South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-27
VOTE RECOUNT 7.
AGAIN ENDSIN
DODGE VICTORY
Mishawaka Democratic Mayor
atty Candidate Wins Over
Gaylor by 20 Votes.
MAY DROP PROCEEDINGS
Caylor Statement Monday to
Decide Definite Status of
Election Contest.

William w Dodge is mayor-elect
~ Mishawaka The democratic can
didate. elected on the face OF off,
cial returns on Nov. by II votes,
Increased this majority to 20 votes
IN the recount asked for by the de-
feated candidate. Mayor Ralph w
GayIor. TIE recount was finished
Saturday night about $3.50 o'clock
after the commission appointed by
the circuit court 10 canvass the vote
had been I'm continuous session for
IS hours.
The recount showed that Dodge
received 2.978 votes and his oppo-
nent 2.958. The count Of the Mish-
awake election board showed that
Mayor-elect Dodge's total vote was
3.O22 and Mayor Gaylor's vote was
BOIL DOdge's increased majority OF
nine votes was accounted for in the
fact that "A votes cast for him were
thrown out by the commission,
whereas So votes for Mayor Gaylor
were thrown out.
Await Statement.
Mayor Gaylor would make no
comment on the outcome Of the re-
count. He stated that he would make
a statement on Monday morning.
saying last night that he was so
tired after the long vigil that he did
not feel like doing anything but 20
get to bed. Mayor Gayor's state
ment is awaited with interest, as on
10 will depend whether the Misha-
waka election is now definitely set
tied or whether Il Will yet have to
go through the courts on a contest.
Report has it that the contest pro-
ceedings viii be dropped. When the
petition for the recount was filed
the mayor issued n statement that
ne had asked for the recount only
on the solicitation Of his friends and
supporters in the contest.
City Atty Ralph Jernegan, Mayor
Gaylors counsel and probably his
closest adviser, gave further indica-
tion that there would be no further
proceedings to prevent Mr.. Dodge
from being legally declared elected.
He would not make a specific state
ment that the contest would be
dropped, saying that was entirely
up to the mayor. but he answe cred a
question as 10 whether there would
be further contest by asking the
question What should be done in
the face Of such a result as the re-
count -"
Increase Explained.
Atty Jernegan. who was one OF
Mayor Gaylor's witnesses at the re-
count. explained the increase in the
majority for Dodge and the defeat
or Mayor Gaylor in the fact that two
members OF the commission. J. Wal
ter MCInerny and John Yeagley. had
held for the admissability OF certain
ballots which he did not believe
should be admitted. Mr.. Jernegan
maintained that ballots which had
the cross in the circle extending out
side the circle should not be count
ed but thrown out but on this
claim the commission took the op-
posite view. Mr.. Jernegan also said
that ~ another commission was 10
be appointed 10 recount the votes
it would arrive at a totally different
total than the present commission
did, but he did not state that he be-
lieved a recount by any other com
mission would change the result.
Mr.. Jernegan also stated that an
other cause for loss OF republican
votes was the fact that about a dozen
ballots were thrown out because the
initials Of both election clerks did
not appear on the ballots. and prac-
tically all OF these he said were
votes for Gaylor. Altogether. there
were 22S votes rejected. but Mr. Jer-
negan did not claim that the greater
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