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ANNAPOLIS, Feb. "a, 1850.
The Committee on Elections again met to-day at
the Mccullough Building-George Freaner, ESQ.,,
chairman.
Mr.. Gather being represented by his counsel,
VIM. Schley, Esq, and Mr.. Purnell by 7. S. Alex
ander, and A B. Hagner, Esqs. Mr.. Stock
bridge asked some questions of the witnesses upon
cross-examination.
The witnesses examined this morning were
Thomas Denison, of the 9th ward; Elias Ellicott
of the 10Th ward; and Samuel I. Hunt, Judge, and
S. NJ. Hartman, challenger of the goth ward The
testimony was but repetition of the remarkable
quietude prevailing in the wards named, which has
been sworn to by the witnesses for Purnen and
Gather from the other wards of the city.
The only new matter elected to-day was from
Mr. Challenger Hartman, of the Goth ward, that
the night before the election he going to
meeting at Mount Vernon Hail. and Immediately
in front of the Hall door he heard crowd talking
which afterwards proved to be two three persons
apparently gentlemen; and the tenor of the con-
versation was, that if they could not carry the
election, they would all withdraw at a certain
hours did not know the politics of this cro,cd; did
not know their persons, nor the ward they belong
ed to; but inferred that it a concocted thing
for the Reformers to withdraw, and contest the
election. He was requested to act challenger by
some half dozen, because of his thorough acquaint-
ance with the people of the ward.
This challenger also proved another fact, that
he received tickets from voters who could not
reach the window and passed the tickets so re-
ceived to the judges in several instances, and
presumes they went into the box. He held the
voter By the hand whilst doing this accommoda-
ton.
Judge Hunt did not know of any such proceed
ings. lie did not think there were any chalIengers
at the polls.
When the examination of these witnesses ended,
Mr.. Freaner, the Chairman, announced by authority
OF the majority of tie committee that the investiga
ton was closed.
Mr.. Hagner objected; they wanted to examine
witnesses for Mr.. Purnell; they were prepared to
prove by prominent members of the Reform party,
that the Reform movement was only intended to
apply to the choice of local officers and members of
the House of Delegates, and that if the election had
been perfectly fair, two-fhs of the Reform tickets
contained the name of Mr.. Purnell printed upon
them, and he would have received large majority
of all the votes.
a majority of the committee to overrule it, upon
the ground that such testimony had already been
produced. Mr.. Wilson. for the minority, dissented
from the ruling of the majority.
Mr. freaner, the chairman, said that he au-
thorized by the majority say that the investiga-
ton closed, and the committee declined to
hear the arguments of counsel, the testimony be-
ing printed and the late period of the session pre-
Guiding further delay. Mr.. Schley desired it to be
stated that the counsel for Mr.. Purnell and the
counsel for Mr.. Gather both desired to be heard
before the committee in open session.
10 this proposition the Chairman replied that he
was authorized by the majority of the committee to
overrue the proposition for argument, upon the
ground that the committee have not time to hear
arguments upon the question, and upon the further
ground, without any disparagement to the eminent
counsel that the committee consider themselves
fully competent to decide upon the testimony with
out such aid. Mr.. Wilson, for the minority, dis
senting, the committee then adjourned.