The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-02
ROANOKE VA. SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE 2, 1894.
THE ELECTION CONTEST.
Republicans Will Pursue a Different Line
of Policy.

Republicans Will Pursue Different Limo
of Policy.
The confess over the ecent election
took surprising turn yesterday morn
ing in the Hastings Court Ithad been
announced that Judge Woods would
hear the petition of tho Repu blicans for
mandamus ordering the commission
ers of election to recount the vote and
the courtroom was crowded by 10 o'clock
with interested spectators. An adjourn
ment was taken until $3.50 o'cloc in tn
afternoon, however, owing to the alb
sence OF Col. John e. Penn, one of the
counsel for the Repu blicans
When the court was called to or Ter
after dinner Judge Woods announced
from the bench that the counsel for
Hartwell and others hal concluded to
dismiss the application for the present.
He then left the bench and the large
crowd filed out slowly, wondering what
this action meant and why 1t was taken.
A good deal OF doubs seemed to exist
In the minds OF great many Of those
present as to the exact status Of affairs,
but others seemed to know it all and
soon the streets were filled with rumors
to the feet that ,hs Republicans had
abandoned the fight and that the entire
Democratic ticket would BE- sworn into
Office on the LIST day Of July.
This WAS not the case, however The
action simply meant that the Republi-
cans had decided to pursue another line
and make regular contest of the
election. The notice of contest was
filed in the clerks office lats yesterday
evening, after having been accepted by
and Judge Robertson, as attorney.
The document is voluminous one,
and goes into the matter with the
minutest detail. The first complaint
made IL in regard to the action of the
com missiouers of election in throwing
out the Third ward vote Instead of
allowing the clerks and judges to COR
rect the defect.
The claim is also made that large
numb Der OF votes were improperly re-
ceived by the judges at different wards,
and that IL such illegal votes had not
been received tho returns would have
showed thas Messrs. Englebv, Hartwell
and Patsie wore duly elected Tho list
Of names of illegal voters IN every
ward except the Third then follows.
The grounds for declaring these votes
illegal are as follows: Names wore
added to tho registration books after
tho day of registration fixed by the
statute; those vn:ing who are non resi-
dents OF the city; ihoae voting on cerGi
ticate OF rs gistrG,ion; those voting who
wore not register Il as provided by law;
those voting who h.,d been DISTINGUISHED
| by law and who had boon convict. d Of
felony in the Hastings Court, OF Roam
oko prior to May "a, 1894, and those
voting who wore under tho age of 81
xn l,a al
The total number OF illegal votes in
the four Yards, as claimed, is So. divided
as follows: First ward, %; Second wa.d,
III; Fourth ward, A.; Fifth ward, G.
The claim is further made that there
WAC TN erroneous count Of the votes re
ceived in the Third and Fifth wards, and
recount will be asked Of the votes Of
said wards.
Tho petition concludes as follows:
"Wherefor complainants pray that tho
returns Of said election be subject to
the Inquiry, deta min lin snd julg
ment OF this honorable court and tina.
the certificates OF election which have
been awarded to S. e. Jones, for mayor;
w. 5. Gooch, for commemorative attor.
ney and G c. Payne, for commissioner
OF revenue, be annulled and declared to
be OF no effect, and that certificates OF
cleo ion be grained by this court to
John Engleby, for mayor; j w. Hart
we'll, for commonwealth attorney, and
j. ). Pattie, for comm ssionor of revenue;
to George Hous ION and D l. Bach
man. for City Cluncil for tho Third
Ward, and to J. w. Camper, for Justice
OF the peace of tho Third ward.
"In the event that the returns OF the
votes and the result of said election
cannot be satisfac torily determined by
this court, that the elt ction for the
above named officers shall be set aside;
that the oflic DO declared vacant and
that new election be ordered by this
court
Tine petition is signed by the follow
ing gentlemen: George w Ramsey, II.
W. Johnson, IL. Body. James Ric hmond,
Il s. Van Horn, Robert G. Johnston, j.
Nj. Gambill, ". W. Coe, G.. May James
f.. Porter, Charles A. Woolford, VIM. A.
Pattie. Joseph Il. Engloby, James Il.
Schick, j. e. Wharton, Charles e.
Rusmisell, w. Sale, Frank Il Msy,
u T. Lemon and Samuel s Shafer.
1t is not known yet how long it will
be before the matter is brought before
the court. The Democrats have ten
days In which to file their petition and
az soon as this Is done the case will
probably be disposed OF by Judge
Woods.
Coal Creek Miners Strike.
NASHVILLE, June -Four thousand
miners at Coal Creek this morning quit
work and say they will not resume until
IL II -