The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-31
GRAND JURY
OF HENRlC0
Regular Session Of This Body
Begins Monday.
THE STATE COMMITTEE
Secretary Button Urges All Henrieo
Voters to Support VIM. n. Erauer.
Negro Well>Digger Fails Sew.
enty five Feet to Bottom.

The grand jury OF Henrico county will
meet week from next Monday for a
regular session.
There are many reasons to belieys that
the grand Jury will figure to q certain
extent in the election stir-up. and that
It will institute an investigation into GER
ain alleged frauds In the recent primary.
Whether or not the court will deliver any
Instructions to tho Jury urging such an
investigation ia matter that cannot be
definitely determined but It appears very
likely, In view of all things, that some
thing like this will happen. Judge Wick
ham and commonwealth's Attorney Sands
have discussed the matter privately. but
such conclusions as they might have
reached are known only to themselves.
Judge Wicllham Is expected to place the
Jury list In the hands Of the sheriff to-
day. and considerable interest will doubt
less be manifested In the personnel OF tho
body.
It is quite generally whispered through
out the county that the Tuesday election
will by no means be the last OF the Hem
rico muddle. Whichever man Is elected,
Todd or Brauer, there will without doubt
be an aftermath involving another big
fight. The defeated candidate, whoever he
ie, will promptly prefer charges against
the other, and will attempt to snatch the
office from him In this manner. That this
will be the case there can scarcely DO
doubt. Adherents Of both candidates are
freely predicting some such denouement.
The grand Jury would enter at this
point, and it may like as not get into the
field whether this happens or not. Tho
violater Of the Barksdale law. for
which violation certain penalties are pre-
scribed, and it is up to tho grand jury
to investigate. 1t may decide. like tho
State Committee, that the charge Is
groundless. or 1t may not. But It can
hardly get around an investigation OF
| some sort, When the doors are thrown
open in this case 1t is possible that tho
whole election will be gone into.
Everything around the courthouse has
! been side-track and politics holds tho
/! first place In the minds of all men. It -
said that In the backwoods this keen In
4 terost is not manifested. but things are
i certainly very much alive around the out
skirts OF tho city. The vote on Tuesday
will probably be much smaller than It
was in the primary. One cause that VIII
I help produce this effect Is that While the
!, polls opened at sunrise and closed at
| p NJ. In the primary, they VIII now open
! al sunrise and close at sunset.
| Considerable literature Is being clrcu-
lated on both sides. Mr.. Todd has tho
active support OF the County Committee;
Mr.. Brauer OF the state Committee. The
1 latter body has issued the following adj
! dress to the voters:
! Headquarters Of the
! State Democratic Committee.
Richmond, Va, Oct. 81. 1908
| To the Democratic Voters OF HenE'eo
County:
call upon all Democratic voters to
| support william II. Brauer. the only
Democratic nominee for treasurer IN Hsn'
! rico county
! The County Committee not only erred
In refusing to recognize the authority Of
the State Central Committee but they
ucted without authority In creating q
! nominee.
/: Only the people can nominate. and In
! all Democratic primaries at least a plu-
\ rality OF the vote Is necessary. and WI.
! liam H. Brauer, having received that plu-
rality, and having been awarded the GER
tincats of nomination by the hignest
4 rarity authority, Is, therefore. the only
/ Democratic nominee. and is entitled to
the support of every Democrat.
JOSEPH BUTTON,
Secretary State Democratic Committee.
A negro wcl-digger named Randall
Banks fell into seventy-hve foot vol
Thursday afternoon and sustained serious