conscience sn1ote him and he
changed it,
Col. Hughes rolled his second cigar
cite.
I object to the next one said Doran
as he saw it was marked for Hughes
and had an extra. mark on it.
why, look here. that's all right said
Attorney Larimer.
wen. you started it," said Doran-
Wen stop this quibbling if you will
Attorney Larimer thought a moment
and objected to the next ballot marked
for Parker that had an extra mark on
it for member of the school board.
you ought to quit that" said Doran.
Wait till we consult said Larimer
as he buried his face in the left ear of
w A. S. Bird
Il think you had better talk with
some one said Doran.
At the close of the consultation At
torney Larimer said, I'VE viii go on"
I'VE can't overrule a precedent said
Bird.
A ballot for Hughes was objected to
by Doran and the colonel rolled his
third cigarette.
Three votes for Parker were counted
without an objection by Attorney Lari-
mer.
you're beat at that rate. said Alter