Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-15
CITIZENS PETITION.
THEY WANT THE COMMITTEE TO
GIVE sPOrsWooD THE PoLL-Book.
A Formidable Array of sigpsturcs--Coun-
sci Pabiish . Card Claiming to
Have Strong Testimony.


wealth's Attorney cast in tho late primary.
Public interest in the contest suffered no
abatement yesterday. and the decision of
the committee will be eagerly awaited.
The session will begin at o'clock sharp.
and unless the resolution adopted Tuesday
night is rescinded the committee Will ad-
journ at midnight.
PETITION FoB THE PoLL-BooKs.
The following petition was gotten up
yesterday and will be presented tonight
by Colonel Spotswood's counsel:
RICHMOND, Va, April 13, 1892
To the city Central Democratic Committee:
We, the undersigned, Democratic voters OF
Richmond, request in behalf OF our party and In
behalf OF justice, that since charges offraud nave
been made and published 70 the world, that the
City Democratic Committee do go into fun In
vestiy OF rsid charges and grant TO the con-
testant access 70 the poll-Dooks aud reasonable
time within which to make out bis case.
We make this request In justice to our party
and irrespective OF the personal interests oil
those who are now contesting the election.
Grave charges have been made which afiect
the standing OF our party, and ss our duiy-elect-
ed representatives, we deem u your duty TO
make a fun and com plete investigation and allow
every facility 10 prose the correctness or Jalsng ~
the charges.
THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED.
In three hours yesterday afternoon the follow
ing 352 signatures we're obtained, and the
papers will be generally circulated to-day: -,
A. II. Christian, Jr., John b. Purcell; George w.
Craig, William T.. Poytress w. H. Coz, T. ID.
Taylor, W. 1aley, j. Is. Farrsr, +. ID: Barks-
dale. Minnetree Folkes, j. W. slnton, T. r. no
ssnes SsTsen p 'Gsa %a,u a. cqen B. Fond %sn
Gray. J.. II. Powers, Thomas b. Scott
John N. Price, Ii. u. II. Barnes, p. subleit, A.
JsPleasants, II W. Cardwell, Edwin Peasants,
o. II. Funstein, G. T. Styl, W.. W: Moss, II. l.
Tatum, p. ii. Cayna, r. p. Anderson, Il. W.
Miner, w. p. De saussure, X. &. Peeran,
Thomas w. McCance, Jr., X. II. steger.
Thomas n Render, r.; L. Frsyser, A. Anton,
liam NJ. Hill, Marshall NJ. Gillian.
George w. walford, w. X. Phillips, W. L. Snl-
der, @. ii. Baughman, w. u. Stevenson, D. D.
Davenport, George W. Hunter, T. w. Harris
w. 4. Hancock, L. II. Hin, +. X. Butler, w. q.
Quarles, X. q. Thornton, John X. Charleton,
j. p. Stth, w. ii. Reynolds, w. b. Atkinson,
Deane Maury, Eugene Jones, Irwin Weisiger,
s. ouarlos, d. Mittcndorfer, ". w. Gosdeq3,
John p. Word. ID. v. Morton, w. IL. Camp, D.
J.. Yancy, ii. C.. Scott, Jr., A.. c. Ste
yenson, w. A. Dabney, J.. b. Tree,
Z. Picot s. l.. Elliott, o. A. Hawkins, Cszeneau
Mcleod, X. II. simpson, }: +; Wfen, John A.
Traylor, II. s. Warrington, w. w. Hardwick, B.
W. PoindeIter George j. Hundley, A; Sale
Mdtkinb, ~. L. lOllftDg oSOiec ". DibtNN.f
David Edwards, John l.. Wingo, Maurice 7.
Smith, X. Ii. Wren, William Z. bent
ley, William r. Lee, T. L. Aliriend,
G. X. Bryant, Charles W. Dunstan,
q. G. Minor, j. q. France, X. I. Arlington, DR.,
L. NJ. Darlington, j. G. Phaup, j. A. MosDy, Dr.,
George B. Steel, l.. s. Bass, George q. finch, Z.
c. Bridges, w. s. Robertson, NJ. A. Glazebrook,
X. Is. Walthall, X. w. Roberts, A. @. Workman,
j. W. Argyle, w: +. Warmer. John NJ. Taylor
S. Rutherford Rose, John Tyler, j. A. Davis,
j. n. Willis, f. II. Wade, W. y. Chalmers,
Frank X. steel, @. Brander. w. ID: simmons
W. S. Thomas. j.; b; Howard, K. W.
g. II. Peaseley, II. L. Cabell, {. l.. Brown, +. Is.
sydnQr, 4. Milihiser, w. N. Evans, H.. +. Baker,
L. S. Hutcheson, w. w. johnson, B. V. Brewer.
Byron Wallersteln, X. w. Croxton, Ike Levy,
A. S. Winston, Frank T. Di2gs, w. Z; Grady
W. W. Lefew, W. o. stegar, James II. stone,
jeremiah Morton, H. 4. Miller, w. Deane
Courtney, Charles l.. Barrett, W.. G.
Hatcher, J. q. Williams, Jr., q. X. Tao9'
Frank ID. Steger, Lewis ID. Srenshaw, Jr., >. II.
Harris, dr., K. Kersey, G. B. Picot, george :.
Yashon, B. ". Vashon, 5. g. Wallace, B, M.
Parham, q. ii. Fleming, A. l.. Boulware, W. X.
Massie. +. ID. Dunlop, j. Z: joplin, D. Is. beas-
ley, S. S. =. Patteson, w. NJ. TomI kns, L. n
Routt. II. d. Hoge, Waller Scott, frans Bin
ford, George w. Anderson, Joseph j. English,
Jr., X. Tucker. Z. +. Chuley, Ross Crump, j.
