Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-18

% I'e charges f1nd recently ih tue fK3nlnh-
ton as TO one precinct Of Jackson ward
United states commissioner dismissed SINH
Iar criminal chargcs), but proceeds TO show
fnst numerous Illegal votes were cast for Mr.
Waddi,, a- follows.
First Jackson precir -t...................... l2l
Second Jackson precinct .....-...-+.-.+.... l17
TiirI Jackson -....-....--.--.... -
Fourth JnrssII pre'iu ~
Sc. ul Clay precinct. .........'s ~
ilcLrr1. iot
Manchester .... .....-..--t. ....-...'.'.-t.
IIrr A I..iaul -..-.........-...
SD."h'aui. ........ .-....-.-....-'
Hanover ........ o.. y
Tofal..................... decentralization. 6il
Nr. Wise charge, that sheriff southwark,
~ Hcnrco. was guilty Of idition OF tue
iudgc. Oi election IN tnat county.
Following are eXtracls FROM the answer,
wbirh makes iorty-tWO boOk-page- in ITS
printed forms;
TI cnLfENGING lN JtCgsoS WARD.
assert and shall prove t1at any chAllcng-
inc of tho colorrj men Offering 10 vote was
necessary. and was done IN proper and
lDgti0lic manner
shall prove that you yourself have since
said election admitted That there Is p greater
upce.suy 20 cn1ileugc c0lorcj voters than
trcre i- io challenge white voters. n Is true
tlsi the reason YOU stated ior such an Opln-
Jon was that the colorcd voters change tbelr
places Of residence moIe frequently.
! assert ard sh,ll prove Shat there arc
other reasons why there is far greater ne-
c,.s,fy 10 challenge thc C0lOred voters than
there is 10 challenge the white voters 81
the city of Richmond. alegc and shalt
prove that one cause Tor such necessity Is
That q largc number ~ them hgve been dis
qualified from voting hy reason ~ having
been convicted ~ crimes. = lc proportion
oi co'0rod men so disqualified lu compMl-
son with the number oi white men 80 dis
qualified s enormous. ! shall prove inst
another cpusr ipr such necessity u ihat ~
ts far more dincuit 90 identify col0red men
who are Disqualified than IL is 10 identity
ih, white men who are $50 ci.qIallncd
DEMOCRATIC >EoHoEs.
In every votng-precnct M the city Of
H.cnm,Gd there are Vhlte men WHO work at
tlc different yotng-pacc, ior the Ecpubli-
r.n ulI1 such men can easily ldenli'
Us suF white man so disqualified who might
attempt t0 vote notwithstanding such dis
qualification.
.i,r. and shah prove 90 the herhaud
rlf Nuue there are c)iOred men who vote
rr Democratic ticket secretly aud in danger
i.r SOB doing. vet there are none Nho dare 10
t,.iuces of Che Democratic party.
OIL, Democratic party is thus deprived OF
... .pporluuitv or means 60 identity sueh
disqualified colored men by the recognition
NJ Identification oi such hy those who are
NJ their own color ana are their ncishbors
ond a.s1c.1tc-
thus hampcrel, the Democratic party is
unable to prevent the colonization of Illegal
,oiorcd Votcl-. the repeating OF voting 10y
Toe same. mud the casting of votes IN the
name. OF thosc who are dead or have removed
from the different precinjs
assert and shall prove that 80 many COL
ored men are called hy the same names that
ia o large number Of cases 1t * almost I'M
possible 10 tell who are disqualified aud who
are not.
THE DENTAL CoMNssIoNfE
shall prove thot despite the fact
That there was on the said day of election m
She city ~ Richmond two regular United
States commits toner's, they being the clerks
a tA. tWo United states courts in said city,
Won or yuut Vartisans procured the Judge ot
the nucd states District Court for The
B. stern district ~ Virginia to appoint by
TELEGRAM three additional United States COM
mi,.ioncrs. two az whom, beng entirely X
paraut Of law. were utterly unit for those
positions one being dentist aud the other
q rairoad cerk IN subordinate position.
These hastily aud udfItshN-app0inted admin
i.trator- of justice fingered around The due
rent precincts in Jackson ward for the pur-
po.cof bAiue ont ali Republican voters Who
might De arrested for Illegal voting.
wAnpni's PRIVATE ELECTION ArTER THE
POLLS WERE CLOSED.
assert that even II such 4 recep-
ton " tickets could be legal under any cir
rumstanccs. vet could only be done after
full and fair notice 10 me, II such proceed-
INC could have been legal should have been
entitled 10 be present. or 10 bc represented
bv some one who would have protected my
Interests. You had ample time 10 notify me.
NOu gave me no notice whatever that you
intended 20 indulge IN such hy-play, eSpe-
claily win these hastily and treshly-ap-
pointed commissioners. shall insist that
no weight or eject can be given 10 tickets re-
ceived under the circumstances under which
they were received.
TnE VOTING or GHOST.
Ia proof oi tho utter worthesSnesS OF the
~ pdrfe election carried on 10y you after the
polls we're closed, l call your attention To
the fact that on page rs ot your said noIlce
Won claim that Carter Marshall stood all day
in line, and after The poll at said pre-
cinct was closed deposited ballot for you
in one Of your aforesaid private boxes.
assert, and sbsll prove. that said Marshall
had been dead for months. Il is unfair TO
count living voter for YOU who did not
vote. but il was impossible TO make dead
man vote even m the darkness Of night
when the dead are alleged 10 leave their
graves. / shall prove that tins was not the
only dead man whose ghost was required 10
vote for YOU that night. some even had the
boldncss 10 venture out during the day.
MuHEEs's PRECINCT.
assert and claim that the entire
vote at Smiihers's precinct, tienrieo county,
should be thrown out aud counted for nel-
their YOU nor me, for the reason that ire-
quently during the voting on the day OF cleo
tion one or more oi The judges oil election
lefl said preciuct for hours at time; aud
that during their absence the voting was
continued, aud after the closing OF the polls
The votes thus improperly received were
csnvsssed. counted. and returned by sara
Judges.
NEw KENT COUNTY.
aver and claim IN 1T the entire vote OF the
New Keit Courthouse precinct should be
thrOWn out and thai none OF said Noies
SHOULD De counted for you or me. Tor The rea-
son that when the voting began al SAID pre-
cinct on the m0rriug OF the said election
there were present only two Judges OF elec'
tion. aud that this continued TO be the ease
for several bOurs before person was select
ed aud sworn to Sci IN the place OF the so-
sent Judge. During the tlme when only TWO
judges were present many votes were re-
esiyed. ! claim that such procedure Was IN
"a - . -. - las a