Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-12-05
1t, taking the ground that 1t Is within
the ample Jurisdiction of Congress.
The message concludes with review
of the operations of the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia.
The State Canvassers.

of the operations of the Commissioner
of the District of Columbia.
The State Canvassers.
THE RESULT OF THEIR ACTION.
The Board of State Convassers, called
In some of the States the Returning
Board. was in session in Richmond last
week, and the following is the result Of
their action:-
VOTE BY DISTRICTS.
The vote by districts was sscertained
az follows:-
First District-Mavo, 10, sos; Gsrri-
son, 10 504; Wol,z, 1853.
Second District L'bbey. 10 226; Mar
shall. 10 2S2: Dezendorf, 3.114.
Third District-6mith, 5000; Wise,
10 736.
Fourth District-Hooper, 14,7e4 ;
Reese. 4 $50.
Fifth District-Sims, II, 4S9; Cabell,
IL 948
sixth District Rives, IL, 1852; Tucker,
II, 765; Woodfin. 1O2
Seventh District Paul, IL. 14e; OFFER.
rail-, II, 941.
Eighth District-Farr. 1904; Bar
bour, IA 256; S3phax, 227.
Ninth District-Bowen, 10 O73; Full
kersOn, 5.603; Newberry. ], 467; Dotson,
1928.
CERTIFICATES AWARDED.
The Board decided to award certi6-
Gates to the fOll0wing:-
First District Robert M. Mayo, Goa
litionist.
Second District-H. T. Libbey, Coali
ZIONIST.
Third District Geo. D. Wise, Demo
crat.
Fourth District-B. 8. Hooper, Coali
| ZIONIST.
Fifth District George c. Cabell
Democrat.
Sixth District-John Randolph Tuck
er, Democrat
Seventh District-John Paul, Coali-
| ZIONIST.
Eighth District-John s. Barbour,
Democrat.
Ninth Distrlct-Harry Bowen, Coali
ZIONIST.
| CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE.
The certificate for Congressman a
large was awarded to John 8. Wise.-
The total vote of the State for congress
man at large was Wise, 80 1892; Massey
(Democrat). 90 1874; Dawson, (col. Re
publican), 4 342. Wise's plurality ovel
Massey, 5.SOs; majority over Massey
and Dawson, 1855.
VOTE FOR AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTR,
! TON.
The vote for amendment was 1903 .619
against, e7.75l, Majority for. 41,068
The amendment to take effect after thu
proclamation by the Governor, extin
gushing the poll tax as q prerequisite
on voting.
BOARD OF cANvAssERs.
This Board of can vassers, all Of whom
1 are coalitionists, Is composed of:the fol-
lowing: Gov. Cameron, Attorney
General Blair, Auditor Allen, Secretary
Of State Elan, and State Treasures
Revely.
THE UNFAIRNESS OF THE BOARD OF
| CANvAssERs.
! The palpable unfAirness of this Board
of Canvassers is illustrated by the fac
that, in the first District, the certificate
was given to Mayo (Coalitionist) ovel
Garrison (Democratl, though the latte
was elected by majority of II votes
This result was effected by til rowing ou
the vote OF Hog Island precinct in
Northampton county which gave Gar
rison IA votes and Mayo none, aud BY
r+jecting the vote of Gloucester which
gave Garrison q majority of 57-thu
electing Mayo by. o majority of one vote
The vote of Gloucester was rejected be
cause the clerk of the county used tn
seal of the Circuit Court, writing tn
word County" over the word "Cir
cult" as he had been doing for years, a
the county seal was broken and coult
not be used. He was present in Rich
mond, and was ready to afIlx the county
seal, though broken, II the Board o
Canvassers deemed it necessary, but thai
Board would not allow him to do 90, fol
they were determined to avail them.
selves Of that frail pretext to award tn,
certificate to Mayo. This was NOR,
than Gov. Cameron could stand-parti
zan as he Island he voted against it
For this he deserves credit; but thu
other members of the Board, emphatic
condemnation. The honesty of thu
people will rebel against, aud indignant
~ condemn, such outrageous conduct
and palpsble injustice. The decisions
of such Board are not entitled to any
respect, and the people must look to 9
fair and just Congress to protect theil
rights.
Mr.. MACVEAaH's SENTIMENTS
Elk. United States Attorney General
Wayne MacVeagh spoke very freely te
q representative of the Philadelphia
North american Tuesday in regard te
his retirement from the cabinet. "It
has been charged" said Mr.. MacVeagh
"that retired because 1 was Garfield
republican. This, however. is an entire
perversion of my letter. I never claim
ed perfection for President Garfield OF
bis administration. When ] accepted
the Office under him l believed and be-
lieve still that his nomination at Chica
go represented the defeat of the things
to which I was most strenuousiy oppos
ed-the third term, the spoils system,
the boss system. packed conventions,
and the unit rule, demand of district re
presentation, and alliance with Malone
and reputation in Virginia. General
Garfield opposed these things at Chica.
60 and Gen. Arthur supported them.
1t seemed. therefore, entirely proper for
me to take q place as q confidential
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