A. R1rrelson, S. Lee Dance, l.. I. trump,
Peter Krug, w. l.. Fleming, X. NJ. Rediord,
NJ. ii. Asher, Harry Bendix, Henry Well, j. H.
Dickerson, l.. c. Minor. X. Il. Bowers .. "
Haw, BENJAMIN r. Crump, G. W. Antrim q
Sons, Robert c. Neeson, Jr., }. B: Carter, H.
r. Wayt q. w. Catlett, George Winfree, ID. ..
Davis, Richard L. Brown 5. W. Travers, L. B
Pollard. w. q. Harvey, DR., 4. Thomas Orgain,
5. Il. Beveridge, b. X. Eppes, N. L. Beall, John
C. Freeman. Joseph IL. Estes, John b. Young,
H. H. AcVey, w. I. Broome, X. IA. Peple, Ii,
q. Beaman, James s. fenson, John W. Fisher.
j. A. Christian, Barton III. Grundy, f. W. MIR
son, William A. Arsell, l.. W: GlazebroCk,
Blair Boiling L. W. hcVeigh, III. &. Staples.
-. II n
Boykin Jacobs, Allen Talbot, Jr., II. A. Cole.
man, A. S. Crismond Arthur /. Piea-
sanis, A. Ii. styl, X. b. Christian, $. j.
Davail, Aug Arssll; saunders rd9s,S do6sSn' r f.
Bissen, X. Is. McCurdy, T: /. Stone.
]. q. West, ". L. Ragland, W. X. Murray, j.
II. call, n X. Savage, 4. Harvio Savage.
Charles Lipscomb, Daniel ID. Talley, d. Is: JEFF
James II. Clopton, Oscar swineford, j. l. VIII
Tams, S. II. bowman, II. 7. Christian, N. B.
Hersman, w. j. LufIsey, A. Gipperich, Jr:, j.
II. Lambert, E. c. Walthall, X. W. Spill
man, S. Is. Dunstnn, Thomas ii. Col
iior. haddon s. Watkins, William II. Peasants,
William Marshall, j. Il. Moore, +. u. Glenn,
Walter G. Duke, George SchGn, X. 4. Brooke,
Newton Lockwood. J. W. lockwood, DR., george
Ii Morris, John +. Ewg, Will LMcDonough, w.
M. Thompson. ID. A. Brown, Jr.. C.. h. ii. Tur-
ner. Peyion Grymes j. o. Martin, X. c. Gate
wood, Everett Waddey, Watson \. Arlington,
X B. Savage, J. W. LOCKWOOD, James h. BALL y.
=. II.
James b. Elan, G. z. Gardner, X. T..
DIckinson, Barnes w. Rucker, l.. Ii. Martin,
George ID. Thaxton, Jr., Charles L. watkins,
George X. Cannon. M: j. Dimmock, John Don
Worsham. A. Jennings, T. v. Minor, c. l..
Wnro. j. ID. Crump, W. j. Wingo, George ID.
Thaxton, A. c. Porter, John I. Roach, A. h.
smith, James A. Baber, George r. Hufcheson,
4. B. Waller, G. J. Davidson, j. Is. Woodward
Robert II. Mosby, A. L. Elicit, Jr., b. 81. Jacobs,
~ n Eape., ". II. Dunn, jackson Miller.
BENJAMIN Lawson, II. NJ. Boykln, Thomas u.
Mayo. samuel Westbrook, c. W. BlaIi, Z. ii.
Weetbrook. George fisher, Hay Il. Thornton,
Josenh V. Bdgood. w. Chase Morton, Robert
N. Pulliam, N. d., G.. NJ. kawson, A. X. Gum,
and w. 9. Tyler.
SAYS HE SAW MIR. FAGAN UP TOWN.
The DESPATCH was handed last night the fol-
lowing afidavit contradicting the statement OF
Er. Edward Pagan published yesterday TO
q, the effect shat he ives at the Third jefferson
p,ecinct during the entire day and throughout
the count Of the ballots, ard that eiecton was
'''' RICHMOND, VA, April IA, 1892.
T william p. Allen, do hereby make AFFIDAVIT
that betweeu half-past and half-psst O'Clock
~ the evening OF the primary. l was standing
w,th Mr.. John Rowe AT tho precinct In Clay
Ward, on Pine street, when hr: II; NJ. smith, Jf.,
drove up 20 the precinct with MIR. Ed. Fagan and
anal Mr., Rowe, and i shook hands with ana
talk cd 10 both OF them.
subscribed and sworn TO before me this 18th
49, ~ lnrii. 1899 4. B. JACOBS,
u"' VI Notary Public.
Card from Counsel.
The following explains itself:
RICHMOND, Va, April IA, 1892.
To IN. Democratic Voters Of Richmond:
In view of the anldavits published In this
moraing's DIspATcH, We submit the following
statement: c,.
tee Tuesday night
We proauced a witness who proved that
after the polls were closed st the Ihirc fre-
cinct. Jefferson Ward, he saw over the transom
into the yoting-room, and saw there Jim Botto,
sam Perdue, and Fred. Lowe: that he saw
nearly All the room, and no other person was IN
there except those three; that he saw from
where no stood In Bottos hand bundle OF bal.
lots from half an inch to an inch thick; mat
Potto came out In few minutes, and then he
saw no ballots In his hand; that he tBottoi az
he came out held q whispered conversation with
one Roller. in which witness heard the words,
1Yes. quick as lightning. All right, old boy
. Colonel Spotswood proved that he had gone
into tnat precinct during Tuesday and had met,
yithout selection, ,seventy-nine l7D) men VINO had
voted at thai precinct; forty 40) OF that seventy
'o'''>' -. idcats that they had voted for