Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-04-12


Miss Fannie Daniel Of Clifton Forge, is
visiting friends in Staunton.
Mrs. w. II. Barkman is visiting her
mother in Charlottesville.
The Law Governing the County
Election.
The county election takes place on Thurs
day, May 23d, little over five weeks from
to-day. There has been so much discussion
about how the Walton law will operate
with regard to it, that we give for the in
formation of our readers the opinions
which have been given by Attorney General
Scott.
BALLOTS FOR DISTRICT OFFICERS.
Attorney General Scott says the ballots
printed for each district must be different
in this-that while they all bear on them
the names Of the county officers, those
voted in each district must only bear the
names of the district officers for that
district:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFICE,
RICHMOND, VA, Mar. II, '95.
Hon. NJ. L. Walton, Attorney at Law,
Woodstock, Va.
Dear Sir-Your letter of the 9th instant
at hand. AS have construed the ballot
law for county elections, the ballots must
be prepared and distributed by the Elector-
al Board and should contain the names Of
the candidates for county and district Off
GERS, the latter district officers) so ordered
and arranged that these candidates shall be
voted for only Ivy the qualified voters of
the district they will serve.
For "District Az the ticket will contain
the names OF the candidates for county
offices and the names of the candidates for
magistrate, supervisor, &C., &C., in this
district, and so for the other districts of the
county. AS to county officers, the ticket
will be the same, and change as to the
names of candidates for district officers
with the district.
1 take it, this is your view of this mat.
ter? Thus far, it has generally been &C
cepted as correct.
Yours very respectfully,
II. TAYLOR SCOTT.
In the above the Attorney General in his
reference to ''district" officers does not in
cIude the Commissioners Of the Revenue
The law requires that all the commission.
ers be voted for all ouer the county, but
that is not the case with the other district
officers, who are only voted for in theil
own districts.
THE ELECTORAL BOARDS MUST OBTAIN
THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FROM
THE COUNTY CLERK.
The Attorney General gives the following
opinion to the Secretary Of the Common.
wealth ON March 90. 1896:
candidates for city and county offices
must notify the clerks of their purpose to
be candidates, as required by Section A.
Acts 1884, page 852; but the clerks are
not directed in terms to report the names
to the proper electoral boards; therefore
these boards must obtain them from the
several clerks that they may have prepared
the ballots for the election.
''It would, think, be both proper and
the very spirit of the law for clerks to do
as you are required report to the electoral
boards the names of the candidates fol
county and city offices.''
WITHDRAWING CANDIDATES CAN HAVE
THEIR NAMES OMITTED FROM
THE BALLOT.
"WARRENToN, VA, Mar. %, 1895.
maj. r. Taylor Scott, Richmond, Va:
''Dear Major-At Il meeting of oul
County Committee to-day I was requested
to ash. you for an answer upon the follow
ing point, that may grow out of the Walton
election law:
Suppose, in our county elections. a can
didate for office has complied with the law
by giving the required notice to the clerk
and tile latter Though there seems to be IL
express provision for it, notifies the secre
tary Of the Electoral Board of the filing OF
said rotice. and before the tickets print
ed by the Electoral Board, said candidate
either voluntarily or because of defeat at a
primary election of his party to which he
has submitted his claims, desires to with
draw his name and not have same PLACED
on the official ballot. Can he do it? II
other words, will the law compel the Elec
toral Board to print on the official ballots
the names of all candidats certified to it I'm
der section 4. Notwithstanding the candi
date himself may desire it withdrawn ant
so request With best wishes for your
self, personally, am,
livery truly yours, g. NJ. WHITE,
County Chairman Fauquier County Dem
ocratic Committee.
"RICHMoND, VA, Mar. p, 1895.
Sc. NJ. White, County Chairman, etc.:
'sDear Sir-Under the circumstances
above stated, if the candidate notifies tn
board of his withdrawal and asks that hi
name he not printed upon the ticket, in m.
opinion it can be omitted. He, however
must so direct, and the order should be il
writing, addressed to the board.
livery respectfully yours.
"k. TAYLOR SCOTT.
Plano Recital and Concert Next Week.
On Friday evening, April 18th, Miss
Clara Belle Palmer, the pianiste, and thu
Virginia director Of the Musical Depart
ment of the coming Atlanta Exposition
will give piano recital and concert at tn
Opera House here for the benefit of tn