The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-15
Haggerty Makes Motion
For Action to County
Court Today
MOVED UP WEEK.
Ben Rosenbloom Here To-
day for Session; Thinks
Action Strange

Recount OF the ballots in Mar
ion county scheduled to be made By
the Marion County court today, on
demand OF Major NJ. NJ. Nicely in
his contest on the election OF Ben
Rosenbloom to congress on the face
Of the returns in the district at the
election held November second, was
postponed until next Monday morn
ing. when the Marion county court
acted favorable on 4 motion to this
end made BY Walter Haggerty, rep
resenting Major Neely, when the
time for the recount arrived this
morning.
Recounts are on today in Wetzel
and Hancock counties and re-
count in Ohio county to schedule to
start Thursday. In some quarters
it is thought that before next Mon
day Major Neely may abandon the
prospect Of the proposed recount in
this county. But nothing definite
is known, except that the owl COm-
mittee" will have to keep on the job
at the court house during at least
six or seven more long, weary win.
ter nights to see that the ballots
rest in peace in the offices Of Heck
Martin during said period
There was a considerable vocal
combat this morning between At
torney Earl Morgan, representing
the Rosenbloom interests, and Wal
ter Haggerty, representing Major
Nicely. Mr.. Morgan contended be-
fore the court that the recount
should go on today or be dismiss
ed because the contestant was not
ready at the appointed time, while
Mr.. Haggerty argued that '5Ost-
ponement of a recount was not new
and told the court to pass up the
matter for week.
Before the court made its deci.
sion to call off the party for a
week. Cal Conaway, Democratic
county chairman, forecasted the
decision. After listening In q
quiet way to both lawyers, Cal rub
bed the end of his nose, scratched
his eye and then delivered himself
OF the following sagacious saying:
There is very good rule which
says never put OF until tomorrow
what you can do today. 1t Is q
very splendid rule; but there Is one
just little bit better, which says
never do today what you can put
off with tomorrow and you may not
have to 90 it at ALL"
Possibly the Court figures by put
ting off the job one week, 1t won't
have to be done at all.
Ben Rosenbloom and DR.. C. w.
Otto were here from Wheeling for
the recount and were much sur
prised at the action OF the court.
They would make no guess aS to
whether the recount scheduled for
Ohio county on Thursday would be
postponed until after next Monday
or not.
Mr.. Rosenbloom declared the &C
tion here today "unheard OF before"
He thought 1t very strange that a
man should demand a recount and
have a det set, and then ask for
postponement for no apparent rea-
son. Mr. Neely was not present at
the session this morning. Walter
Haggerty looking after the entire
affair from the Neely angle.
When Walter Haggerty made his
motion for postponement, Earl
Morgan declared such n thing was
unheard of before; but Mr.. Hag-
gerty declared it was nothing new
at all and that such things had hap
pened often before within the
range of his connection with af-
fairs political.
81 can see the whole affair" re-
piled Mr.. Morgan. 1t is a plan to
drag this recount out indefinitely.
1t will be the first OF the year be-
fore the recount Is made. II ever,
the way things look now"
Hump" said Mr.. Haggerty.
First Haggert asked the court for
a postponement OF three or four
days." said Mr.. Morgan.
"Well. nsk for a week now"
replied Haggerty, you are getting
too particular"
A little later Mr.. Morgan slated
to the court he was making mo-
tion to dismiss the recount on the
grounds that Neely was not ready
on the date set.
"Got any motions to make"
County Clerk Martin grunted, bet
ter write 'em out and give 'em to
the clerk"
So the motion was presented in
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