The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-15
And For Members Of Board
and Common Council
THE CITY COMMITTEE.
Decision Reached a Victory For.
Sergeant Smith.
Epps MADE HARD FIGHT.
Session Lasted Three Hours and De
cided 10 Meet at Six O'clock To-
Night to Undertake the Heavy
Task-Boti Sides to Have
Friends Present-vote
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The City Democratic Committee after
e spirited session of three hours in Mur-
tl,y q annex last night, decided to recount
al thic votes cast in the primary on last
Thursday for City Sergeant, members OIL
The Board of Aldermen and common
Council.
rho recounting Will take place in the
committee rooms at the Capitol and will
tertn this evening at 6 o'clock. Whell
&, will end is altogether another matter,
hut the work will probably be completed
at one sitting.
The action Of the committee last night
was victory for MIR. Smith, Mr.. Epps,
Through his counsel, Messrs. IL M
Smith and L. Q. WendenburG, having
contended that the alleged error In Mar
shall Ward was Ialpable and should be
corrected and then If Mr. smith was
able to make out his case for the Whole
city, he should have his recount later on
Mr. c. " Meredith was counsel for Mr..
Smith, and handled his side OF the case
in an admirable manner. He conceded on
his clients behalf the right of A1r. Epps
10 I. recount OF Second Marshall, but at
tho same time demanded recount Tor
the entire city. The vote on the fnai
proposition was. ayes, -; noes, l6.
There were a number of requests on the
chairrna1l.s desk for recounts of the lNole
for Councilmen in various wards hu.
they were sicctt- sicctt- read. the final action OF
,ilie Dody covering them all.
Both Messrs. Smith and Epps were
,,raser1t with their counsel, and sreat !
,hronr Of politicians anxiously aWa1ted
mo result on the outside. The acuon Oh
,,ie committee seemed pretty seneralis,
commended. as every one seemed to want
amy doubt that may exist cleared up.
CALLED TO ORDER
TITO committee was called to order at
..1a p. NJ. by Chairman Doherty, an ~
the members being present except 10
West of Clay Ward. lie came IN la iyf..
fIcssrs Winston, Batkins and Pesloh. "
.,ec. and Dance and Mitchell, OF clay
-..,lo. took their seats members OF tie
committee. having been elected last
% ,,;rsGav. It was moved by DIR. CARING
,,r ii,It the meeting be an open one. b5t
.. MES opposed by many members, ana
.tiistirrte offered by Mr.. Saunders va
adopted allowing only the candidates ana
s:,..i.- representatives ,s to remain. Canr-
n,an rcherty then stated the Object CT
tue lIeetinE, saying that he had been n
ieiried that there was an error IN II"
4....:..' returns from the second I,T1Sl IL
O. Ms is!.all Ward.
S::,.trlnten5ent Hughes, Of Marshall
Ay,-G wanted the alleged error in tiic
sccc,,d precinct of Marshall Ward cel-
a..icd bv the committee without argu-
mcnt The chair so ruled, and Mr.. Mtre-
dish, q: counsel for Mr.. Smith, sad II
lie had properly understood that ae >Sas
mt 10 he heard. he would retire Mr.
Disney moved that the representatives
Of The two candidates be heard on the
question, and a substitute was offered by
Mr.. Puller to adjourn at once and so into
n recount of the vote Of the second pre-
cinct of Marshall Ward for. City Ser
Ecant. AS a further substitute Mr.. Welsh
moved a recanvass of the entire vote of
The city for this Office and the issue was
joipcd. Mr.. Hughes insisted that the al
legged error IN his ward should be cor
Tectcd without argument, and he proceed
ed TO state his grounds briefly. Mr.. Duke
spoke along the same line and said 1t was
c.cal that an error existed which could be
ei.sils. corrected. Mr.. Saunders spoke for
a general recount for Sergeant, and point
eli Cut that there had been evidently other
Ci:prs
TO HEAR COUNSEL q
Nir, Welsh withdrew his amendment a.t,
81 VAS decided to hear representatives Of
Tho candidates. and Mr.. L. Q. NEenden-
s'rs. of counsel for Mr.. Enps,i took i;.e
fioor to speak for a correction of the al
1s:ua error at Second Marshall. Before
he proceeded. however. the secretary read
: 5,spers from Mcssrs. Epps and Smith. the
former asking for a correction Of the al
l"Sen error at Second Marshall and the
latter for a recount for the entire city.
-Sr Smith presented a very strong paper.
poii;ing out alleged errors in many tire.
.lnc;s and especially In the Second Lee.
1te wound up the declaration by stating
that this was only preliminary to other
pa ners he would present specifying errors
"Ni'h he would later file with the COM
uitiee IN support of his petition.
SHOULD STAND ALONE.
.Nr WendenbErg made brief state.
ri*'lt. He contended that the error al.
iesea in Second Marshall was plain arc
should be quickly corrected by the com.
f'ff'tec. he used a copy of the tally shee,
u bear ont mis- contention He said j,
would require only three minutes TO coz.
rect 1t. and he tally sheets would show
II without going TO a recount. He said
this matter should stand alone and moi
depend nhon other ALLEGED errors He con.
tended that Mr. Smiths paper did no,
Put him within the pale OF a recount ol
the entire vote The Eist of Mr. Wen.
denbnre.s argument was that there
should be no further recount than of; the
Second Marshall :intil the latter should
be disposed of
Mr. II. N Smith and AR. Meredith fai
some warm words as TO who should close
bot, desiring that privilege. and ii was
finally determined that Mr. Epps sId.
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