Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-20
WADDILL'S CONTEST.
A COPY OF HIS FORMAL NOTICE POSTED
or CAPTAIN wIsE's DOOR.
Hs Alleges Fraud, Intimidation, Inter
fsreaee, &C., In jackson Ward and
Other Irregularities.

Tx-Judgo Edmund wsddlll, Jr.. has taken
The inihaiory step looking to contesilng the
scN n Hon. GEORGE u. Wise in The Fifty.
Grst Congress. having prepared his notice Of
coatCSi, and yesterday morning placed two
cosSrlY il 10 The hands Of sheriff Winston
onST De served upon Captain Wise and the
other for this officer 10 make hls return
upon,
rhc sheriff went 90 the residence oi Cap
tain Wi.c, and not Noding tlist gentleman
Who Is in Wosliusioa~ posted the notice on
ilc front door.
1Ac paper makes about thirty printed
rs.es and contains very few facts or allcga-
lions NOT heretofore noticed in the aewspa-
pc.sor publicly discussed.
CLAIMS IT'S ELECTION.
The notice opens thus
"RICHoND, VA, December 18th.
"Eou. George d. Wise
"sIT.--This is 10 give you notice that do
and shall contest the election held on the
Gih DAY a November. 1883, IN The Third
congressional district Of Virginia, composed
OF the counties and corporations following
10 vii. the cities OF Richmond and Man
chester aud ihe counties OF King Willism,
hanover NlW T. .ul. itftIlcDs = NtsttIutiIs
and G1nrblaud election was Tor a
rcprcs nistive iu the Fiity-frst Congress OF
the United States Of a nerica from sSd dis
tict
81 contend md aver that you were not and
thai ! Has, a. the election aforesaid, legally
chosen and elected a representative from
laid district, &C.. by a majority Of the lawful
vote. cast o. said election; that YOU did not
and fsai ] fid receive the greatest number Of
g. q An tt.r srfA oil
fion FOR any enc person FOR Representative
as aforesaid; that a large number OF
votes were cast end counted Tor you,
and awarded 20 you by The Judges, com
Irissionors, and canysssers In said cleo
ton. which were aud bad been unaw-
fully cost, received, canyassed, and counted
iu said election; and that large number of
lawful vote. for me ~ representative as atore-
said we're refused, rejected, destroyed, and
not counted ior me by the Judges, Sc, which
were oud baye been lawfully offered and cast
for mc bg qualified electors in SAID election,
and which should have been received, count
ed, andawarded to me-"
THE GROUNDS.
The c0nio.ice says further that he will in
sisf before The House 81 Representatives tbst
m the ciy N Richmond alone he was de.
uriycl ~ 500 or more lawful votes offered
hy hi. friends who desired to cast their bal-
lrf. for him. that he will prove that all OF
these voters were at the polling places on
November Cth and there renamed for many
hour. before and up 10 the time OF the closing
oi the polls on said day, and were compelled
90 leave thc polls Oi the several precincts at
which they had been waiting FOR many hours
without having the opportunity oi being per-
miited 10 cast their votes for him as repre-
sentative as they desired todo.
lic alleges that the voters were hndered
ana prevented from casting their ballots by
most shameful conspiracy on the part OF
Democratic partssns aud Captain Wise's
friends, who, I'm pursuance OF precon-
CCricd arrangement aOd determination,
though not residing al toe precincts or wards
where the Unlawful acts were committed
aud though uuacquainted with nearly every
voter they did, in futherance OF this con-
sWracy, binder and prevent the legal voters
from having any opportunity 10 cast their
ballots by pretending 10 set ~ cbaliengers OF
Iilcg,l voters and upon such preteDce con-
suming period o. time sufficient 10 have en-
ahlCd two or three persons 10 have been
voted I'm the time thus occupied with nearly
every Republican voter who offered 10 vote
IN asking such voters all manner Of friyo-
lous. irrelevant, immatorisl, or importinent
questions even after the oath prescribed by
tue State had been taken.
INTIMIDATION.
Mr.. Waddfl further alleges that the
colorcd voters in jackson Ward were In.
Inundated by the paTtisaus and friends OF
Captain Wise, aided by the police force Of
the city aud large number Of Deputy
I uitsd states marshals and many who were
men nOtorousy unfit for the positions they
held, and selected more TO aid in hndeTing
the vote than for any other purpose, who
caused mole than twenty colored persons 10
foI la1 nF fnaUoI
voting, perjury Ia registration, &c; that ali
al these. with one exception, were honor
ably acquitted by the Police Justice, VINO is
political friend Of Captain Wise The allie
CATION IL also made that the cOsOred voters
were formed in line at the ,tackson-Wsrd
precincts and kept so for hours, while the
whites were voted At any time as quickly as
thcy presented themselves.
THROW RICHMOND OUT.
After discussing the points raised above at
some length MIR. Waddill has the following
20 say, concluding this part OF his notice;
"But u u shall be cOntended or held that |
the unlawful, vicious, and fraudulent means
hy which the many hundred votes aforesaid |
were prevented from being cast for me ~
aforesaid have The legal effect OF depriYing
me IN this contest OF such votes shall insist
and contend that the city OF Richmond, |
whose ciuzens from other wards than jack
s0n Ward cmgrated in large numbers 20 the |
various precincts Uf Jackson Ward on cleo |
uon.day aforesaid and there committed the |
wrongs IA the interest Of your success. !
which deprived me OF these hundreds Of |
votes, that II permitted 10 have been cast |
would have given me a large majority over |
the vote by which you have been declared |
elected, ought 20 be held responsible Tor the |
great outrages and wrongs thus perpetrsted, |
and that the entire vote Of said city should |
Dee thrown out and not counted in this con- |
teG.'
THE IRREGULARITIES.
Long lists OF voters who. II is claimed, were |
prevented from casting their ballots and de- |
tailed allegations as 10 how this end was ac-
complished make up the remainder OF the /
pamphlet. The following IS the recaptula- |
uon given as result OF these detailed state
monis:
Number of voters IN jackson Ward remain
ing iu iine az tho close Of the polls, aud who
ucn aud theTe without breaking line. IN
tlt presence of United states Commission
Ito deposited the ballots IN their hands ia
Ok Prepared for the purpose. 60. ...........5i5 |
Number of voters Ia jackson Ward unlaw-
fully prevented from voting and tho voters
lrauue the polls before the close OF said
Number Of Illegal votes cast for Wiso in the
Numpyr OF Illegal votes rejected other than
ABOVE %
iviAi's.s .'sss.' 'ss''''.' .'''''''''' ''''o''
neiucting Wise's declared majority Of POI
Waddill Chains bis election by 626 majority,
sad on tins ground be Will ask the House TO
seat him.
Most Of the votes which Mr.. Waddill
claims in Jackson Ward are those Of parties
who deposited their ballots In special boxes
after the polls bad closed. lie claims that
a shoemaker's precinct In HenricO, ffty,
one persons voted Tor Mr.. Wise who were
not legAl residents.
WILL Hg GgF HIS SEAT
So far as Judge Waddilrs allegations relate
10 The vote OF Richmond city they will be
essry disposed OF by fair investigation
one Of those cases where the reckless aud