Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-24
N FAVOR OF FLOOD.
.sINc HOARD AWARDS GER
.,c,rE or ELECTION TO HIN.
u,T SUES OUT A KANDAMUS.
po,nrosno"'' Vote Was Not Count
ed wlh Other Returns for Him
t,ritics In Names on Ballots.
.,.,,I Results I'm other Districts.

"a Results fn other Districts.
STATE Board Of canyassers met in
r.. of the Secretary OF the Com
..h at noon yesterday and went
,. -.tnrrs from the recent congress
election In Virginia The vote
RESIDENTIAL electors was not
owing 10 the difficulty expert
e..h Che congressional returns, but
r t. taken up this morning at IL
and will require probably only
,. o, hours work
-..t.r part OF yesterday was de-
., tre consideration OF petition
..r tnc board oy Edgar Allan and
r.~es ID. Brady. as counsel for
r.,b Yost. Republican candidate
.,...r.-s in the Tenth District, pray
... Che 1872 votes cast In Bucking-
county for Jacob Yost." accord
ns original returns certified to
.f bv the Clerk Of the County
...ld Doe put down as for y"
the name appeared upon the
..rot s statement, In the ma
.r amended certificate. was sent
.-.e Forbes. of the County Court
...-eham. setting forth that these
g.r. in error. as the entire vote
... county was for j. Yost. save that
r1re Precinct. where ninety-nine
..- -..r.. cast for Jake" Nost. This
...-.-t was corroborated by another
tr the five commissioners Of cleo
,.- .r he county.
0.r,assng Board considered all
. r.t-. but decided. after careful
,.,.r.t.on. that the vote Of that county
.- have 20 be entered in accordance
.- ,-. or.einal returns which meant
'.., ror. 81. ID. Flood, the Democratic
.r-.t, for Congress in the Tenth Dis
... rosl receive the certificate Of
. Immediately upon the taking
...,.. action Sir. Yost and his counsel
,.-.l notice that application would be
.-. ta the Supreme Court Of Appeals
... morning FOR a maudamus compell-
..t. board 20 count the votes IN CUES
t,- lr j. Yost
~r.-a were no other features Of special
....-..t .n the days proceedings, except
... ..ra same rule was applied In two
,.ts- districts. greatly reducing the ma
.-t.s Of the congressmen-elect
GOING OVER THE RETURNS.
r-. Board OF Canvassers met promptly /
,.-.. ana was in session until after
..s Tnere were present Governor /
or.--u chairman. Secretary /
..-r.rueslth Joseph II. Lawless. Audi |
,-- Morton Marye. and Treasurer A. W. /
p.-r. Jr. Attorney-General Scott was /
detained ty sickness. \ number Of lead /
... ..-gtlieans We're on hand early. /
.r..e them were Colonel James u. Bra /
r Dr. Jacob Yost. Mr. Edgar Allan, Mr. I
r.r..r Treat DR. Richard A. Wise, ce- I
f..-. candidate for Congress In the 5e-
District and Messrs. Edgar Allan.
T- Joseph Brady. and Lee Bland. or I
Die Prominent Democrats who were Ia
r.-.rtrrre az one time or another during /
r. session were Hons. ". a. Young.
,.. .r-ssma r-elect in the Second District;
-r.r P Eues. OF the Fourth District
l.l Claude A. Swanson. Of the Fifth Dis
.rct. Francis r. Lassiter. of Petersburg.
ar0 was looking after the interests OF
Wr Er.s and others. Mr Flood was IN
.s cy bat as be did not care 70 raise
dc question about the Buckingham vote
u..l t-chuicaiity he did not 60 to the
C.r-. no al during the day.
AS soon as the board had assembled the |
ir greed 90 take up the returns from
-.. confessional districts calling the
Tenth District first. Mr. Edgar Allan ask
D rh- privilege " appearing before the
lri and presented the petition Of Mr..
I.s- asking tlat the entire vote cast for
'I Y..t and Jake" Yost. in Bucking-
il county, Dee placed in the column as ]
u- ,.r "J" Yost setting forth -as., al
though the original returns, y nich were
certified by p. A. Forbes. Clerk Of the
C0 tr Court OF Buckingham. showed
't "Ioelb' Y0st received ~ votes. the
fs We're that this was an error.
sl That the returns should have given
lo.t 1913. and Jake Yost 80. Mr.
Allan submitted the statements Of the
County ..erE (Which had been obtained
ar l1sJ certifying 20 these facts. and
ODD. Election Commissioners OF the /
F oortodorlting Clerk Forbes state
r.a.
il tte statement OF Clerk Forbes he
I prepared the abstract Of votes
ners of Congress in Buckingham
which was forwarded 10 the Secre-
the Commonwealth, in which no
. lNN'lNtA Ne cast lpl D. 7 paAf I
.. I-.- ar. recorded for Jacob NOst
certify that said designation OF
lo-t instead Of J. YOst was an
and not in accordance with the
appearing upon the poll-books from
--ts of the county
- r1mmlnication also contained what
to De- a real abstract Of the
rt lu Buckingham county. APP
1 This was the statement signed
Csc commissioners Of election
N" s.. r. Twyman. c. l.. Davis, y.
r Robert b. Agee, and Luther
s L-.-oot
THE QUESTION ARGUED.
remarks We're made by Messrs
Yost in behalf Of the petition.
argued that 30 was perfectly plain
..e votes cast for j. Yost and
lost .n buckingham We're intend
lae Republican candidate. The
the board two years ago. when
- thing occurred in Mr. Yosts
FIIanna county. and when the
constituted, as It IS now, counted
@ for Yost was incidentally re-
After bearing the argument the
went into secret session.
fully considered the matter.
vote ~ 20 10 was decided 20
fhe petition and enter the votes
Shown by the original returns. II IS
ot That Governor O'Ferrall dis
en the ground that the petition
ae admitted as evidence 20 show
-.H re certificate should really have
'-a male out
THE Law IN THE CASE.
Tho iaw relied upon by the board 10
.'' ihor action IN this matter was
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