The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-30

Night.
The city Democratic executive com
mittee held an adjourned meeting yes.
terday afternoon in the office OF Messrs.
Hardaway & Payne, for the purpose of
certifying to the returns made by the
judges Of the different wards at the re-
cent primaries. All of the mem bers
were represented, either in person or by
proxy. except Mr.. B. o. Mays aud Mr..
Ed. MCCARTHY, both OF the Fourth ward.
The returns from the First, Second and
Fourth wards were c,nvassed and GER
titled to. The Fifth ward returns we're
not in possession Of tho com nj stee, Mr..
W. 2. Dupuy stating that he had given
them to Mr.. r. Randolph Hicks, who
was absent, although represented by
proxy.
Mr.. Pat Greedy had tho Third ward
retufns or credentials as he called them,
but refused to lay them before the meet
ing, claiming that the convention was
the proper body to pass upon them. On
motion Of Mr.. X. e Scott committee
was appointed, Of which tho acting
chairman was to be mem Der, to OBJ
tain from the judges appointed to con-
duct the meetings in the Third and
Fifth wards duplicate OF their returns
from said wards and II the committee
shall be unable to obtain such dupli-
Gates they are to obtain from the most
reliable sources possible the results of
the voting In the said wards and report
at meeting OF the executive committee
to be held Saturday night at 8 O'Clock
at The Office Of Scott & Staples. The
meeting then adjourned until that
time.
The result of the meeting OF the>
Democratic executive committee yester.
day afternoon WAS awaited with much
interest by the friends OF both Mr..
Hicks and Mr.. Berkeley Owing to the
fact of Mr.. Hicks being one Of the can
didates he had requested Mr.. Archer
Payne to act as chairman. and was not
present In person, although his proxy
was held by Mr.. Edward Lyle. When
the meeting was called to order at S
o'clock those present were Messrs. W.
T. Dupuy, L. w. Terrell and Charles l.
Stewart, of the First ward; R. e. Scott
and j. r. Thompson, of the Second;
Patrick Greeley, OF the Third; Archer
Payne, of the Fourth; j. w. Neal and
A. j. Davis, of the Fifth. Mr.. Stewart
held the proxy OF Mr.. e. b. Crabill, of
the Fifth; Mr.. Edward Lyle that of Mr..
Hicks, of the Second, and Mr.. Greeley
those of 8. P. Seifert and John A.
Doarnberger, OF the Third. Beside the
members of the committee number of
interested spectators were present, as
we'll as several lawyers, who were there
to look after the interests OF their
Clients.
The air Vt harmony with which the
meeting opened did not last long, and
shortly after Acting Chairman Payne
mad called the proceedings to order, the
Hicks men had thrown down the Raunt-
let, and Mr.. Lyle had declared. in a
voice embling with passion "You can
muzzle me, but you cannot muzzie the
Democratic party OF this city or the
people l represent" This outburst WAS
called forth by Mr.. Stewar rising to a
point of order while Mr.. Lyle was max
ing speech. The object OF the meet
ing WAS read by Mr.. Stewart, who was
acting as secretary, and the First ward
vote was then called for. 1t was not in
the possession OF the committee at the
time, but was brought in later, and the
result was certified to. The Second
ward vote was disposed OF In like man
ner, as was also the Fourth ward when
is was reached. The Fifth ward returns
could not be found. Mr.. Dupuy stated
that ne had handed them to Mr.. Hicks,
but no .one seemed to know what had
become of them. and consequently thew
could not be certified to.
The fight was made on the Third ward
returns. When they were called for Mr..
j. L. Kelly. one OF the judges from that
ward, stated that they were in the
possession OF Mr.. Greeley, member OF
tile committee from that ward Mr.
Greeley admitted that he had the re-
turns, but he refused positively to give
them up until he saw what disposition
the com mittee intended m sking of them.
But as the conn ittee could not act on
the returns until they were properly
laid before them Mr. Greeley's curiosity
could not be satisfied. Mr.. Stewart
moved that the committee request that
the returns from the Third ward be
turned over to be canvassed. Mr.. Stew
art at first used the word demand" in
stead OF request" but changed it
later on.
Mr.. Lyle. who was present as Mr..
HICKS attorney, az we'll as his proxy,
addressed the meeting. He claimed
that the committee had no right to hear
contested case. The convention itself
Is the proper body to act on this m after.
1t Is the duty OF the committee on
credentials to CANVASS the votes. The
executive committee has no right ex-
cept to certify to the returns of the
judges. The sympathies of the mem
bers are 80 biased that It is about the
same as man sitting on his own case.
He asked to have the returns sent to
forum, where trial could be obtained
free from prejudice.
AT this point Mr.. Stewart rose to his
point OF order He claimed that Mr.
LYle Was not spehkinp to thu nnoat;nn