The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-06
Canvassing Board Will Ask Attorney General About Ballots That Are IT,
 regularly Marked.
SULZER GAINS VOTE
Thane Made Up for Wick ersham's Gain of Yester- day Before Question of
 Marking Ballots.


 was in cases of irregularly marke election ballots or whether or no they shall insist that all ballot should be marked as directed by lay occupied the attention of the Can yassing Board for a time at thl mornings session. It was finali. decided to defer final decision unti the arrival of Attorney-Genera George B. Grigsby. On account O. this decision, the returns iron Chichagoff were passed this morning and will be considered after the ar rival of the AttorneyGeneral.
 Before this question was raised Sulzer had gained a vote from the returns of Thane, which offset the vote Wickersham gained in the same manner yesterday.
 At Thane one ballot had been rejected by the precinct officers on ] which the names of all candidates except those on the Democratic tick ct had been erased by marking them out with a lead pencil. The ballot was marked in exactly the same manner as the ballot in Juneau No. 3 precinct which was counted for Wickersham yesterday, except that, by applying the same rule to it that was applied yesterday, it would have | to be counted for Sulzer, Britt, Casey, Connors, Sowerby, White and Wiley, the Democratic nominees.
 Because of the irregularity Of a challenged ballot, the Thane votes | were set aside until the question | could be determined by the Attor- ney General.
 Later J. A. Hellenthal, who had arrived after the Thane ballot, re jected by the precinct judges had been accepted by the Canvassing Board, raised the question of the le- gality of improperly marked ballots when another ballot, from Chichagoff was found marked as the others. MT. Hellenhtal said that he had been ex- amining the authorities and had con suited with other lawyers, and he be lieved that the provisions in the Aus tralian ballot law directing the man ner of marking ballots is mandatory Gov. Riggs said that he had also been questioning the action of yesterday, and suggested that final action in the matter be deferred until the opinion of the Attorney-General could be secured. Surveyor-General David son said he stood pat on yesterday s ruling, and moved that the ballot be accepted. Acting Collector of Customs Garfield said that he could not second the motion. He said the Board could not be too careful about remaining within the law, and he kagreed with Gov. Riggs that the mat ter should go over until the Attorney General could advise the Board. The Chichagoff returns went over. | It was not learned how the ballot that was rejected at Chichagoff was marked, and the returns from thai precinct went over without being tai lied.
 Precincts Canvassed
 The Boards completed the canvas! and tabulation of the returns iron Perseverance, Treadwell, Skagway Sitka and Craig at this morning. session. No changes were made iron theu nofficial returns heretofor' printed.
 The official vote of the precincts follows:
 Perseverance-For Delegate, Sulze 19 Wickersham 15, .Conolly 8; fo Senator, Britt 16, Russell 15, Johan sen 4; for Representatives, Case. IT, Connors F, Sowerby IA. Whit IS, Davies II. Mccormick 19, SheE ard 12, Vim 14, Hofstad 5; fo Road Commissioner, Wiley 15 Wilsol IA, Arness 3.
 Treadwell-For Delegate, Sulzer P Wickersham 32; for Seantor. Brit 21, Russell 31, Johansen 5; for ReT resentatives, Casey 2S, Connors 2t Sowerby 35. White AT, Davies 1t Mccormick 22, Shepard 21, Vim 2t Hofstad ?: for Road Commissioner Wiley 13, Wilson 43, Arness 3.
 Skagway-For Delegate. SulZer 9; Wickersham 46; for Senator, Brit
 104, Russell 30. Johansen 3; for ReI resentatives. Casey 75. Connors 7( Sowerby 92. White 110, Davies A
 Mccormick 42, Shepard 26. Vim 4:
 Hofstad 2; for Road Commissioner
 Wiley 76. Wilson B. Arness
 Sitka-For Delegate. Sulzer 74
 wiekersham 3s. conolly 3; for Sens
 tor. Britt 65. Russell 36. Johansen '
 for Representatives. Casey 66. Cor
 nors 5s. Sowerby s2. White 56, Ds vies ss. Mccormick B. Shepard ?;
 Winn 27. Hofstad II; for Road Con
 missioner. Wiley 57, Wilson 2S, Al
 ness '.
 Craig-For Delegate. Sulzer 5'
 Wickersham 47; for Senator Britt 5'
 Russell 29. Johansen 6; for Repro