The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-01
THE BERKELEY DELEGATES WIN.
CONTINUED FROM Is

house convention.
The rs votes found in the house box
for VIZ. Quinn, e. j. Rowan and their
alternates and the rs found in the same
box for G. e. Zeiler and his slt.rnete
were counted for these persons Oh dele.
gates to the house convention with the
four az votes found in the senatorial
oox Tor the same persons. which were
counted for them as delegates to the
house convention. According to ,this
count the vote tabulated STANDS "a fol-.
lows:
For senatorial conventions: Delegates
j @. Montgomery, lOo; K. G. WEIGH,
lO7; a.. Sauter. LOG. Alterna.es-
Thomas O'Conner. LOG; A. &. Malone.
LOT; e. j, Rowan LOG.
The house conventions: Delegates
w. e. Thomas, IS; P. j. Greeley, IS; J.
G. Graves, IS. Alternates "A. l.. Seifert,
50; j. a. Doarnberger, s5; w. l.. Craig,
IS; also
Delegates-wm. Quinn. so; e. j.
Rowan, 80; 9. e. Zeiler, 70. Alternates
j. D. Carr, 80; j. j. Sheehan, 80; w.
81. Peters, 70.
In the senatorial box for W. e. Thomas
and others was not counted for them as
delegates to the house convention be-
cause voter present declared that he
cast such ballot twice, once in the
senatorial box and once in the house
box.
We herewith return and submits the
result OF the Fifth ward vote as fur
nished by the judges. We were unable
TO obtain duplicates Of the returns Of
the Third ward Rs made up by the
judges, II any such were actually made.
Respectfully submitted,
A. l.. PAYNE. Chairman.
Mr: Kelly, one of the judges In the
Third ward, stated that he had checked
off most of the names OF those who
voted at the primary. He did NOT think
he had missed more than six names,
According to his check 1874 uersons
voted. Later on he stated that the book
he used had been checked over several
times. He had made check that he
thought he could recognize, but in an
important matter like this he did NOT
think too much credit should be at
tached to the checking
Mr.. Lyle moved that the names of w.
e. Thomas. P. j. Greeley and j. c.
Graves. delegates, with A L. Seifert, j.
4 Doarnberger and w. L. Craig, "a
alternates, be certified to the conyen-
ton. Mr.. Scott offered as substisu to
the following:
Whereas, 1t appears from the report
OF the special committee appointed to
ascertain the result Of the Third ward
meeting that the following persons re-
ceived the highest number OF votes as
delegates and alternates to the sena-
torisl and house conventions resnect-
lively: For the senatorial convention.
delegates, j. G. Montgomery, e. c.
WEIGH and A. Sauter. Alternstes.
Thomas O'Connor, A. f. Malone and
e. j. Rowan. For the house conven-
tion. delegates, VIM. Quinn, E.. J. Ro-
wan and @. e. Zeiler. Alternates. J..
d. Carr, j. j. Sheehen and w. Il.
Peters.
Therefore, be it resolved that the
acting chat man OF this COMMITTEES IA
hereby directed TO certify said persons
to the said conventions as delegates
and Alternetes thereto from said Third
ward, aud Issue the usual certificates to
them as such"
Mr. Martin. one of the judges from
the Third ward, Was asked oy Mr.. Scott
II there were any assertions in the oom
missee's report which were inoorreos.
ment to the committee.
A general debate wss then indploed
In. 8. Hamilton Graves. who Appeared
for the Hicks delegates; Captain Wright
and Ed. Lyle, who Appeared for Mr..
Kicks; 4. Randolph Bryan, who sp-
peared for Mr.. Berkeley, and Chas. I.
Stewart and z. &c. Scott, of the exeou.
tive committee, made speeches.
Tho debate was o warm one but, there
wss an entire absence of personalities.
Mr.. Hicks adherents took the atand
thst the executive committee have mo
right to aobi In she matter. They claimed
that the certificates of the primary
judges were final as far as this city Ia
concerned and that the committee on
credentials OF the convention is the
proper body to adjust the contes,; that
the executive committee.has usurped its
authority and even II IL had power 10
acs the proper notice OF contest had not
been given. They maintained that the
delegates and not Mr.. Hicks should have
been served with the notice of conteat
Mr.. Scott and the other speakers took
an entirely different view of the m a te-
They asserted that the executive com
mittee had full power to act in the
premises. Mr.. SCOTT, In his address.
said that II anyone would show that the
report OF the subcommittee was wronp
In the alightest degree they would be
given the fullest opportunity to sub
stantiate their charge. No such claim
WAS put forward, however, Mr.. Graves
stating that they would answer In Salem
on September g. Mr.. Scott claimed that
Mr.. Hicks, on the pers of his proxy.
offered the resolution that the com
mittee should certify to the result and
grant certificates to his tHioksD dele
gates. MIR. Lyle then withdrew his
motion.
MIR. ID. 8. Good was present as the
representative Of Hon. j. Allen Watts
but as no objectian was offered TO his
clients vote he was not called upon to
say anything. The Watts delegates