The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-23
Not Many Errors in the Original Can
yass Found.
AN ALL-NIGHT SESSION HELD.
The City Democratic Committee Met
at Eight O'clock and Its Work
Was Not Completed Until Near
Iy Four O'Clock This Morn
ing-Scencs and Incidents
OF the Session.

the PONndlan OilD-fOOHS last HlbuN 10
recount the votes cast for Commissioner
of the Revenue.
There was an unusually large attend
ance Of members and many persons in
teresied in the outcome of the contest
were present in and about the Club
rooms. Newspaper reporters, as usual.
were not admitted into the committees
room.
The committee first discussed and de-
cided upon the plan for the recount
which provided in substance as follows:
l. That each candidate be allowed In
the committee room.
2. That each candidate be permitted
to designate six citizens to witness the
recount.
That neither candidates nor wit
nessss be allowed to handle the ballots
to offer any suggestions to the counters
or in any manner interfere with the re-
count.
A The trunk containing the returns
shall he in the control OF the chairman
from the time 1t entered the room uniil
the recount is finished and all returns
shall be replaced in the same and II
shall be re-sealed and replaced as soon
as possible In the vault Of the virginia
Trust Company.
5. The secretary shall provide tables
tally sheets and pencils for the commit
tee. 1-
The chairman shall appoint six (6)
sub-commlttees Of three 60 members each
70 recount the vote and shall designate
which Of them shall call and which chou
keen fally. Any vacancy on any COM
mittee shall be filled by the chairman.
HOW RFCOIJNTED.
-7-ro each of the s-ssb-esmmittees> shall
no ASSIGNED by the chairman the recount
of the vote in one ward, but no suD-com-
mittee shall contain any committeeman
from the ward whose votes are to be re-
counted by such committee. The commit
tees shall sit in the committee room 10
recount the votes.
6 The chairman shall unseal and open
the trunk in the presence OF the comm
tee and shall hand to each sub-commIt-
tee the returns from the FIRST precinct OF
such ward as the committee mas beeh
ASSIGNED to recount and no ether returns
shall be taken from the trunk untll those
of the First precinct have oeen coulleu
and returned And In Ike manner tht
balIots shall be recounted until the work
Is finished. so that there snaii noe DC ou,
~ tho trunk at one time the returns oi
cent as hereinafter provided.
q Irnon being handed the returns the
satd suh- committees shall retire 10 theh
respective tables; the ballots shah -
onened and the nun Der Nerlhed Dy tne
oru-tooks and any discrepancy caretul-
l., voted No ballots shall be counted thal
40 not contain the certificate or the sec
rctarv as TO their official character. one
NJ the recounters shall call the uoAel0
ord each of the others SHAH Keep sep"-
rate tally sheets. All questions a. 10 w
validity of ballots shall be dec.ueu Dy .he
,ote oC the committee for whlch puIpoa.
The recount shall cease un'ii 'he Po.'' P
is decided and decision III on7
III confrol in all similar cases.
Tr',on coropletion of the recount OF =
IT,. al ballots on the original tally
a,,oot sbau be replaced in an envelope;
~ or,,elone shall be tied and sealed ana
r. ert,re returns from the precinct manu-
a - tho chairman with the tally sheels
.iened bv each member OF the suO-0o'N
mittee. a,..,.,s,,e
a roch candidate can designate one OF
his witnesses to watch the work OF eaeh
subcommittee and such WITNESSES "'es
keep tally. also, If he may desire " uo S0'
out not on the tables.
~ 1rnon the completion OF the recount
IN anv ward the chairman may assign
70 the subcommittee for that ward the
.a-count of the precinct IN any othei
ward provided. always that no comm
zoe shall be given the recount OF tle
votes Of the ward In which sach coniili''-
teemen reside .,- a.. ro-oo,,r,
,he chairman and secretary shall make
nm the complete returns and the secretary
shall announce the result.
THE WORK BEGINS.
The work OF re-counting the votes was
commenced about $3.50 O'Clock no re-
80, had come from the Democratic
League for Good Government or any one
olse to recount the votes for Councilmel
4. S,ov ward II was reported about the
hau that the Leaguers aftor deciding to
reouest a new count had changed Their
nurpose and would not make any contest
Tbe comlniueemen got down TO work
with their coats of.
Their labor was tiresome. Several time
he count had to be stopped for the com
nittee TO decide questions as 10 which thf
sub-committces. were DISAGREED.
Tho representatives on the part OF the
candidates admitted we're as follows;
For Mr. Hawt ins--Mossrs. G. T.. Rich
ards Writ f. TAYLOR f. c. Carr. l..
Wendenburg, Austin Nunnamaker, \. B.
Birdsong.
For Mr.. Nob'e-Mcssrs. i. st. George
Cooke. George w. Bates j. f. Shelton
Jaaes Richardson. George Harrison, : .
; 2. patteson.
For Mr. Munford--Messrs. II. NJ. Smith
Ir.. w c. Goodall H. b. Boudar. Carlton
Mccarthy, w. A. Grinnan and III. l.. Val
entine.
THE UB-COMMITTEES.
The subcommittee 10 recount the
votes Of the several wards were named
as follows:
Clay-James f. McKenny. Walter G..
| Duke Thomas w. Walsh.
Jaekson-Minetree Folkes. s. Stern. ].
| NJ n. Allen.
Observation-Disclosures Hall. Clifford l..
| Weisiger. A. r. Hulcher.
Madison-W. ]. kimbrough, w. c. Hiil
| r. j. Pagan.
Marshall-James W. Gordon. @. L.
| Blount. c. A. Boyce.