The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-06-23

The Fourth ward Is yet to be re-
counted and that will be finished to-
day. Later arguments will be made
by both sides and the courts decision
announced.
The Third ward recount shows that
in counting disputed ballots Friday
has 11S and Coleman 142. The official
canvass originally gave Friday Ill
and Coleman 1873.
There were the following disputed
votes:
One Friday ballot on which the
name of Ed Harter was scratched and
the name of Ernest Korth substituted
In writing.
Another Friday vote, because the
cross was obliterated.
Another Friday vote, because the
cross was obliterated.
Another Friday vote with only one
judges name written on the back.
There were six disputed Coleman
votes. On one the figures 80 and 81
appeared on the back in lead pencil.
Another had only one judges name
on the back.
On another the cross was obliterated
opposite the name of another candi-
date.
Another one for the same reason.
Another Coleman vote had only one
judges name on the back.
Another because the name of Fl. H.
Swan was written on the back
Madison, Neb., June 17.-Special to
The News The recounting of the
ballots in the Second ward, Norfolk,
in the mayoralty contest, was finished
at IL o'clock this morning. The orig.
inal official canvass gave Coleman
1914, Friday 1T. Today's count, with
eleven ballots disputed. gives Cole
man 100, Friday 172. Judge Bates
has not yet passed on the eleven dis.
puted ballots. There is discrepancy
of three ballots between the number
of voters recorded in the poll book
and the number of ballots actually
found In the ballot box, three more
ballots being found than the names
| called for.
In this ward the following ballots
were disputed:
One Friday ballot with the name OF
one judge written on the back.
One Friday ballot crossed on the
bottom corner.
One Friday ballot crossed on the
front corner.
One Friday ballot written on the
back Edwin Phillips"
One Friday ballot signed by all
judges.
One Friday ballot with the figures
400" on the back of it.
One Coleman ballot had been thrown
out because the name of Henry Sifert
was on the back of it.
One Coleman ballot had the cross
obliterated.
Five of these disputed ballots were
counted for Friday and two for Cole
man in the original canvass.
One republican ballot found on the
floor after the ballots had been count
ed and sealed is matter of dispute
and one spoiled ballot is claimed fol
Coleman.
Madison, Neb., June 1T.-Special tt
The News: The Friday-Coleman Nor
folk city mayoralty contest was open
ed for trial before County Judge Bate:
with Mayor Friday, the incumbent
and Coleman, contestant, present, the
former represented by counsel Judge
Isaac Powers, City Attorney H. F
jBarnhart, and ex-County Attorney Jacl
Koenigstein; the latter by Attorney
M. d. Tyler and Burt Mapes. Cit!
Clerk Ed Harter and all of the judges
and clerks of the several election
boards were also present.
The first issue came during the ex
aminationr Of Witness Ed Harter, cit!
clerk, who was introduced for tn,
purpose of identifying the sacks con
tanning the ballots. Judge Power
moved the court not to consider thu
ballots arguing that they were not ad
missible as evidence in as much a
the city clerk was not the proper Gus
todian of them within the compre
heated debate, interspersed with plen
ty of personalities, in which all tn
members of the council on both side
took part, the court overruled the nc
ton.
The remainder of the afternoon wa
occupied canvassing the ballots of tn
first ward, Burt Mapes and Jack koe
nigstein acting as tellers. The cour
found that Coleman received 1877 vote
in the First ward and Friday 49,
The court also found one dispute
coleman ballot and marked it as sue
and two disputed Friday ballots an
one mo count" ballot ond one doubl
ballot. These five ballots were marke
as exhibits and will be considered b
the court later and either counted O
rejected as he may see fit after lister
ing to arguments by the counse
touching their validity. Thereupo
the court adjourned until o'clock thi
morning. Waving the final dispos
ton of the five ballots not yet passe
upon by the court, Mayor Frida
gained two ballots in the First ward, tn
, official canvass giving Coleman a m;
jority of "a.
Nebraskan is Secure.
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