The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-13

The recount of the ballots cast for
sheriff at the election of last Tuesday
is to be started today and it is
expected that the monotonous work
of checking every one OF more than
seventeen Thousand ballots will take
up the time of the members of the
county canvassing boards for the, re-
mainder of the week. 1t is not ex-
pected that the board will be able
to give out anything of a definite
nature until all of the ballots have
been recounted. There are no direct
charges of fraud of any kind made in
the petition for the recount as filed
by John Hacker, the Republican can
didate for sheriff, but the attorneys
for Hacker expect that many errors
will be found in the tabulation and
the counting of the votes by the vari-
Gus election boards.
Representatives of the various can
didates will watch the recount with
good deal of interest and with the
possibility that other protests against
the returns as made by the boards
may be filed later in the week.
:. There was delay in starting the re-
count this morning on account of the
fact that Judge Robert Verne Baker,
one of the members of the board, was
not in the city. 1t was said that Judge
Baker had declared on Saturday that
it would be all but impossible for him
to act as member of the board for
long recount of the ballots. His own
official duties coupled with the de-
mands of his private practice, it was
said, made it very difficult for him to
remain a member of the board. Judge
Baker reached Kencsha just after
noon and it was expected that the re-
count with him or some other APP
pointee of the county clerk taking
his place would start by three o'clock
this afternoon.
Others May Ask Recount.
1t was rumored about the county
building today that reccunts of the
ballot may be asked by George Lauer,
Democratic candidate for county treas
urer, who on the face of the returns
was beaten by Thomas S. Scott with
majority of 299 votes. Morris Bar
nett who had part in the famous
election contest of two years ago,
will not contest the election of Lewis
w. Powell, who on the face of the
returns won an election to the office
of district attorney by majority of
548 votes. Mr.. Barnett formally an
nounced this morning that he was not
asking a recount. Candidate Tom s.
Scott has a pretty good lead and it is
not believed possible that a recount of
the votes would make any material
change in the standing of the candi-
dates. 1t is recalled that Bert L. Shaw
started a contest for recount two
years ago when John F. Schmitt had a
small plurality over him, but it was
dropped after the recounting of a few
of the districts showed little or no
change in the vote. The general
guess about the court house was that
recount would not reveal errors
enough to change the result of any
contest.
Court Action May Develop.
There is possibility of long court
action which may extend into months
as was the case in the contest between
Barnett and Symmonds two years ago
However, the canvassing board will
issue a certificate of election follow
ing the recount and whoever is named
as sheriff by this certificate will as
| sumo the duties Of the Office on the
first of January. Then the court ac-