Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
RESULTNOT CHANGED
yuSroRp,s NOMINATION NOT Az
rrCrEp ny THE RECOUNT.
THE CHANGES ARE VERY SLIGHT.
rrrors I'm the Original Count Found
10 be Few, and Not suficient TO MA
,crIolly Alter the Primary Figures.
An AII-Night job.

Committee of the vote cast for Commits
sIoner Of the Revenue in the primary OF
Tuesday. the 18th, which was begun at
10 o'clock last night and concluded just
before 4 o'clock this morning. increases
the majority Of Mr.. r. r. Munford. the
incumbent, from 50 10 81. Instead of
showing the nomination Of Mr.. o. a.
Hawkins. as the friends Of the latter
had hoped,
The total vote cast for Munford was
s9SS; for Mr. Hawkins 1891.
THE COMMITTEE ADOPTS RULES.
The committee met promptly at the
hour set and went into executive ses-
sion for the purpose of adopting q plan
| OF procedure. When this had been
framed and adopted 1t was submitted to
! the candidates, by whom 1t was accepted.
! It's provisions were as follows:
| /. Each of the candidates shall be al
! lowed in the committee-room; -,
| 2 Each of the candidates snail be al
| lowed 10 designate six citizens 10 VIII
| ness the recount.
3. Neither the candidates nor their
! witnesses shall handle any or the pai-
lots offer any suggestion 10 the counters,
or in any manner interfere with the re-
count.
4. The trunk containing the returns
shall be i'm the exclusive control OF the
chairman from the time II enters the
committee-room till the recount is I'M
ished and ali the returns shall be re-
placed in the same, when II snail De re-
sealed and placed again as soon as posi-
bic i'm the vault of the Virginia Trust
Company,
g. The secretary shall provide tables,
tally sheets. and pencils for the counters.
6. The chairman shall appoint SIX SUD-
committees of three members each 70
recount the vote, and shall designate
which of them shall call and whioh Keep
tally ANY vacancy occurring on any or
the subcommittee shall be hlled by the
Z TO each Of the subcommittee shall
be assigned by the chairman recount
OF the vote in one ward, but no sub
committee shall contain any member of
the committee from the ward assigned TO
that subcommittee, and each of the said
committees shall sit and recount the vote
in the committee-room.
MANNER OF PROCEEDING.
8. The chairman shall unseal and open
the trunk in the presence of the commit
tee. He shall then hand out 10 each OF
the subcommittee the returns from the
first precinct of the ward which he as
signed to ii, and no other returns for |
any ward shall be taken from the trunk |
until those for the first precinct OF the |
ward shall have been returned thereto, |
have been completed, so that there shall |
not be out of the trunk al the same time |
the returns from more than one precinct |
of any one ward, except as hereinafter |
provided.
9, Upon being handed the returns, the |
said subcommittee shall retire TO their
respective tables, the ballots shall be |
opened and the number verified by the
poll-book, and any discrepancies care
fully noted. No ballot shall be counted
which does not contain the certificate OF
the secretary TO its official character one
Of the RECRUITERS shall call off the tickets
and each of the others shall keep sepa-
rate tally-sheet. All questions as TO the
validity of ballots shall be decided by
vote Of the committee. for which pur-
pose the recounting shall cease until the
point is decided, and decision In one
case shall control in all similar cases. !
Upon the completion Of a recount OF
precinct, all the ballots and original tally
sheets shall be placed back in the en-
velope, the envelope shall be tied ana
sealed and the entire returns from the
precinct handed to the chairman, to-
gether with the tally-sheets of the re-
count, signed by each member of the
sub committee.
10. Each of the candidates shall desig-
nate one OF his witnesses to watch the
work of each subcommittee and such
witnesses may keep tally also, if they
iesire to do so. but not on the table.
H. Upon the completion of the recount |
n any ward, the chairman may, should |
10 deem il proper. assign to the sub
committee for that ward the recounting |
If a precinct in any other ward: pro-
.ided, always. that no member of the
committee for any such ward is on the
~ Upon the completion of the recount
n all the wards, the chairman and sec
etary shall make up a complete return
nittees, and the secretary shall then an
lounce the result in accordance there
With.
THE COUNTING COMMITTEES.
After a recess Of Is minutes the com
littee got down to work. The six sub
ommittees appointed by Chairman Wal
ace to recount in the several wards
we're as follows:
Clay Ward-Messrs. James f. McKen-
ey, Walter C. Duke, and Thomas w.
Walsh.
'olkes, 8. Stern, and J. NJ. NJ Allen.
Jefferson Ward-Messrs. Cunningham
Ian Clifford l.. Weisiger, and a. f.
Iulcher.
Madison Ward-Messrs. w. ]. Kim
rough, w. c. Hill, and e. ]. Pagan. q
Marshall Ward-Messrs. James W. Cor :
on, G. L. Blount, and c. A. Boyee.
Monroe Ward-Messrs. J. II. Redwood :
ames A. Black, and James h. Doherty :
The witnesses designated by the three :,
.ndidates to represent their interests in n
Re recount were: -
For Mr.. Hawkins-Messrs. c. E. Rich %
IDS, Writ Il. Taylor, f. c. Carr, L. 0. .,
endenburg, Austin Nunnamaker, and | =
b. Birdsong. a.
For Mr.. Noble-Messrs. p. st. George | II
Ook George w. Bates, j. +. Shelton, Il
lmes Richardson, George Harrison, ana | -
S. p. Patteson. ~
For Mr.. Munford-Messrs II. NJ. .,
NTH, Jr.. w. c. Goodall, II. b. Boudar, -
lrlton Mccarthy, w. A. Grlnnan, and -
enry L. Valentine. ~,
Permission was also granted to the n,
indicates to be present at the recount, ~
1t Mr.. Hawkins was the only one who u,
allied himself of this offer. a.
With the exception of the above named ci
ntlemen no one was admitted to the :,
but from time 10 time ~,
iormation-uncertain and indefinite Nv
rs communicated to the eager crowd az
lich waited for many weary hours OF
ale the count was progressing. The m
count was concluded just before 4 hi
clock, with the result stated above OK
of
WANT A RECOUNT. or
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