The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-25
DEMOCRATS PROTEST.
SENATE COMiTITTEE VIII EEPOhI
ANEW BOARD ron HEAHIcO.
II Revsrsss Its Action Of rridsy-Reasens
for ObjectinE to the Members OF the
Board Recon- m ended.

A meeting OF the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections was held Friday
evening. and there were present a depu-
tation OF Democrats from Henrico TO
protest against the electoral board, which
had been recommended by the committee
for the House, and the new electoral
board 10 be composed Of James T. Lewis,
II. G. Boyer, and Henry Vocgler. Among
the Hcnrco deputation were Major A. Il.
Courtney Major 4. w. CARRIER. Mcssrs.
J. y. Winston. r. II. crump. DR.. Shop
pard. DR. II. a. Patterson. Messrs. a.
w. Ball. j. II. Kcmpler, James Via. and
George T.. Anderson. Senator Loven-
stein and Delegate w. J. Binford were
present. Senator Sands was requested 10
be present, but wrote a note saying that
he was unable TO come. The Henrico
deputation made the following objectiors
10 the proposed new electoral board OF
Henrico county:
They said they all belong TO one ana
the same clique, and do not represent
the party at large, and II appointed the
people who do not belong 10 their FAC
ton will not have a fair showing IN
elections.
!. James r. Lewis, Of Tuckahoe district,
justice Of the peace, elected May 1885,
for two years.
,. Did not vote the fun Democratic
ticket in May, 1893 Scratched Waddill'
for clerk, though he voted in the pri-
mary) Nor in November, 1893. Scratch
ed BInford. for House Of Dclegates)
g. He Is interested in store which
is kept open on Sunday. lie lives in the
house, and though q justice Of the peace,
he knowingly permits this violation or the
law and thus violates his duty as a
justice OF the peace.
4. He is not a representative man IN
any respect whatever. was letter car
rier I'm the city Of Richmond before he
came TO the county. about four years
ago. He was dismissed from the post
Office Department upon charges.
ii. c. Boyer, Narina district, is North
orn man who came 80 Virginia about
three years ago and opened store in
the lower end Of the county, where he has
carried on small business ever since.
His standing is poor, and he Is in no
sense a representative man, while there
are a great many first-class men III tnat
district who are lifelong Democrats.
Henry Voegler. Fairfield district - Mr..
Voegler IS an old resident Of the county,
but he is totally unfit for the response
bic duties Of this position, mentally and
physically.
We name the following as some OF the
representative Democrats
Dr. Carlton Archer, Henry Hecnler, n
W. Ball, John Archer, John Cussons'
John J.. Tyler, Charles Roper. william
Ellis Jones, \. W. CARRIER. George Il.
Drinkard Captain George Hopkins, ). IL.
Kempler John r. Wilson.
For the reasons given the Henrico depu-
tatlOn asked the retention Of the old
board. consisting Of Messrs. Robert W.
Courtney. Henry Hechler, and Mr. Fra
zier Senator Lovenstein and Delegate
Binford agreed with the Henrico Demo
Gratis that the old board should be re-
tanned, and the committee adopted their
recommendation and reported for the re-
tcntion OF the old board.
on yesterday morning, however, the
Senate Committee on Privileges ana
Elections held another meeting. Senators
Sands and Lovenstcin, Delegate Binford,
Nlessrs. Simon Solomon. sheriff Of Hen
rico county; Chairman j. C. Mitchell, or
Smthers' precinct and Caskie smith
appeared before the Senate committee
which reversed its action and determined
10 recommend Lewis, Boyer, and Noesier'
and TO reject Courtney, Hechler' ana
Frazier. The Henrico deputation, who
had visited the committee the evening
before and left with the fullest assurance
that the old board would be retained,
were much surprised and disappointed by
this change Of front by their representa-
lives and the committee. IL was openly
stated by some of them that the probable
reason for this change Of front was thst
some members Of the old board had ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with some Of the
Judges and clerks Of elections In the
county. and had proposed to make
changes.