Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1908 — RECOUNT IS ORDERED. [ARTICLE]

RECOUNT IS ORDERED.

Patrick J. Kelleher Wishes to be Sure of Bartholomew County Precinct.

Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 15.—The petition of Patrick J. Kelleher, Democrat, for State Statistician at the last election, asking for a recount of* the vote cast in the Fifth precinct of Bartholomew county, was presented to Judge Hacker, of the Bartholomew Circuit Court, at Columbus, for consideration today. The court found that the proper notice of the petition for a count had been given to J. L. Peetz, Republican candidate for the same office, and the petition was granted, and a recount of the votes cast in the Fifth precinct was ordered -made within tweive days from today. A. C. King, Republican; William F. Barrett, Republican, and R. F. Everroade, Democrat, were named as commissioners to make the .recount. Mr. Barrett and Mr. Everroade were the election commissioners for this county at the last election. The court also holds that both Kelleher and Peetz shall be entitled to watch the recount, and that each may select a -qualified voter from ‘Bartholomew county to watch also. At the last election Kelleher ran about 140 votes behind the remainder of the Democratic State ticket in the Fifth precinct. Voting was done by machines in this county, and the other candidates whose numbers appeared on each side of Kelieher’s number had approximately 256 votes. Kelleher ran about 140 behind them. His friends are certain the machine failed to register votes cast for him. The voting machine people are interested in the case, and a representative of the company will be present at the recount.