The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-17
JONES SLIDES IN WITH I
Talk of Contest is Heard From Both
the Republicans and Democrats and
the official Canvass of the Vote is
Being Closely Watched
(From Thursdays Daily.l

Henry j. Hastings the democratic
candidate for District Attorney was
elected by narrow margin of four
votes and Russell H. Jones the repub-.
hcan candidate for County Clerk de-
feated William F. UT, the democratic
candidate by margin of seven votes.
These facts were shown this morning
when the county canvassing board be-
gan the official canvass of the votes
cast on Tuesday. On account of the
interest in the result in regard to these
two Offices the official canvass for Dis
trict Attorney and County Clerk was
made before the officials began the
general canvass. The result shown in
the official figures will not vary mater
tally from the result announced on
Wednesday but the official count of
the votes will not be concluded until
late this afternoon or some time Fri
day.
The interest in the canvass of the
Utt-Jones vote caused talk of contest
of the election on the part Of UT and
he notified the County Clerk on We'd
nesday that he would insist on being
represented when the returns were
opened by the canvassing board. John
C,Slater appeared for UT in the cap
acity of chairman of the democratic
and he declared after the returns had
been tabulated that he was satisfied
that UT was beaten. In the town of
Somers there was a large difference
in the official vote for District Attor-
ney. In the unofficial report it was
shown that Baker received 115 votes
in the town but the official count gave
him 1872, Baker lost one vote in the
first precinct in Pleasant Prairie by
the official vote and this gave Hastings
four plurality over him.
Talk of contest of the election first
came from candidate UT and later
prominent democrats admitted that
they had suggested contest on &C
count of the fact that voters at the
city poor farm had been refused the
right to cast votes in the town of Som
ers. District Attorney Baker was urg-
ed to make contest of the election
from republican standpoint but he
declined to make any statement of his
plans this morning. II want it distinct
ly understood" said Mr.. Baker, "that
I am not sore over the result and
do not know as care to look into the
matter further. There have been state
ments made to me that would indicate
that it would be an easy matter to
change the result by contest but I
hardly think that I care to go into the
matter unless gross frauds are shown,
! don t care to talk about the matter
now as / am busy in court but / will
look into the statements made to me
later and make my decision.
Many republicans and democrats who
NSAS AAbp1SebSu III JAS I0-6IeCblOu OF
Baker have urged him to take some
steps to contest the vote and it is pos
sible that the republican county com
mittee will be called together and some
formal action taken to order con-
test 1t is pretty certain that District
Attorney Baker would act if he was
ordered to act by the committee.
AS great deal of interest is being
taken in the fight over these two of
fees the following is given as the Of
fetal vote east for the two candidates
for the two offices.
The official vote for District Attor-
ney and County Clerk is as follows: