The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27
Original Tally Of Those for
Treasurer About Accurate,
LETTER FROM W. r.
BARKSDALE READ
Testimony Of Witnesses Against Mr..
Brauer, and Charges Made by tn,
Latter as to His Two Oppo.
nents-investigation TO Be
Resumed TuesdaY-Yes>
terday's Proceedings.

Through six long wearisome hours yes
terday the Henrico Democratic Commit
tee sat and wrangled and worried over
the Barksdale law and other matters
appertaining to the Hechler- Brauer cleo
ton contest, including several bits OF
sensational evidence that cropped out
here and there to keep the investigators
awake and alive till sunset.
The session began at 10 o'clock in the
morning and continued without interrupt
tion until nearly in the afternoon. Jus.
before the hearing Of evidence began.
Major Sands. one of the counsel, gave
to each member of the committee and TO
the witnesses about to be heard, cigar.
and the county chairman who got two
cigars winkcd at this flagrant violation
of the Rarksdale law. But apart from this
the committee and the lawyers and every
body else went the day through without
refreshments and adjourned rather
faded and fatigucd, to meet again at 10
O'Clock on Tuesday morning.
The Recount
After an elaborate DISCUSSION and no
inconsidera BILE display OF "oily intellec-
tuality," the Todd motion for recount
of the votes for treasurer was gone into
and disposed Of The ballots were gone
over carefully. The result SO far as the
nomination was concerned remained un-
changed Some minor irregularities were
brought to light. but they were rather
in favor OF Mr.. Brauer than otherwise
He Increased his total by seven votes
Mr. HechIer by the same number. while
Mr.. Todd,s remained as before The new
totals were announced as follows: Brauer,
11bO; Todd. l,O58. and Hechler, 9lo
AS soon as this matter was gotten OUT
OF the way the Hechler-Brauer cast ltseif
was taken up under the specifications
f,led by Mr.. Hechler. This paper, made
public for the first time, cited ten IN
stances in which violations OF the Barks-
dale pure elections law We're alleged
An answer filed by the defense replied In
detail to these charges, and then pressed
the war into the camp of Hechler ana
Todd themselves. Mr.. Brauer charged
both OF the defeated candidates with
fraud and violation of the Barksda!e law
and In the case of Hechler specified q
number of instances of such alleged ir-
,reguarties. The answer, furthermore.
presented a series of formal objections to
tho proceeding as a whole, declaring IN,
one instance that the present committee
Is acting without authority, and that the
gentlemen elected in the recent primary
are the only duly constituted and au-
thorized committee of the Democratic
party in the county of Henrico.
The Evld nce.
The first witness was called about
p. M. in the person of Mr.. L. d, Green,
who was a little deaf, and who managed
to contradict himself some half dozen
times in some half dozen different cases.
MI Green had given Major Sands al
affidavit denying that Brauer had given
him any money for his influence, butShe
said now that he didn't hear everything
III the affidavit and that 1t wasn't true
Whatever was In the affidavit, ne de-
clared 1t to he fact that Mr.. Brauer
had bought his services during the recent
primary for SIT. Ten dollars, he said,
was given him in the latter part of June
or In July, 50 more in August, and the
remaining s5 after the election, He said
he had been induced to swear out the
affidavit, which he thought was all right,
because he was told he. "could make
little something" by 1t. Green said he
told Hechler he didn't want to testify in
the case and that Hechler gave him $40
10 go to Norfolk yesterday and escape
the hearing. The witness contradicted
h;raself frequently. and grew rather
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