The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-01
COMMITTEE TO
COUNT in THE 4: [: VOTE J.
Chairman Calls Party
Leaders Here On Next,
Thursday aysNigh.t.
STL)BBSs CLAIMS q.
IRREGULARITIES
Employs Richmond Attorney, and
Will Make Contest Senator
Boyd Sears Has Been De-
clared Nominee Grave
Charges Are Brought
Against Committees.

Chairman J. Taylor Illyson. OF tho
Democratic State Committee, last night
issued a call for that body to meet at
Murphy's Hotel. In this city, next Thurs
day evening a I 8 o'clock. for the purpose
OF canvassing the returns OF tho recent
State primary and announcing the official
results &
Tho committee will, In addition TO this.
discuss plans for}3the conduct of the fall
campaign. which 1t SiY believed will open
E up actively about the middle Of Septem-
Der. It istnot unlikely that there may be
still further business brought UP, but this
Is not at all certain. ga #
For example, some local con tests are
brewing. hut 1t is the general impression
that these Will be tried first before the
local committees. and II they come at all
{ to the State Committee, 1t will be upon
appeal from the lower tribunals. The
only contest which 1T Is definitely known
q here will be made comes up from the
1'hirty-ninth Senatorial District, where
the candidates were former Senator,J. N.
Stubbs Of Gloucester, and Senator ].
Boyd Scars OF Matthew'S. n The face Of the,
returns show the onlnation of Mr.. Sears
by seventy majority q
Names His Grounds.
Mr.. stubhs has gone SO far rs to en- 8
gage counsel In the person of Mr.. Isaac
5Diggs. who last night gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
The grounds OF the contest Will be:
1'.1. That the county committee OF
Mathews, which Is composed of twelve
members, appointed seven of their mem
bcrs rs judges Of election at the differ
ent precincts; that the seven constituted
a majority Of the county committee,s and
after the election the judges reported
back to the committee. n majority of
whom had acted as Judges, Mr. Stubs
Insists that this action on the part of
THE committee was Illegal; that they had
no right TO appoint their own members
5tc conduct the election, and 1t was done
against his interest and for the pur-
pose of giving Mr.. Sears an unfair adj
vantage, and this was done against his
protest. 65
90 That all OF the judges at all the
precincts in the county were partisans OF
Mr. Sears, and none % them were friends
of Mr.. Stubbs. # 4
49, The county treasurer was a judge
Of election at one OF the precincts, which
is contrary to law, and that the {Common-i
wealth's attorney Of the county Is the
county chairman. and that the treasurer
and county chairman, with other county
officers and the county committee used
the machinery against him. and that
there was a plan TO do so.
st.'4 That the partisan Judges allowed
Republicans and other illegal voters to
vote against Mr.. Stubbs.
So There are two factions in Glouces-
ter county, and the faction opposed to
Mr.. Stubbs control the committee and
appointed all the judges, friends Of Mr..
Sears, and against Mr.. stubbs, and these
Judges allowed Republicans and other
illegal votes against him,
"6, That Mr., Sears is examiner OF.
records in his circuit, and therefore dis
qualified to hold a seat III the Senate.
and therefore disqualified to hold the
certificate of nomination Of the party.
Others Talked Of. s
The contest will be had before the
county chairmen of the Sfivc counties
Essex. King and Queen Gloucester
Mathews and Middlesex-composing the
senatorial district, and In case OF an
appeal, the appeal will be heard by the
State Committee.
Mr.. scars's majority was 70 in the.
district. His majority in Mathews was
about l75.
Mr.. stubbs will ask for a new primary
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