Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-10
N0NEW C0UNTGIVEN
THE VOTE FOR SHERIFF WILL STAND
AS ANNOUNCED.
The City Committee Discuss the Matter
for Three Uours--The Vote 10 to
Against a Recanvass.

The City Democratic Committee last
night. by vote of 1G to Z. decided not 10
have a recount of the votes cast for Sheriff
in the Democratic primary Of last Thursday.
Mr.. Il. 4. Davis asked TO be excused from
voting, and his request was granted.
The committee were in session for tluee
hours. Their deliberations were secret.
Reporters aud everybody else not members
Of the body were invited to leave the room
after Messrs Winston and Gates had made
their statements.
\ LARGE ATTENDANCE or MEMBEBs.
The meeting was held in the Circuit
Cour; room aud was called 10 order by
Chairman Guy few minutes after )
o'clock.
Nearly every member Of the committee
was present. There were very few spec,a-
tors. Among them was MIR. II. ". Smith.
Jr.. the nominee for Commonwealth At
torney.
caTUs's RESIGNATION.
The following communication was read
from Mr.. Gates
RICHMOND, VA, April {, 1890
To JGcks0p Guy. EsL, Chairman, and Members 9f
thc City Democratic Committee:
Gentlemen. Having been nominated a. thu
Democratic primary election hold on the 81 IN
staut a. the Democratic candidate for sheriff Of
the city. / hereby tender my resignation ~ a
member Of youc honorable body from Monroe
Ward.
would bc less than grateful did not thank
yol Tor all the courtesies aud honor shown me
while a member OF your committee.
Very sincerely and truly yours.
y. :. CAFES
TFT SECRETARY.
On motion of Nr. Gibbons the resgna-
tion was accepted.
As one of the members from Monroe
Ward was absent the election TO fill the
vacancy was postponed.
Mr.. Julian BRYANT. who wss chosen score
tary pro team. of the committee when Mr..
Gates entered the contest for Sheriff, was
nominated to fll that position permanent
ly. and WAS unanimously chosen.
WANTED TO coNFrr IN SECRET.
DR.. Jud. B. Wood moved that everybody
except members of the committee he IN
vited to leave the room after Mossrs. VIM
ston and Gates bad made thor stat ments.
He thought It would be much better ior
the committee TO discuss the matter pri-
vately, az m the heat OF controversy some
things might be said when should not 20
into print or become publicly known.
Air. ferrlter was IN favor of having tho
reporters remain. lie did not want any
thing secret about the meeting. lie had
supported Mr. Gates III the contest, but II
he was convinced that recount Of tho
votes should be- had be WAS going 10 vote
for it. He thought il decidedly the bet
ter plan to have an open meeting and
everybody concerned would feel better
satisfied.
THEY SHOULD DE MONF.
Messrs. Lamb aud Gibbons agreed with
DR.. Wood that tho committee should bo
alOne when the matter was discussed.
Or. Wood started 20 amend his motion 80
rs TO allow the reporters 20 remain pro
vlded they would allow the Chairman oI
Secre tary to see their reports of the meet
ing and exclude such matter rs they
thought proper. but finally concluded that
the reporters also had better retire.
His motion was agreed to.
WINSTON AID GATES.
Tho petition of Mr.. Winston as publish
ed IN the Dispatch yesterday was read.
Mr.. Winston when invited 10 address tho
committee SIMPLY stated that he would
rest his case on the notice read. as he mad
the confidence In the committee TO know
thcy would do what WIS right.
MIR. Gates said he would repeat what he
had stated IN an interview published in
the papers yesterday. lie would trust the
committee Knowing that their decision
would be right and just.
TBHEE uOUHs' CONFERENCE.
Everybody except members OF the com
mittee now retired from the room.
It was IL O'Clock before vote wa
reached.
The best of feeling prevailed during the
discussion OF the matter.
Most of those who favored o new count
had supported Mr. Gates. They thought
il would be- better for the party and every
body would feel better satisfied if the vote
was recanyas4ei. 80 one believed the re-
suit would bc changed.
The opposition tO q new count thought
II would be q useless matter 20 recanvass
the ballots. Jhoy would hayo been glad
10 grant Mr.. Winston's request II they had
any idea that the result a5 announced was
not correct.
THE ACTION.
After nearly every member Of the COM
mittee had freely expressed ms views the
following resolution was adopted b. u vote
of ~ to 7. Mr.. Davis. 40 his own request
being excused from voting
whereas Lewis r. winston. one OF thu cnnd
dates for the once or Snerin at tho iato pri-
mary election. has po'ltlOnet THIS committee 10
giant him u 70 canvass aud recount ~ tho bal
iO-- in all the precincts - no city. tho ground
that thero are irregularities In the count on tho
face OF tho pubiIhcd returns, distinctly dis.
claiming any charge OF frend or wrougdoinR aud
not specifying any precinct IN which such ir-
regularlties were alleged 20 have occurred "a
required by tho plan OF said primary election
AMI whereas the official taiiy-sheet u said pri-
mary election la, be IN diligently examined In
the presence Of this committee ana found 20 DO
correct, SO FAR the aid Ofice OF sheriff IL con-
ccrnsd, In every precinct Of the city except one,
tho rregularity 10 that precinct amounting 10
two votes 0uly, which could NOT la any event
III. a4iH afTf
OF sheriff therefore boo i.
Ees0ired, That u is the sense of this committee
at seid Lewis =. WINSTON has failed 10 show
auy lust ground for recanVnss and recount Of
the ballots, and that the prayer OF his said Pc
tlton should berespectfaliy denied.
The committee after transacting some
routine business adjourned.