The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-21
ChaImcr, Counted Out.

THE CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION ~ TIE
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL. DISTRICT or Ms
SIsSIPPI AWARDED TO MANNING ON AC-
COUNT OF 4 CLERICAL ERROR.
\ Jackson (Mi,,.) special OF the 18th
says:
The Secretary oi State to-day commenced.
in accordance with the law. the canvass OF
the votes for mcmhcr- OF Congrc,>. IN
the First district MuldroW va, declared
elected. he HAVING received G, $50 yoic, and
r. {. LYON LAG vote. The second dis
trict being taken up General Chalmers al
pcarcd in Iii, own interest. and Ed. NJ.
Watson. OF Holly SPRING, and II. =. Tran
ham, OF oxford, fer Manning. When
Marshall county was reached counsel for
Manning objected TO having the same
counted on the ground, a- If appears, in
effect, from protest by The commissioners
of election accompanying The returns, that
they had prepared another and different
returns, throwing ont certain boxes for
sufficient causes, bat were afterwards,
from threat, OF prosecution in the Federal
Court. made 10y the United states District
Attorney. deferred from forwarding Them,
and made this amended report. After
hearing argument, the secretary counted
the votes a. returned. When Tate county
was reached the returns rave detailed
tally-,hcct, which showed That Van II.
Nlanninc received a total )f .lGG votes.
and j. K. Chamllcs, LIE votes. \ ccr-
fifcatc ON The back of the tally
.hce. certified that }. Z. Chalmo, re-
cciVcd l.l12 votes. ana 50 on, a- appears
from foregoing taily-shcyi, which they
further certify 10 he correct. Manning
counsel objected to counting The Cham
bless votes for Chalmers. Chalmers insist
cd on having the vote. and asked 70 ut
heard hV counsel. 1 rcc,~- vas taken that
partic- might prepare Tor tie argument.
". l.. Nugcut, Oi Jackson, appeared for
Chalmers. and additional counsel IN person
OF Ed. Clarke, OF hick>burg. appeared for
Manning, the latter OF whom opened the
argument, but before hc hId proceeded far
the sheriff appeared and served an order on
the Secretary OF state, >utd Out before the
circuit Judge on petition OF Chalmers, SET
ting forth that ne was elected TO Congrc,,
and that the Secretary Of state refuses TO
count AZ votes received by him. thus de-
| fcatng him OF his election. The order for
| bids his issuing certificate OF election 10
any other person than j. L.. Chalmers or
taking any other step till further orders Of
Court. MI: Clarke concluded his argu-
mcnt, and WAS followed by Mr.. Nugcnt.
after which a recess was taken. ON ~
assembling the Secretary OF State announced
that he had heard argumsht on both side,
and had arrived at the conclusion that his
duties are purely ministerial, and that he
| could only count the votes Is they appeared
in the returns; that he felt il his duty 10
count the vote in Tate county is given i'm
the tally-sheet, and refused to count the
! |, 472 votes therein for Chalmers. as claimed
by hun, but would count the same for J.
X. ChambleSs, and having canyassed the
whole vote he declared Manning elected
from the returns received. According To
the vote Is counted Manning received :. 10:
Chalmers, S.2j7; Carter, 129; Chambless.
1,472; and lIowcry, 1.
Under the law Of the State il |, the dutr
OF the Secretary OF State 20 count the votes
and declare the result, and upon hi, de-
clarati0n the Governor issues the commits
sion. The commission has been issued by
the Governor TO Van II. Manning. Man
ming was preparing 10 contest Chalmcrs's
seat on the ground that he had secured hi,
election by the lavish use OF HubbeIl's COR
ruption fund and the ALLEGED Interference
OF United States deputy marshal, in rural
districts, but by this decision Manning viii
be the contcstee instead OF the contestant II
contest should be made. Ii is the oninion
OF the bar here and other eminent VISITING
lawyers that the decision Of the Secretary
OF State Is correct and that the Circuit
JUDGES interference was without authority
OF law.
IEy Associated PressJ
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