Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-22

W. Heinlein and John T.. Pegram. die
the marking OF said ballots in rear OF tn,
barber-shOp. on south side OF Nair
street. between Morris and Short streets
"A point 100 to $50 feet from the polling
place at First Precinct. Clay Ward.
further certify that / marked ballots OF
Cary street, between Beech and Reser-
voir streets, for Phil. A. Harris and
Frank Kritzer and at the same time
gave a regular blank ballot to - -
Cheatham, to be voted at the election
being held that day, and that all OF the
ballots mentioned were secured from
First Precinct. Clay Ward. / further
certify that about 2 o'clock, on the morn
ing Of the 18th day Of March. ] saw Mr..
| w. o. Steger inside the polling place at
| First Precinct, Clay Ward. and that he
had ballots in his hand handling them
| JOHN J. FINEGAN.
Richmond, Va, March is, 1895"
STATEMENT OF MR.. STEGER.
OF the affidavits presented on behalf OF
Mr. Munford. that OF Mr.. W. o. Steger,
| one of his deputies. Is perhaps the most
! interesting. Mr. Steger. after explaining
that he was requested by Mr. Mosque
| GlazebrOok TO go I'm the First Precinct OF
! Clay Ward to take the place OF MI I.
Walton Saunders. who had to leave the
! city, further makes oath that about
| o'clock. as aforesaid, with the consent OF
| the officers of the election. he took Mr..
| Saunders's place, and received from MT
Saunders his small memorandum-book,
! showing the vote for Mayor and Commls-
sioner Of the Revenue, those being the
two officers in which Mr. Saunders was
interested; that from o'clock that night
Until 10 O'clock the morning Of the 18th ne
watched the count fer the general oinces'
and during that time did not put his
hands upon a single ballot; that up 10 10
o'clock only the vote for the general OIL
fees had been counted by the officers OF
the election whose work he was inspect
ing. and during that time he certifies that
he did not put his hands upon single
BALLOT i'm any way shape. or form what
soever: that the count for the general Of
fees being over at 10 o'clock, as afOre-
said, and he being no further Interested,
he started TO leave the precinct
where ;he vote was being counted, but
at the urgent solicitation OF the OFF,
GERS Of election. they representing To him
that he ought not to desert them, as they
were very tired and overworked, he con-
sented TO remain and assist them In the
count of the ticket Of the Council, JUS
tice Of the Peace and City Committee,
and he did assist them in this count
from about 10 O'Clock until it was finish
ed, say about 3. The tallying being then
completed he left but he again reiterates
that before he put his hand upon a single
ballot every vote for the general offices
had been tallied and marked upon the
tally sheet and the tally sheet laid aside.
He further certfies that he neither saw
nor suspicioned any fraud or irregularity
whatsoever in the counting or tallying
or handling OF the ballots in the said
precinct and he bears cheerful testimony
to the fact that the very laborious duties
were prepared outside of the regular
honestly faithfully. and accurately; and
he further certihes that during the day
of the eection-to-wit, on the l5th-he
was present at the precinct, and was en-
gagged there the best portion Of the day
outside working for X. b. Munford; that
Mr.. Writ r. Taylor and a number Of |
others were there at the same precinct |
during the day working for Mr.. o. A. |
Hawkins. and that it is true that ballots |
were prepared outside of the rgular |
booths prepared by the officers of cleo
tion; that, i'm fact, IL was very frequently |
done, and that no objection was raised |
thereto during the day, although the at I
tention OF the members of the commit
tee and officers of election were called To
IT, II being generally conceded that owing
to the large number Of votes cast at
that precinct that the number of booths
provided was manifestly insufficient and
that he does not believe that this irregu-
Iarity helped or hurt one candidate more
than the other"
Messrs. J. F.. Winston and II. o. b.
Moore certify to the correctness of Mr..
Steger's statement. The former also
says that it having become apparent that
he booths provided for the First Precinct
Of Clay Ward, were not sufficient to ac-
the voters, the attention of
Clyde w. Saunders was
'alled to the fact and ne designated other
places. ali of which were within the
'orty-foot limit Mr.. h. Il. Bernard
makes oath that nearly as many ballots
we're prepared outside of the booths as
we're prepared inside at Fourth Clay.
DID NOT PREPARE BALLOTS.
Mr.. Harvey l.. Davis Deputy Commits
iioner of the Revenue, certities that while
lie spent some time in Old Market Hall
IN the day Of the primary, he did not
20 in a booth handle a ballot, or assist
n preparing one, nor did he see any |
raud or irregularity. A number of
itizens endorse this statement.
Mr.. A. A. Cavedo. judge at the First
Precinct Marshall Ward certihes that
here were only nine ballots improperly
ancelled I'm his precinct, instead OF 4S,
5 charged I'm Mr.. Hawkins's allegations
THE RECOUNT ORDERED.
After a debate of nearly two hours
he committee adopted a resolution, Of
cred by NJ. O'Sullivan, to adjourn until
D-night at o'clock, and then to pro-
eed 10 recount the votes cast for the
flee of Commissioner of the Revenue.
The vote by which the motion was
dOpted was as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Black, Blount, I
oyce, CarmOdy. Doherty, Duke. Doyle, r
agan, Heeke. Hulcher, OSullivan, Red :
God, Saunders, Stern, Walsh. Price, =
imbrough Hill. and the chairman-20. q
Noes-Messrs. Gordon, Hicks, Hall, Nc 4
emmy. Lucas Weisiger-6.
1t was about midnight when the con-
ittee adjourned