Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-04
TOO LATE FORA RECOUNT.
Executive Committee Will Not Open the
Sixth Ward Ballot I,ox.

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Sixth Ward Ballot I,ox.
! The City Democratic Executive Com
lnlttee convened at O'Clock last night
III the office of the city treasurer at
the courthouse for the purpose OF
hearing argument of attorneys who.
IN behalf of certain candidates. had
expressed a desire to have a recount of
the vote in the Sixth ward
Chairman ]. G. Livezcy raped the
meeting to order and when it's pur-
| pose had been stated the committee
Went into executive session.
at $50 the room was thrown open
to the public and the. attorneys We're
notified that the committee was ready
to hear the petition for recount.
Attorney Clarence w. Robinson,
| Who. according to the return made by
che judges in the primary election,
ncrste iTSSfnin7tlul,c q onwealths Al
| tornevs 10. S. Robinson and julius y.
| Saunders. both of whom appeared pc
| fore the committee with prayer LOT
| a recount of the vote IN the So,
| ward on the ground of gross irregular
Attorneys w. c. Stuart and w j.
N.lms appeared in behalf OF Common
wealih's Attorney ]. X. NJ Newton.
AR Saunders opened the arSui!itiit;
The substance Of his remarks tenoca
:, show that a. number OF votes VIZ.
intentionally destroyed in the sixth
y ward by Il judge who was lh:ap"e
u tatcd. ,,,a MA,
,h.. committee had laid down certain
n ,ul,s in a primary plan and thal -
Z w,. the. duty Of the committee 70 %
% low its own ruling. The cohlese' ~,
: had not filed a notice "l eoi, ,.t,,, ,ne
II said With the contcStce nor Win Us
l. .x,rutiyk. committee. as REQUIRES ~
1t fine ;lan prior to noon OF tEc "a -
May. + ~ offer
n I-,a.t
y and Mr. Robinson l"ll"Wt!, ,i,,.,, ma,
>; inson stated that the coln!nl,tte go
go ~, ra,,yasscd the vote until latc Sae
o. ur,lay night ard he asked y y"
-, lust to oblige the conteslaht " NV
notice. prior TO y O'Clock on 1he lo.;o =.
y ing Monday He wanted the cons'i' =;
. 49, on hack to its ruling ard allo" hl'
Nv ~ 1,lc his notice within the ten ".
~ required by the election law. re !,
"a ~; .nnfidcut that gross lrresu'i14' = =
sal. could be proven in the SINH W. ~ .
w also stated that he knew thal eiI
~ w.,s fraud in the First Waru. :,
Ia Ia S.antad an opportunity to prove !
ere assertions. -, atro
ana Mr.. Robinson closed VIZ. z,an a sie a
Of appeal. What W., -, en. committee ,
,e,s fusas 70 recount the votes? Are w
heir have fraud in our own RANKS.
Juld on the light ana cie't w ana sus
ssel now shrouded in mystery anu GO
and con. All we ask is fair play; TEL ,a
.,,o,, Il vou are Democrats why sho
II, l1t
vou oppose opening the balloe
: from the Sixth ward ana recou"e
the voter ;nto OK
'olle utive session to determine whet , -
mite NOT a recount should be ordered.
! as Ter debating for thirty minutes
oh,irnan announced that by a
Oh If 10 to . the, committee aan Gee
many NOT TO grant the request Ihose
IN OF Voted to count the ballots were
'yers,;; smith and MI. 2!a;'nhS,
lgree, ms . no case Will be carrie
. Ia.a.ea the corporation court ~.
Mira 1l II is understood that there va va
re. rLes hot time" while the commit,ee w.
lolh ne npecntiye session. In arguing 10
We aWy the request for a recount IN IN
ne nsS M hrought out the fact that the con
Li 'Si,s; tae had violated its own rules ~
au'AeO easing the returns. The pan
n nssi stipulated that the y, vote ,r $!
R. Ne convassed the night of the p.,'
vet" which was last Thursday. lne o
) to be oonvassed Saturday night. Two
Pae is after the specified time rms eha -
serv- heated discussion. one Hel t y,
giment c,,red that two wrongs olo ~. ~
he IS right and so on.