Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11
FROM THE CAPITOL.
BOARD APPOINTMENTS MADE BY
GOVERNOR oreRRALL.
fuscd-Thc Walton Election Law and
Its Clerical Defects.

Governor O'Ferrall yesterday made the
following appointments:
Board OF Visitors to Mount Vernon
Taylor Berry. Of Amherst; w. w. Henry.
OF Richmond: J. Bell Bigger. OF Rich
mond; Robert J. Washington, OF West
moreland; Henry Fairfax. OF Loudoun'
and George A. Mushbach, OF Alexandra
On State Board OF Agriculture-f1rs'
Congressional District Albert ). NC
Meath, Accomac: Third District. A. D.
Buford, Richmond city; Fifth District
John l.. Hurt. Pittsylvania: Seventh
District. j. X. Mccain. Frederick'
Ninth District. Henry c. Stuart. Russell
Quarantine Omcer-Norfolk and Ports
mouth, DR.. William A. Thom' Jr'
ELEVEN PARDONS REFUSED.
The Governor has refused TO grant par
dons in the following cases:
John T. Kehoe. sentenced April lo'h 10
fifteen days in jail by Police Justice OIL
Richmond
Joseph Robinson. OF Norfolk. serving
sentence for third conviction.
John Campbell sentenced April lSo''
In Bath county 20 eighteen years ior muir
der in the second degree. -,
William Newton. serving twelve
months term In the Lynchburg jail.
EldrIdge Jones. serving siX-months
fern I'm the Roanoke Jail for petit lar
ceny. - A.
John Shenault, serving term IN the
CITY fail for breaking into freight-car.
William Richeson. sentenced March. 1892.
20 three years in the pententiaIy LOT
attempted robbery. A.
Nelson Shore. serving term IN the
city Jail.
Harrison Bigham, serving term Tor
second conviction. -
J. NJ. Wood. serving term IN tne
city Jail. Lynchburg. for stealing.
Harry Mason. serving seven-years'
term for larceny committed In 1889 In
Charlotte county.
DISABILITIES REMOVED.
The Governor removed the political disa-
bllit,es of Henry Payne. of Wythe;
Nicholas Baker. Of Pulaski: Thornton
Richards. of Page. and Il. J. Goodwin
OF Norfolk county.
The State Board of Dental Examiners
met at the Capitol yesterday to examine
candidates for license to practice dehtls-
try. There was class of eight present.
The board will not complete its work De-
fore Thursday afternoon or Friday morn
ing.
THE WALTON ELECTTON-LAW.
The question has been raised by some
persons whether the Walton electon-law
Is not rendered imperative by reason or
certain clerical defects in II. For IN
stance. IL was the intent and purpose or
the bill to require the printer Of the
tickets TO take an oath that he would
destroy all defective ballots. but as the
act reads the word defective does not
appear. and the printer is. by literal
construction of the law, required to de-
stroy "all' ballots.
Again. the act in one place provides
that candidates shall thirty days before
election give notice of their candidacy,
and in two other places twenty days is
the limit.
The little discrepancies have worried
some OF the friends Of the bill considera-
bly,, but they all say the intent of the
act is so plain that it will not be rem
dered imperative
THE GOVERNORS OPINION.
When Governor O'Ferrslrs attention
was called to the alleged defects yester-
day he said that. in his opinion the courts
would construe the act to mean just what
was intended-that is. the printer 10 de-
stroy only the defective ballots and such
perfect ones over and above the number
he is required to deliver. In regard to
the twenty and thirty days, he stated
that there was no confusion. The bill
saws candidates shall announce their can
didacy twenty days before an election,
and the tickets shall he printed within
thirty DAYS. which may mean anywhere
from one to thirty days.