The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-27
MR.. C. ". SAUNDERS REPLIES
He Directly COntradictS the Statement
of the Campaign Committee.
DID NOT COUNT The BALLOTS ALONE,
But SAYS lie Was Assisted BY Mcssrs' RED
wood aud Mckenney-others A's1
Counted Them-Second jefferson
Was Also CaDvasscd.

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precinct. Monroe ward lh 'i'0
Lamb primary contest and thal IT."
80. rt.. Committee were
,.-,. ,.. .ouut. stirred up
pI'S'"' u"''"7 ......8s of
the city Committee ana '"0
Captain John Lamb 90 an oAtfaoiull1's
l...,.. 4 session al the Executive Com
,. .,.,.,.., ,,ss held Saturday
H'''e0 - l.,. nour and 81
night, lasting 1"''' ....,...t
lengthy statement Wcla4tu anu
Dy tne Campaign committee "'''~''
pD4rca ln SUNDAY Times. ....,,..-
mn. gOAiaIIII.l IS LAi l'-N->-N 49,
The statement admitted t""' ''0
counf h.a DD.. mace, uDl ln t@li"i'o''0''
OF the occurrence had the 4o'o"'"s ~
SAY.
ION "A certain afternoon, apoU0 '"'O
week aeo. our committee met at '"0
usuaI hour and place, ana l"eio "t'o
also present air e.. Is. loi'ocN' ., '''0
Advisory committee. ana inc ""'"
peIlnlcDd,uts. 10 whom we were ~ U'9
trlbule BLANK inoeA,l DOORS ln "l''e'
20 CODY tne rcsiailatlon' ana '"o pm
books containing the names OF inc per
sons wAO voted in The conLi esslol'dl
primary. by which 1t was our purpose
10 check lIH ltAlrtt AtlNllf anu ~ w.
that adj OF these voters were registered.
yne poll-books were in a sealed trunk,
ia which Were also the ballots cast IN
the coneressional primary, ana these
ballots were in sealed document enVel-
opes. just as they were brought TO tho
City Democratic Committee by the judges
Of election on the night OF the primary.
The seal of the trunk was broken Dy inc
committee, and the poll-book5 were
taken out 20 be distributed. While the
members of the committee were al
ranging 10 distribute the BOOKS MI =.
W. saunders. VINO mas been known as
one or Colonel Eiletts WaInest iilehus
and supporters, went TO the trunk ana
took thereirom an envelope eoil'alilHs
the ballots ol the foulH precihC1 VI
Monroe ward ana pIoceeoeu 10 count
THEM. W" were NOT aware Oh 'li9
while II was occurring Delns pusy Will
the poA-booAs. We were suddenly uis-
turDed In our Work ny nearing MI.
Saunders eAclalin mat he had ulscoNeieu
q mistake IN the ballots ana that they
counted 20 lor Lamb ana 80 ior Eiet''
instead OF 90 iol Lamb ana - LOT bHelt'
Mr.. saunders requested us 10 Neiily MS
individual recount pul the committee
cecnnea 10 40 so oIlcidHy' az lNoy ha"
Hot seen INC eAFeiope oPeHvu anu '"0
tdliola taken theIelioih'
IL ''--'s-a a ieet cas- sta'ou oy me
4'"esl 'h"l 'he "SIlots Oh se'elai o'nel
precincts were coli'tcu. ..
49, S->''-' '--i'D ans
10 "'" No 700- L'"'i 'i0 ""oE0 'i'"'
.-e No''iil''''o,' "I'iie auiili'.ins .nae inc
p"llOls were lecouIileu' uecidie lhat tho
performance was the unaulnoilzed acuon
Oh one oil uier NUMBER Mr. Oiyoe W.
saunders. concerning TINS statement
Mr. saunders has made tho following
emphatic reJonder.
Richmond, Va, oct. 26, 1896.
To the Public.
In the Dispatch and Times Of ycster-
day, in the communication from the
city Democratic Campaign Committee. in
reference TO the counting OF the ballots
OF Fourth Monroe precinct the commit
tee failed TO mention certain facts which
am sure was unintentional on their
rdil as ihey haa no ueslIe 10 cover
anything in regard 10 the matter which
Is as follows and II 1 am not correct,
4 hope they may be able to make IL so.
The chairman gave Mr.. Tyler and
myself the key TO the trunk, and Mr..
Tyler broke the seals 10 the trunk and
opened o. ana We commenced TO get inc
poll-books Tor ovr respective wards. Al
ter ] had found au Of the BOOKS lor
Clay ward. / picked mp the envelope
Of the Fourth Monroe precinct, as IL
WA. very close at the primary, and went
to "a tabl. where every one could see
what was doing. and opened the en-
yoione and commenced TO sort them out.
In DOING which j found an Elicit ballot
in tine midst OF the Lamb ballots after
which very rapidly counted them, and
"a. there seemed 10 be O. tlc j REQUEST
ED MIR. REDWOOD AND MIR. Nc |
KENNrY TO COUNT THEM. AND |
THEY DID so. AND THEIR COUNT |
RESULTED THE SAME AS MINE |
AND AFTER THEIR COUNT. TIE |
BALLOTS WE'RE COUNTED by 9TH !
ERs. WITH TIE SAME RESULT.
There was DO objection hy the COM |
mlttce to our personal count OF the |
ballots hut the committee did not make
amy official count OF this or any other !
precinct.
While fhc count was in .S,ogress some |
one suggested that the SECOND PRE- |
ClNCT or JEFFERSON WARD BE |
COUNTED. WHICH WAS DONE. and |
-, N..ea as reported Joy 'ne Judges GER
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H"pN, "l ". ""tU,
".u ,o'N MN 'l'' "o-'n S.Iy 'iVio
q" nibNt u "'.' '.''Hf ".u count any I
lif.iAct He Nl-n'n anu informed Nlll |
lual 'o,o"ei I'ie'l e-'iI.eu 'he fH'h !
monroe Dy one Voc ana ,olo n.in 10 |