The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-27
CANVASSING THE VOTE.
CERTIFICATES TO NINE DEMOCRA rs
AND ONE REPUBLICAN.
AZ the Meeting Of the >ta Board Of c IN
vsssers Co. Lsmb Off,rs Psp't Con
tanning n Iist Of Irregularities.

Of Congress. members OF the state Sen
ate and House OF Dclcgates where va
cancios had occurred boy death or resg-
nation. and for the constitutional amend
ment There were present Governor
O'Forrau. Auditor Marye. Treasurer
Hartman and Secretary Of the common
wealth Lawless. The only absentee was
Attorney General scott.
Among others iu Attendance ny me
courtesy Of the board were Colonel WI
Ham Lamb. who represented Mt. iuI
land the Republican Cauoldatc LOT '"n-
grcss in The Second district. ana hls stt"-
ographtr. Congressman j.. Gardner i4-
Ter who has just been reelected from
that district. Congress man-clcct Mchch-
ney. OF the Fourth. and turner ol lne
seventh district Colonel X. G. Ma,Snal',
OF Portsmouth, representing 'onti c,S,
man Tyler. Judge Edmund W adoiil'
representing Nj. Mcdonald. the kepub-
hcan candidate for Congress i4 the T. , Irst
e candiaatc ~ the Third district and MIR
Thorp Republican candidate in the
Fourth district colonel W; i. Wlckham'
representing Mr.. NOst. the Republican
candidate in the Tenth district, state
Senator N. ID. Flood Mr.. Joseph Button
and the representatives, Of the press
AriCHSIcAL ERROR.
During The reading of the returns from
tlc First district few technical errors
were discovered. and the respective re-
turns were laid aside for correction.
Judge Wadlll pItrcntcd formal com
plant that over four thousand ballots
had been thrown out. and he. therefore.
moved that the board require the county
electoral boards 10 certify whom the re-
Jcctcl ballots were cast for. The board
was OF the opinion that its powers were
ministerial ana not judicial. and the mo-
ton made boy Judge Wadiill was unan-
When the returns from the Second dis
triet bad been read Colonel Lamb briefly
addressed the board. His remarks were
as follows.
As o. the rejected ballots / make no
objection Co their not being returned here
because ] suppose they VIII appear be
fole the Committee ON Elections i'm Con
Ertss just as they were received boy the
clerks OF the courts. and / suppose Con-
grcss viii determine whether or not they
are Tor Nr Eorlaud of Dir. Tyler. What
came here to-day for your EXcellency
and Gentlemen OF the Board. may be
matter mat Is not i'm order / persuaded
Nr borlaud tc run Cor Congress. Just
before the election / heard statements
made mat certain things were 10 be
done. ana it made me send 10 every pre-
"nci where 10 was practicable 10 do so,
uN lhtcllecnt party 60 watch the vote.
u have gotten returns from probably
-t..t-eightns of The precincts, and IT re-
f'u- state of fraud and corruption In
N.t district mat Is very sad 10 me.
some 90 the reports ] could hardly be
lrte. and / sent detectives to verify
them and some have been verified, while
J have not reports from others. In other
places ] sent Intelligent gentlemen, ana
ln all the precincts so far only TWO OF
The reports have proved incorrect OF
course. / cannot connect the distinguish
ri gentleman who ran for Congress on
The Democratic ticket with these frauds.
hlt they are of such a serious character
that ] have come here to-day 10 make
protest. go which protest ! am willing
20 take my oath % the best OF my know
ledge and belief. ana would ask for time
that I may get the Witnesses TO 20 be
fore "a justice Of the peace or notary
public. not 90 give eN pafie statements.
hut tO have the witnesses cross examined
by the distinguished gentleman or has
friends 90 prove these frauds
i don't know that - Is lu order Ior
me- 90 give YOU examples OF these frauds.
Gov. CFerldll. the chairman, stated that
this was ont of ordtr)
Colonel Lamb then said had occa-
sion in 1>,S 10 study the functions Of
fhe Eeturnlug Board, and ] ann satisfied
that Its duties are purely ministerial,
hut ! diI not know whether or not you
would rule "a protest ont Of order when
person charged Wholesale fraud. i'm the
face Of the decision Of the FOrty-second
Congress in the case of the Hon. William
d. Clarke. of tho Third Texas district,
as certified 90 by Governor Davis. of that
state Paine. ON Elections paragraph
know. your Excenency. your splendid
record iu Congress in regard 10 honest
elections. and / know Mr. Tyler would not
have had thc frauds committed that /
know Of if Do could have prevented them
colonel Lamb here asked to Doe allowed
To leave bis protest with changes under
oath. with the board. The Governor
stated that the board could not entertain
tine protest under it's functions and CHAT
hc Thought Colonel Lamb would agree
with the board.
H. Mayrc. Auditor Of the state. stated
that the laW was very clear ON the SUBJ
sect. and that IL had not changed In the
ten years he had been ON the examining
Colonel Lamb stated that he was sat
iafrd with the decision of the board, and
withdrew
COLONEL LANDS PROTEST..
colonel Lambs protest was i'm the fol
lowing words.
electors of the Second congressional dis
tri.t of Virginia without REGARD 10 party
differences. against the issuing of the
certificates of election % the Hon. j.
Gardner TYLER ass against the Hon.
Thomas IL. Eorland because the greater
portion OF the returns are lrauduleut
and if the returns were purecd of these
frauds "a majority of The votes cast would
have been shown 10 have been in favor
of the Hon. Thomas II. Borland
Frst That the provisions OF the elec-
ton laws We're corrupty violated in
nearly am of the precincts in the district
Second. That il was possible IN each
precinct TO have appointed Judges known
10 belong 90 different political parties.
and get lu only comparatively few pre-
ciucts was this done.
Third IN some precincts judges were
chosen not able TO read and write.
Fourth I'm many precincts the polls
were not opened at sunrise. and i'm some
they were closed before sunset.
Fifth. That in some precincts before
proclamation was made of the opening
of the polls the ballot-boNes were not
opened and turned upside down. SO as 90
empty them of eVerNthins that was ina
them
sixth That at some Of the precincts the
ballots remaining unused at the close of
the polls We're not destroyed before the
box was opened.
Seventh That az many of the precincts
the booths were improperly constructed.
Eighth. That at many precincts the bal
Iot-boXes were not exposed 10 the view
Of the voters.
Ninth. That al some Of the precincts the
Judges opened the folded ballot SO as TO
be able 20 see how the elector voted.
Tenth Al some of the precincts parties
were allowed TO remain I'm the booths
over two and One-haf minutes 20 the
Eleventh. That many Of the special
.onefables forced themselves upon the
voters while Ia the booths against their
twelfth. That at some precincts several
partieaus at the same time were allowed
10 anuroach the polling-pl within the
forty feet when not Young.
thirteenth. That al some precincts par
tics nos election officers were allowed ia
the polling place.
Fourteenth THAT at some precincts
Tyler tickets were substituted for BOr-
land tickets after the latter were handed
Fifteenth At some precincts parties
were counted for Tyler who did not 40
20 the polls ballots being corruptly put