Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-06
TO CAST THEIR VOTE.
ELECTORAL COLLEGE, TO MEET AT
THE CAPITOL MONDAY NOON.
LAMB WILL not Be DISTURBED.
The Time for Serving Notice OF
Contest Upon Him Has Passed, and
He Has Received Nonc-Ihe other
Districts.

The solid electoral vote OF this state
will on next Monday be cast for William
Jennings Bryan. for President. and Ar
thur sowau. for Nice-President OF these
United states: and Colonel John Ben Big
cer will probably carry ne vote to Con
grcss.
The twelve Democratic electors chosen
on November 81 last will meet at noon
Monday in the Office Of Colonel Bigger
in the Capitol building, and then and
there they will perform the duties de-
Volving on them.
The body will organize by electng
chairman. and Colonel Bigger Will most
likely be elected clerk Of the Electoral
COLLEGE in which capacity he has served
for many years past. The entire meet
'r- will be characterized by very digni-
f.I proceedings, and the certificates of
election viii be sealed up, after being
properly signed. under certain formaii-
ties.
TO HAVE 4 BIGGER MESSENGER.
Usually. the clerk Of the Electoral Col
leee Is also selected to act as messenger.
ana 10 carry one set Of certificates OF
election 10 Washington to present Il to
congress. The only exception from this
time-honored custom was maze -FOUR
years ago. when Mir. Copeland. then OF
The Danville Register. was selected as
messenger. while Colonel Bigger acted as
clerk to the Electoral College.
THE Governor has just issued the Ger
tjGcate of election, setting forth the re-
sun of the session Of the Board of state
Canvassers, closing with the following
paragraph:
IT was further ascertained and deter
mined. on comparison Of said votes. that
James w Marshall, w. Il. Mcllwaine'
y r. Wescott. J. +. Hubbard. Charles
NJ. Wallace. Jr.. DR.. W. H. Hening, \.
II. Hairston. A. p. staples, II. Y. stray
err. 4. a. Lipscomb. ID. :. Pollock ana
B. r. Harrison, having received the great
est number of votes cast at sald eiecuoh'
were duly elected electors OF President
and Nice-President Of the United states
of America.
conv of this certificate Will be sent to
each one Of the Democratic electors. ana
delivered i'm triplicate TO the Electoral
College on or before the day Of their meet
ing.
In all the other States of the Union the
electoral colleges meet on Monday az 'He
same hour and for the same purpose.
There will be three different sets or
certificates issued by the Electoral Coliese
Of each state. one of which Will be Ie'
livered to the Judge Of the United Sta'eS
Court of the respective distinct In WhlcH
the session is held. while another orc Is
sent Inv mail TO the Secretary Of the state
Of the United states, and the thila one ~
delivered in person by the special mes
senger.
LAMB NOT TO BE DISTU RBED.
The time allowed by law I'm which no
tices for contest for seats In the National
Congress may be fled has passed, and
Captain John Lamb. the member from
this district. has received no such notice.
He will. therefore he permitted to keep
hisSseat undisturbed by the harassing
thought that Republican frauds may GUST
him 1t a moments notice.
The matter of bringing contests i'm the
various districts Of the state was left TO
Nessrs. Edgar Allan and James II. Brady.
These gentlemen have been busy con-
sidering the question of contest for some
time. and with regard 10 this district
Judge J.. L. Lewis. the defeated Repub-
lican candidate, held a number Of con-
ferences with them His wishes i'm the
matter were regarded, and as he seemed
disinclined to enter n contest. ii was de-
cided not to attempt TO modest Captain
Lamb. who was elected by 1900 majority.
Messrs. Allan and Brady have prepared
for contests i'm the Fourth and Fifth Con-
eressional districts, and notices Of con-
test have been served on both Messrs.
sydney y. Epes. in the Fourth. and
Claude A. Swanson I'm the FiftA
I'm the Second District. Dr. Richard
Wise will contest Mr.. Young's seat. lie
IS legally represented by his brother
Captain John S. Wise and Colonel Brady