The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-27
STATE BOARD OF CANvAssERs.
Gain Of One Senator for Coalition.
fsts-No Election I'm isle of Wight.

The State Board OF Canvassers met at
the Capitol yesterday morning and pro-
ceeded to the discharge OF the duties by
law imposed upon them. They sat In the
oilce OF the Secretary OF the Common
wealth, and Major Leigh X. Page and ex-
Judge bergman Green were admitted as
counsel for Democratic candidates. Hon.
John 5. Barbour. chairman of the Demo-
| cratic State Committee, also desired TO be
present. but the Board said that they could
not admit him; that when Mr.. Kelley was
admitted last year twas only as counsel for
Mr. Massey. They said that il Mr. Bar
bour came as counsel he could he present.
Mr.. Barbour, who received this message
in the library, replied that he was not acting
as counsel. lie soon afterwards left the
| Capitol.
Up to 3 O'Clock =. NJ. the Board can
yassed all the Senate returns except those
from the Carroll, Grayson, and Floyd dis
trict, which were postponed until to-day,
telegram having been received from the
Coalition candidate, Mr.. Diekerson, sta
ting that he would be here to-day with
counsel, and desired to be heard. Two
counties return the vote rs for Ira b. Col
trane and Floyd as for Colonel Ira b..
Coltrane; but il Is hardly upon this point,
but some amended" return, that the Co
altion contestant will claim the certificate.
Colonel William Il. Sims sent in TO the
Board petition setting forth his griev-
ances as to the riot in Danville, sc. This
the Board declined to consider. They
unanimously resolved to adhere to their
former rulings-not TO 90 outside the re-
turns.
In the case Of the returns from West
moreland, where the County Commissioners
had held that the returns from The Hague,
which gave a Coalition majority, had not
been signed in accordance with law,
but nevertheless gave a statement OF said
vote in their returns, the Board held that
the Hague vote should be included. That
gave the majority and the certificate to Me-
Donald over Hall Democrat).
| The sum total is; that we have now
twenty-threc Democratic senator's, and one
more Colonel Coltrane) will proba-
bly, get his certificate when his case is acted
upon to-day, giving us twenty-four in all.
Coming down to the House the returns
from Isle of Wight county. electing Dr. j.
w. Lawson Democrat), OF Isle Of Wight,
were found to be certified by only two Of
the five members Of the Board Of County
Canvassers. There was another return,
but not certified by the County Court clerk,
which would have elected Lawson's OPP
ponent. Both were rejected. The case
goes to the House.
The Board (Which consists Of the Gov
ernor, Attorney-General, Treasurer, Au-
ditor Of Public Accounts, and Secretary OF
the Commonwealth, and all OF whom were
presenD were in session last night until
after IL O'Clock. when, not having COM
pleted their work, they adjourned until to-
day. All the changes so far made, and the
work is more than two-thirds done, are re-
ported above.
1t now appears that the Democrats will
begin the session with twenty-four MEM
bers in the Senate and slXty-two in the
House, majority on Joint ballot OF thirty
two. 1t is scarcely likely that the counties
to be canvassed to-day will alter these fig
: ilres much. il anV.