Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-11-19
|HENSHAW NOT TOCONTEST
viii Not Oppose the Election Of
County Commissioner Stuckey.
CANVASS FINISHED TUESDAY
Members Of County Court Bgan TO
Recount Of Ballols Either Wednesday
or Thursday Morning.
vASS FINISHED TUESDAY

or Thursday Morning.
Notice mas been fled with the Berk-
eley County court that q recount OF =
the ballots cast at the recent election
for county officers will be demanded
by several of those candidates who
were defeated on the face of the re-
turns. and who question the accuracy
of the figures. AS will be remember
ed, the vote for legislatures. justices
of the peace. assessor and member of
the County court were close, and ID
Ia on this part OF the ticket that the
County court. sitting as the board OF
commissioner. will pass.
The unofficial returns of the cleo
ton show that che democratic plural
tiles were as follows.
Hntsler for LEGISLATURE. "a; West
phnl, for legislature, 81; Thompson.
for justice Of the peace. bs Felker,
for justice OF peace, 60; Payne. for
assessor, 55; Stuckev, republican, for
County court, had an apparent plural
ity Of 80.
The result was first questioned by
Justice Roberts. nominated by the re-
puhlicans for justice Of the peace,
and who apparently ran SO votes be-
hind the lowest democrat. THEN the
question Of the election of Mr.. Huts-
Ter and Mr.. Westphal. for the legisla-
ture, and Mr.. Payne, as assessor, was
taken up. and notice Of contest n
these was also filed. The democrats
then fled notice that the votes for
member Of the County court would
also be counted.
Mondav the members Of the Uonnts
court were canvassin0 the returns sent
In by the election officers of the seve.
raj precincts In the county. and 10 was
expected that 1t would be finished bv
Tuesday. AS soon az this part OF the
work 10 completed the recount will
be taken up. This is expected to oc.
Icupy about 10 days, and will be q
tedious task, owing to the number Of
names and the amount OF scratching
done by the voters. Mr.. Stuckey,
whose election is questioned by tie
democrats, Ia at present member Of
the County court, and will be debarred
bv this reason from acting with that
body on the question Of his election.
| The democrats have retained the
firm OF Faulkner. Walker 81 Woods
to represent them In the case.
| Mr.. Il. s. Henshaw, OF Banker
Hill, the democratic nominee for
member Of the Berkeley County court.
who was defeated at the late election
by his republican opponent, Mr.
Stuckey, by an apparent plurality
of 80 votes. stated Monday evening
that he would not contest the election
Of Mr.. Stuckey on any grounds what
soever. This puts an end to the
rumors that there would be contest
in the courts on this point. and places
Mr.. Henshaw in the light OF man
who is willing to accept defeat grace
fully.
Mr. Henshaw. County Chairman
Felker aud several other wall-krown
democrats held conference in Mr..
Felker's office, when the concensus
lof opinion was against con test.
Mr. Henshaw was not willing to op-
pose the election of MIR. Stackev,
stating that he was the choice OF
majority of the voters OF Berkeley
county, aud that he would bow to
the will Of the people. This action
Of Mr.. Henshaw met with general APP
provaI. and he then left for his home
The members of the Berkeley Coantv
court have been hnsy since Monday
morning canvassip9 the n turns, and
this task was completed late this after
noon. There was no material change
in the returns. discrepancy OF only
one or two votes being found in the
total number. 1t is expected that the
recount demanded by the republican
contestants begn either "Wednesday
or the next day, when all tn
ballots would be gone over and care-
fully scrutinized by the members Of
the County court and the ATTORNEYS
for the candidates involved.
Upon the outcome OF the recount
and the number OF contested ballots
will depend whether the claimants for
county offices will push the matter
into the local courts. Ii there are
enough disputed ballots to change the
result, the contest will then be taken
up by the attorneys and fought to
conclusion. II there are enough un-
disputed votes to elect the democrats.
it is altogether probable that the
matter will stop there. exception the
question Of the Legislators, (which will
probably be carried TO the state legis-
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