The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-30

stances, as in the First precinct OF Clay
Ward and the First precinct of Monroe
Word, in the city Of Richmond. and al
divers other places in the Commonwealth,
many citizens who desired to vote for me
were eXclnded from that privilege and dis
franchiscd.
Then follows details concerning arrests
OF judges Of election in Richmond. closing
Of Democratic polls,
TERRORISM
practiced by United states marshals, and
the allegation that Mr.. JOIN &. Wise de.
Tended and encouraged these acts.
Tie facts about the Smelling bond are
! then recited, and the notice goes on tc
state that the Auditor. well knowing that
many OF the collectors mad acted without
being legally qualified to DO so. refused "io
allow me, or any one else for me, to exam.
ire said books and papers. or 10 sec
them; that Federal employees at the NJ.
yy-yard at Gosport were removed, intimi
dated, and ga system Of official terrorism
was practiced. which efectually prevented
all freedom Of choice on the part of the
voters y; that the actions OF the Board oi
Canyasser5 with respect to the returns
from Hog Island, Northampton county,
and with respect to the Gloucester returns,
were Illegal; and Mr. Massey further
says:
contend that in each and every county,
city. and town in The Commonwealth, and
in nearly. II not quite, every voting pre-.
cinct In each Of said counties, cities, and
towns. large numbers Of fraudulent or illc.
eal votes were cast and counted for You;
that these fraudulent or
ILLEGAL VOTES AGGREGATE FROM $1,000 TO
10000;
so that while you have an apparent major
ity Of the votes cast. received from / COS
to 5000 more legal votes than you did.
II the so-caled "collcctors OF delinquent
taxes" appointed ly 8. Brown Allen,
Auditor Of Public Accounts, Lad been
LEGALLY appointed and qualified, which
contend they had not been, their authority
would have been limited TO the collection
OF The faxes. and receipiing therefor, en-
braccd in the list furnished thCm by said
Auditor. They would have had 10 aU-
1hoTily whatever TO collect taxes FROM any
person whose name was not on said list.
Neither would they have had authority ia
"issuc blank receipts 20 or for any per-
son whose name ,C0s on said list "with q
view to their being filed at q future time,
or Give receipt for any such taxes, except
in cases in which the money was paid
at the time OF executing such receipt
Sec. 2G, chap. 60, Acts lSIS-'.O.
| surely need not inform you that the
plain provisions OF the fundamental law OF
the State cannot be abrogated by the Illegal
acts OF spurious ollicials.
Upon the grounds hercinbeiore stated
shall insist upon excluding
J. An votes c2st by persons who had not been
asscsscl for taxation, except those WHO bccain,
weiity-onc years Old after ihc lst day of fcbiG'
T. The votes of I'll rcrsons who had not paid
their capi,aiI0n-tlS before the day of election.
3. o. al persons who voted upon iax-reccipt.
Which wcrc filed ~ on tie day cf election
I. OF al persons WHO voted on taX-gcccipis sign
Cd by any of ihc luditor's - called collector.
=. Of ail who had net hecn properly registered
q. OF all who were not OF propor1%e.
Z. OF ali non-rosidrntG.
g. OF al who volcd more ilan CEce.
10. OF all double yoting on same taX-Iecdpt
or al whose votes were Illegal from any oihoI
cau7r.
As the field Of This contest embraces the
whole State Of virginia, this notice would
become too yolrminOus II were to specify
i'm detail oil the fraudulent votes cast fOi
you. and all tie frauds committed against
me IN each county, city, and town therein
and in each yoting-pTccnct in caclI OF said
counties, cities. and towns. Yet | viii
state them with sufficient minuteness tc
enable YOU 20 fully understand the ground.
on which | rely in making this contest
Then follows lit q Illegal voting cover.
ing twenty pages in print.l
The notice concludes:
Believing that Greater latitude ought to,
and will, be given TO q contestant for q
scat as CONGRESSMAN at large from large
State than is given TO a contestant for q seal
from n single district, ! shall claim Tho
right TO amend tins notice hereafter by
stating new and additional grounds OF con
test rs they may come 10 my knowledge.
Very respectfully, JOIN l.. Massey.