Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-26

where we arrived after night without thinking bow
we had voted, until we were nearly hume, when Mr..
Bpasey enquired if was certain we had not voted for
Mr. Gdgg'n ana Capt Thompson, at the springs could
not then know, as ! dad not recollec know we did
nn so intend to vote, had voted for them al d..
lard =, IN Amherst.
Mr. Beasey aud myselfbolh saw Mr. Spiller the ne 1t
morning, who dd not distinctly recoect but thought
votes mao oeen recorded for the Congressional and
Senatorial candidates, well as the county candidate
Mr. Spiller was gong the next morning 10 Nelson
Court House, and promised Mr.. Beasey and myself
that lie would see the polls, md being Of the Com
missoners, would have the mistake corrected, which
prevented one or the other of US from then going.
saw hun ater he returned and he told that the She
riff said he did not know that he was authorized to ex
punge the vote; that no then went 10 MIR. Claiborne
the SheriH having said he wanted counsel; that MIR
Claiborne VINO vas my counsellor in law, told him
there was no cause for uaeasness that the thing would
all be corrected, aud would be heard of ~ then
no contest was known or expected between Mr. Coz.
gin and Mr. GIlmer. Mr. Spiller took as much of the
mistake TO himself as he attributed TO me, and endea
vored TO correct It in time, he satisfied it grew
out of the discussion between u.s.
| saw Mr.. Claiborne again. myself. on the spl;.c,
and be answered me as he had done MIR. SpiIIer
thought no more Of the thing-supposiug it had been
put rght-untI some friend reminded me that he had
II stated IN the papers, that had voted twice for
MIR. Goggn IN The same election. still though, that
every person who knew me believed would not vote
designedy twice in the same elecon-if for no other
reason than that knew the penalty by fine and the de-
gradaton attending such design, we'll the handle
always made Of such thing by men, who, themselves
knowing the men, would know there must BIZ a mistake
about II. SiLAS p. VAWTER
The foregoing statement is substantially true as far
as was concerned The vote given through mis-
take, growing out OF the discussion between us
JAS. Nj. SPILLER.
Immediately after the election in the AlbermarIe dis
trIc some gentleman, who had in some way super.
intended the election in Nelson but cannot recoect
whether II was Mr. Sper not applied to me- and re.
presented that Mr.. Vawters name had gotten on the
polls as having voted twice for Mr.. Goggn, and de-
81 red to know if he could the Sheriff could have
The mistake corrected. 1t was represented as a mistake;
and answered, without stopping for moment 10
Gnre VINO could correct the mistake that there
cause tor uaeasness that correction wuud be made
on The examination of the polls and all would set right.
Shortly afterwards, Mr.. Yawter mentioned il to me-
with some uneasiness; he, too, represen it as mis-
take and told him the thing, that the correction
would be made, and nothing improper would grow out
OF il. And would add that should regard Mr. Vaw
ter as beng placed far, very far, from any attempt
practice fraud in such natter and should feel sur
prIsed any could be found give such inter
probation 10 the transaction In communications with
Inc II was represented mistake and have no doubt
The representation was true
STERLING CLAIBORNE.
September 9th, 1913
1t is requested that such papers have published
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