Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-28
COUNTY ELECTIONS.
ADDITIONAL RETURNS FROM THE
CONTESTS OF THURSDAY.
THE FIGHT IN .DINNIDDIE COUNTY.
A very Close Vote for Treas"rer-
Irrcg ularities at SIX Fre''"
commissioners Adjourn the Worh
Of Canvassing.
Of Canvassing.

the county and Town eieS''""' "
Thursday:
PETERSBURG. VA. May T.-tSpecial'
The commissioners OF Election FOR DIN
vtddis county met to-day 10 canvas 'h'
rs,u,ns OF Thursdays election ana were
,r session for some hours. The returns
from nine precincts were passed upon al
regular and correct. but there were moro
OF less irregularities in the returns IRON
the other six precincts. which the com
missioners decided not 10 pass upon UNI
tho Judges and clerks could be summoned
before them. The face Of the complete
returns from the county give S. Y. Gil
liam Independent Republican, a majority
OF 81 over John Y. Harris DemocraD, loi
Treasurer But Independent OF shght
irregularities in some of the precincts, the
returns from one of the precincts. which
gives Gillian majority. are not signed
by either the Judges or clerks. Without
this precinct Harris would have a ma
torIty OF 4 I'm the county. on the accep-
lance or rejection Of the returns from
this precinct. so manifestly informal, a
vigorous fight will be made before the
commissioners Mr.. Gillian was repre-
scented before the commissioners by MT.
Charles Hall Davis, of this city AT the
request OF friends of Mr.. Harris, the
commissioners agreed 10 adjourn over
until next Tuesday TO finish their can
vas and 10 allow Mr.. Harris TO engage
counsel. 1t Is understood that he viii
secure Hon William X. Mckinney. 1t Is
expected the contest before tpe cominls-
sIoners on Tuesday will be an exceedingly
lively and interesting one.
Amelia.
Amelia Courthouse: a great deal
of interest was shown in the cleo
ton Of Thursday. The following
officers were elected: Commemorative
Attorney, r. G. Southall no OPP
positions Clerk Of County and Circuit
Courts, +. ii. Coleman tho oppositon);
Commissioner of Revenue, G. r.. Irving
Treasurer, G. Is. Taylor; Sheriff. w. Il.
Coleman mo opposition. The old Board
of Supervisors were reelected.
GoOchIand.
Goochland: At the election held on May
18th the following county officers were
elected in Goochland county: William
Miller, Clerk of County Court; George i.
Cowherd,. Treasurer; J. c. Goodman.
Commissioner Of Revenue; w. NJ. Crouch,
Sheriff; all Democrats.
Isle of wight.
Windsor: The Democrats elected every
one Of the county officers and all the
district officers except Supervisor In
Windsor District. We only have one Re-
publican officer in our county.
King william.
King William Courthouse: b. c. Gar
rett's majority for Clerk, SSl: X. j. Pal
mer's. for Treasurer, 46i; r. j. Moncure's,
for Sheriff. 1853; +. S Pollard's plurality
for Commissioner of Revenue, 20. II. l.
Lewis. for Commonwealth Attorney ono
opposition). received 1873 votes.
Luncnburg.
Mehcrrln: The official election returns
of Lunenburg are as follows: For Com
monwealth's Attorney, W. II. Perry, SOP;
W. Z. Neblett, $751; Sheriff, 9. $. Bagley,
100; j. w Ellis, 626 Commissioner of
Revenue. District No. II. II. Robertson,
DO, B. H. Yates. 500. District No. ,
George II. Mclaughlin Republicam, 79S;
$. III. Love. ISL.
A. Der agreement and resolution of the
COUNTY Democratic Committee. no nomi-
nations were made. and the above report
T. a pleasant result Of the free and open
fyht."
Hon. W. ii. Perry is ex-Judge of Lunen-
burg county. and man of high morals
and legal ability. Mr.. c. S. Bagley is,
and has been. Deputy Sheriff for the past
ten years ana is very popular with the
Court and bar.
New Kent.
Boulevard: The election in New Kent
resulted: l. y. Harris DEMOCRACY, re-
elected Clerk ono oppOsitiom; =. II.
Sweet DemocraO, reelected Treasurer
(no opposition; NJ. ii. Barnes DemocraO,
reelected Commemorative Attorney over
II. l. Gregory by 1872 majority; r. c. APP
person DemocraD, elected over w. Il.
Woodward, Sheriff, by 1856 majority: w.
n. +. Jones OemocraD. elected Commits
sioner of the Revenue by "A majority.
The township officers are nearly all Dem
ocrats.
Waverly: The Sussex County Canvass
Ing Board met at the courthouse to-day
and awarded certificates of election to
the following candidates, by the MAORI
ties named; L. L. Hargrave, Clerk (no
oppositon); J. b. Jarratt, Treasurer, by
sol, over w. V. Martini w. Il. Cooke,
Commemorative Attorney, by 69i over
X. w. Arnold; Joseph ID. Prince, Sheriff.
by 450 over NJ. S. ID. GriZzard, George
L. Bailey, Commissioner of Revenue. Dis
trict No. /, by $50 over G. w. WINFIELD
j. ]. Faison. Commissioner OF Revenue,
District No. q by GO over j. w. Il. Lee.
For the first time In twenty years Demo-
Gratis are elected TO fill all of the county
Offices.
Washington.
Abingdon: Washington county has gone
Democratic beyond question. The Demo-
orats elect six of the seven supervisors,
and =. NJ. Kreger OemocraO defeats ID.
a. Preston Republican) for Circuit Court
Clerk. s. NJ. Withers Democrat is elect
Cd treasurer over Paul Halter Republi-
CAM. z. L. Davenport, endorsed by the
Democrats, defeats Alexander Robinson
(Republican) for Commemorative Attor-
ney. J. NJ. Maiden and John Roberts
Oemocrats) are elected commissioners OF
the revenue. The commissioners OF cleo
ton met here to-day and adjourned till
next wednesday. They counted the vote
from fifteen precincts, and refused TO
count the other ten. owing to Irregular
ties. 1t is undecided. and cannot be de-
termined whether ID. A. Duff or X. T..
Cummings is elected County Court Clerk.
and whether G. r. Keller DemocraD or
j. W. Hortenstein Repubiicam is elected
Sheriff IL is claimed that the Republic
cans have doctored some OF the returns,
and that the commissioners will throw
out some OF the precincts. II one of the
ten precincts should be thrown out the