Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-08
THE Y0ST-F L00DCASE
BUCKINGHAM OFFICIALS ANSWER
THE MANDAMus PETITION.
AN ERROR IN CERTIFICATION.
This, They Say. Il the Cause of the
Troubic--The Vote Was Cast for ,.
Yost and Not Jacob Yost, as Certi-
fed.

The Supreme Court OF Appeals now
has the Yost mandamus case under
final Amusement. and II Is highly proba-
BILE that Judge Keith. president Of the
court, will render an opinion as TO the
buckingham returns on Thursday next.
Messrs. William l. Royal. James ID.
Brady. and Edgar Allan. Mr.. Jacob
fosts counsel, in HIS petition for a
mandamus to compel the State Board
OF Canvassers 10 award him the certi-
hcate Of election to Congress from the
Tenth District instead Of II. d. Flood
the Democratic nominee. appeared he
fore the Supreme Court yesterday morn.
ing. and Mr. Allan asked leave TO file
a petition for mandamus against the
Board Of Election Commissioners OF
Buckingham county. together with their
answers and that of the Clerk of the
County Court
The three members Of the board whose
answers were filed are: c. r.. Davis r.
r. Dowdy and ~ b. Agee and the
clerk IS Mr.. Peter A. Forbes. All the
respondents assert that the returns
from BEckinpham were IN error and
that tho vote cast there for the Re-
publican congressman was for J. Yost
ss printed on the official ballot. and not
Jacob Yost as certified by them
THE ANSWERS.
The principal answer filed. and the one
which contains the most important facts
IS that Of c. L. Davis. one of the
Judges Of Glenmore Precinct In his
answer Mr.. Davis first sets forth that
he acted as Judge OF election on Novem-
her 3D. and then he goes on to affirm
that tho % votes cast there for Re-
publican congressman were cast for ]
Yost. and not Jake Yost that the off,
cial ballots used nj Glenmore Precinct
contained the name of J. Yost. and not
Jake Yost and he asserts as his belief
that the name Of Jake Yost was insert
Cd In the certificate inadvertently and
IN an accidental manner. The other
Judge. ". y O'Mohundro. fully concurs
with Mr.. Davis. and the two agree that
the County Clerk Peter A. Forbes
IN certifying the l 272 votes cast IN Buck
ineham Cor =. Yost rs having been cast
for Jacob Yost made p clerical error.
inadvertertlv and unintentionallv
The answers OF y. p. Acee and
Robert Dowiy 81 the buckingham
County Road. cover pretty much the
same ground as that covered nv Mr.
Davis. They assert that !. Yost was
the only Yost printed on the ofTcial bal
lot and that the rame Of J. Yost was
certified on the poll-hooks from the diff
ferent precincts 90 buckingham county
nc having received tho number Of votes
which were erroneouslv certified 70 the
Secretary OF the Commonwealth as
having been cast for Jacob Yost.
IT WAS AN ERROR.
sfSt-.
the total number OF votes IN the conn
". cast for ] Yost was 1179. exclusive
NJ CienUore Precinct: and that Il was
an error OF the Board Of Commissioners
end OF the County Clerk in certifvin~
them as having been cast for Jacob Yosf
and say that they are ready 10 abide
by the order of the Supreme Court which
VIII enable them. or u6v REQUIRE them
70 correct she error IN the election re-
turns from their county.
Tudge Keith received the paners. and
while he gave ma information ~ HE
ourrose. y &c nresrned that he will hand
sown IN or'rion on Thursday. the regu-
ar opinion-day.