Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-06-02

jackson Waru counted SAID last men,
toned unlawful ballots for said fret
named parties and thereby gave them
an apparent majority of the ballots
cast when they bad actually received
q minority of the ballots east. Eight
hundred and thirtY-four voters voted
in said election Thee were TO chosen
lin ssid eletion two members of the
Board of Aldermen OF said city and
five members of the Common COUNSEL.
The Democratic Party nominated
for the Board of Aldermen one Henry
P. Beck: and one James Bshen offered
for the said Board as running mate of
said Beck, though ha had long Eeen q
Republican. and the Democrats of
said Ward exerted themselves to the
utmost TO elect said Beck and Bahen.
One James /. Smith, who is Demo-
crat, offered es an independent candl.
date for the Board Of Aldermen.
The Republicans nominated for the
Board of Aldermen, John Mitchell, Jr.
and B. P. Vandervsl.
The Democrats nominated for the
Common Council, D. F. Mccarthy, NJ.
F. Whslen, John Teefey, II. w. Stein
and Gilbert K. Pollock. who are certi-
fed as elected to the Common Council.
The Republicans nominated for the
Common Council, ]. J. Garter, Morton
Deane, Joseph Randolph Porter, II. +.
Jonathan and w. 8. Selden.
The Judges of election certified shat
81. P. Beck received five hundred and
pinety.four votes in the ward for said
place, that James /. Smith received
one hundred and seventy-two votes
fnr- ri IL T
received one hundred and thjrty-eight
votes in the ward and that B. P. Van
dervall received one hundred and for
live vote in the ward and the certi-
ficates of election were accordingly
awarded for the Board of Aldermen to
TIE said n. P. Beck, and James
Bshen.
MORE ABOUT IT.
But your petitioners charge that at
the First Precinct of Jackson Ward
there were csst for John Mitchell, Jr.,
and for B P. Vanderval for the Board
OF Aldermen nearly, II not quite. one
hundred and twenty-nine ballots
there were east for them at the Second
Precinct nearly, il Lot quite, eighty
four ballots there were cast for them
~ eAO AnAE0 AECCLucb u6hTIY, II mol
quite. one hundred and eighty-four
ballots and there were cast for them
ct the Fourth Precinct nearly, IL not
quite, one hupdred and twenty one
ballots, or about five hundred aud
| eighteen in all while there were not
cast for the said Beck and Bahen over
three hundred ballots in all and il the
said Mitchell and Vandervail had beer
given the benefit of all the ballots thai
were cast for them, they would have
been entitled to be certified as elected
by plurality Of nearly, il not quite
two hundred ballots in ssch case.
Your petitioners charge also thai
there we're cast for ]. j. Carter, Nor
ton Deano, Joseph Randolph POrser
II. r. Jonathan and w. 8. Selden tol
the Common Council, at the Iss Pre-
eisct nearly, ii not quite, one hun
dred and twent-nine ballots, Their.
were cast for them st the 2nd Precinc
nearly. il not quite, eighty.four bal
lots. there were cast for them at tht
Bird Precinct near. y, IL not quite, on,
hundred and eighty-four ballots: there
were cast for them at the 4th Precinct
nearly, IL not quite, one hundred anC
Itwenty-one ballots, or more than fiv,
hundred ballots in all.
Yet at the 1st Precinct they wer,
given the benefit Of only twenty bal
lotsj ct the 2nd Precinct, they Wer,