The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-11
plander on The white people Of the dis
trict The charge is false ana grouno-.
Democratic Statement.

Democratic Statement.
Following the above came statement
from Democratic headquarters which y
evidently reply to Lindsay statement,
and came by telegraph, as follows:
Private advices from Richmond received
at Congressman Rhea's headquarters TO-
day are to the effect that the face e the
Official returns Will give the Congressman
a ma jority In the district OF $50. The sRe-s
publicans. through chairman. have IS
sued a statement, charging fraud In sew
eral precincts in Scott county, and una
warranted changes in other counues
This statement has led to the following,
which was given out from Democratic
headquarters tonight: I'VE notice the
Republicans are freely crying fraud and
steal and unwilling to admit that they
are guilty Of anything but honesty ana
purity in the election held on November
4;h, last We charge and can pro3e With
out successful contradiction that the
least $4,000 campaign fund was used
by the Republicans, and that no consci-
encious scruples daunted them In the
wholesale bribery and debauchery of the
electorate OF the Ninth Virginia District
ILLEGAL METHODS
in Tazewell county certified lists OF
voters were sent to at least five election
precincts. which were not copies of the
registration books, and contained names
Of parties who were not legal voters, and
some who had been denied registration
by the legalized Registration Board at
Liberty Hill Precinct, in Tazewell county
This list was used by the judges and
Illegal votes cast, and the punishment
for this illegal deed is plain and prompt.
and vigorous action will be taken.
I'm Russell county the Republicans at
some precincts took the ballot boxes, the
reEistra ton books and opened the polls at
other than the regular voting place. and
used blank pieces of PAL per instead OF off,
cial ballots. and late in tke day came to
the regular voting place and induced the
Judges locally appointed to take the ballot
boxes and finish holding the election.
Or. Harrison's Trip.
Especial Dispatch to The Tin1es.)
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, Nov. To-
Owing to some trouble with his
eyes, DR.. Jas. A. Harrison. professor OF
has turned over most of his professional
duties In both English and German to
his assistant Mr. VIM. II. Faulkner.
himself conducting only the phllosiclal
work of the master or arts classes. About
midwinter he will leave for Europe. a
leave of absence having been granted
MN FORCED a LOCKED DOOR.
In the county prominent Republican
forced open locked door into the room
where the Board of Election Commission
crs had assembled to canvass the vote
Of Russell county, and, 1t is charged con-.
fused the commissioners and tried to have
the official vote sent out giving Campbell
Slemp 100 more votes than were cast for
Him This lawless act will not be passed
unnoticed.
In one point in Scott county. after the
polls closed, the judges were compelled
to adjourn away from the regular voting
place to count the vote, and forty or
fifty shots were fired and intimidation and
fraud was openly INDUCED in by the Re-
pubiicans. AT Gate City these champions
of fair and honest elections . the wolves
III sleeps clothing the men who pose
as Democrats and always vote the Re-
publican ticket, spent the greater por-
ton of election day inside Of the voting
room. in violation of the law, an act
within itself of intimidation.
SWEEPING DENIAL.
il is denied that the Democratic party
has or is now or will attempt to steal
from Campbell Slemp aaseat in Congress
il he is fairly elected. and while we do
this, we do not expect to allow him to
take that seat unless he has secured it.
fairly and unless it is the will of the peo-
,,!c, fairly and honestly expressed, that he
is elected That all Republicans who
have attempted to rob Democrats Of their
rights and who have openly and grossly
violated the law will be vigorously pun
fshed. is here and now asserted.
DEMOCRATS TO DEA1UR
Il will be seen from the statement be-
low, received by special telegram from.
Bristol, that the move to take it to the
Supreme Court will not be Withdrawn
because of the attitude of Judge Rhea, as
shown in his card heading this article
The telegram says:
TT is announced from Democratic
headquarters that Notwithstanding the
caro- issued by Congressman Rhea this
evening. the petition of the Republicans
to the Supreme Court will be demurred to-,
since it is the desire Of the Democrats of
the district that a precedent shall be set
In the matter.
q, w il Will Be Used.
Especial Dispatch to me Times.).
WYTHEVILLE, VA, Nov. 1O.-The Re-
publicans c aim to have affidavits signed
by the Judges and clerks of lett n a
several precincts in Scott county to the
effect that TIE returns as opened and
counted by the commissioners of election
were not the returns which We're si.ned
by them as the correct re ord
Of the vote Of the precincts.
This evidence will be used in
case Judge Rhea ge's the CERT lea e OF
election in the contest efore the House