Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-20
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MtJEp ct III EC'rIGN


Mr. D. s. Garland, the late Delegate from this coun-
IT, and the unsuccessful candidate for reelectiono the
session of the Legislature, has on himself,
or been prevailed by his Wing friends give Doctor
Powell the Republican Delegate elect, formal notice
of his purpose to contest his RICH 10 seat the fol-
lowing grounds
Because the sheriff conducting the polls at the court
house. refused to close them the evening of the first
day. when he sixteen votes ahead ainst his formal
protest. that there was legal for the adjourn
ment over. - .~>.'....
2 Because the officer who conductad the polls at the
court house, had wagered bets on the pesu which ne
would have lost had The polls been closed onthc first
day, and therefore not impartial.
g. Because the returned member moi elected by n
majority of the qualified voters. ..'.....-'.
There can be nothing in the FIRST obe son, because
the morning very threatening, until the day had
some what advanced that many voters Aos'tg az n
distance prevented from attending, Oh proved by
the numbers polled the second and third days Fhee
were several voters also, who attended at The
on the first day, and did not for wano tune But
suppose it had been otherwisc-The cnHteslIng panty
and his friends thought proper the second ano tard
days, to scour the county for votes and to bring oit
every that could be obained and besides, be al
tended the election in person. during the whole OF the
third day, and challenged nearly every vote IN aVo OIL
the returned member This surely waiver OF The
objection had it otherwise been tenabe 1t was not the
sheriff: however, but the commissioners appointed 10 sn,
perntend the election, who ADJOURNED me Pois anu
whether properly otherwise the pubic VIII udge from
the fact, that out Of two Wings ana TWO Dehocra's
three OF them concurrcd.
As 10 the second objection, suppose 1t to be tre, thai
the deputy sheriff who conducted the election at the
court house, did bet upon the result what them 1t Goes
not prove that he guilty of parlialty and even il
thus guilty. although subjecling him 10 penalty, doe'
not necessarily elect the conesng party, or set aside the
election But 10 set aside the election on either Of Ike
grounds taen is the very last thing in the world which
the gentleman his friends would desire. If they
deceived the late contest, they will be deceived
again They well know what would be the conse
qnence in this redeemed county, that their defeated
candidate has shown lie is only ready to represent an
unwilling constituency but to dsobey their instructions
also BE all this however, may, there is one thing
which cannot be denied, that there was an cleo;
ton conducted with strcter regard to proPrlety[anu
the warmest and most intelligent of MIR. Gariana
friends have admitted ,-nor has the contrary oeen sue
gested from any quarter the inference to be
from the notice
The third and last objection cannot be seriously en-
ertancd 1t may the purpose in reauon 70
who know nothing about the facts to mitigate Ms as
grace of so signal dcfeat, and nothing moleLoy
ssingng together and exposing the array OF OF
an hundred names Of voters to whose right OF
exception has been taken And in order to ascertain in
whose favor scrutiny of the polls likely to PePonde
rate it cannot be necessary with the examples before
the public To pursue the inquiry farther than 10 state the