| Show GOP Appoints Group to Study Recount Lee Says Movement Actuated by Close Governor Vote Republican leaders Sat Saturday u r d day a y moved to instigate proceedings in inthe inthe inthe the courts for a possible recount of at votes cast for gubernatorial candidates in the Nov No 7 election by naming John A. A Bog Boggs Bogga s campaign campaign cam earn manager for J. J Bracken Lee Price mayor and G GOP 0 P candidate for tor governor as aB chairman of or a nonpartisan committee to investigate In a statement issued Saturday Mr Lee said Owing to the closeness closeness close close- ness of or the recent election for the theoffice theoffice office of governor and a nonpartisan san demand for fori fora a recount a committee committee com com- has been formed to sponsor sponsor spon spon- sor a recount on my behalf Canvasses by the 29 counties this week gave Gov Maw a lead of 1080 votes over Mr Lee V Vcr e r n 0 on n Romney Republican state chairman indorsed the move for recount because certain Irregularities ir irregularities irregularities Ir- Ir regularities and much confusion contusion and lack of at uniformity in county ballots have been dis die closed Financing of such action Mr Romney pointed out will necessarily necessarily necessarily have to be done by popular subscription made directly to Mr Lee or his committee as the Republican Republican Re Re- publican state committee is unable to assume the financial responsibility responsibility of such action and furthermore fur fur- because the widespread public interest in the matter makes it more or less nonpartisan san When informed of the G GOP 0 P move Hyman Guss executive secretary sec eec state Democratic committee commit commit- tee said he felt public response to a recount would not be too enthusiastic The game has been played and although the margin of score is small I do not think the people want the game over again he said Mr Guss said also he felt the term nonpartisan was a misnomer misnomer misnomer mis mis- nomer Inasmuch as the Republican can leaders are the persons Instigating last last- gating the action and the Democrate Democrats Demo Demo- crate are neither asking for nor supporting a recount Both Mr Guss and J. J Henry McGean Democratic county chairman chairman chair chair- man said they felt that any re recount recount re re- count would not be of or any advantage advantage tage to Mr Lee because a court would throw out many double votes now credited to Mr Lee Mayor Lee in announcing the committee formation said Mr Boggs Bogge had received hundreds of reports from tram all over the sta state te that votes had been improperly counted |
