The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-15
HE WANTS
A RECOUNT /;
Mr.BTodd Makes ,l'It g Request Of
the Committee.
1T MIGHT B E A MISTAKE
Much Interest Taken IN The Henrico
Contests MIR. Throckmor,on F'les
Sensational Charges Against
Mr.. Wendenburg.

The latest development In connection
with the ffenrico election, the aftermath
OF which Is almost as Interesting as tho
balloting Itself. is the request OF Mr..
Walter j. Todd, d defeated candidate
for the once 81 Treasurer, for a recount
Of the entire vote cast for that position.
Up to yesterday Mr.. Todd had made no
move toward making a contest, but In
50 far as his request may be regarded In
this light. he is now in the field, and Mr..
Brauer Is besieged on both sides. Mr..
Hechler has already filed notice OF q
contest, on the ground OF violation Of
the Barksdale pure-electlon law. Mr..
Todd makes no such charge. but merely
asks that the ballots be gone over again.
The vote which gave e., Mr. :, b1auer tho
than a hundred The defeated candidate
believes that a mistake In tho count 10
very possible, and with such close run
ming mistake, insignificant as It might
under ordinary circumstances appear,
would count for good deal. The Judges
worked late after a hard day OF It. and
Mr.. Todd thinks It very possible that
they might have made q miscount hers
and there. It Is on this superstition that
he bases his request
l717 SPECIFICATIONS FILED.
Great interest is taken in the several
contests that have sprung out OF the pr.
mary. ana the meeting Of the COMMITTEES
on Saturday next when the matters will
be taken up, Investigated, and considered
will be an important event IN the cnun-
ty Il.
In tho contest over the office OF Cons.
monwealth s Attorney, Mr.. Throckmorton
- q u ato I've r.
wendenburg, the successful candidate. al
gleginR that he violated the Barksdale law.
Mr.. Throckmort on i makes specifications
that are decidedly sensational. He charges
that In tho course Of his canvas Wenden-
burg and his friends in different parts Of
the county visited bar-roonas at various
places and spent money for drinks, In this
manner influencing a suffcient number
OF voters to win the nomination. The peti-
toner furthermore specifies instances In
which he charges that this occurred He
where he charges that Wendenburg
treated twenty men, gave the bartender
s. and received 20 cents In change.
Mr. Wendenburg 4 fatty denies the
charges brought agalnst him. and de-
clares that they are go ridiculous that
he cannot conceive that Mr., Throckmor-
ton is serious. The charges. he says are
not worth the paper they are written on.
Mr.. Wendenburg further says that Mr..
Throckmorton insults one-fifth OF the
voters Of Henrico county when he says
that the .s76 najority against him were
bought with wE!skey.
1.-THE ExPENSES,l1
Some of the candidates have filed their
statements ~ Of campaign expenses and
some OF them are unusually interesting.
One OF them shows the sum Of 80 cents
paid TO campaign orator. Is "a
n The statement filed up to this time
are MS follows: ~
Sheriff Simon Solomon: Tho account
shows an expenditure OF $3.50, the four
principal items being as follows: Print.
Ing, see; entering primary, SIS; carriage
hire, $40; stamped envelopes, $21.S0.
Statement OF L. H. Kemp. candidate fol-
Commissioners OF Revenue OF expenses In.
cident to primary election held Septen1.
Der 8:
| July l-Amount paid ], A. Enos for
for printing 1000 cards. .............$ 8
July 1-Amount paid =. 81 Jones for
advertising on candidates bulletin. so
|eAuKust-rAnsount paid Jacob Clifford
for hall rent. ..$............ O
August 1s-Paid A. Domenti. hall
| E rent, $50, I......2Est'
/ August 2-Paid Mrs. Bell. hall rent 2 o
For advertising space In Sacred
Heart Church .Bulletin...... ...... g
August 14-Paid County Committee
entrance fee In primary. ........ 10 O
4 Total...... :. ...,.,....,.....t.. .....,t2S
wv, j. Binford, House of Delegates:
To printing cards.... ...at...........310 0
Assessment County Committee. s o
| Incidentals.. ......t.....E.... a.........t
c asaas F.; E. Smith, Commissioner Of RAY
| enue;
May 2s-Amount paid F. q. Jones
for advertising..... ). ....,........$s o
May 2e-Amount paid O'Keefe for
adyertising.,... \. ~ .,.....,. 0
cards.....,... $500. ..,..,..,.. -. z
July 21-Amount paid f. 3. Folsom
for advertlslng.... i.....,4i........... 20
August 12-Amount paid w. 2 Jones d
for 1000 cards. ,,..,,........,. H
August l4-Amount paid committee
/ h for assessment. y. 10 0
August S-Rent Of Terry's Hall,..... 0
i August la-Rent of Andersons Hall. I 0
August 31-To speaker...., ...,...... 5
Total ....,, I, .s32 90
Miss Susie Evans. OF No. 1902 Grove
i Avenue, has returned home. after spend
| ing six weeks with her friend, Mrs, G.
il-W. Lyle, OF Radford. Va.