Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1916 — RECOUNT PETITION FILED [ARTICLE]

RECOUNT PETITION FILED

1 A petition asking for a recount of the ballots of the entire county for the office of clerk was filed in the circuit court yesterday afternoon by Mr. Hershman, who also filed a bond to cover the cost of the recount. The judge will now appoint three commissioners from the two leading political parties to make the recount, and shall fix a time within twenty days when shall commence the work. An attorney—* tated yesterday that it was his opinion that this petition would act as a mandate, and that Mr. Nichols could not take office until the recount had ' been made. * '