The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-03
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rTO THE VOTERS OT"HEN RICO
Il COUNTY.-fn reply to the ca-d'of j.. N. Hop
klns, County SsDrrincn aent. heE leave 10 state:
lsl. That this aurr xed cert incnte from Mr. John
NJ. Lewis proves that The fourteen co:cred vntes cast
at he primary ercton In Tnckaior district OH the
objected to by either the Eoualtn Sg s.sendeat,
Di.trtct SnpeftnsendtlsS or ANY one Of the one
hundred and Eighty nix vo:ers present.
lots duy rassed oWi lie erclrl2 of the elec
lion. aud the re>.ut of The eec,lon officially and
publicly announced by The District Superintendent
In the presence Of The Co,rnty superintendent and
accepted rs final Hy those present alnoaa whom
said County SupeI !RicnicIsr HDpkIis ra, fHed aud
cvnGr IN, this odt!al cn.fni, anc himself caused
ne same q, be published IN tile ots3'tssa of the
Sd. most cmraancnlly deny TINT mt tho pre-
tended recount did not 0bpet 10 th,Sa hug out tho
fourteen colorcd rDlcs cast. On tile contrary, be-
f,re knew whGtlar It wozidf affect tie result,
toemnly protested against tGrowiag cut the colered
votes unless rhe two white Republicar votes pro-
tested against by Nm. K. G-Ralr wcre also thrown
4:h. By reference to the vote pubsls. in the Dts
received two votes less than e nan Drhv. which gave
him only three de!sasses ana nsS ss,se; N"w
Ing the two protested white Republican, votes It
gave Mr Leske u mn,ority Of two votesand six dele
cans had also been thrown oat rhe result would
have remained as all sounced hat r. TO shy, would
have been cntaledt to tafee dsicsar res and MR. itSss
5th. refused to anow my name to 20 before The
voters OF The Upper district had declared ME enf-
tied To four dcGcnts nyId. afcr the appoin meni OF
my four delegates, taEre oS,the were arbitrarily
uu Justly. and without s,thorty. taken from mt.
9Th. The other statements In bis card deelli un-
worthy of notice. EDWARD R.HUMPIlREYS.
hereby certify that acted rs clerk at the prt-
mary elccton held IN. Tnckahoe district, llenrlco
county, onhc 22J 0f April, 1879, and iha 10 pro-
test was either nadd ny person noted OH the
poll books hgaust the votes pf the fourteen coored
persops WHO ware :si owed by the District Superin-
tendcnt Mr. a. . CottTelf. TO vO'e on that occa-
sion thattheT ballots. .io9ettEr with all ,e oiher
votes cast were counted 0y myself and said Dsrict
Surcriu Indent. A. R.foireE IN The presence OF th
County Superintendent, Mr.L. ~ Hopkins. and olher
persons present. aud that objections we're made 10
thee ,orel votes 6yGhe said District SuperiJliendenf,
A. b CoiIrcll. or The County Superintendent, j. N.
Hopkins. on by Mr:W. S. Leake. Hlp was present.
nor by any otiar.. person who was present,
nd that the rcsult or the election was officially an
nounce, by the said District Superintendent. A. j.
CottreII, copy of which WIS taken by he County
suptrnendcnt;J: y: Hopkins, for pHb!catton, on, IN
the DfsDd1cht and farther col tfy that tao Ho,es
c:tst by two wlIitc Republicans were protested
against by Mr. +. G.: 1aaJr. ana hts protest ncalnsS
said votes Was duly noee On the poll b26ss,npN-
site ,hcir respective names. JOIN II. LEWIS
iiENR8co c0E7sTYr Mny ]. 1853: :aN3clI.
II TfxRNI ,EE.