Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-01
THURSDAY, OCTOBER /, 1903.
For House Of Delegates,
J. POWELL ROYAL,
OF TaZeWell.
OH, HOW VIRTUOUSI


On last court day, the 22nd ut., the
Tazewell county Democratic Committee
met IN solemn conclave and passed
series of resolutions expressing then
hearty approval of the so.called Barksdale
Pure Elections Law. The resolutions de-
clare that cit is the desire ofal good citizens
to see that>the pure elections law is fully
carried out, and that 'ample facilities
are now afforded to compel parties par
ticipating in fraud or bribery to testify"
The resolutions then authorize the
Democratic chairman of the county to APP
point committee of three for each pre-
cinct in the county who shall watch to see
that the provisions of said pure elections
law are not violated. They further dire ct
said county chairman "to employ such
counsel as he may deem necessary to as
sist in seeing that the purpose and in
tent Of these resolutions are carried out"
But for the source from which these
resolutions emanated call good citizens
might have respect for them. Coming
from the quarter they do, they ought to be
regarded by "all good citizens" as laugh
able piece of impertinence.
One of the conspicuous figures at the
meeting of the county committee was I.
A. lynch He has made an unenviable
record in this county and in the Congress
iona district az one of the bowers of w.
f. REea and as the intimate political as
socate Of the man who was the originator
of the notorious "Scott County Ballot"
He WAS the supposed constructor of the
l. fir ballot which was used in Tazewell
county at the Presidential election in 1900,
ballot that was so manfestly unfair that
We heard feir.minded Democrats coming
from the polls denounclng it. He is the
man who declared that Tazewell county
would be ''safely Democratic" after the
new registration was made by the boards
of Ieglstraiion he had suggested for ap.
pointment by the constitutional conven-
ton. OF course he is for "pure elections"
Another conspicuous figure at the meet
ing Wa7 g. w. Doak, Democratic chair
man of the county. 1t does sound funny
to have him appointed to employ counsel to
see tina. the provisions of "pure elections
law are not violated Last year when
the board Of registrars in Maiden Spring
District were refusing to register scores Of
OF willie men under the provisions of the
Understanding clause" the Republicans
employed counsel to go before the said
board and urge them to carry out the
pledge Of the Democratic party that no
honest white man should be DISTINGUISHED.
The Democratic chairman, in some way,
found it out got on the train and went to
Richards, where the board was Their |
sitting, or the same train that carried the
lawyers. Before the counsel could get
hearing before the board, we are informed, |
Doak interviewed them and urged that |
they should not listen to Major Henry
and Mr. Chapman, as they had been EN-.
ployed by tie Republicans and would |
mslead the board as to the law. Then /
he had himself appointed one of the
judges Of election atJefersonville precinct,
and at the election last Fall acted as
Democratic marker of ballots. Not salts
fed with that, when vacancy occurred in
ihe board Of registration for Jacksonville
District he accepted the place as a mem.
Der of that board and helped to disfran-
chise honest white men, seven we know
a this precinct. He filled the position of
a judge of election and of registrar while
county chairman Of the Democratic party.
Of course he is for pure elections.
There we're others who figured in the
meeting on the 22nd, and are members
of the county committee, who are and s
have been members of The boards of ,
registration at have refused to register
scores If honest, useducated white men,
in viol zion Of the positive pledge made
by their party ia convention assembled.
We suppose the pretended object of the
resolutions above referred 10 sis to pre- 3
vent the unlawful and corrupt Use of 2
money aud other things for the purpose $
of influencing votes in any and all elec- \
tons" in Tazswell county. A committee =
Of three detectives is to be employed at a
each precinct in the county to look out i,
and see that no Republican violates the e.
Barksdale law. OF course no Democrat u
would violate it, They bavn't been
it in Democratic primaries in all
ections of the State, have tbeyS
The Democrats have been claiming that -
lnder The new registration in Tazewell "
ounty we would have a pure, incorup. in