Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-16

Mr. Suowd-n lean over and speak to Mr.. I:2th
an. bus wla. he said could not say | did net
trv to hear, il fact | supposed it was scuc
mi ate matter between .hcn.
@. Who declared tho polls closed at that
meetipg Z. The chairman, Mr.. Latham.
O, Did YOU hear anything said Immediately
after tho polls wpre closed about there teing
Other persons lhsrn present TO vote ? A. Yes,
cir.
@, How may? 4. | heard several parties
CRY out near re ;oor, ll2'd 90. there are
more voters liarr.
O, Did you sec anybody present 20 forward
to tender their ballots? A. |. die.
@. How u,auy? a. Mr.. John Rodler was
@. What ticket did he have? A. A red ticket
10 bis hand hellipg it up in this way. ILLUS
O. it was refused ? A. lie started to put it
10 the box and Mr.. latham said, Hold o.
don't put it in there" aud his hand was then
drawn back.
O. The ticket was not deposited A. No,
sir.
O. Did the chairman decide to exclude those
two votes at the time they were handed to him
WitDcss-By the tcllcr2
MIR, Mushback- the teller, or not until
The ooua. Of the other ballots had been COZ
cluded A. Not until tic count Of the other
ballots. | understood they were laid aside for
consideration at tho time when handed in.
q. 1t was Only after the remaining ballots
had been counted and the result announced
4. The result had not been declared, but the
chairman was keeping q tally sheet. There
were two Of those posters or hand bills, spoken
Of by Mr.. Dearborn, which were Nealc tickets,
and the scratched red ticket, which was fer
Gen. Hutton.
George Washington sworn--S;ool in chair.
mans rear at inocting. lie detailed the Or
cumstsacas Of Tie closing cl The polls. The chair
man had ruled upon the two tickets before
finishing the ballot lie ruled first upon the
red scratched ticket which vas COUNTED Tor
Hutton, then on the two bills which wero
counted for Ncalc and then upon the two dis
putcd tickets which were thrown out. tie
heard Edgar Snowden ask that polls be kept
opcn. lie had protested against the ruling out
OF the two tickets
Hugh Latham sworH--isscitcd circumstances
of calling meeting TO order No secretary ap.
poiutcl, lad stated rules at the opening oil
meeting, among them that in regard to tickets
folded together MIR. Dearborn twisted oil! the
tickets, but one was placed in box without his
haodpg. lIc illustrated manner in which
Dearborn took the disputed tickets from box
and said he opened them and pulled them apart.
lie (Latham) Immediately ruled tue tickets
out and no objection Was made. Also stated
his ruling on scratched ticket and band bills.
lie handed tickets folded like rignas To stchog-
raphcr who was present. The originals we're
also exhibited, bnt Mr.. i. said they had been
handled - much 80 hardly to be fair exhibits
and he would not file them. BatGccn two
blessings Of polls s rcd aud = white tickets calnc
10. The announcement OF the closing OF the
polls Was made at tho door, aud Immediately
he declared the polls closed there wcrc cries
from I'- d"nr Of more voters. The tlckot held
over the hex and rt1ra~l was white orc. lie
did not sec who held It,
Geo. WASHINGTON said that he did not undor.
stand that Mr.. Latham had ruled upon tho two
disputed tickets until the close Of the ballot.
Mr.. Latham said he had ruled at once and
when there were fully 40 tickets in tho box.
Charles Dearborn thought the ruling was
made at the end Ct the ballot when only The
five tickets were 10 The box
John Lawlcr sworn Testified as 10 tickets
thrown out &C., lii substance AZ above. lie
had objected to CLOSING polls in first instance
and demanded fair show. Nearly all tickets
voted between the two caslnga were red.
,Jarics Taylor sworn. Was with John
Rcdicr, aud was prevented from putting ticket
ir. lie did not hear polls declared closed.
Charles Dcartora 70 called. Ruling WAS not
made as to diaIutvd tickets until close Of meet.
Jog. Tickets were nGt folded a. rerreacatcd
by Mr.. latham: when he picked them IN.
There was % rule a!lcwic. the chairman TO
close tho peria in The lst iarti.
l.. II. ltud! SWORD. Testified as 10 manaer
Of opening and closing pel:s n 4th Ward.
They we're ciosud by yoo Of thc Dieatius With
Cut dissenting voice.
sworn, gave testimony 81 to manucr OF pro
cecdurc il pa and %rd Wards, OF Ike tenor.
John L5w'cr recalled and Testified that a
motion was made by q. ". HARRISON, aGd
seconded by j. ID. Stanton to keep polls open
twenty minutes, hui it wa= not taken any notice
of by chairman.
Mr.. Schoticii again asked if Gen. Hunton
was represented, or ii his friends desired TO be
heard, tu! there wa7 no response.
Mr.. Mushbach said that some Of his witnesses
we're absent, but he would submit tho case.
The committee thou adjourned uGtil Thurs
day evening at O clock.
Mr.. e. K. Meredith OF Brcnlsvillo, was pres-
ent at the meeting and read tho protest, but took
70 part in the proceedings.