Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-12-28
Mr.. YOsT'S CONTEST.
WHAT he SAYS ABOUT AUGUSTA AND
STANTON.

Hon. Jacob Yost. last Saturday. serve
on Hon. HI. st. Geo. Tucker, the legal nc
| tice of his contest for his seat in the sat
Congress. The notice is contained il
a 49-page pamphlet printed by Messrs
Stoneburner & Prufer Of this city. L
is difficult to condense into newspape
space the grounds of contest of Mr.. Y ost
but we give the chief points as follows:
THAT Mr.. fuckers returned plurali
ty OF 1872, was Obtained by illegally throwing
out 1874 ballots of which, MI. Yos
claims, five-sixth were cast for him ant
intended to be SO counted.
2-That at least 200 voters for MI. Y os
were illegally deprived of voting.
3-That the entire election machiner,
was in the hands of Democrats, and used tt
defeat Mr.. Yost.
4.-That the special constables beins
partizans of Mr.. Tucker, refused TO render
assistance to those wishing to vote fol
MI. Yost.
5.-The obstacles to fair election offer
ed by the election law itself.
6.-That Republican voters were intimi
dated by Democratic speakers, notably, by
R. E. Byrd, at Columbian Hall, Staunton
Oct. Is. declaring that any Information
about the appearance Of the ballots givel
by any of them to others, would be punish.
ed.
THAT out Of 1885 election officers oil
the district appointed, 1 JAP were partizans
of Mr.. Tucker.
8-9.-That partizan election officers de.
stroyed 1913 ballots cast for Yost.
1O-11.-The Republican party was ignor-
ed, and many of the special constables APP.
pointed openly declared that they would
not assist the illiterates.
12.-The known partnership and general
unworthiness of many Of the election con-
stables.
13.-Visits of the Democratic State
Chairman to some of the counties, and Sc
cret conferences with electoral boards and
district and county officers of the Demo
cratic organization at which methods for
deceiving the illiterate voters were discus
sed and determined on. AS result
14-15-16.-Tickets were printed with
Yost's name, in one county in scrip, in
another in German type, and in others
with J.--Y ost on them.
: F.-Thus to defeat the efforts of the
illiterates. for whom schools had been Or
gained so they might learn to read the
nameJ. YOsT.
IN AUGUSTA COUNTY.
In Augusta County Mr.. Yost sets forth
that the following occurred:
In this County 621 votes, or more than IL
per cent of the entire vote counted, were
thrown out by the Judges of Election as ille-
gal, and at many precincts these rejected bal
lots were burned in plain violation of law,
and against the protest of Republican repre-
sentatives who witnessed the count.
(a.)-I aver and charge that at least 70 per
cent. of these rejected ballots were cast for
me, and intended to be SO counted. and that
their rejection was illegal and fraudulent.
2. Basic CSty.-At this precinct the vote as
returned for me was "a, whereas the true re-
turn should have been 118; at least 60 votes
cast for me having been Illegally rejected,
(G.)-I shall insist that three additional
votes shall be counted for me, said votes hav-
ing been illegally refused by the Democratic
Judges of Election when rendered by legal
veters who intended to vote for income vote
being refused on the ground of non-residence
of the voter, and two on the ground that the
voters were not at the polls in time.
2. Cr0sgsviWe.-At this precinct 81 votes
were returned for me, whereas the true return
should have been Sat least three votes cast
for me having been Illegally rejected and de-
strOyed by Democratic Judges, against the
protest of Republican representatives who
witnessed the count.
8. Deerfeld.-At this precinct, the vote as
returned for me was 40, whereas the true re-
turn should have been 44-at least 4 votes
cast for me having been illegally rejected.
(G.)-The conduct of the Constable was
partizan and illegal.
4. FSshers0slle.-At this precinct the vote
returned for me was 1Ol, whereas the true re-
turn should have been l12-at least IL votes
cast for me having been Illegally rejected.
Said rejected ballots were burned by the
Democratic Judges in violation of law.
5. HernsstGye.-At this precinct the vote as
returned for me was SO, whereas the true re-
turn should have been Sc; at least 20 votes
cast for me having been illegally rejected,
These rejected ballots were destroyed by the
Democratic Judges, in the face of vigorous
protest by Republicans. and for the purpose
Of destroying the evidence of their fraudulent
rejection.
6. MiddIebr0ok.-At this precinct the vote
as returned for me was &C, whereas the true
return should have been IS; at least y votes
cast for me having been illegally rejected.
(a)-I shall also insist that additional
votes intended to be cast for me shall be so
counted, the said ballots having been illegal
ly refused by Democratic Judges of Election,
on the ground that the voters Offering the
same were non-residents.
OIL shall also claim one additional vote
which the registrar failed or neglected to put
on the Registration Book, after taking the
oath of the voter who intended to vote for
me, and leaving him under the impression
that his name had been entered on said Regis
tration Book.
Z. Mt. SSda.ey.-At this precinct the vote as
returned for me was 95, whereas the true re-
turn should have been no; at least Is votes
cast for me having been Illegally thrown out
and destroyed.
(G.)-I shall also claim one additional vote,
said voter having offered to vote for me, be-
fore the polls were open-but hour after
sun rise. He was compelled to leave on the
train.
s. Red Mslls.-At this precinct the vote as
returned for me was 1O1, whereas the true re-
H.
cast for me having been illegally rejected.
(0.)-The conduct of the Constable was ille-
gal in that he refused to render necessary as
sistance to illiterate voters who desired to
vote for me,
9. Spring HilI.-At this precinct the vote
returned for me was 81, whereas the true re-
turn should have been SO; at least votes cast
for me having been Illegally rejected.