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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1929-11-28, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES -ADVOCATE f.eJ-1117#,iAYI n�).�••� It�AI,%4I,��R.C•F'Ag ,. .,r fudge's Decision in outh Huron Recount 1 h the wetter a£ the Election .d.ee l ► (it. Si. O. 1'927, Chapter $). „Ana: in the natter of the Electioll. of 4 lueiubt'r for the Legist:neve .As- setob1y for the Elect'prel District of South Huron. The recount directed in pursuance Of the application of George IienrY Elliott, one of the two candidates for election topic place before me at the request of the Judge of the County Court of the County of Hu- roil, owing to his illness, .and by consent of the said George Henry Elliott and William George Medd, the only other candidate e at tto said +election, at Goderieh, On the 12111 .rand 13th day of November, 1029, in .the presence of the said eondidates the Returning Officer, the Election Clerk, the County Court Clerk, the -Clerk of the Election Board, and .the :Sheriff of the County. The caudi- dates were also each worthily re- presented by Counsel, who gatve much assistance. Confusion in. Ballots The Returning ()Meer produced the ballot papers and statements of each poll returned to him by the De- puty Returning Officers; and these were all examined, Some confu- sion was discovered owing to the lack of care in the printing and binding of the ballot papers. 'In a few cases blank ballots were found having the name of neither candi- date printed thereon. In one case (No. 3, Usbornc) one of these blank ballots had been handed by the De- puty Return. 0. to a voter, and the voter had endeavored to make use of it by himself writing on the L al- lot the name of the candidate - for whom he wished to vote,' instead of making a cross. This ballott was rejected and unfortunately the voter Lost this vote. The ballot papers were required to be bound up in books each. containing 25 or 59' bal- lots but this direction was not fol- lowed with care and many of the books varied from the proper.num- ber and the ballots in each ' book were not numbered in 'series in all cases. In one case the book over- ran the correct number by 8 ballots :and in another case the book was • short eight ballots. These in- stances were .the largest variations. It would seem the ballot papers were not counted and checked by the Returning Officer when he re- ceived them from the printer, nor were they counted. subsequently •when they were •delivered to the De- puty Returning Officers, the latter officers apparently' relying upon the ballots being correctly printed in series and properly bound so that the number in each book •could be as- certained by having regard only to the serial number on the first and last ballot in each book. 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Iiittor8. 1 got a bottle 'and in a very short time everything rvascleared array', and x felt twice ass tdod a4 x Ater did." Put up only by The T. 'hl'ilburn 'Co., Ltd., '.pronto, Out, sif?Y.'. I. sllniptioll in Many cases proved to be entirely unwarranted. . Rejected i3allot•s It1 tht4 statenhents, ,(Form 27). in two polls, No. 1 Stephen and No.. 8, (13) Clinton, the Deputy Return- ing Officers set out that there were two rejected ballots. The Return- ing Officer slid lhot produce the en- velapes containing these rejected bal- lots, i from n he lots, and upon inquiry o1n hit. reported that neither the envelope nor any rojectd ballots had been re- turned to him by these Deputy Re- turning Officers, I am inclined tia. believe this statement to be correct and that there were in feet no re- jected ballots in these polis and that the Deputy Returning Officer upon making out his statement (Form 27) after the close of the poll, found that the ballots used and unused when duly counted by him were less in in number by two than the number which •appeared to be in the books of ballots which lie received from the Returning Officer. It is possible that in order to balance his,account he may have alleged (althou•gh im- properly) two rejected ballots, This, of course, is purely surmise. In an- other poll a blank ballot bearing the natio of neither candidate was so ,treated by the Deputy Returning Of- fieer, but in that case the blank bal- lot was returned by him, and appar- ently it had never been issued to a voter. Ihh 'many polls, however, apart from the large envelope (referred to in Sec. 116) the only envelopes re- turned by the Deputy Returning Of- ficer were the envelopes in which he placed ballots which he returned, and if there were no declined, can- celled or rejected ballots, the envel- opes furnished him to' enclose such ballots'in were not returned, and no entry was made in the statement (Form 27) as to the existence or non-existence of such ballots. In one poll, No. 2, Exeter, L to Z it was found the Deputy Retrun. 