Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-10
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1888.


passed FOR one purpose Is used for another.
In what northern State would any Federal
supervisor 0f elections dare 10 interfere with
The duties Of a returning boardI The law
under which Mr.. EDGAR ALLAN claims 70 be
acting was passed in 1871, and yet In 1871
Elk wears afterwards, the Electoral Commits
sion decided that even that all-poweriul body
could not 20 behind the returns made by the
State officers. This decision was made as to
The returns 81 the elections for electors OF
President and Vice-rreudent; and II was,
amongst others, The returns Of the election
in Richmond Tor such electors that the com.
missioner. were examining when a Federal
Official on Thursday demanded admission
into their room.
However, We do not deem II material to
the issue 10 The case under consideration
that lbe board was examining the returns OF
the election for presidential electors. Mr.
ALLAN re shrpWd enough not 20 claim the
right 20 cx1mue or c0uBt those returns;
hut Dc also knows that. as General MiHoSE
said m circular We printed the other day'
81 the Federal supervisor, ARE permitted 10
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""u''' '"" '-''''"' WV
men, iheY must necessarily st' 'uc "A''V''
for President, Tor senator, and for delegate.
The law under which MI ALLAN deems
81 hi. privilege 70 haTass and prosecute and
prosecute the Virgion election officers Is
section 6522 ~ the Jui'ed suites statutes at
T1~,e. Eut M order 10 Learn what the du-
,,.s -, fine I,.jer,i sur,rvi.o,s arc we must
,....,..... o,,- and oo,e Tho law /.
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up'" ''''''- IL '''' ''' '''''
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.'lu ~'lr ~ ,'t,..i ~ o,,o,J
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Of representatives. or delegates in Congress,
md ior counting TO- yoio' cast 81 such e'ec-
lions i' '''''"-, nhf 'l., "I'', 80. ~ 'al
l'.i..' do,ht to lcsnd
remain where me iauot.boxes are Kept al
all tirce o'tcr the polls sr' open until every
vote c'.. ~ '',n l..1' anu ',. Hl', III
S ,',',,. '',',l,,.9 ,,1 rrorcr and reoui.
site ccrti,c.i .- or reforms made. wnothcrthe
ccrt,6cs'ts OF ro'u1us tc required uod'r any
law oil lh' ''l'r0 ,'',-' .'l 49, ,,'','
w. C,, ,,p, r. limo and NJ
an timcs op t,t t,y of ,octoo the manner iu
which thc voting Dis done ana the way ana
method in which i'c noN~h'"he' letlN'r}-
liats, and tables )r check books, whether me
same 90. required h' Any Ire" Of ihe 'hlr1
States. OF any state, territorial or municipal
law, are ecV.'
Unmistaknblye ll that g. 90 be done on cleo.
,,,r.d,y qt,.n,,r,,sorsi Richmond did
,....,.. 81 ,,o,o ,,or d,ah
WI ''"' WI
u olh''l@' N'"' rev IT, '''"
"~rcton 'llo. Fo the end thNt eacn can
dldte for the oibce oi kcprcsents'Ne OF
Delegate IN '"nIit'r hay oWMh 'he O'u'Ht
OF every vote 'oT h'h cASl. lhe rupeINAors Oh
election are, a0d c'rn Oh t''m T., required 10
personally s-ruun,t'' count, ana canvass
each ballot IN thcir f'' c''h dts'Tlc' or ,o'W3
1vtcWd cast, "ha'c''r may "e ,ne enVoI'e,
mcni on the uAu"' OF III WhN''', puN 1t
nav have been placed or oe Iouhdi 10 ,'aAc
ana forward =" 'n' oli'e' no d ~ a',oi Usuce
WIN the PROVISIONS ,' ss',lon 10 u"S o, ,,.
designaled ~ 'Ne cut' 'upe'',sOi VI .ro
lNui''a' uls'f'V III WIN l". '.'5 W 10
wherein 'hey may HeJ w. 80 - O'I''I,.
Gates and returns OF 81 sun "AI1's " -, suon
ohlrer uaY uueG' shu ,elu.te' aHu 10 al.l.u
TO the resNt,N nv Anu Any ouu Ill eo'''s
thereoi' ana 10 anv ceIt'uca'e, N"'oaion., VI
return, whether th t'hm OF ahy part OF Por-
ZION Thereon he re9nlIed ny any ~" OF 'ue
united Stale'' OF OF any N'a'e, 'etrlt"Ila'' or
,n'tn ~ arcw,ocv Of tbc rcgis,ry or the
trnth or fairness Of the election and canvass,
which the suWryisors OF the election. or
either Of tbefs. may desire to make or attach
OF wh'cn .pIu'a lrolsiN n.u IN, no1 ,ss, 10
t,aI,' - 800 ;, - '''''' '''
Tnaai.,ol.,Ir or,,, oun,ti,nhsdonc
On s,cc,ion'd.y An that the nnefyI,or
hos 10 4, ,V,,n the hs,lots =. evidently to
be done on eleciion.d,y The words. ain
,sboteper Dor II man he plqced.p show that
the section applies oply 70 election.dAy 40 far
as the dutle, OF the supervisors as superyi-
sors are concerned. II is on the lists made
on, that DIV that they NAV attach certificates,
sc. We take It that thew may forward the
papers alluded to after eiectiOO-dsy. But