Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-13
MUST ELECT AGAIN.
TWO OF THE PRECINCT MEETINGS
DECLARED NULL AND VOID.
Irregularities at Fourth Clay and First
Marshall-What the Farmers' ALI
ance Demands.

and ordered new elections to be held in
them next Saturday night.
In the former precinct Messrs. T. J. Para
ter and Joseph f. Sorg were chosen as
delegates. They are Elicit men. Mr..
Parater received 64 votes and Mr. Sorg AZ.
Messrs. Philip O'Neil and James Sharp,
who were understood to be favorable TO
MIR. Wise. were in nomination. Mr.. ONeil
received As votes and Mr.. Sharp 30.
The delegates elected i'll the Fourth Clay
were Messrs. James III. Capers, John Il.
Toler, John X. Hooper, and John L. Mere
dith. Three OF them are favorable TO Mr.
Wise and one preferred Colonel Elicit.
THE FOURTH CLAY.
In handing in his reports from the Clay
Ward meetings Superintendent Brady
called attention to the fact that the cleo
tion in the Fourth precinct was not con
Quoted according TO the provisions of the
plan adopted by the committee, which re-
quired that voting should be by secret bal
lot. The chairman Of the meeting, he
said had ruled that the voters must en-
dorse their ballots When he heard of this,
dav or two after the election. he wrote to
the secretary of the meeting TO learn II 1t
was true. Mr.. Roosevelt Page. who acted
as secretary, replied that 1t was. and Mr.
Brady read his letter to the meeting.
MI. u. III. NapeIs was Chaiiha VI ehV
meeting.
After this explanation by Mr.. Brady
and the reading of Mr. Pages letter Mr.
G. |. Philips moved to declare null and
void the election in the precinct in ques-
ton and that a new election be ordered.
AN ABSURD PROPOSITION.
Mr.. Tenser characterized the proposition
made by Mr.. Philips a. absurd. There was
no charge of fraud. but from al accounts
the election was one OF the tairest held IN
the citv.
MIR. Knowles agreed with Mr.. Tenser.
The main object of the plan, he said, was
TO get fair election. and 1T seemed that
one was had in this case.
Mr.. Philips replied that. in his opinion.
the chairman of the precinct meeting had
exerted his authority beyond his rights
when he directed the voters to endorse
their ballots. All the members OF the COM
mittee from Clay Ward, he said, were IN
favor of new election, and he did not
think members from other wards should
object.
BADLY MIXED UP.
Mr. Brady explained that from what he
could hear about the election good many
voters did not even understand the
ruling of the chairman; but instead OF
endorsing their own names they wrote on
the back of the ticket tho name of the can
didate Tor Congress whom they preferred.
Mr. Knowles was Of opinion that if new
election was ordered II would only STIR up
bad feeling among the friends OF the re-
spective candidates. and this should be
averted as far as possible.
NEW ELECTION ORDERED.
After the subject had been fully dis
cussed the vote was taken on the motion TO
declare the election null and void and 10
order new election. 1t resulted as fol-
lows:
AYEs-Messrs Bigger, Bowery, Brady, Davis,
Farrar. Fgg. flournoy. Grooms. Hicks, Loving,
ID. j. O'Neil, Philip ONell, c. |. Philips, Robin
son, kosene, sherwin, and Wren-l7.
NoEs.-Msssrs. Knowles, Tenser. and Wal-
lace-l
1t was then decided to hold the election
next Saturday night at $50 o'clock under
the provisions Of the old plan, the Com
mittee on Printing to provide the ballots.
THE FIRST MARSHALL.
Az soon as Superintendent Bowery had
presented the report of the meetings In
Marshall Ward Mr.. Philip O'Neil said he
desired to have something to say or the
election held in the First precinct. He
went on to tell that the plan had not been
carried out. No record was kept of
the voters and nineteen persons VINO
were avowed Republicans were allowed
whom he could call in to prove that he was
not mistaken with regard to the politics
OF those persons. He had the names or
every one of them and would read them
out if the committee 40 desired. MIR.
O'Neil declared that fraud was practiced.
He could prove beyond the shadow
of doubt that one man was allowed 10
vote three ballots. When the count was
first made OF the ballots it was announced
that he (O'NeilD had 46 votes and Joseph e.
Sorg the same number. They were count
ed over and Sorg was declared to have AZ
votes.
WHY HE DIDN'T SPEAK OUT.
Mr.. O'Neil was asked if he spoke out in
the meeting about the things of which he
had told the committee. He replied that
he did not, for the reason that sag-law was
applied all the way through and he knew
il was useless to protest.
Mr.. Wren suggested that it would have
been the proper time for Mr.. O'Neil to
have challenged the voters when they pre-
sented themselves to vote.
Mr.. Wallace thought the irregularities
in this precinct far greater than those IN
the Fourth Clay.
Mr.. Philips also was of the opinion that
the plan had been violated. When no
record was kept of the voters II would
have been an easy matter for 100 ballots
to have been cast by IS persons.
ANOTHER NEW ELECTION.
Mr.. Knowles made motion for a new
election for this precinct, which was agreed
to. only Messrs. Bigger. Grooms, HICKS,
and Wren voting against it.
1t was decided to have the election at the
same time and under the same rules as the
one in the Fourth precinct IN Clay ward.
THE TIE VOTE.
The committee then heard the report
from the Second precinct OF Jefferson
Ward. where there was a tie between
Messrs. John ID. Lively and l.. &. Haake.
Mr. Flournoy in this connection pre-
sented letter from Mr.. Joseph kersey
saving he presented himself at this pre-
cinct to vote for Messrs. Hirshberg, Ma,
nary, and Haake, but the Registrar could
not find his name on the books ana ne was
not allowed to deposit his ballot. when
the voting was over. Mr.. kersey says, his
name was found on the books.
Messrs. Grooms and other members OF
the committee vouched that Mr.. kersey's
statement was absolutely correct.
MOVE To GIVE IT TO HAAKE.
Mr.. Grooms said that under the circum-
stances he thought MIR. Haake should have
the certificate, and he made motion 10
that effect.
Mir. Wallace called the committees at
tention TO the fact tnat IL was soliio"nae
out OF the usual order to count votes not
cast. If Mr.. Kersey was not allowed 10
vote il was the fault of the precinct-meet-
ing and the committee had nothing to do
with it..
"You remember" he said, that Judge
Waddill contested Mr.. Wise's seat on the
ground that lot of negroes stood all day,
in Jackson Ward and were not permitted
to get their ballots IN the box, and our
party in Congress opposed the claims OF
the contestant because there was no au-
thority for counting the vote OF person
not actually cast"
EACH GET A HALF VOTE.
The vote on the motion TO give the GER
tificate to Mr.. Haake, the delegate. was a
tie.