0. had omitted to remove the counter- foils from the ballots. The ballots, however, were found to have been correctly counted according as they were marked by the voters. Ballots Numbered In another poll (No. 5, Tucker - smith' numbers appeared on the back of the ballots in addition to the initials of the Deputy Returning Officer. These numbers were 'in pencil, narks and for the most part (if not entirely so) the numbers were consecutive as if they were the same numbers that were placed by the Deputy Returning 0. opposite the names of the voters in the poll book, or the numbers perhaps ap- pearing opposite the voters' names in the polling list. Counsel for Mr. Elliott urged that none of these bal- lots could be counted and relied upon thedecision in re 'Nest Huron 9, O.L.R. 602 at page 60e, and re South.Oxford 32 O.L.R.. 1 at page 13. It seemed incredible to me that there could be a conspiracy among all the voters in this poll to place a number upon the back of the ballots after. they had received thein ' from the Deputy Returning Officer, and still more incredible that' each should use a different number from that used by the others and yet all numbers be consecutive. It seemed entirely probable to Pie that the Deputy Returning Offiner'i had in error placed the numbers on the ballots and in this conclusion II was confirmed by a careful examin- ation of the ballots. Under the cir- cumstances I was unable to find', authority in either of the said de- cisions for rejecting these ballots. It further appeared to me that under, Sections 111 and 135 of the Elec- tion Act I was required to• count these ballots as harked by the vot- ers, and I accordingly did so. • In certain polls an occasional bal- lot was found upon which the De- puty Returning Officer omitted to place his initials. Na ballots were rejected on this ground: During the progress of the re- count some 19 ballots at the request of Counsel for the respective parties were by me numbered on tine back and enclosed in a separate envelope marked X as directed by section 136 of the Act. At the .conclusion of the examination of the returns from the various polis, the said Counsel were able to agree that two of those ballots could not be counted for either candidate and that the other should all be counted. 'Meese ballots were accordingly so dear with and the statements (Fora 27) of each poll were corrected accordingly. The result of the recount, is that there were found to be 15,970 bal- lots returned as follows: Ballots cast for Mr. Elliott 4,75.3, Ballots east for Tim. Medd 4,785 Declined ballots 1 Cancelled ballots 6 Rejected ballots 51 Unused ballots 0,374 1. EDITORIA "The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight; But they, while their compai3ions slept, 'Were toiling upward in the night."` ,w * r * * * * All civilization rejoices over the rescue .of the McAlpine party, It looked as if the stern, unrelenting Artie were about to add an- other to Its victories over human enterprise, But the arctic did not thinks of the ,aeroplane. *' * * * .* * * * Fanners find that their cattle are not coming to the winter quarters in the .high...fettle desirable, This will mean unusually careful feeding. Some farmers will need to buy feed. Exeter d,eFalers aro aware of this and will be laying in the best of feed with plenty of backbone therein. * * * * * * * * Distance between places Is no longer marked by space but by time. The aeroplane ihas added another chapter to our human en- terprise. That weird invention is no longer a dangerous toy or a curiosity but one of the commonplaces of business convenience. It's good news that Exeter's live business leaders are looking for an airport for this town, * * * * * * * * "TILE TOWN ;MOULD" We hear this expression every once in so often. When we hear it we know that seine nuisance should be abated or some ef- fort in the way of progress should be forthcoming, We know, too, that the speaker is .soldiering. If he really meant what he said the wouldn't be talking but dusting. • "The Town .Should," citizen is, nine cases out of ten, a down- right croaker and shirker. He is long on talk. He likes profits. He's an adept at the old game. of "Heads 7 win, talls you lose." When, it conies to effort he's a frost. In fact he is good for little but keeping bread from moulding. What's a town, anyway, but a band of plain folk wonderfully like one another "The law runs forward and back, The strength of the pack is the wolf And the strength of the wolf is the pack." A. mule can kick. It takes a man to get worth while things done and well done. * * * * * * z * GET BUSY Every healthy -minded citizen is glad that the bank robbery of recent date in Toronto, has been followed by 'what looks like a clearing up of the situation. The prompt and effective •action of the police goes a considerable length in restoring public confidence in the value of the law officers. Demoralizing to a degree is the situation when robbery goes unwhipped. Catching the thieves is but a little part of the situation. There remains to he answered• the question why the thieves did their work. Why is it that young bank men who were one day engaged in an ,honorable and useful occupation should spend the next day in jail, their good name gone and their liberty a thing of the past? Often we hear it said that young mon in the banks do not get enough pay and for that. reason they are tempted