Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-09
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS
They Will Make Claim to Four or Five
Seats in the House.
Hundreds of Ballots Thrown Out I'm
der the New Election .Lnw-wn
Walker Take the. Leaderships
pecial Dispatch TO The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND Va, November Gas a re-
suit of the new Walton election law, under
which Tuesdays election took place, the
next House of Representatives will have
to pass upon four and possibly five contest
ed election cases in Virginia. The four re-
publicans who have announced their in
tention to contest are w. X. Borland, in the
second, who was defeated by Representa-
tive d. Gardiner Tyler; II. T. Thorp, in the
fourth, defeated by w. r. Mckinney; j.
Hampton Hoge, in the sixth, defeated by
Peter J. Otey; Jacob Yost, in the tenth,
defeated by Representative IL. ST. q. Tuck
er. 1t is also possible that Col. Patrick
McCaull in the eighth, will contest the
election of Representative T.. E. Meredith,
whose majority is placed at $500 All Of the
contests will be made on the ground of
illegal rejection of ballots cast for the de-
feated candidates. 1t seems that in many
counties and towns where there Is a large
negro vote hundreds of ballots were thrown
out by the democratic judges, who Claimed
that they were not marked according 10
the provisions of the new law; that is, that
the line drawn by the voter did not ex-
tend through three-fourths of the name IN
tended to be scratched, or that not enough
ramos were scratched. 1t Is claimed that
in many instances the iliterate voter drew
his line only through the democrats name,
neglecting to include the names OF the pop
uist and prohibition candidates. This lat
ter omission, however, was not as general
by far as the failure to draw the line
through three fourths of the name.
The reports from the negro counties go to
show that wholesale rejections of ballots
Occ lrTed. In the little town of Hampton,
in the second district, 500 ballots were
thrown out, and in the county or Augusta,
tenth district, 194 ballots shared the same
fate. In view of these facts 1t Is not sur
A.. IAf. Tod I'll aat Wi
contest.
Walker and Malone.
Gen, James A. Walker, in the ninth dis
trict, the lone republican who will be given
his certificate Of election, receives a major
ity of about 500. Gen. Walker was more
fortunate than his brother republicans in
being in a district where the negro question
is little at issue, and no reports Of the re-
lection of ballots have been received from
the counties composing the ninth. Gen.
Walker made a brilliant canvass, and even
the democrats conCede that he has won on
his merits. He Is a man of considerable
ability and is very ambitious. he was
gallant confederate general, succeeding
Stonewall Jackson, and was the command
er of the original "Stonewall' brigade. I'm
til few years ago he AFFILIATED with the
democratic party boiling II on the tariff
issue. An afternoon paper names him as
the logical leader of the republican party.
1t says: Malone is said to be jealous of
him. Already one hears Ii said that a re-
organiza ton OF the republican party In Vir-
ginia will take place without much delay.
Walker is the coming leader and will be
backed up by Yost and others. Malone is
not ready as yet to give up his hold upon
the machinery of the party and he will
fight to the end. Walker is the logical
leader and the northern republicans will
favor his claims. They look) upon Malone
as played-out politician Is
number of republicans approached by
The Star correspondent however smiled
when shown the report. They all agreed
that Malone would be the LEADER of the re-
publican party in Virginia long as he
lived, but that The past campaign would
teach the shrewd general lesson. They
did rot think that he woald ever again
advise his party in the opening of a con-
gressior al campaign not to make nominal
tons. o..
The POpulists Swamped.
An Interesting feature OF the returns is
the almost total annihilation of the pop
ulist party. If the election Tuesday is an
indication the party has seen its best days
in Virginia, and is now matter of history.
The republican leaders are much dis
pleased with the new Walton law, and are
expressing their views in opposition to it in
unmeasured terms.
Gen. MnhOnc's Comment.
The most significant remarks made are
those of Gen. William Malone, who, in the
opinion OF his followers hits the nail on
the head exactly. He said yesterday when
asked for his views:
The result in Virginia Is precisely as
predicted at Washington when Gen. Walk
err ana myself called on the republican con-
gressional committee, which was to the eff
feet that he CIV alker) was the only repub-
hcan candidate who would be allowed the
certificate of election; that the Walton
amendment of the Anderson McC ormick
election law was designed merely to de-
celVe the people, Whlle it shielded the
judges of election and left them free to
W"ongdoing as might seem to them neces-
sary to affect results.
There can be no fair election and no
honest return of the popular will where
all the registrars and ali the judges and
clerks of election, and all these chosen
specially with reference to the capabilities
of the person to fa!sfy the registration
books and the returns, are of the same no
litical party.
THE electors of the state can never ex-
ercise any choice of candidates in any cleo
ton under the existing election law The
Walton amendment merely shields, aggra.
Yates and enlargeS the opportunities for
fraud. In order to restore to the people
the right to say who shall represent them
in any elective office, registration must be
confined to a non-partisan board, and cleo
tonS must be intrusted to nom partisan
board or judges, on each of which each
party must have a reputable man Of it's
own selection, and each party a reputable
man of It's own selection in the polling
places. All the ballots should be precisely
alike in size, type and order of names and
any elector should have the right to call In
any man he pleaSes to assist him in max
ing out his ballot"
THE REQUEST DENIED.