Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-23

these superintendent must again exercise their judo
ments as they have done already. The same indiviau
ais would again present themselves to vote and woul
be again refused. The election must again he sctasId.
for il is universally conceded, that unless the
voters appear upon the poll either upon the face or Ia
back, they cannot be countcd the law now .tando
the decision of The superintendent s final and conclu
svr-thcrc is appeal, because there IS no mode .
/ appeal pointed out.
| The gentleman from Monroe contends that tire,
voters were improperly rejected, and if they had beer
admitted the contestant would have had majority
Mr. $ proceeded TO consider the right OF these t
vote.
The first on the list is F. NJ Brand-Whcre, asked
Mr.. s., is The testimony that Brand good voter
1t does not appear from the report of the Committee
Brand himself only says che had been voter for -four
years. That not sufficient for the supcrntcnd
ents, who refused to receive him. Mr.. Runaway, one
OF the Commissioners, said he (rand) owncdland, (ac
cordmg to the testimony Of Brandy but unfortunately
for Brand, the deposition of Mr.. Ilanaway was taken
and that conradictcd the statement of Brand. So il
was necessary to resort to other testimony to es
tablish the legality Of the vote of Brand
The next one who, according to the member from
Monroe, was improperly rejected, was Edward Bussey
lie claimed TO have equitable freehold; hut he had
not such title could be enforced in Court of Equl
ty according to his showing; lie therefore was not
a voter, and he was properly rejected.
The next III the list is Geo. W. Simpkins If he were
freeholder, no evidence of the fact is adducedbut
he claims also that che is the head Of ftro families.
MIR. 5. did not understand what kind of a voter that
was but in other respects lie failed by the evidence,
TO show that he was voter as house keeper.
Mr. 5. concluded that these three voters were there
fore properly rejected
Mr.. CHAPMAN said he had omitted yesterday to name
Samuel Patton who was improperly re ected
Mr.. SCorT resumed, "Patton, it seems from the
report, 'had brought land in the county, for which he
had Decd he came into the State about the last OF
March, 1889, but seeded small crop of grain in Octo-
Der in lSlS he was privileged 10 do but hired IN Penn
Syrania at that time" He contended that this, upon
its face, bad voter, he being at the time CT
tiZen of Pennsylvania.
While the member from Monroe was contcnding for
votes improperly excluded, he omitted to make
ton of improperly entered upon Tanzcy poll
Mr. s read the testimony offvc voters, whose names
upon Tanzcys poll, distinctly and directly proving
that they did not vote for Tanzcy, and that their names
were improperly entered upon Tanzcy's poll
Admit the votes said TO be improperly rejected by
the superintendent; give them Tanzcy and allow
Evans the votes which proven to be his aud Evans
majority is increased.
But is said that this the only objection the
election. The gentleman from Monroe does not pre-
tend fraud-hs friend from Isle Of Wight, however,
affects to dcscry out of the darkness by which he
fessed himself cnshroudcd, gross fraud He made
difficulty in charging the officers conducting the cleo
ton with fraud. He (Mr. So had listened for the
ground which the gentleman from Isle Of Wight
had rested this grave chargc.-tle had not been a
little surprised that he based it, first, upon report
upon the rumor that Tanzey was at first elected,
and when the polls examined, it ascertaned
that Evans had a majority and, second, because
the report that fancy was elected, actually pub
lShed in newspaper. This was giving credit TO
in newspapers greater than he had anticipated
from that quarter Mr. Smith explained, that he re-
lied upon the deposition of the Editor, whose business
it to inquire into the facts. Mr.. Scott could not
perceive that that varied the The deposition Of
the Editor was nothing more than an evidence of the
sincerity of the Editor in the statements lie had made
His deposition says his statement founded on
mon rumor And it is upon such paltry grounds as
these, that the gentleman from Isle of Wight would
base most serious accusation against tcllow-citizcn
of otherwise unmpcachable integrity
MIR. :. commented on the effort made to throw all
the blame upon the Shcrf<. They, he said, were the
mere agents of the Commissioners, who, in fact and
law, the superintendent and conductors Of the
election. He proceeded, at some length, 10 canvass
the testimony in respect 10 the conduct of the Sherfs
and concluded that there evidence whatever to
convict them of criminal or improper conduct.
After Mr. ScuTr concluded, on motion of Mr. BAYLY,
the House adjourned