Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-18
ELEVEN FOR SANDS.
he GETS ALL BUT FIVE VOTES FOR
THE HENRIco JUDcESHIP.
No Other Candidate Mentioned County
Committee Asserts Its Disspprovsi OF
Fraud in Elections.


Fraud in Elections.
An important meeting Of the Henrico
County Democratic Committee was heio
I'm the grand-jury room at the COURTHOUSE
at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Chair
man J. C. Mitchell presided, ana MI
Caskie r. Smith was In his place as secre-
tary. The other members present were
Major A. r. Courtney. A. J. DicKerson'
II. l.. Kent, T. C. Wells. John Archer
II. c. Beatty. w. N. Ford. ID. Brown'
James Phillips, c. A. 1owles' oiiio"
Solomon, j. w. Taylor. Barney ff'scn'
korn. and 7. IL. Samuels. :,
The Chair explained that ne hau
called the committee together because d
vacancy was about to occur IN the CoVnty
Court tudgeship Judge Minor had peen
recommended by the bar OF Richmond ahu
elected by the General Assembly, 10 pr
side over the new Court OK Law anu
Equity, and he thought the coln"ii'ses
might like to make a Recommendation to'
the vacancy that would be thus e'ea'sN
DECIDE TO NOMINATE.
After a great deal OF informal discus
sion. Mr.. Solomon moved that the COM
mittee. make a nomination Tor Judge ne
thought the body had perfect rlshl "
do this, as 1t was Responsible TOT tiie ar
fairs Of the Democratic party III the
county.
Mr.. Frischkorp was under the impress
sion that the committee should submit the
question to the people in rnas3-meeting.
Messrs. Kemp and Courtney agreed with
the views of Squire Frlschkorn. Major
Courtney explained the difference between
the Bar Association OF Richmond, non
political organization, and me Hehrlco
County Democratic Committee, a decided
political organization. He said the CON-
mittee was largely in favor OF one OF the
four candidates for the positions to be
| filed, and he thought 1t would be I'M
| fair to the minority to force them TO
| vote. allowing the result to go out as the
recommendation OF the whole committee.
| A recorded vote was called for on Mr..
| Solomons motion, It being understood that
| the endorsement for Judge was 10 be In
| the nature OF an individual ono rather
| than an expression OF the sentiment Of
| the committee as a body.
The result was as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Frischkorn. Taylor Solo
mon, Bowes, Phillips. Brown. Ford.
| Mitchell. Wells, Dlckerson. and Samuels-
| II.
Noes-Messrs. Courtney. Beatty. Kemp.
| and Archer
| Mr. Smith did not vote. The Chair de-
| clared Mr.. Solomon's motion carried, and
| announced that the committee was ready
| To hear nominations for the judg eship.
| MIR. SANDS'S BIG MAJORITY.
| Mr. Phillips offered the following:
| Resolved. That Democrotic ropra.
sentatiyes OF the county In the Legtsla-
| ture be and they are hereby requested to
support for the county judgeship Mr.. VIII
| liam III. Sands, a citizen and resident OF
THIS county, and one whose Voice has
always been raised in the cause Of De-
| mocracy
| The Chair asked IL there were any
other nominations Major Courtney
| again declared that he was opposed TO
the MODE OF procedure. but made no
motion. No other name was presented.
and Mr.. Sands was recommended by
vote OF II ayes 10 3 noes, Messrs. Smith
and Kemp not voting. Here Is the vote
on MIR. Phlllipss resolution
| AyeS-AIessrs. Frischkorn. Taylor Solo
mon, Bowles. Phillips. Brown, Ford.
Mitchell, Wells. Dickerson, and Samuels-
Ii.
Noes-Messrs. Courtney. Beatty. and
Archer-3.
| THE SMITHERS PRECINCT MATTER.
Major Courtney drew the attention Of
the committee to the Times recent publi-
cation with reference to alleged fraud
at Smither's Precinct. and offered the
| following. which provoked considerable
| discussion:
| Whereas grave charges OF fraud have
been brought by leading Democratic
newspaper OF this state against the Off
| GERS or Smither's Precinct at the late
| election OF senators and a representative
from this county. and in support OF said
charges there was published a copy Of
the poll-books at that precinct which
showed that Il large number OF persons
were voted who were not present. there
fore. be 1t
Resolved. /, That this committee here
| and now expresses its emphatic disap-
| prevail OF ali violations OF the election
| laws. and Will not countenance such acts
on the part Of any representative OF this
committee or in the interest Of the Demo
| cratic party.
WHY OFFERED.
Major Courtney, in explaining the OBJ
iect Of his resolution. said that had not
these allegations come from a Democratic
| paper he would not Nave taken the stand
| that he had.
The Chair: Are you sure that it is a
| Democratic paper that you refer to?
Major Courtney: Yes, sir; / am just
| as sure Of the Democracy Of that paper
AZ | am OF your Democracy. or the De-
mocracy of any other member Of this COM
| mlttee.
While Major Courtney was speaking or
the publication in the Times purportIng
20 be copy Of the poll-books for
| Smither's Precinct Chairman Mitchell.
| who seemed to think shat the matter
had been greatly magniied. denied that
il was n perfect copy OF said books
THE PAPER ADOPTED.
The propriety OF the officers at Smthers
| Precinct reslgning was preached, but
| an explanation was made that the alleged
| fraud had been brought to the attention
| Of the County Court, and that Judge
| Minor had said that he would lay II before
the grand Jury when IL meets In March
| No action was. therefore. taken. though
the preamble and resolution setting forth
the views OF the committee with re-
| gard TO fraud In elections were unani-
mously adopted.
The Chair appointed a subcommittee
consisting Of Messrs. Dickerson. Fris'h-
korn, and Smith TO wait upon the Hem
rico members Of the General Assembly
and present them with a copy OF the
resolution by which Mr.. Sands was
recommended 10y majority OF the MEM
bers Of the committee for Judge.
The body then adjourned.