The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-09
Candidate Says Friends
Are Acting For
Elm
ON MONDAY
Action Caused Consider
abe Surprise in PoE4
tical Circles

Announcement was made her
today that Major NJ. NJ. NeeiJ.
Democrat, defeated for congress
from the First West Virginia dis
trict by Ben Rosenbloom, .ReprDfl-
can, of Wheeling, on the face %
the returns from the election on
November second, had dlsd hpplI-
cation for a recount OF The ballotss
In Ohio county and in this county.
Walter Haggerty is representing
Mr.. Neely in this county. While
John Wilson and John ConItfsrep-
resent him in Ohio county. kttur-
ney Haggerty this morning mad
formal application before the Mar
ion county court for a recount on
behalf of Major Neely.- and nBxt
Monday morning was agreed upo1
as the date for the recount: Ec-
cording to announcement made ~
Attorney Haggerty early thtG.
morning.
Alleged irregularities IN Ohio
county ara the basis for the rusi
count application there, and tho
one here was taken on adHice bfs
Major Neely's friends and his LEGAL
advisor. u. #
When interviewed by q Wet
Virginian reporter early this attosri-
noon' Major Nicely had little e85
say. 6.
"If you have the AssoelStSd
Press reoprt on the matter 6aid
Major Nicely. you probably know
as much as about the action Is g.
do"
Major Neely intimated that tbs
action had come primarily on the
part of his friends, who alleged
that gross Irregularities had been
perpetrated in Ohio county, and
that he had acQuiesced to hteiFdes
mands for a recount in his behalf.
He stated that he had turned the
matter over to them In both codm-
ties and that the matter would
work out in the regular mannerof
a recount, y
Major Neely states that his
friends allege in one votingapfe-
cinct in Wheeling it was discovered
at the official canvass of the votes
that Rosenbloom was credited In
the total with about I00sszH6fss
votes than had been cast fdf him.
With tho condition in on6@ere-
cinct, his friends urged that, Efs=
count be demanded, as there liza
difference OF less than 500.sRotes
betwene Neely and RoseubIo In
the unofficial returns from .the:en-
tire district.
Walter Haggerty had nothing to
say on the subject this afternoon,
other than that the applics ioushRd
been made for a recount heresaHd
the date set. Attorney Haggerty
is representing Mr.. Neely without
other counsel in this county to-
date, and 1t is not expected that
any other will be employed. - ~
II Ben Rosenbloom Is aware Chat
Neely has filed an applIcat lion for
recount in the two counties, ehGd
given out no statement oHat HE
Associated Press wires at pfess
time this afternoon. - sss Z.
The sudden and unexpected nc
tlon caused no little disturbance in
the local political pool today. and
all manner OF speculation asst the
outcome were to be heard. Some
claimed that 1t was but a ,belated
effort in lost cause, while others
expressed the opinion that Major
Neely had an even chance to yet be
returned to Washington. 4.
Major Neely would say, nnthinG
at all about the affair, except that
he had left the matter in, theshA Aids
OF his friends. Feeling that hs ms
everything to gain and nothing to-
lose by the recount, he Is inclined
to allow the matter to take mt
ural course while he looks on Vttll
watchful waiting. ~