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 BIZ
the Marion County court today, on
demand OF Major NJ. NJ. Nicely in
his contest on the election OF Ben
Rosenblo6m to congress on the race
OF the returns in the district Mt the
election held November second, was
POSTPONED until next Monday morn
ing. when the Marion county court
acted favorable on a motion to this
end made by Walter Haggerty, rep
resenting Major Nicely, when the
time for the recount arrived this
morning.
Recounts are on today in Wetzel
and Hancock counties and a re-
count in Ohio county to schedule to
start Thursday. In some quarters
It is thought that before next Mon
day Major Nicely 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
Nelly. 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 post
ponement of recount was not new
and told the court to pass up the
matter for a week.
Before the court made its deci-
sion to call off the party for a
week. Cal Conway, Democratic
county chairman, forecasted the
decision. After listening in a
quiet way to both lawyers. Cal rub
bed the end of his nose, scratched
his eye and then delivered himself
OF the following sagaclous saying:
There is a very good rule which
says never put on until tomorrow
what you can do today. It is q
very splendid rule; but there is one
just a little bit better. which says
do today what you can put
of 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 nc
tion here today ''unheard OF before"
He thought 1t very strange that a
man should demand recount and
have a Diet set. and then ask for
postponement for no apparent rea-
son. Mr.. Nicely was not present at
the session this morning. Walter
looking after the entire
affair from the Nicely angle.
When Walter Haggerty made his
for postponoment, Earl
Morgan declared such a thing was
of before; but Mr.. Hag.
gerty declared 1t was nothing new
at all and that such things had hap
pened often before within the
range Of his connection with af-
fairs political.
Il 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. ask for q week now"
replied Haggerty, you are getting
too particular"
A little later Mr.. Morgan stated
to the court he was making a mo-
ton to dismiss the recount on the
grounds that Nicely was not ready
on the date set.
Got any motions to make"
County Clerk Martin grunted, bet
ter write EN- out and give EN- to
the clerk"
So the motion was presented IN
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