The Washington times., 1905-08-08
DAMASCUS VOTE
MAY Be EXCLUDED
Committe Adjourns to Con-
slider Matter.
BALLOT FRAUDS ALLEGED
Lee Gets 2,24I, Jones sal, Exclusive Of
Disputed District-Excited
Crowd in Rockville.

ROCK WILLIE, Nd, Aug. S.-Accord-
ing to the o1Bcial count, the Montgomery
county primary election. not counting
the contested vote of Damascus district,
resulted as follows:
For Senator-Blair Lee. 2,241; Spencer
c. Jones. 521,
For delegate-Char1es II. Griffith, .703;
Washington B. Chichester, 1854; Louis
E. Shou. 1.65S; Walter 9 Carroll, 1.609;
Andrew ]. Cummings. LAP; William N,
Candy, /. 1862; Alfred Wilson. I,226; Eugene
A. Melee, 927; William Kllgour, $40;
George 2. Waters, COG; John S. McCeney.
4S6; Edmund L. Amiss. 301.
County commissioners-Fi district,
Jacob NJ. Allnutt: Second district, Jo-
seph I. White: Fifth district, Oliver H.
P. Clark.
County surveyor Charles J. Maddox.
Recess Taken.
The canvass made today through
Montgomery county does not include the
precinct of Damascus, which has not
vet been counted. The county commits
sioners completed the canvass today aud
adjourned at l o'clock for an indefinite
recess pending consideration of the sltu-
alton In Damascus.
This explanation was given by Chair
man Talbot, when adjournment was
taken.
The nomination of Blair Lee for Sena-
tor and of the first four delegates,
Messrs. Griffith. Chicester. Sholl, and
Carroll are conceded whether or not Da-
nascus is counted It is not expected.
however. that an agreement Will be
reached by which that precinct Will De
considered, as there Is evidence of Sc
rious fraud, and all parties Will make
an effort to get together IN an agreement
which will not be factional in order to
avoid trouble at the polls IN the fall.
Candidates Affected.
Four candidates for county commits
sioner are the only ones who will be af-
fected by the admission or rejection OF
Damascus If that precinct is counted.
Mes5rs. Clark and Lewis VIII be nomi-
mated If not, Messrs. White and ALI
mutt Will be victorious.
The Central Committee Of Montgomery
county met early this morning TO dis
cuss the advisability of throwing out
the votes returned from the Damascus
district. in the recent primaries.
1t now appears that many mistakes
We're made IN the announcement of the
results Of the elections outside of the
alleged frauds in Damascus. These mis-
takes were due. it is said, 20 the use of
the telephone in transmitting the re-
suits,
That the results of the election for
several offices would be changed with
the correction of these mistakes, was
adro!tted early today, even If the Da-
masCus votes We're thrown out. The
nomination Of Blair Lee for the Senate
Will not be interferred with, however.
Nominees for House.
On the other hand. 1t was reported
that the corrections might seriously af-
feet the list Of nominees for the House
Of Delegates.
Up 20 the time that the returns were
corrected this morning. It was supposed
that the four members Of the ticket for
the house would be Chichester, Grifhth
Carroll. and ScholI, on the assumption
that the Damascus vote be counted. If
however. this We're thrown out, II was
expected that Andrew J. Cummings
would defeat SchoIl.
But. when the other returns had been
corrected, 1t developed that SchoI had
not been given the fun number OF votes
due him For instance, in BaTnesVille
SCholI had received, Il was reported
only 1872 votes, when he really should
have had 292. Again, in the precinct OF
Darnestown, School had only been cTed.
tied with fifty votes. when he should
have had $50.
These and other similar errors having
been correc Asd. gave SchoU lead out
Site OF Damascus. And as Scholl had
carried Damascus by q large majority,
Cummings defeat is assured.
Cummins Retires.
AS soon as Mr.. Cummins heard the
official returns. he declared he would
retire without protest. and expressed
his entire satisfaction. He further said
that he was opposed TO the retention Of
the Damascus vote because he was con
fdenU there had been serious fraud
there
Mr. Schon. who, on the basis of the
corrected returns, appears To have re
ceivcd the nomination either with or
without the Damascus vote. is a Lee
man The assurance that he could be
nominated whether or not the Dana ascus
votes were counted somewhat relieves
the pressure Of the demand that the
Damascus returns be thrown out
The majority of the 200 politicians
gathered here today arc In favor of
throwing out the Damascus vote And
it was thought this morning that such
action would probably be taken,
Even Senator Jones admitted that
there had been fraud in Damascus, bur
declared that neither he nor his fol-
lowers were responsible for it
Besides Hanging the nomination OF
one member OF the ticket for the hOuS5