Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-22

a,r,, an. and wa shall sl-o attompt 10 mate
clear 20 you several things OF Nh,n 'o' ''' "
have n very Incorrect uhoe o,r co,,,
Amouy other ytatsments mahc III yVut W. ~
,,ruir.tlon ia the following IN reictouS =" siio
Tbird Precinct Of Jefferson "hr, TO- .,,,r
counted for Messrs. spotsN"ol hnu Gun" ~, srery
yonr committee had tul sn"N,su as, nan vol,
fraud YOU know OF now. made piaihnr 'n ~, 81
~, ~, - - ,rovea And vet thh,
rrecInct was counted for Co'oneI op,',,a,y IN.
Thi- statement - literally anu np ,,,,so Won
true snd you have made II elmer ne,i" ~ ,1e
,eyc ismentably ignorant of tho iscls IN tno
case or because e was your intention 70 N'''
represent the committee.
CORRECT STATEMENT OF TIE CASE
Permit US 20 make a correct stateh'snn ..u net,
case for your benefit. AZ tue san 80 ~ a.
d.. "a ma committee IL was deicsmlhcu ~ =.
~ ,e.f meeting we would commence ie.,'tt,s
ana res.anvaes OF the vote OF mo entilc ..fii,oI
compliance with the demand ihaIr 10 rirht OF
SpotswoOl, to determine hrs riRh' VI w. Corer,on-
MIR. Smith 10 tho nomination Iol ,reich ma
,veol,h's Attorney At the meeting ~ n nl,
ro,ount vas had II was decided 10y ~ ,IS, re-
that We a6ui1 first recount te po'' 90. mia re-
canr1ss the returns. In ac'oi pu' ~ - caat in
solution we recountei the woes ~ then
81 IN tho r,reclpcfs Ia the CITY, ~ 49,
escertained that there wer' tc. 1911 90 .he
mo count OF the ballots ~ rev.. - mat
committee BY the Judges Oh el,.,' ~ ,rayions-
s,,at I'll a y,siortfg Tor Mir. Smith, a. 49,,
~ Announced, Colonel spot-~ool no s :, ia no
OF the votes shown by The pli'o'9 -,,n,it,ee ty
Tho election Judges. An anioui'''l ~ sa.ro-
tho ele w" -, g. tho committee by the eeIe-
farv who ha1 tabulatei the vote. ,l' .', ,.ith
mlffee without further acton - ,rect Within
the understanding tina, 49, r,.anvaea At the
a. f.,r cavs 10 proceed with tho te'l'lf ~, 90
-, ,.ecfinc of the committee the rec -. -,
about to be gone into. when Mr. 'lll'', meme
presonf presented TO the chnlrHhh n.S ,ii,, ,ho
pi,', - Il, which he said be would aoiue tho
LIE a. n then s.Oli. The committee q" ~,
clered Colonel SpOiswood inc hoIli,i' , to.orea
nartv for Commonwealth sattorne'' hvl ~ 49,,
10 ,a1 a maiOrlty a. shown by the re,"tu'' -
t'a1,so ar Smith the contested, had uc'i"i',i
not he yes satisfied with the recount ao,e' -
A. n fact that does not ADMIT OF -uVo'',.ot a,
tradiction that, had sir Snith hoi Pto,,i1'e li
mat time his manly letter. inc conhliitt'o W..
- tayo r-oce.des with the rccaDYitsl anu
mere are but few who doubt thht lho ~
Precinct would then have Deeh tlvM" 80 80
the committee, IN view OF the ehotillti's v, W"
fr.rds r,royeu 20 have been committed tutt''
,-o-fd hove sd Oofher alternative. FROM inns
efatotp snt YOU viii roe. Mr.. Pace that 90. ii-
Precinct of Jefferson was not y cOln'.u ,.'
Colonel SpotswOod,' but ihef' wa d III
counf Of b.lots a. a preliminary step to"hIn
ro.auyaas which would have most cerulhf ~
suited IN the throwing ont Of the third fieeihcI
OF Jefferson Ward.
As TO PAGE AID HIRsnEEBG.
At the time tho vote was recounte1 az bei"eeA
Colonel spOtsw0Od and Nr. smith tle No'o ~
Jefferson Ward "a between Mr.. liirsloelB anu
Yourself was rccOunted. After the Npoi-"'oi-
smith case was happily disposed OF u was pro
posed 20 take up your case am uccllo ~ si'
the committee. following oui thc coustI N"'l''
p1li.,y when has always governed its action H.
r;Jei 10 postpone iis decision a. 20 tho Je1e.-
sou-Ward council ticket until Tho lfuu-s NJ
legged TO have been committed tAoic nlA
boon inves .igated. \ committee was appoiht-
ed and jul and searching lhNrStsH-
ton Of the election in Jefferson ward WIS
Ind. A a rosult of that Investigation 'hc tle-
cial committee unanimously reported thni, ia
their Judgment, grave errors and irfcgnlArlties
baI o.,urrel tr fine receiving and return OF tie
80 h., f.f.roan N,nrI and tnat in respect %
tbe Thrill precnct IL was seri0u-lg . DO doubted
whether mo h. 'o's retained 20 tbe cry Gone
80. toli.ta cast on the dav al election. After
-. rerorf had leeu presented % tao
r9mu,'tee anl freely discussed the veto
of the Third urerinc. was 10y 81
practically unanimous Not. ~ tho cormtt'
discarded from tho final colnL In th'- iinni
| rounf only the First. Second, nnd Four D Fro
| cin..ta were considered. ami ths nual nnn14h' -
mont was based uuOn tho verified returns from
,bc-s ,bree prerincis. Previous ~ th!s there
hat iooo "a r,r,rni Of fbo entir. ward. blt ms
| ,yos doro Ias ina mo Sr0t-w0Od-suith contest
| ,o-,i,, ao g, ,rtiiolnqry 4fop. and thl. second
c,nrt "a ~ may te torfue % was never officially
| o,',.o,,,...I
- ,,,.r,,.r -, rrr rtrfy.
| - ~ 49,. -. ~, t, vor-
| right o. DO considered one OF the nom,rce7 VI
lhf ItiIN t"t ti' ~ ....'....t -i..
| Nafd. Inc hirt ''uu. ~ " AZ uir..ffe-..
relative yot" OF !oAi-cu I'M ~. "a -
| ami thoc1niiulll'o WIN . - ~ count. he-
You Ger Nt' as ..-''. -. 49,. .'.i0s
caI9e nun' =. " t.'.-.r,, tte '.-rorniltce fil
| "a against NJ. lilf- 'A.-I- W. ~, 49,. ... ,
| not lose slfht ui ii' li,. li.-- . .--
show thai o.iei yli nue.. 80, 10, SHOW u
| lDhdlhE -iua' o., colir~I l--t
| thai You .t."i ,,..'i. .l''-, g.l n r.aiuquie
| but an ""i rs ~. lN. 49,, noe a 'rrisftte
| eilvl. NiA D.. .'" 49,, ID, ,.,.tl.. - f, foot.
hal n-. mn " i,tee tbep rr1-ce,l-
| iiE w .i ., t .l-.. tt,.rtfiruo I5i Z % =
| ed pt''viN uiD 49, ,-.,,,ii, .,v, 81 ft,
last count "h5 iu't' W ii-, o,,, ,brea tai.v
| committee ha..ii u ga ,i '''.'. o. , .,,...
| sheets "eIo < ~ .t, ,,,,i. ,,a.ie II Main
pleled an hiaiy IS - '-o i ,r, ra-,i..rlar
| Ina' 49, 49, 'rf Ca, ,.-u,roitfee WA SAT- t.
| anu cFciy meme va a. l,r-,t,, ,.,-.e.+ 7.
| ned ihh- We ,D-I. - g. ~ n Mummy was
| m"9 a." - - ln tf, fistot ,,ith M. ThifI
| W. 49, . 49, .,i.b tho TtlrI prociu..
iIrvlll'l .'I.'' 49,, , ... not r,o-l.-i t..i -l
tnIo"h o..'' ' IT, ~ ~ ,so r,,.r,. "a ,ne
| any event -.' 49,. az. t,., ,..- ,...t,0.
| Nol7 hls r', 'rf,N.i.t-. .,d ,f-+ s aII
more votes yuan .HI' ~ 4''- ,,,t, ~. n
u u q Ih1t'. ~ lNl. ,'ls XII Trs,'rt d0e-
that tie throwing oul 10 VIC Aii. f.i.i. ~
not alter tho e-l't III IVY iai l.. ~ .. 80, a..
iectuaIy alap. v- 5ot' VI ,I-.o1 VarI :.
| CARING OF any prom lI go, $50. Dc
Jar ~ leH-i as ~ "ie--7 ''i ''''-' -
tloh- - ma, .. ,.,.,-.r,,.,rrn
| lHE tNlihh "@hp - -,
| AZ 70 YOUR Cufr{es ol lfNul TT tH' i'Al ga L'
| cinrt. our sut -cOmmittee fully investigated tn'
| cn,irev a-d. They had tho benefit OF az th'
evidence that Colonel spCtswood Dad so l-u"
riously collected, and had besides th' te' i,hel'
Of n number 81 cill.ns W. rl 'o, ,to .','
tu',ia 49, s., an, iienee hearing on Jonor
li,,' ~, 80 evident from v1lr let r.
| -. 80" - a., ,,..,-.-.ar,rra Won must lag
: tlh. yN4 -, ION va IN rrryre1s
hhyMn 'Lnt ~ 30 ,.,,, oc,,,,it nave I'D ina
huA lt s'r' =. - .. q .,r. A., min, r.f,r. fl
Il Nh7 s"-i ru( 80 mo-. ~ f-afI mat Inf,,
: cpllii''it'c ~ ~ -,., mia tr-e.ff5e
, nave btei III i, t-,..,.r t..,os. "a l,,ti.i .'
~. w. ~ -. ,.,i ~. a. "a An v..+irotIuf com
~ al' ..',', a. d..,.fe mao a., rI.rffer a.
!nltoo W. -, .t, i,ry a., IA criminal .,urI
lnoy "a 90. terc Raj eyery po.-iHls IA
w.. 80 - no f,a-,,is maj Won now "a
| ,l''f i"' - IN
: | hhNo octn w ,,, 90 .,,c .,r,,,i,to.
| lou say lhat th' ,i''l l'i',- w. ' -, ,,- M
Mhcii me VOC On 'lo ~. -. - ,, -
me lhltn iieciH,, was ...t' ~ 800, ~
mat iiieiiu'is 81 w 'o'.',,'' ,i 1T, 1,.
Nuiu ',''l' ~ iD - III 49,, 20 .'-.'i a.. ia i,r
~, 20 49,, 80, - ot1t t1 M, faten H.
4 | ~. mH', 49, 49, a., tt,., ,.,,f.r,.r f-,,-
81 , ~ li,n ~ i'tt 80 o., 4, .it-,..,y I'M v'f-
-, thc r.s1lnt,no he womb excu.o AN
i -, v,iort NON VIM df nor wish p
. 'cAoiSoil- ""ir ~" - W. 4.
ID | wore il' hinl,ivot' - ga. 49, ,i.,''.t'i,- 49,,
= refrain lso.n No,lns, ~ ~ ~, "a, M
> s,stc.t W. IN a. $50. tl,ey r-ouis III,
q -, 49,, ~. 49,, fl'fof ~. ey r..fraiu D..
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