The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29
THE GOVERNORS VIEWS.
rynhysxs rBK wOnxISS or THE
WILTON BALLOT Law.
.r... ana y,ppurchssed Ballot 10 secnreo'
What Mr.. II. =. Lewis. the III pao"-
can Treasurer, says.

nrtjE RIDGE SPRINGS. VA. July %.
soccial.--Governor O'Ferran. wheh aSN''
to-day what he thought Of the hartiso"
burg election, said that 1T had no poii''N"'
significance. ,..,>,,car
"a Democratic Mayor and kepnphoa"
treasurer. both incumbents ana gooo o''-
GERS were elected.
.It was the first election uhoe' tne "
ton act. and learn 1t WORKED We" '0' :"
oew Law. There were some MISTAKES """0
Ga marking the ballots by iliterate voters.
hu. This was TO be expected nele va" "a.
an officer 10 prepare tnen pr,, rn ,bayn
,har, h,t they preferred 70 prepare theth
sns.n,saives. hence the mistakes. surely
49, voter cast a free ballot. and TINS III
,,soif siouiG commend the law 10 every
good citizen.
No MORE PULLING or fioATfBs.
1--WE all recall the scenes at the polls Tor
years past when weak or noa.in ~, 80 o,,r
rr1fnTn1ed by party workers, and he would
be marched up 10 the pOlls by the sue
eessful worker and voted. The walton
law puts an end 10 these scenes. He .
af,er there will be no blocks OF hNe
waiting. no use OF money, and no prepaIa-
lion OF the tickets of the hllterate ps
irresponsible and often corrupt men -
free and unpurchaSed ballot is SecuIeu.
II am sure there viii be no confess 'N
sulting from this election.
NOT 10 90 TO ALABAMA.
The Governor says that ne will not oe
an. TO 10 to Alabama Said ne. D'Vtt
ly after Colonel Oates was noiIiihateu -
requested me by letter 10 come 90" ~ -
MAKE some speeches for him. ana ! pior ,,,,
49, hin, 10 do so but since then my
health has failed and my physlci ,i.r., a @en
vise6 me not TO 20, and 1 have 50 "ii''e"
Colonel oates.
Nh. LEWIS VIEWS.
,,avor Switzer Democrat who was re-
elected in HarTisonburg lhursday' anu
Mr.. -. :. Lewis, the ftphosi.2n', "t
was again chosen treasurer Oh tn a' -
IN the same contest, were yesteiud;
asked by me Times Tor then views Vi
the operations Of the new Walton law;
Mayor Swlfzer was out OF the CITY anu
couid not be reached by our representa-
tive. -.
Mr.. Lewis sent the following reply;
Harrisonburg, Va, July %
The Times. Richmond, Va: In reply
10 vour reoiIest for opinion Of the work
ing Of the Walton law in our lale t titc
tiOn. viii say II operated 10 uio l - -
chise forty-eight hhterate voters 50 "a
as their votes for town counciimeh VERT
concerned.
The law itself affords every oppor-
tunity for the grOssest frauds our sPe-
cial constable is an exceptionally HGm-
est man. and did his duty accordins
TO the law. as he construed IT. but Dy ms
wrong construction, about fifty illiterates
were DISTINGUISHED. As ! said before
owing TO the honesty Of the conStdhle
little or no money was used, which was a
great Improvement over some OF our
former elections, but with the one con
stable provision and with a dishonest
constable the use of money can be made
a hundred times more dangerous than
ever before. for the party who has the
constable can buy all the noaters, for
they cannot be divided and thus made
less dangerous.
do not speak from the standpoint
Of a disappointed office seeker. having
been elected by majority Of one nun
dred and thirty-seven in a total vote OF
five hundred and seventy-three. and my
vote being largely in excess of any other
candidate. ,,,,,c
REPUBLICAN DHLEGATEs ELECTED.
HARRIS ONBCRG. VA, July %.-Spe-
cial-The Republicans Of TINS county
held their convention here to-day. and
elected Hfty-nve delegates 70 their Dis
trict Convention. which meets In Luray
on the 10th day Of August. they go I'M
instructed. The attendance was fairly
good, and they are bold enought to
venture the hope Of carrying this dis
trict
Fluyanna Delegates Elected.
BRENfO. VA. July 2S.-Special.-At a
Meeting of the voters of Fork Union dis
trict F1uvanna county. delegates 10 the
buchanan convention we're elected as fol
lows. & T. Jones, j. :. Payne. and NJ. II
Kirnbrough Resolutions fully endorsing
the incumbent were passed and the dele
gates instructed to cast their votes in his