Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-22
RECOUNT TO BE HAD.
The Committee Orders a Canvass Of
the Primary Returns.
copy THE P0LL-BOOKS
Certified Lists Of Voters TO Be Fur
nlShed Each Side.
pROOF OF FRAU ID.
rji,r,, Of Many Grave Irregularities In
Third Jefferson
MANY VOTED TWICE.
, counted who Were Dead or No,
a. y,reinia-Fu'I Details of AN
Interesting Session.
pROOF OF FRAU
r,ii.r,, Of Many Grave Irregularities In
Third jefferson
v6VY VOTED TWICE

q. sanger laA i"NN -
~ ,-ee,inc Of the City Democratic Com
80 10 consider the questions involved
va va, .oo-ornittee. the parties 10 the con
.r5their counsel. and representatives
49, rre>s occupied seats on the stage.
' ,' ,re auditorium was filed with clti-
D. ,en-escntine all classes.
,,eetlDc was called 20 order at $40
,-rt,.rnan DR.. Jud. b. Wood.
A. wallace. the secretary. stated that
%. l..t meeting a committee had been
D. Ia 20 request Messrs. }. TAYLOR
1t chairman Of the State Commit
i ys,de Iaskns, chairman Of the Dis
.c.mmittee. and &. V. Meredith. of
r,,,piiye Committee. to appear be-
.,rs committee and give the body the
s,of their advice as to how to pro-
aei .,,,,,.-,os ALTERED.
a,o- read the following letter from
....u,lemen named:
MAYoB's OFFICE,
PicHwoND, VA, April Il. 1872.
EL u. Wood, Chairmdn'
r.., sir.-We beg leave 10 acknowledge
.,...e of the action of the committee
.f.r.sv night requesting us 70 submit
,,.0n.lderatiOn "a plan that would
~ and expedite the proceedings OF
. committee IN the Spoiswood-Smith
.r Ne should with pleasure have
r.t with your request-lndeed, we
.--ely considering aud pertectlng a
er.p the publication of the letters
Smith and Spotswood IN this
.... pspers SO materially changed the
..'..r atlsting at the time you passed
linton that we do not feel that II
.-, Is now necessary for us 10 make
't..,t ,.rdial appreciation of the compli-
..,. g.D ,sid Us IN inviting us 10 counsel
,-.,Iy0u. we remain yours very truly
-redI j. TAYLOR ELLYsoS.
G. V. MEREDITH,
MEADE HGsKISs-
,r~rrrs Oh THE TWO PRINCIPALS.
TILL, eseretery then read the letter of Mr..
c,',r and the reply thereto OF Colonel
s-+.v.0d. published IN the DISPATCH OF
,'.t,rtav morning. Mr.. SMITHS letter, IL
grI boz remembered. states that ne Is satls-
.taf there were certain irregularities
,,r;,,orv and asks tor o new election.
gf-,1 Spot-wood's letter cites speclilcal-
.
trarfcount and recanVass.
H.. Char then stated that the business
.,'-l.- ,yae the continuance OF the EVIL
Ana. ~ Colonel SpOtswOOd In support OF
ff. ALLEGATIONS ~ fraud. >,
Mr. FRANK Mcclure then spoke IN behalf
~ ,Ie t.rrgud of ms client, Colonel Spots
wood.
STILL WANT TIE REcANvAss.
81 want 10 say" commenced Mr.. Nc
gv,r. .fhat We are here tonight IN pur-
.-rf ID the demand that Colonel spots
r.1l made on the gth Of April-that Is to
s,v. "A demand for a Tecanyass ana recount
al the Vote east at the late primary III
,ri,rf that THIS committee and this com
UNITY may lee satisfied that the man who
i..rott.u the majority OF votes shall Oe
d..'lred iv YOU, once Tor all, the nominee
.ftterarty. We ask now rs we asked
,t.n that a recount and recanYass bt
....ru- In support OF this demand
Snail urUcerd now TO produce the evidence
.ttr,rI and lrregularIty that we nave OBJ
t.r.I M the Third Precinct, jefferson
Nar1-the evidence upon winch we rely
frtge most part, and which you furnlsh'
,9 BIS r0ur vote "a few nights ago when YOU
directed that the poll-books be gwen us
49, Mcluire then proceeded TO reau th'
t,r... 0t d number of parties, VINO. &C
''.l.rs to tine poll-books. had voted twice
t..tla names Of others who were recorded
..youu.. bat who were dead.
irE.GULAK IN l5ANY RESPECTS.
