The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-11
MIR. J. |. WHITE SEATED.
PITTsrLTANII CONTEST DEtfDED
INFIpOR or THE DENOCRAT.
The Republican, Mr.. l.. y. Wood, unscated
by Committee on Privileges and fiec-
tions Without a Dissentin. Vote.

The Committee OF the House or Privi-
leges and Elections held its first meeting
yesterday afternoon in room No. on the
upper floor OF the Capitol building. The
following members of the committee were
present: Messrs Harrison OF LynchDrg
chairman, Lee. McRae. Hundley. Par
ker. Smith of Northampton. Gaiiener,
Turpin. VALE, Einstein. and Cooke.
The Chair stated that the committee
had lsen called together for organization.
There were several election contests be-
fore the committee. one Of which, he had
been informed, could easily be decided,
inasmuch as 1t only embraced mistake
in the adding up OF the figures on the
returns At his suggestion this case,
which was that OF J. T. White, OF Pitt
sylvania county, against ,. II. w v"' was
tnen taken up.
MIR. WHITES PETITION.
rho netitiou OF Mr. J. l. White was then
read. Ii sets forth that at the last cleo
fion the Judges at Design precinct IN
pittsylyanla county, by mistake cieui'Su
MIR y H. Wood with la votes, "h.h he
really received only lbi votes. Suose-
uucntly the Judges OF election OF that pre-
cinct appeared before the Board OF Flee
ton Commissioners at chatham anu in
Ell to be allowed 20 make the cotr'S',o,' u,
That board. however, in declaring no, 70
n,ssess any authority 10 DO so, det.ntu 10
allow the correction TO be MADE. AN" ~
sued A certificate Oi elecuon 10 81. 40
Wood. stating that ne had receive" LOO
votes an that precinct -. ,..,.,t,.od
2esa votes at the last election anu .l ~
IN air Wood was only crtdltcu WIN ~,
votes al Design precinct ne 20. 'o ~.
would have been elected ~ 'Ili , - .,t,,c,i
-,Tbe oetiiioner also stated that at HOLY ,
wood precinct. where Mr. WOOD reo re-, -
a majority, neither the Judges "0'
cI,rks had been sworn. .
Tbc chairman was just about 10 leau
e,.-.-s al inc dcpOsitlOns submitted "t -,
Nlr Cooke moved that the papers III ~, ,,fo
Ease be printed and copy OF '"e '"'''
BONDED To Mr. Wood. ,..,.t, h,
NJ psrl.er of Southampton. though,
that the only question at ISSUE Va rd
regard to the addition OF the hSu ti,,,
a. was suggested that ne rep,S ,o de-
be first read. Whereupoh MI
e l,u Tredwav explained that me
dificultv was only brought on " ~
I'm adding mp the hgures wv ~, .,es,ion
thought that at the preciilSl III ~ otbsy
he did receive more votes than the 49,
an+iDemocratic candidates. Inc Ju
- election had 90 declared, put tn'g
Mad afterwards come back and uel.l,"
RAJ Tho returns submitted at hrst "e''
correct. ..,.,.,.,s-e,
THE JUDGES DISPOSITIONS.
rho ,lepositions Of the three Judges o.
elertio,, al the Design precinct were lne-
read. an claiming that the mlstaho 1",
bacn made i'm adding up the taliE -sA'''
which was kept 10y Nj N. batles' V 'h,
OF the Judges 4 certified copy yl Wv Nv
tallv-sneet was also submitted, WillSh a.
Mr. Parker stated after a thorouih SN
@n,naffon II the same, clearly snoNeu
tho error made. t..-.,,,,,
Senator Withers explained the clre.,i
stances connected WIN Wv ,,.,.,,,,ission.
how the Board OF Election tonihlSsisoi'
Crs adjourned from Thursday, NoNell43c,
I'm. 10 the following Monday III oiu'.
10 have certain clerical errors on o'nr'
returns corrected, ana now III IN tile dr "a,
time the mistake ia the co4ulihs p o. ~
taItv-sheet WAS detected hy a n'Pu.'
clerk and newspaper correspondent "H'
not by one Of the judges. ... =,
Mr.. Einstcin moved that th' paPci -.
Inc case be- printed, but the motloh Wa
NOT 4 TECHNICAL CONTEST.
Mr.. Withcrs pointed out That this wa
not technical contest. foI j. -.
nti,stlous were to hc raised not single
ono of the POpulist precincts IN tn'
! county had complied with the law. ne
Roard Of Election &, mmlssioners mad e.
fused 10 interfere with the action OF ln'
election JUDGES, not knowing II the law
gave them the right 10 correct .ns az az
sheet. and not knowing n the taly-sn'
was part OF the record. The SANE Wy"
had subsequently been shared by .n'
state BOARD Of Cabvasscrs
Mr. Parker then moved that tne So
| I'm the House at Pre- sent occupied by Al =
| = H. Wood be awarded 10 Mr. ).
White He stated thar the election com
missiOners. as well as the Statc io"l'
| OF Canyassers were rlght IN thlS view
They had no power of making such cor
rectious being only ministerial oihceis
buf the House had a perfect right u
state who should be decsared 10 be eject
Afr. Wool was finally given the priv
ncge OF making a statement RE sai'
that Mr. cobb. tho opponent or Mr.. WIN
ers i'm the senatorial hght, was pre9en
| at Design precinct when the vote Va
| being counted That he kept tally
sheet and counted le3 votes for Mr.. WOOD
II one tally-sheet had only been kept D,
the clerks. "a wrong had been committed
Wo himself had been an election Judk'
! for n number of years, ana he had heNt
known Of an instance. where only oh'
fally-sheet had been kept In conclusion
be- said. that he had not made any hsh
in the matter because he had been AT
vised that this would have been useless
masmuch as the contest would IMAM,
have TO be decided ia a Democratic
MR. WOOD UNSEATED.
NJ parkcr's motion was finally carried
ANA Mr. Woods scat awarded 10 th'
contestant. Mr.. White, without a dis
scnting vote.
THE committee will submit it, repor
10 the House this morning. which. M
doubt. will be ratified by that body
The House VIII then consist OF t9 Demo
Gratis and 81 anti-Democrats There ar
SIN two more contests pending in tn
House. one by Mr. KOincr DemD, of
| Augusta. against Mr. Simms. and one By
Mr.. Hudson ODemJ, OF Halifax, agains
Mr. keeeec.
The Committee ON Elections viii NEE
again tomorrow afternoon an 1890 O'Clock
when the Koiner-Simms contest Will h'
taken up.