Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-07
LyNCuHurEG, MAY 7,IsiO.
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.

RANDOLPH-Sauuel Elliot (Whie) 400 Hen
y Slurms (Fed.) 28O. Majority I2o Last year,
Surms was elected by majority of 1876. Wing
gain oj4.
NORTHU hBERLAND-Jamcs NJ Smith
F'd) 297, DIR. q. Brown WING ll8. No change
IlARRlSON-George II. Lee 1888, Ed
Armstrong 759, re eeeted-Wilson X. Shinn 692,
d. K,ncbeloc 4e0. All federalisls. The Wings
had candidate 10 the field.
HALlFAX-Sate oiIhe polls: Paul Taylor 45l,
VIM. H. Clark 407, he electedl-J b. Stoval 800.
No Wing candidate.
NOTTOWAY-It appears by the suhjoued,
lsays he Richmond Whig) thai the Sheriff IN hi,
county has ken upon himself The responsibility of
transferring votes lrom tie back 10 the face OF the
polls This, if our recollection Of the penal la. to
correct, is deemed and justly 100, high offence
against The Commonwealth. Ofceuise, the House
of Delegates will re,tiiy the Sherff's conduct, in 81
hours after its meeting.
NoTlowAy COUNTY 29lh April, 1910.
To The Editors Of The HMg-
Gentlemen: | wroe YOU the day after the cleo
lion for this county, and stated thai it resulted for
Edwin u. Booth Wing 209 j; for Dr. George Faz-
gerald Adm. 207. Cap Nathan Ward, the High
Sheriff, who Is thorough gong Administration
man. did not return the polls The Clerk office
til yesterday and then, most Weealy and arbirdriY
IN my opinion, returned Fnzgea aid as elected by IA
majority OF two votes lie has claimed and exer-
cised the right 10 make such return, under tie
following circumstances /. e.-DGrlng the polling,
6 m.n offered To vote for Fiz Grad. who could rot
show then right 10 vote under The Constitution and
Laws OF the SlatC their right vas cballeng-
ed aud they either refused TO swear 10 their right 10
vote, or the oath WIS nattendered 10 Ihem-tbe
names Of hose SIX persons were placed in separate
IisIs bark nj he lSA he he 1trprt I
lie Sheriff two persons uuder similar circumstances
offered 10 vote for Booths and thef placed
on the back OF the polls. as F zeerad's werc.--rne
Sheriff Yesterday claimed and exercised the pow er
10 iran,ler those eight nanes from the pafae sis
To the face of the polls and TO count the whole OF
them, in aseertainne tie result, aud by those means
declare Fitzgerald entitled 10 the return by ma
jotiy!i!
Wha think YOU, Messrs Editors, oflhe official
conduct Of this Democratic Sheriff What think ,e
People Of Virginia! God ooly knows what " i'll be
the destiny OF our country, aud her present insu-
TONS bur that destiny cannot be desirable one If
such course as this is tolerated, aud tamey acqui-
esced IN by the people.
Mr.. Booth has made a formal demand of The re
rurn aud certificate OF ms election. lie will clam
by every legal aud proper means, his right II the
seat and Will most certainly obtain II, unless justice
and rt9h shall have ceased 10 regulate decisions in
sue cases. H. r. A.
To The Eduor q The Enquirer.
'PETERs nuRG, April 30 1870
"ln announcing The result OF The Nouoway cleo.
ZION, you charge. on the authority of so isak en-
informant, that arrans ement was made between
the candidates to refer the decision Of doubtful votes
to mutual liiends, which was violated by tie Wing
candidate-l on ask, can this be so ! | answer II
shot. dla make such proposition on the bench;
no' nave statement from ny opponent that he
does not fecollec to have made reply to IT, hav-
ing previously declined it. So far from securing
n is tru II |
ceIve II al all. the sheriff having returned NV onno
neni. lfemaned al the Courthouse for some con
siderable iine alter my opponent had left. NV
friends have no doubt OF my ability to rsiab ish M,
fg TO the seat before the Leg statue but TO save
us lime' have proposed either reference To mu-
lnaI friends, or TO submit the election again To the
People. Yours respectable
EDWIN q. BOOTH"
CABELL-A letter from GnyanGote to the
Editor Of the Wheeling Gazette conradicls he re-
pou ofthe election Of "A hig in this county. II
says-"We have, as usual, elected Vanlle in this
county, owing to the fact of having two Wigs in
the h"ld. The division occurred on the question of
dividing the county and assure you that C,bell IS
as sure Tor Harrison and Tyler the county orOhlo
is. The candidates were, Beuhdog and Davis.
tWhig,) and Burlington Loco Foco1 Bu0iogion
Is elected by 1919 over Beuhrlng In 1889 the vote.
~
Loco l79 This year, they we're Wing III. Loco
Q" ms IS owing 10 the mere sIng popularity of
Harrison and Tyler. Their cause pfospers. and in
November, Cabell will give them 200 majo,iy."
JACKSON Il MASON-The Wbig saws 1--WE
learn that the Van Buren, candidate is elected in
JACKSON ana Mason IN consequence of Two Wings
running This is the second d legate we have LOST
" Tue same means Butit matters not. We have
an a'l-suii'clent majority, and The vote will tell for
Harrison in the fall"
Lee &c. &c.-Tle last Wylhe Journal informs
us mat the Federallsts have succeeded as usual in
Lee Scott, Iazewe and Grayson
LoHAN-l is rumored that The Federal candid |
ale IS elected in tins county. Iflhe umor be true. il
is Wing loss
fhEDEklCk-The following article will shoy
HE state of lhlngs in this oounry:
From The Winchester Repabtican, him
:" Who shall decide t0hen Doctors d,sgere, 2-On
W ehnesday last, George Il. Long, the DENNY
ohef'n VINO conducted the election al the Cam,
mouse, gave the certificate Of election to James Ca
ner' ana on the same day George Lynn, the Hteh
2 p' gave The certificate to Richard +. Byrd
ne utcls'on oil the controversy who is elected VIII
'ePfnu upon ihe question whether the High Sherr
VINO dd not conduct The election or the Drnoty ,.I
conducted The election at the CT Ho Is tl,. mo- a.
pefson TO give The certificate. The law provides ib,,
ne oherIii, OF IN his absence, the under Sheriff 90
o'hef proper officer, Shall conduct the electun -,
ne oouft House II there be separate elec,ion
a ',' ,ne ohceis conducting sueh separate clec
non shall report the poll 50 taken to The of1icc,
, ,Unuuct'ne tie election at he Couii House
=" ne" 'ie Stehil or other Off er conductln, Tho .
e1t'on al ihe Couh House shall have tecri,aJ ,L
apo', o' 'te several polls TO be made to him as d.