South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-08
RECOUMTS
IN MANY CASES
Two-thirdS of Reports From
County Precincts Need
Correction.
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Of aid until after the entire
first and second choice vote had
teen tabulated on sample ballots
At an early hour this morning no
figures were available from this pre-
cinct, and, had they been, they would
have been wrong. since there was no
designation Of whose second choice
votes candidate received.
At the Rush barber shop. first
precinct of the fourth ward. 3
O'Clock found the clerks without fig
ures Of any kind. According to a
doorslit conversation which was
maintained with difficulty owing TO
the anxiety OF the officer questioned
to shut out either the cold or the
questioner, no figures had been plac-
ed on the tally sheets.
At the Unger Cigar store, the first
precinct of the fifth ward. as in the
first Of the fourth, an unusually
heavy vote had been polled. There
was a question relative TO the labor
necessitated in turning the pages
ia quest of candidates names. and
1t was decided to go down the line
with first choices for each candidate.
Lehman Gets Grand Bounce.
Noah G. Lehman. former bull
moose, and republican candidate for
county commissioner, also a watcher
for the republican party. was eject
ed from the voting place Of the third
precinct Of the third ward last night
by Inspector julius De Rose. The
rules permit watchers to take notes,
but demands quiet of them, and
quiet is not among Mr.. Lehman's
prize qualities. After being order
ed 10 suppress his noise several
times. without success. he was in
PRODUCED 20 the street.
Full half the vote of South Bend
cast at the last general election is
believed TO have been cast at the
primary. the system being of the
old Australian variety, with first and
second choices, and this means a big
job for the election officials. At as
late as o'clock. in many precincts,
they were literally up in the air.
Republicans, due in part TO their
more numerous contests. and in part
20 the German enmity toward Pres't
Wilson because of his foreign pol
icies. supplemented by the mad rush
of NOtre Dame students 10 the sup
port of John +. Devine as the re-
publican candidate for prosecutor.
are believed to have cast the largest
vote of the day.
At a late hour. figures secured at
Notre Dame showed that the large
republican vote would no doubt go
down the line for James p. Good
rich. James Eli Watson. John f.
Devine for prosecutor, Alexis Co
quillard for treasurer, DR.. Earl p.
Wagner for coroner and Norman o.
Kelley and II. A. Tohulka for COM
missioners. OF the $50 votes cast,
291 were republican.
OF the first 291 votes Devine was
given the first choice of 115. Jelli-
son came second with six. and Pat
tee third. with two votes Kurtz
had not been counted at last report.
In the second precinct of the
fourth ward, the clerks were still
engaged with the democratic ticket
at a late hour. Bailey for sheriff.
Keller for treasurer. on the demo-
cratic ticket, with a good vote for
Singler. were leading. Louis Duck
was the republican leader in first
choice votes. At Notre Dame, Duck
was going down the line with De-
vine and Coquiliard.
In the first ward, first precinct
there was but one progressive vote.
of Clay township. not a progressive
vote was registered. One was found
in the fifth ward. first precinct.
Democrats Counted First.
In the first ward. first precinct,
1873 democratic and lei republican
votes were cast. OF the 131 demo-
cratic votes, Montgomery for prose-
cutor received 90; Keller for treas
urer, had received 400 and Bailey
received 70. a majority OF the first
choice votes cast. There were few
second choice votes.
Due TO this lesser number of votes
cast by the democrats. the demo-
cratic vote appears to have been
counted first in most precincts, but
at that only the first choice vote, in
most cases, have proven available
up to the time Of going TO press.
1t may be that, due TO complica-
tions in the makeup of the election
reports TO the commissioners, this
latter body will be unable to make
the canvass, owing TO errors, and
a recount may be necessary.
Mishawaka, first precinct. fourth
ward for instance, brought in its
ballot boxes to the canvassers last
night. with their returns locked up
in them; that is, with the exception
OF the expense account, which
amounts 10 $50 This method of
making returns is irregular, TO say
the least. Mishawaka, first precinct.
first ward. c. L. Metzler's home pre-
cinct. gives him q votes 10 Chester
r. MOntgomery's 26.
A re-canvass of the votes of the
second precinct, second ward, will be
necessary, according 70 the election
| commissioners, the nature of the re
turns being such as TO make them
in some respects unintelligi BILE. 1t is
asserted that in these returns sec
ond choice votes are credited in a
manner that is unintelligible. The
/ bill for expenses Of the primary in
this precinct is SS6.66.
Primary Costs Money.