The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23
.ETIQ QUEITE p g b ELE CTIoNs
Seats Claimed but Not Yielded.

Seats Claimed but Not Yielded.
sNoRMAND SMITHS WRONGS
Mr.. .: .. sRoRRoH IRDIGRAET. |
JOHNSON AND i u Il TANNERS CASE
COMPLETE. sI
THE oTaERss SIDE NOT READY TO Stop
THE CASES REVIEWED. .:s
The evidence taken I'm the contesfed-elec
tion cases yesterday Is of more than usua
importance and interest. General JobnsoI
added to bis proof, showing that TerJ
large number of negroes voted at precincts
within the boundaries OF which they could
not be found when diligently sought. Colo
mel Nornand, Smith testified as TO the untier,
standing he had With the independents, and
said that he believed be lost five hundred OF
more votes BIZ his name being omitted from
three fourths Of the Tickets printed sDd cir
culated by The independents. Colonel Tan.
ner put before the notary q strong letter
from Mr. James L. Morrow, who
was on the list of witnesses who were
expected to say that they voted for Starke
Mr.. Morrow supported the regular nomi'
nees, and does net like being classed witt
Independents. Messrs Walden and Bow.
den, officers Of election at Macdougaps pre-
cinct, swore that to the best of their knowl-
edge the election at that precinct was hon.
estiy conducted and the ballots fairly
counted. Colonel Knight and Mr.. Starke,
both OF whom are contestiDg General John
sons seat, though the cause is generally
spoken of as Colonel Knights. continued
their evidences TO prove that more balit t. fol
Starke and Tanner were deposited in Mac,
dougaps ballot-box than were recorded fol
them. They also proceeded to rebut the tes
timony of those gentlemen who affirmed
that they could NOT find living in the pre-
cincts where registered many Of the negroes
who voted on election.d day., r 80
General johnson and Colonel Tanner have
stopped taking depositions, holding that the
time prescribed by law within which depo
sitions may be taken expired yesterday,
Counsel for Colonel Knight and Mr.. Starke
maintain that Sundays are not to be counted
aslegatdays, and that consequently the time
for taxing depositions will not expire until
after Thursday. ,s n Ies1 49,.
The reviews Of the cases as far as they have
proceeded, which we give to-day, wilt throw
light upon masy points in the testimony,
and viii show the public g what the lawyers
have been hammerlng at.' ,.s
! Depositions for General Johnson.
The ticking of dispositions on behalf ol
General johnson was resumed yesterday
morning at the Office Of Major Robert Stiles
before Mr.. William s. Graves, notary public
p. e, Gibbs testified that negroes who
could not be found to be residents of tht
precinct voted at the First precinct OF Clay
Ward. @sa< s q s .r=ta
r, B. Craddock, who has been trying, Il
find ont for whom the illegal votes were cast
stated that about dozen of the negroes Wht
voted in the wrong precincts stated to Hssf
that they voted for Knight and Starke. .
: EVIDENCE OF COLONEL NoRAAND sMITE. !
Colonel Normaud Smith, Republican can
didate for the Senate from Henrico, made II
the notary the same statement he some tim'
ago made. in conversation with q reporte
OF the Dispatch, and Whfch he subsequent.
amp,ified In letter published In this paper
O. What do you know of the tickets fol
the Senate put out by the Independents ant
voted in the city pursuant to the understand
ing with you !? s. e.. 4, IS. 81 !.
4. i visited the precinct on Broad stree
near First, and found that the eolcred mai
who was, issuing tickets had only Messrs
Knight and Starke's name on them. ID,
attention was called to It. saw also at tn
Westbam precinct the same kind of ticket
being circulated also at the Old Marke
and at the precinct near Gillle's creek, Rock
etss. =.7 eE: aa4ga aa
O. Do yeu believe that any eonsiderabl
number of. colored voters were prevented
from voting for you BY the distribution 0
the tickets you have referred to as not hay
ing your name on them?
A. do think lost large number 0
colored votes by the use Of this ticket; nov
many cannot tell my opinion is five hun
dred or more.
THE UNDERSTANDING WITH SMITH.
O. Colonel Smith, do you believe that tn
Republicans of the county Of Henrico Wouit
nave given as large vots to Messrs. Knigh
and Starke had.it been known 10 them tha
tickets were being voted in Richmond by th'
independents without your name appearing
on them 2 ...'a7fsa- . Z. -, =.
A. / do not know what influence coult
have been brought to bear upon the Repu6
iicans by Messrs. Starke and Knight. Ny
onirion is that II I had not been q candidatt
the Republican ticket In the county Won,e I
have had no senatorial candidate on u. ".
were not interested tn the contest ID tne elt.
between the two senatorial tickets except 81
far as to benefit us. w..
@. 50 far as you know, did Colonel hnign
ana Mr. Starke. or either OF them, maze anS
promise or compact that tt ey or tnelr iliena
should support the Republican ucket 10 COZ
sideration of their names being on ias
a. Not OF my own knowledge; but wa
Informed BIZ several members OF the Repuo
l,can Committee that an agreement had pee
made with. General Imboden and others
the Independent Committee before the III
Republican, Committee that i was to recelV
The full support OK The Independents IN tn
city; and il. was ex pectkd that the Repuo'l
cans of. the county were to vote for Messrs SSH
knight and Starke.s .ss.css s.ss 81. l, SsE
Counsel for General Johnson, after prt
septing number ofs printed documents as
part of the evidence, closed the deposition
on their part. as a'aasfssa .'.s4.
Testimony for Co:onei iTanner. /,
On Saturday evening Colonel Tanner ole
with his evidence g letter from Mr.. }. !
Morrow, superintendent on the Chesapeak
and Ohio railroad, who Mr., S.arke ciafnle
| 10 haYe voted for him. 1t was as fol 10 ws q
q,;..ss STAUNTos. Va, November 15, 1885,;
,aa Colonel r. Il. Tanner, Richrond, va.
Dear Sir.-I was too, busy on Saturda
whist in the city toesee you, and say to 20
that was more than astonished to learn .hl
Kcight, or soma. one else. had sworn to a
untruth when they swore that voted th
Boilers ticket. Ivoied the straight conse
yatiye tieket-Jo ohusonil and TanDer-aB
never voted anything else. should fe'
myself disgracsd. by voting against 20
and my friends, the Conservatives, who
have al WAYS worked with. How they go