Dur.nr the reading Of these names enC
f- d,s-uauon OF the numbers undei
a...u these parties were voted, MI. wal
hold the poll- book and MIR. Flourno,
.I.rl-tr4tiOn-bOOk and compared then
all. ur. McGulre's statements. MIR. Me
O....a.,o gave the names OF parties wh'
.r-iur down us having voted, but were
.t r...tered. the instance OF one younl
..rVl1 was credited with having exer
...i tIs privilege, but Is only II years OF
..e. and of others who are recorded, bu'
.,-a Uut OF tine city when the primary
Gov. place.
..lrnuinc. Mr.. McGuire said the name
l.l4I read constituted ~ illegal votes
I.uuid then call attention 70 the man
l. iu which memory had been reled upoI
I.f respect oi the POLLOCK. In the cas-
O.. William II. Drew there were only three
numbers between his two votes. III
would. however. he said. dwell especially
OBJ. tae exhibit made by pages 4, 8, and o
p..l-book, where the work seems 4
hr. been gotten in" and from these
PAGES le read number OF Tepeutlons
I.. had the aiiidavits, he sald. o
about Gu meu who voted for Spotswood
and would show that none OF these wer'
aIuu. the illegal votes ne had named;
BE- added that by the result OF the Thir'
Precinct. Jefferson Ward, alone the resul
~ thc election Of the nominee wa
changed.
Nr. Mcclure said that when the com
riiteo came 10 purge TINS pod, or II the
should find II necessary TO throw IL out
D. would have the dispositions 10 prov
that be got a number of votes that h
claimed. In concluding, he SAID: al
not purginP the polls; l am only showln
tue necessity for opening them. say
have shown YOU by conclusive eyIdenc
that gross fraud has been perpetrated- -,
have shown enough TO show that the poll
book must be opened"
Mr.. SMITHS POSITION.
Mr. Smith spoke next. In his openin
remarks be stated that he had stood upo
What be considered 70 be his rights "a Ia
declared nominee. aud had, OF course
made no effort 10 prove that there wer
Gly frauds against him. Il haven't felt.
continued be. that 1t was becoming i
ue % undertake 10 prove that j got m
domination by fraud therefore had nc
thing m the world 10 do. / made an II
yestigation for myself and became salts
bed that there were gross irregularities I
f.tN AAiAAA litNlHN' otuiibO44 ehN
suppose there must be at other precincts
aud, as ! stated the first night this CON
m,itoe met. II there were any frauds, i oil
l1l want the nomination and did not II
ltrd - have IT,"
Alf Smith added that the committs
were asked by Colonel Spotswood to a
low BIN 10 have the use of the poll-book
Bat declined 10 grant his request at frs
~ there seemed 70 be strong feeling o
Tie part Of the people that Colonel Spots
WOOD should have them, he OR. Smiti
went 90 several Of the members Of th
Committee and asked them TO rever'
tAef votes. Owing 10 this personal n
Guest on his part the vote was changed {
we second meeting, and be made no oil
lveuOu 20 the surrender Of the book.
"a MAS KIGHT AED pKoPER.
lie speaker said that when he BEGAN
tatslec that there wore irregularities B
ihfn thought, as he now does. that II wi
Iiopef for Eim 10 come forward and stat
the Tact. becoming conscious that sue
Na4 the case. he notified the commute
he determined 10 do so some twelve or Il
Icon hours before he wrote the lette
which be prepared. however. at his earle
opportunity. and announced his intentie
u nuinber Of gentlemen.
MI. smith said be did not think II wi
Necessary for hum TO say anything turtle
lie uaWFnancrs had Announced from tin