beyond nature's law to steal: Those holding these views should get first hand knowledge • of the facts. Everything considered, bank clerks are not in the position of genteel beggary. What seems to he the trouble is that these young men, in some instances, for 'soiiie reason, cul- tivate tastes that become their tormentors and their undoing. For this unhappy state of affairs, the youth's home, in a measure, and • the youth himself supremely, is responsible. Naturally, the young clerk has a good deal of time on his hands that he can dispose of at his own sweet will. Thus situated he is liable to tempt the devil to lead hint into mischief. Our suggestion is that the youth. find occupation of an improving nature for his spare minutes and hours. The youth with a job that keeps him hustling during his leisure, someSpecial line of reading, some wholesome node of self- improvement, rarely has time for anything but hitting the trail that lands him in a better position than that which he now occupies. The gay feathers of the Jones' may have something to do with the mess made by the occasional youth. Lack 02 ainl and failure to make a real investment of leisure destroys hundreds where temptation hurts one. recount might be allowed. In view of the fact that my investigation has resulted in no material change ex- •copt that the majority of Mr. Medd has been increased by some six votes it appears to me that this request should be granted. The fees of the County Court Clerk, the Sheriff, the Court Sten- ographer and the Constable should be allowed according to the County Court Tariff and paid as in the case of trial in the County Court. ,Total 15,970 Notwithstanding the, lack of eare with reference to the ballots in re- gard to the printing and binding and the counting 'thereof before the open- ing. of the Palls and the other 1r- regularities mentioned above, 1: chilli lies evidence of any dishonest intent on the part of any election official, Both the said: Counsel ex- pressed their concurrence in this opinion. At the close of the preeeedings Counsel for Mr. 'Medd i;sked dint Mr, Mecld's conte 111 connection with the.' CLANDEBOYE The Clandeboye branch of the ','o- men's Institute met recently at the home of Mrs. E. Collins. Letters of thanks were read from members who had been remembered in bereave- ment and illness. An invitation was extended by Mrs. Wes. Atkinson to hold the Christmas meeting and ba- zaar at her home. A Contest bees held and the first prize was awarded to Mrs. Ti. Simpson, the second being won by llrs. T. Brooks. Refresh- ments wore Served by the hostesses and the committee. --- Sisters Re -United Mary and Ellen are sisters, 2t and 23 years of age. Their parents are both dead, and the girls must need provide for themselves. Mary had lust begun • to earn a comfortable wage when she was stricken with consumption and had to go to the Muskoka Hospital. Ellen, lett to her own resources, having to Work harder than ever, soon proved unequal to the tosk— Lgng etposure to the disease through close contact with her sister, coupled 'with overwork, brought tho inevit- able result; a few months later she too was compelled to give up and join her sister lih the hospital. 'There both girls are doing well, and their restoration to health' is eon- iidentlr expoeted. Would you not like to help in push Work as this? Your Contribution will lle> gratefully acknowledged if gent to W. A. Charlton and A. E,A.hnos, 223 College Street, Toronto 2, Zurich Mrs. Melvin Brown, of the Goshen Line south, is spending a, few weeks with her sister at Toronto. Messrs. Edward and Gerald Be- dard, of Detroit, are spending a few weeks at their home here. Mr. and Ili's. John Charrett, of the Blue Water Highway, have recently returned from a most pleasant trip in the States. They motored to De- troit where they wero accompanied by their son, Mr, and Mrs. Z. Char- ette, to Lorene, Ill., where they have a daughter in the Convent at that place. Mr. T. L. Wurnh has assigned his entire stock to the Sanders Selling System, of Toronto, who are now selling the stock. Miss Pearl Liebold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Liiebold, of the I3ablyon Line, underwent an opera- tion for appendicitis in the London Hospital, recently. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Scotchmer, Me. and Mrs. Lloyd ;1•.rakins, of Stanley, visited in Detroit recently. Mr. and lirs. Roy Merner, Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Krueger were visitors %n. Kitchener the past week.' Mi'. 1lartin Ediglhoffer, of the 14th Concession of Hay, had both bottes in his leg fractured while felling. a tree. Mr, John England., Who has been Suffering with ,gangerine on the leg, was rustled to London Hospital last week and the leg'was ahbputated at the knee. He is improving as well as can be expected. Tho only reason in the' .world, that is took. seven days to bring down the walls of Jericho, 'Was be- eattse .there wasn't a .single Israelite Who knew how to use al •Sataphone. At least that's what we thought 'af- ter listening to a 15 year old boy practice seine. 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