Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-05
RICHMOND. FRIDAY, MAY 5
THE POLLS IN THE DISTRICT.

The sheris oil The counties the several conIression
al Districts of the State will meet on Monday next,
compare their polls and decide the returns OF the
several members. Until then, we shall not be able 10
ascertain the exact state of the results Of the Campaign
In this District ha We been rife with rumors, eager
iy got up without adequate cause aud indusrlously
circulated by the Wings Mr. Jones is believed 10
have obtained majority of3l-but the most extrava
CANT accounts have been given, OF the state of the poll
The Richmond Wig Las the emerty to say: at is
stated reliable authority that 20 or so Illegal votes
were poed in Chesterfield for Jones' II has also been
confidently given out that several persons have sweed
his POLL by voting two three times various places
and that three voted three times, making nine votes
in ALL Nothing is rife upon the streets, than the
rumor, that If the polls were parged, Mr. Bolts would
he entitled TO the seat-that he is bound TO contest
Joness ercion-nnd, It IS saId that the Wings are
about 10 raise pony purse of Two or three thousand
dollars to enable him To incur the expenses OF the
contest. II was only Wednesday night that The
nUniversa Wing Nation Of the city drumned
up great meeting, for the purpose of deciding upon
the of action, and OF raising, II wus reported
the necessary ways and means TO carry on the war-
Well the meeting met, and more miserable abortion
was never made out of go elaborate a CESSATION, as
an observer Informs Orators were called up to
address the snaton,' but, like Glcndowers spirits,
they would not always come when they were cuiied-
They ut last caught Tartar however, III the person oil
our Loco Foco friend Samuel ID. Denoon, who gave
them many hard hi when they called him upon the
floor, rdicung all these rumors about foul voting,
which had been eagerly circulated, NC Atlength, It
all ended, it is SAID in adopting resolution from The
Committee, that MIR. Bolts 10 scan the polls and VI
he saw fit, 10 dispute the election, and, We pre-
sumo they TO assist him with the purse oil the nj
versa Wing Nation. In fact, there much cry, but
| little wool.
Nov we understand from the most respectable autho.
ry that the chances OF bad votes in Chester
field, on Mr. Bolts poll, than of Mr. Joness.
The Petersburg Republican says ''that Mr. Rhodes
was run for other purpose than to see that MI.
Bolts would suffer from. illegal voting; and II was
further said, that ,he Loco Foccs could come over
him (Mr. Rhodes) with their bad votes, as ne kne W
creru roter in The county : Mr.. Bolts was also
nj The polls in Chcsterfied-nnd by his side, Mr.
/ Flournoy, the Commonwealth Attorney, and The
law of the Clerk of the county, with all the Ia
cnes which study Of the Commissioners books
could give him. Unit, o'clock, Mr.. Jones was
scarcely assisted by any advce-so here were three
to one-Mr. Flournoy especially assisting to challenge
every doubtful be given to Jones, and sustain
| ing the votes for Mr. Bolts The Trio was busly EN-
ployed in challenging the votes-and 1t was not TIL
o'clock, that Mr.. Cox appeared at the polls to asss
Mr. Jones. Does it not stand 10 reason, therefore
that his poll least pure, if not purer, than MIR
| Botts's
AS TO the double and triple voting, understand
that triple is established at al-whereas we are
informed, from good authority, that one very active
friend of Mr. Bolts voted first in Chesterfield next II
| Pow hatan aud then in Goochland. We hear OF ano
Their Wing, who voted twice for Mr.. Bolts. As te
double voting of the i srnocfatic voters, Mr. Hast
ngs denies positively that he voted twice
There were three voters, who voted twice for MIR
Jones, from ignorance of their duties-but the mo
men they asceraned their error they went 10 the pol
keeper, stated the facts, and had them marked on The
poll We have heard, after some enquiries of no other
cases We understand, also, that few bad votes wer
taken in this city, for Mr. Botts-and in one case,
man who went up TO vote for Mr.. Jones, was ADVISED
by the active friend of Mr.. Jones, not to take th
oaih-so that bis vote not given-wherens, in 81
mllar, though even stronger case, another vote wa
registered for Mr. Botts and to- contrary TO tn
circumstances of Mr.. Jones' friend.
Our decided impression, from these and other C lr
cumstances is, that Mr. Jones fairly elected by de
cided majority Of the peope-uhe nominal majority
about 3l-and that contest the part OF Mr. Bott
change the result 1t is hoped therefore, that NJ
Jones will think of throwing the election an
running over again-unless he should entertain
doubt about the fairness Of the return. We have n
question: but if he to throw himself again npo
the District, he would carry the day by from $50
go majority And have as little doubt from
we have heard that if MIR. Gilmer were to try the rae
over again, he would be triumphantly reelected
Yet, under the presrat circumstances, see not tn
slightest reason for us declining his return, and re
peang the experiment.