Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 272, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1916 — MAY RECOUNT ON CLERK VOTE [ARTICLE]

MAY RECOUNT ON CLERK VOTE

Petition Filed By Mr. Hershman Asks That There Be Recount on the Vote For County Clerk.

A petition has been .filed with the county clerk by Alva D. Hershman, who made the race on the democratic ticket against Jesse Nichols, asking that there be a recount of the votes to determine who was the winner. Mr. Nichols is at the present time supposed to be the winner by four votes, but in order to satisfy certain persons, a petition for a recount has been filed. It will be remembered that there was a mistake made at first in the counting of the votes and that it was announced that Mr. Hershman had been returned .the winner over •Mr. Nichols by six votes. Later an error was discovered in the reports of Gillam and Eart Barkley, in each of which Mr. Hershman had been credited with five too many votes, which left the vote in favor of Mr. Nichols. In East Barkley Mr. Hershman was given 74 votes on the tally sheet, when he should have had 69 and in Gillam he was given 87 when he should have be6n given 82. ' • The matter of a recount will be taken up by the court this week, probably next Friday, November 17th, if the petition for a recount is granted. Judge Hanley will appoint three commissioners from the two leading political parties to make the recount, and will fix a time within the next twenty days when they shall commence the work. IMr. Nichols has applied for his commission, but it is probable that he will not take the office pending the outcome of the recount. There is no reason to think that a recount will change the result, but Mr. Hershman has everything to gain by a recount and nothing to lose even if a recount should increase Mr. Nichols’ lead.