The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-27
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y Third Ward.
The city Democratic executive COM
mtttee met yesterday afternoon with A,
L. Payne acting "a presidents pro tenn.
1t WAS understood that matters pertain
ing TO the recent primaries would come
up and therefore Mr.. Hicks declined to
be present. No business Of Importance
Was transacted and the committee ad.
journed to meet Thursday afternoon at
5 o'clock at the Office Of Mr.. Payne.
a resolution was adopted to the effect
that candidates must give notice to the
acting chairman as to any contest in
any ward, and they must also give the
grounds OF contest to the committee
not later than Wednesday noon. It had
been expected that there would be q
lively fight over the Third ward returns
as the friends Of Captain. Berkeley had
decided TO make contest. The returns
OF this ward, however, and also those of
several others, not having been made to
the acting chairman no definite action
was taken, but q resolution was adopted
instructing the judges to have the rea
turns ready by Thursday. Edward
Lyle, Esq, attorney for Mr.. Hioks,
gave notice that he will contest the
First Ward returns. -,
Il TINES reporter made o carefuf In
vestigation Of the Third ward matter
yesterday and ascer tanned the following
facts in connection with the primary
there:
The judges Of the election were Messrs.
I. j. Martin, j. L. Kelly and F. q.
Wintermyer. When the balloting closed
at 10 o'clock 1t was egreed that each
interested party should have q repre-
sentative present while the vote was
being counted. e. C.Welsh WAS selected
to represent Hon. ]. Allen Watts, E. j.
Rowan for Mr.. Berkeley, and ]. G.
Graves for MIR. Hicks. The Judges
counted the ballots in the house box
first, during which several senate bal
lots for Mr.. Watts were found. These
were laid aside. The result OF the vote
in the house box wss as follows: For the
Hicks delegates, P. j. Greeley received
II votes, W. e. Thomas, "a, and j. G.
Graves II. For the Berkeley delegates
VIM. Quinn received rs votes, e. @.
Zeeler rs and e. j. Rowan 76.
The judges then en- ptied the aena-
torial ballot box, and before counting
the vote, 1t was agreed between the
judges and representatives present to
count the senate votes in the house box
for Watts. and II there proved to be any
Hicks ballots or Berkeley ballots in the
senate box that they should be counted
for the respective candidates for whom
they were cast. One of the judges, It Is
stated, claimed at this junoture that he
had cast Hicks ballot in the senate
box in preference to voting for Mr..
Watts delegates. 1t was decided to
throw this ballot out. Fourteen Hicks
ballots were found in the senate box end
four Berkeley ballots, which changed
the result. giving the Hicks delegates q
clear majority OF FIVE.
Mr. Berkeleys friends claim that
number Of people who voted q Hicks
house OF delegate ticket also voted the
same ticket for the senatorial delegates
and thereby cast two votes for one set
OF delegates They also claim that the
number of people who voted wss not az
large as the number Of ballots counted,
showing. they say. that some voted
twice They further nod that Mr..
Berkeley's representative at the count
had no right or authority to agree to
such proceeding.
On the other hand Mr.. Hicks and his
friends insist that the election was q
perfectly fair one and that the result as
announced Is the true choice OF the peo-
pie. question has been raisd ss to
whether or not the executive commit
tee is the proper body to act In this
matter. Some Of the leading politicians
of the city hold that the question
should be disposed of by the credentials
committee Of the convention.
1T is the best patent medicine in the
world" is what Dir. E. M. Hartman, of
Marquam, Oregon, says Of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy.
What leads me to make this assertion
is from the fact that dysentery in ita
worst form was prevalent around here
last summer and it never took over two
or three doses of that remedy to effect
complete cure" For sale by the Chas.
Lyle Drug 90.