The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-08-02
COURT ON MONDAY.
SPECIAL SESSION TO CONSIDER ELEC-
TON CONTESTS.
1t Is Conceded by B0h Contestants and
COnteSteeS That a Recount of Ballots
Will be Ordered There Have Been
Several Delays In the Cases.

The Circuit Court for Cecil county
will b" In special session nj Elkton. on
Monday next. August 18th. when the
Cecil County Contested Election Cases
of Spence ". Davis: Christie vs. Holm.
and Terry vs.. McAllistcr. will be further
considered by the Court. All the tcsti-
mony taken before Magistrate Philip VI.
Groves either by the contestants or con
tcStr"~. will be submitted to the Court.
ana it is almost certain that IL recount
of all the lnIlotS cast in the nine cleo
ton districts in Cecil county ut the rlrc-
ton last November. will he ordered.
The proceeding for Il recount of the
ballots has been Il long drawn-out af
fair. As previously stated in the Cecil
Wing" the object of the petition first
filed by the contestants was to secure
an order from the Court to have Il re-
count of all the ballots east in the county
ut the last election. The allegations.
etc. OF the petitioners were disputed by
the Democratic candidates. The Court
finally ordered that testimony be taken
by the contestants to prove their alcga-
tons; ais" that the ballot boxes in all
the Election Districts. except the Fifth
and Eighth districts. be opened and the
ballots examined before Magistrate
Philip Vi. Groves. Of Llkton. This work
was completed several weeks ago. and
ont of about five thousand ballots exam
inri. there were 2.95I ballots objected
to by either side.
On "Wednesday. June Doth. when the
Court was in session. the contcStccS
Withdrew all their objections previously
made 10 til" petitions of the contestants.
and also filed Il petition claiming that
they had recently discovered that there
We're gross Irregularities in the Fifth
and Eighth districts. ana asked that the
Court also order an examination of the
ballots in those districts This was OBJ
jected to 10y the counsel for the CON
teStaut~. but the Court. after argument.
PASSED M order. ordering testimony to
be taken 10 prove the allegations.
The examination of the ballots in the
Fifth and Eighth districts was com
plrtrd this week. In the First Precinct
of the Fifth district there were $50 bal
lots objected to by the contestants. and
BOG by contrStrrS. In the Second prrc-
met Of tn" Fifth district. 81 were oh
jected to by the contestants. and 50 by
coutestreS. In the Eighth district. 20
ballots were objected to by the contest
ants, and 100 by the contcStrrS.
Counsel for either side allowed Il num-
Der of tn" ballots 10 pass without max
Ing objections in them. They were for
the following cnndidatcS:-
In the Fifth diStrict--t'irSt Precinct
For Holm, 24: Christie. 30: Davis, u:
Spence. 50: McAlistrr, II: Terry. n.
In the. Second Precinct of the Fifth
diSti"t-Hohn, -; Christie, 81: Davis.
50: Spence. 81: McAlliStrr. 20: Terry.
30.
Ei4A-. j~tMct-Hohn. 30: Christie.
G3: Davis. ii: Spence. -: McAlliStrr.
30; Terry. ~.
The ballots objected to in the different
district, were rs follows:-
First di>trct-l,g by contestants. and
lhS by contrStccS.
Second district-l2O by contestants,
and 81 by contestrrS.
Third district. First Prccinct-lSJ by
contestants. and ISIS by contr~tcrS. Soc
Ond precinct-l75 by contestants. and
1856 by CuntrStreS.
Fourth Li>trict-l53 by contestants.
ami 1O4 by contcStcrs.
Fifth district. First prrcinct-l3O by
contestants. and BOG by contrstrrS.
Second Precinct G1 by contcstccS and
50 by contrStec>.
Sixth Gi>trict-1Io by contestants, and
2Ii : Cpntr>trrS.
Seventh district. First Precinct %
by contestants. and 2SJ by contrStrrS.
Second rlrcinct-l2" by contestants
and Ill by contrstces.
Eighth d>trict-To by contestants. and
lu3 by conteSter>.
IL. 81, La. ,,,I