Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1908 — CLERK MAKES MISTAKE. [ARTICLE]

CLERK MAKES MISTAKE.

Democratic Instead of Republican Representative in Fountain County. A telephone message from Anson G. Madden, clerk of the Fountain Circuit Court, brougi... word yesterday, that the Democratic candidate for Representative had been elected in that county instead of the Republican candidate as was first reported. The message came to Frank I. Grubbs, assistant Secretary of State, who has been compiling the vote for Legislative candidates. Mr. Grubbs completed the computation of the legislative vote last : Saturday, and thought at that time 'that his task was finished. In this j case, however, the clerk of the ; Fountain Circuit Court will send jin a correction, and corrections of this kind, according to the law as interpreted by Governor Hanly, may be considered. When the compilation of the vote was completed, there was no question about the election of any of ,the candidates except those in the Representative district of Cass and , Fulton counties. If it is shown J that a Democrat was elected in that I district, and it is believed there is j no doubt that this Is true, the demo[cratic majority in the House, according to the compilation Saturday, ! will be eighteen. With the additional change in the results from Fountain county the Democratic majority in the House will be twenty, and the majority of the Democrats on joint ballot will be sixteen. The change of the vote in Fountain county is the result of a mistake made by the clerk of the court in certifying the returns. The re-

turns which he sent in showed that William Madigan, the Democratic candidate, received 2,861 votes, while Alonzo H. Lindley, the Republican candidate, received 2,896. This would show the election of the Republican candidate. The clerk bt the court said this morning, though, that the vote of Lindley should hive been reported as 2,796. This change, of course, shows the election of the Democratic candidate Mr. Grubbs is wondering how many more such corrections will come in. Undoubtedly the clerks of the courts In different parts of the State were anxious to get the returns in early, and it is not regarded as being improbable that there were other such errors.