The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-19

IL before or after he has deposited II.
Finally, II such marked ballots can un-
der any circumstances be rejected. they
are only illegal when marked for the pir-
pose OF Identification. II cannot be In
ferred that any mark upon a ballot which
may have been placed there inadvertent-
ly In folding or unfolding vofuminous
sheet, I'm lifting the pencil from the paper
or In passing from one part of the ballot
TO another, was made that the ballot
might be identified.
The undersigned is informed that this
perfectly plain principle has been gro
tesquely violated by your board In the
case OF many OF the ballots cast for the
office for which he is q candidate.
The undersigned is informed that the
rules under which you have thus far
conducted this count are rules which
you claim the right TO make by virtue
of the provisions OF chapter S25 OF ths
Public Laws, entitled, IAN act creating
a state returning board and defining It's
duties" Your attention Is called TO the
fact that only rules which by that act
you are permitted to make, are mentioned
! In section of the act and are rules Tor
| the government of the persons who are
! permitted TO scrutinize the count. BY ma
| law is your board permitted to make rules
determining what ballots shall and what
ballots shall not be counted. That the
statute itself determines
The undersigned therefore respectfully
! requests and that his position may be
| perfectly clear demands, that all ballots
! for the office for which he IL candidate.
which have heretofore been counted In
! accordance with the erroneous principle
above referred to, be recountedY that In
| such recount all ballots save those on
| which the voter has marked more names
| than there are persons TO be voted for.
for this office. or as TO which II Is impos-
sible to determine the voters choice, be
| counted. whether they hear marks placed
thereon for the purpose OF identifying the
| ballot or not: and that in your further
| count of votes cast for the office for
which the undersigned is a candidate, the
| ballots be counted In accordance with the
same principle.
Very respectfully.
(signed) d. l.. d. GRANGER.
AT CITY HALL.
At city hall today the recount OF Ward
Six was the chief business OF the board
OF canvassers and registration. where In
the last two districts OF the Fifth and
the first four OF the Sixth there was
onlv a net loss OF 26 for Mayor Miller.
Freeman lost two and Miller gained
two in the fifth district and this gave
the mayor a net gain OF four. In the
s,yth district he had a net gain OF three
Alderman Freeman losing four to his
one.
Councilman Rawson was present repre-
scnting tie city COMMITTEES and Tim
othy O'Neil. represented Alderman Free
men. while Christopher OBrien repre-
sented Mayor Miller.
The results OF the clerks and supervi-
sors mistakes In the count and returns
received their share OF attention and In
a general conversation I'm which all hands
united In deplorins the present conditions
there were instances related where super
visors had to have assistance in marking
their ballots, could not read or write.
This moved u. A. Cotton OF Ward Two
20 suggest 10 the board that IL would be
better TO take the supervisors and clerks
from tho lists.
The chairman retorted that 1t was just
as bad when this was done.
II is possible that something in the ma
ture Of a civil service examination for
wardens and clerks would prove satisfac-
tory though II was not suggested and
about 80 the canvasssTs took an ad-
iournment TO Monday morning.