The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-04

sss.,
Under the law this meant: "a loss Of TWEEN
@ty-nincz to- Gregory. but a loss of fifty
one to Treat.
FAC-SIMILE BALLOT.
s Or. zDunawayS then had distributed by
the pages the following fac-simile copies
of these ballots.
FAC-SIMILE BALLOT.
For Member Constitutional
Convention from Hanover
and King William
Counties.
Roger Gregory.
Morgan Treat.
For Supervisor
John r Srow.
Michael B. Ryan,
Edward P. Jones.
For Constable
59e:.--1r .H::~as.ia
r. B. Michaels.
For Justice of Peace
AZ AZ r. p e,er-
3. f. Johns.
S. C. Carter.
In the ballot there was a red mark
through the first name of Judge Gregory.
the latter portion being untouched, while
as indicated by the slantin;; limo scratched
above through Roger the latter portion
being untouched, while the names Of John
); Brown, Peter J. Edwards and NJ. i.
Rogers were entirely stricken.
Dr. Dunaway then said he had no ear
thly doubt that these ballots were frau
dulently marked. yet. under the letter OF
the law. they We're disregarded by the
majority of the committee.
Mr. Turnbull: why, if it was a fraud.
didn't they mistake more than fifty-one?.
DR.. Dunaway: "T'hey evidently did not
wish to overdo the thing" Uaughter)
The speaker then concluded by saying
IN spite of all this, even with q redluc-
ton of the vote allowed the contestant
by this returning board, the contestant
got majority of two
HARRISON MAKES REPLY.
Mr.. Harrison, chairman Of the commit
tee. said it was most astonishing to hear
The highly moral delegate who had Just
taken his scat. admit that he had voted to
count fifty-one fraudulent ballots that
his conscience told him was wrong.
Mr.. Harrison then said the law did not
permit the committee to so into these
matters. He assorted that he had not,
like DR.. Dunaway, gone from the law to
the gospel, but he could stand up to his
convictions OF right and law and justice;
that Mr.. Hanna would do we'll to engage
DR.. Dunaways services as stump speak
CT for the Republican party.
MIR. Harrison then read from the printed
record to show that the siNty-five negroes
whose testimony was so immaculate.
We're organized into COMMITTEES by negro
preachers and sworn to support Treat
under penalty OF being whipped by the
officers of the church. He also read from
the record how these preachers stood
over and around these negroes when their
testimony was taken.
Mr. Harrison said if the judge of cleo
ton at Beulahville precinct had gone on
the witness stand and exposed these ne
groes it would have submitted them to
the cruel vengeance of their churches,
and in future kept them from exercising
the privilege of citizenship. Laushter.)
One of them he said, who voted a
Democratic ticket was a deacon in the
Baptist Church, and he was sure DR..
Dunaway could not complain at his pro-
lection. Qaughter.)
He said it was worse than hell to
negro to be turned out of his church, for
then he was denied the right of having
meals brought to him by colored lady
cook out of a white mans kitchen.
Naughter.)
LEGAL PHASE DISCUSSED.
Mr.. Harrison then discussed at length
the legal phase of the proceedings
brought by the contestant CIr Treat
against the contestee CNIr. Gregory. He
read from several statutes and Supreme
Court decisions to show that the case
was not brought according TO law, and
on that ground alone the contestant had
no standing in court. He claimed that
this was no moro q technicality than ali
decisions unfolding the law provided in
all cases were technicalites.
He then showed the irregularity of the
proceedings taken ct the beginning of
the case, and that the taking of the de-
positions We're Illegal and contrary to
the rules laid down by the law in such
cases.
AS to Cold Harbor Precinct, Mr.. Harri-
son conten0ed that there was no fraud.
and then he passed to West Point Pre-
cnct. the returns from which he said
were improperly made. and that the pre-
cnct should be thrown out.
He appealed in conclusion. to the con-
vention to sustain Judge Gregory be-
cause he believed by the record he had
been fairly elected.
MIR. GILLESPIE SPEAKS.
Mr.. Gillespie the Republican member
from Tazewell. followed Mr.. Harrison
and spoke ably for Mr.. Treat FTe con-
fenced that Beulahville and West Point
Precincts should be thrown out, but that
the seventy-two votes which it was tes-
tilted were cast for Treat at the former
should be cast for him.
The speaker took uD some OF the points
brought out by sir. Harrison and replied
to them warmly and then took the record
and read from it to sustain his conten-
tons.
He claimed that the returns showed 1882
DON'T FAIL TO VISIT
NJ.