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Show KB TCE Vhll TE lt(HT Kl MCI. M-M Thkbk acctu, to be some mbun. K dertaudiu- as to Indecision of Uie Wmffi majarity of Ute Hoard of Can.ias.ers BnK ln r",ati, to the returns of votes KWjf for John U. ItumeL The logre of K " "o"1 aed in uestHHi, and Km It b argued that if II. I'a-e aihJ mgSi Henry I 'age are held to mean the Bra "" l. ien John II. lmiel MM " Jh" " Itumel, Jr., must i WES nel'ltoneantbeeamerson. And g it b inferred that because the de- g r ctafoa w- contrary to this the cer- JQffl- uaaltobegiventoIIenryla"e ME& and that John IL nume', Jr u ho BBM teWtotheofUceoflU-conkr will have to contest the election Kj "" M outrfde of In, Uwful tw.,. PBr tion. KM The defect in this reasoning feems M& ti be here: While it does not appear Um th!,t " 3e and Ilearv I'age ae H two dlBerent persons, it is a known " Jo,'n - Itjmd awl J!ul ,I- Uxmrf Jr. are two diuVrent iwauoa. TrBUwidderllunielwa, not a Mdatc for offii-e, Ihit H? arn a lbu for arsons Who are not candidates. Vtt the J Jt are counted, auu limcu Ule B ? cauering- ls Used wlMrI1 a BB InlhebaUot boxes. M Tab decbfcm of the Itwrd. h,,w- U"!t"r- Itatousthat f1 tla3 J that matter. They lave to go to Ul. UIIot BB to determine h0. the vo:s BB vb really ea-t. II it should aiK J-"" "' the judges of a certain ..In uade a mistake i certlli tag that BB the vote, were cast torJolinll. Itu-BB Itu-BB mel an I that they were really cast ff'' ,ur J"1"1 Kumel. Jr . the IVo- pie's candidate will have all those votes counted lu his favor in spile of the omission in the returns. Kutifittliali be found that the voles were cat for John 11 Ituniel, it will be for a comictent r;urt to decide, on a projier hearing, w hat the vottrs Intcnued when they cast thtir ballots. The division of the Hoard shows that this may be done audal'othat the Canvassers have nvleuflicieHt judicial auttiorit to ditcnulne the question. It does not follow that U-cau-e of tliedeci-ion of the Hoard, tlie ctr-tificate ctr-tificate will be givtn to .Henry i'age. When the ballots are examined exam-ined it may turn out, as we believe it will, that John H. ltunul, Jr., received a majority of the vote, and he will then-fore receive the ctrtiricate. The mandamus proceedings now instituted may hlndtr the court, but the law seems so dear as to the wa tr of the Canvassers to go to the allot box that it is hardly probable the court will interfere to reveiit thtra. We have no doubt that the IVo-!!. IVo-!!. awl Workiitgmen'a cawJhiate for necorder was elected, and tiiat he will obtain tlwotllce. It b pa nble tint the lsHllMltr of some voters vo-ters may t him to considerable troulde to gain lib rights. It we hoj tlie cauvaxs will show tlie mb-take mb-take to have Iwen made by the judges of election instead of by the electors. On cIom; examination we fall tu tee wherein fault can justly be found with the decision tf the Cauva.ers-, lu tlie light of the law ami the rulings of com-Intent com-Intent courts. Tlie lwirsof this board are chhfly uiIuHerial, and are milyjuJicial wUhlii very narrow nar-row limits. Itajijiears to us that the Cjiivawers have exercid their au-tliority au-tliority to its full extent and to Iiave confined theiracts within the bouml. ary lines of the statute. It us lie fair to all, even IImjuIi they may not do what we would like or think ought to be done. Jfo liody of of-ilciah of-ilciah should trau-ccml tlHsir legitimate legiti-mate ii er, or 1 UatiH-d for kecj-ing kecj-ing w itliin the limits of the law. |