Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-29
TIC Yireinia Rntnrninr Eanrd

The State Board or CanvaSscrs met at the
Capitol in Richmond again Yesterday and
took up the second and fifth districts, and
awarded certificates to Libbcy, coali.icniSt,
and Cabell, democrat The first district
was then taken up, and The board decided
TO throw cut the vote of Gloucester county
on account cfinlormality, and awarded Tic
certificate To Mayo, he having one majority
leaving Gloucester out Of the count. To-
| day the vot" for Congressman at large viii
be canrasscd, and ifa certificate is given to
John s Wise. the delegation in the Forty
eighth Congress will stand : coaltioni,ts G.,
democrats 1, Several of the seats will be
contested by the democrats when that Con-
gress meets.
When the Board was cxamn;n. the returns
from the First district. Allan, the counsel
tor Mayo, raised The point that tho returns
| from Gloucester county did rot hcarthc seal
of the County Court.
An examination Of the seal showed That
the impress tscal was made with The seal
Of the Circuit Court, and that over the
word "Circui!' was written the word "coln-
w. ana tho clerk Of the County Court cor
titled: Il hereto SET the seal of the County
Court of Gloucester
Mr.. John y. StubbS, u member Of the
House OF Delegates from Gloucester and y
prominent member Of the Bar. who was az
the capitol. upon hearing of the point raised
ny Mr.. Allan, LETT the city for Gloucester
Courthouse for proof that the seal used in
he returns is the County Court seal Mr..
Siubb5 said that he reached Gloucester
Courthouse about - o'clock at night; that in
making the trip he rode horseback. and had
tour relays of horses on the trip. He found
the clerk and also examined the records of
of the County Court, and found that the
seal affixed to the election returns had been
used as the official Couutv Court seal on the
court records for many wears back. Mr.,
Cook, the clerk of the County Court Of
Gloucester. says that he has been using the
seal ms it appears on the returns on MI Off.
cnl documents and records for years. aud
that he never had any document hearing
the seal returned to him. that it was consid.
cred and accepted as the County Court seal
The original County Court seal was so much
detaced that it could not be used. and fora
long time back the Circuit Cour, seal has
been used as It appears on the returns.
Governor Cameron was the only member
OF the Board who voted 10 accept the re-
turns from Gloucester Messrs. Blair, Elan
Brown Allen, and Revely held that the
Gloucester seal was defective and that it
was not in the power of the Board 10 do
anything but pass upon the very paper be-
fore them. Governor Cameron declined to
sign the certificate awarded To Mayo.
Judge Garrison will of course contest MAYO
goes to the House with majority Of one.
Had Hog Island not been thrown ont by
the commissioners of Northampton county
Garrison would have had 4 majority of Is
without Gloucester. Mayo gets his certificate
by the throwing out of Hog Island. which
gave Garrison Il votes and Mayo none. and
by the throwing out of Gloucester county.
which gave Garrison majority Of 81.
Thus he was deprived of Il votes.