The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-19
$Henrico investigation Begins
at Noon. III
THE CHARGES, \, {, 5; MADE 3 T:
I; Committee viii Meet and Took Into
Theme onstabIcs Reslgn-More
5 Statements Of Expenses
f5elg Filed. IA

4 cratic Committee will enter upon an in
vestlgation incident to certain charges
more or less sensational In their char
h acter, brought In three instances against ISL
successful candidates Ii the recently held l
~ primary. 555. 8
Not a little interest Is being taken IN
4 the matter and the meeting will, IN oil
4 likelihood, be closely watched for POSI-
bic important developments. Whether or
t3therc will be a public sitting cannot Q.
at this time be said. The chairman OF
the body said last evening that ne saw ',
no reason TO believe that ANYBODY VIII
BIZ Y excluded. Certainly the newspaper
mon he said. would be given every opporn-
4tunity to report the proceedings
Il. i5s 4THD CHARGES.
a Tho charges are mainly connected with
aHeged violations Of the Rnrksdale pure
T election law. Two successful o'hce-se ,.l
ers have been charged with securing
the nomination at the expense OF sYl lo1'
ton Of this law. In another ,insta y e, q
4 candidate alleges that umnes ?! on,
lotsg were thrown out and that nc suffered
II ~ this fact; this same candidateIis IN
turn charged BY his opponent with svio-
iation Of the BnrKsdalc law. 1n,'thc 1inal
y instance there Is to be considered by the
committee a request for a recount OF tn nc
entire vote cast for one OF the ol.ccs =; u
4 Decidedly the y mast interestins o el.7i
cases is the wendenburs-Thr ockmorton
scnnfe.t M. Wcndenburg, the success
z ~ candidate, IS charged by his opponent
H with having flngrantly violated the provi-
7. .!on. OF tho law. Mr.. EThrockmorton mas
fi1cd his allegations with the committee
\ and they are decidedly sensational N
( part. In the main they charge ina. M.
f wendcnburg practically bought the nom.
nation with whiskey. An INSTANCE Of
III. h .,,..ed violation OF the statute Is
,necified BY the complainant. On his part
NJ. wendenburs denies the charges IN
4 toto ana laughs at them. He says they
are ridiculous, and declares that I. 81 -
Throckm orion Insults the people OF Hen-
rico when he chnrges that they can oe
bought with whiskey
Another OF the contests Is over the o..
i M. Brauer, the nominees. with VIOLATION
81 The parksdale law. Mr.. Todd. another
,n.icce.sf,ll candidate, asks for re-
& co,,n,f OF the entire vote. Tho vote Whlcn
Y elected Mr.. Brauer did not exceed NJ.
Todd by a hundred, and Mr.. Todn thihks
u eninently possible that there mlgh, DC
sscme 4 mistake. A mistake , however
& small, might count for a great deal IN
90 close a fight and hence he asks -, that q.
ttht ballots, be gone over, gal ,,,,i
The third and last contest Is over one
Z OF the maElster!al offices Of Tuckahoe
District. The night IS made on squire
8iJaues T. Lewis. though why on him can
nnt be said. The complainant is Mr..
wyatt. who alleges that ballots were
thrown out which might have affected
lis nomination. Squire Lewis declares
4 that II Mr.. Wyatt Is given all the votes
TO claims were thrown out he still would
not be elected. He further turns on his
opponent by declaring that ne has We
a lated the Barksdale law. He will make
this charge In the com nit tee II necessary.
These three cases are the chief matters
that will occupy the attention OF the
committee The Investigation Will hardly
h. completed tnT1a single sitting. The
method OF procedure has not been def
nitely decided upon.
IN II isSunderstood that Constable It. II.
Franklin will shortly resign In favor Of
the nominee, Mr.. D. l.. Temple.
Constable James r. Eubank OF Tucka-
loo. has already taken this step. and Mr..
w. L. Ford, recently nominated In this
district has already qualified. Both Of
tho ex-constables. 1t Is understood, = will
accept employment with the Passenger
T and Power Company. taci9t
Three more statements OF expenses dur
ins the primary have been filed with the
county clerk. One, OF them is from Con-
stable +. II. Samuel. who didn't spend a
cent in the election. The statement filed
BY Squire Lewis Il, as follows:
4 July goth, to printing 1000 cards, .,.sl.75
August, horse and buggy...,,...,..,..e .bo
Sept. LIST to printing l.6fO cards. ...... ESQ
Sept. I'd to printing 500 cards...,...... LOO
Total .$7.75
The statement filed by Mr.. Thomas w.
Gardner, one OF the candidates for tho
z - To1Au fac t. f~1la
IS w. F. O'Keefe, for advertising on l
& card $50. ..8$;.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 800
Ellis Jones, Jr, ditto ,,..........,.. 500
Richmond Printing Company. clrcu-. 81 4;
liars ,;;;; ..,,,,, SO I,
Three items above paid for In May ana
June, 1908
July a-Hallsrent at Hardin's Shop. 200
July. 23L-FIall rent at Whalen's Hall. 800
Ii August-Halltrent at Gordens Store. 100
August-Hall rent at Toney's Store. 200
August-IIall rent at Bcll's Store. 200
August-Hall rent at Terrys Hall. 500
v. Due now to Baptist and Ptcot.
for 1900 cards Observation-Disclosures. 800
July 2s--T. 3, Hicks, for horse and
AUG, land and Sept, q, Hundiey. tor
livery .,,.,, 49,, ....,.l 1000
Miscellaneous expenses, including i,
postage, delivery OF circulars and
n 81 car fare .,..,... $3.50, .....,,.,. 10. 90
Assessment to committee .,.,,. ~. 500
Total ,,.,,.,, 800 ,,,,,,., $4,000, $50 %
At the same time that the candidate
files his statement he presents also an
II affidavit, Which reads as follows
II Ii--, do solemnly swear that the
statement herewith filed embraces all
money spent by mo or In my behalf, with
my knowledge and consent, by my adhe-
rents and friends !; that have Their
directly nor Indirectly arranged, encour-
aged or connived at the spending Of
\ any money other than MS shown In my
said statement; that have not repaid
any money SO spent or claimed to have
been so spent, and that'T will not do SO,
and that have mt Violated any OF the
provisions OF the Barksdale bill or law
IN letter or in spirit. So help me God
Property Transfers,
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