Morris v. Board of Canvassers

Brannon, President:

At the city election in Charleston, March 11, 1901, Ham Morris and Will W. Wertz were competing nominated candidates for the office of recorder, and the returns showing a tie vote between them, Morris demanded a recount of the ballots, and while that recount was in progress before the city council as a canvassing board the board rejected certain ballots entirely from the recount, because all the candidates appearing to have been voted for were not in the same column on the ballot sheet, this being so as to these two candidates, and Morris applied to. this Court for a writ…