The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-06
cFNERAL MIX-UP
AFTER ELECTIONS
Contests and Re-counts in
Numbers Threatened
bv Those Who Lost
BOARD USES CAUTION
wn, Not Issue Certificates Of
~" Election Until Suits Are
Strengthened Up

.. pf contest of the cleo
i"'' ',.. i'm Tulsa county came
iyh ,tun r. y. Bryant, negro
fI.lSii for Commissioners NO /,
l111',,'1 U. a.. NJ. wooden, gave no.
d"'a' .. county election board Tor
u's 'sCourf of the ballots in the as
1rtIs action, however, viii not
re NV c,r Bryant any more than
s,.",,,t.un board has already fur-
Wv f, checking Of the precinct re-
hhn.' ,,.,b tho prCc~ict tally sheets.
vi" nas completed Friday after
iao and shows Bryants vote OF
n i9Ss against 3,Gd2 for Wooden.
Gail, Tor Court Action.
...., tb. election board has al
a.. made the comparison OF the
t"u' ,g, reports with the tally
-, pryaut. IN the face OF the
t.",,its mus, bring an action in DIS
,,'N, ,t'' court asking FOR a recount OF
"S C5crlurr Of the precinct reports
.,,,st the precinct tally sheets
se'"rod Friday by four certified
.'ar,,,,arfs appointed by the county
o,,Inp hoard shows that results
,.o,ious,v given ont were correct
e. candidates elected to otfiCe
e. rrlsa county. While many minor
ar,ors were found, both because OF
ts,st,kes I'm transferring totals from
%n tarv sheets to the precinct re-
,o,, and also in counting the mark
srs on the urccinct tally sheets, none
wore OF sufficient importance to
cbarge i'm any way the results of the
election as announced.
Iinal Count Changed Little.
Tho official certified count for the
,opniv after the recount was made
by tbe election board under the au-
,boritv OF the state law, shows the
following results
County fudge, williams 1913,
Underwood 12.022; county attor-
new. Munroe 1906, Seavers 2,133;
county treasurer. Stuckey 11,522,
pirkey PASS. assessor, Hooker
uC77, Rowlin l2,317; clerk,
weaver 1856. lawson l2,139;
cour, clerk. Porter ll,39s, Harvey
1887: sheriff, W~olley 1l492,
Mccullough 1891; surveyor. Col
Inns ul72, Tinglcy 1859; school
Tperintendenl. Hedges / 1852, Will
banks 1925. Messncr 354: d)mmis-
soners. Wooden 3,652, Bryant 1886,
Richie 5,9l4. short 6,430, North p
9i5 Gilmore 3,071.
Thomas J. Munroc. county attor-
ney. who, according to the recount,
Is 81 votes behind his opponent Sea-
yers, stated Friday that he had
taken no steps to ask for a recount
Of the ballots. OF the defeated can
dda,es Munroe Is the only one to
lose by a small margin, but he has
not yet decided as TO whether he
vii! ask a recount OF the ballots.
Hedges Stili Behind.
Mrs. Minnette Hedges, according
10 the recount. is 1863 votes behind
Mrs, WNlbanks her republican
opponent, after the votes cast for
MabIe MesSner. 364, We're deducted.
Members OF the election board
stated Friday that the recount and
rechechrg oc the precinct reports
against the tally sheets OF tho pre-
, cncis was done so that should any
contest result such suits could be
Immediately brought in district
court and the ballot boxes opened
and new count OF ballots made.
The highest total vote cast in the
county was in the race between
SheriT James Woolley and William
McCollough, the voters casting "a
-o' udIlDlS IN lhlS contest.
Holds IN Certificates.
no notice Of the change in the
standing Of candidates from this dis.
f'ct Tor state representative has
peeh taken by the election board in
regard to the mistake in placing y
~ Eraham, democratic candidate
On some OF the republican ballots
~ several precincts or the placing OF
,ne name OF Bailey r.. Ben, repub.
nan candidate, on the same number
on democratic ballots. Tho officia'
crs, od,S vo-e stood: Guthrie, demo.
s,s" IV'aII; Graham, democrat, 10.
a. beIL republican, 13,4S7; Rog.
X republican, 1857. Election
, Iu members do not believe that q
ouht VIII be asked in this in.
'a"ye yvtWye because the lead Of the re.
SSSuHCah candidates over that of Tn,
%noCratc candidates Is 30 rreat
lo,s la' i,, rhrse errors in printing the bal.
'',S VIII not effect the result.
Iv'uI'cates Of election will not n,
~ ae oui Tor several GAYS. member,
RI S.'o erection board said yesterday
% &se or the rumored contests 4
.AVuFht advisable to make m,
cIeaf for any candidates aslsinf
,biecount OF the ballots N ca,r,
since ~ ~ Lo'es' TO the district court and
FAR f'coun! has been made ~
concoa we power Of the board 1,
s,ed ,u ",u no certificates will be is,
fsatodp pcA1g 49, further action OF de.